|Name =House Mortan{{PAGENAME}}|Symbol =MortanSymbolMortan Icon.jpgpng|Affiliation =[[Imperium]]{{Fn|5a}}|Knight World=[[Kimdaria]]{{Fn|5a}}|Colours =Black with Yellow and Red{{Fn|5a}}|Motto =In War, Show No Mercy{{Fn|5a}}

By the time the ancestors of House Mortan had arrived upon [[Kimdaria]], the mysterious nebula known as the [[Black Pall]] that surrounded the planet had grown unexpectedly dense. Fell creatures, already accustomed to the world’s dim light, roamed the ink-black landscapes, and it was only through the skill and dedication of the colonists’ Knights that the beasts were driven back and the first settlements established. For millennia after the [[Great Crusade]], the Black Pall lingered over Kimdaria and its star system – not until late [[M35]] did the impenetrable shroud partially dissipate, letting in a few diffused rays of sunlight and allowing the long-lost planet to be rediscovered by Mankind. What they found was a bleak and ritualistically ordered world, a place where soaring walls separated civilisation from the monster- haunted darkness that lay beyond. From heavy gates the blackKnights of House Mortan would regularly emerge, their constant patrols keeping the encroaching predatory behemoths at bay. The towering war machines had become as accustomed to the endless night as the beasts they hunted, the darkness of their home world seeming to cling to them even when standing in the light, and so as to better fight their obscured enemies, the Knights of House Mortan placed a premium upon close combat. It is a tendency that holds to this day.{{Fn|55a}}

Fell creatures, already accustomed to the world’s dim light, roamed the ink-black landscapes, and it was only through the skill and dedication of the colonists’ Knights that the beasts were driven back and the first settlements established. For millennia after the [[Great Crusade]], the Black Pall lingered over Kimdaria and its star system – not until late [[M35]] did the impenetrable shroud partially dissipate, letting in a few diffused rays of sunlight and allowing the long-lost planet to be rediscovered by Mankind. What they found was a bleak and ritualistically ordered world, a place where soaring walls separated civilisation from the monster- haunted darkness that lay beyond. From heavy gates the black Knights of House Mortan would regularly emerge, their constant patrols keeping the encroaching predatory behemoths at bay. The towering war machines had become as accustomed to the endless night as the beasts they hunted, the darkness of their home world seeming to cling to them even when standing in the light, and so as to better fight their obscured enemies, the Knights of House Mortan placed a premium upon close combat. It is a tendency that holds to this day.{{Fn|5a}} Known for their grim and taciturn attitude, House Mortan maintains its own fiefdom of worlds which are ritualistically ordered. Their principal fortress of [[Blackcrag]] is centered on immense dark keeps equipped with heavy weapons and batteries of orbital cannons.{{Fn|10}} ==History==House Mortan stayed loyal to the [[Emperor]] during the [[Horus Heresy]] and sent their Knights to fight the [[Chaos]] forces of the traitorous [[Warmaster]].{{Fn|3}}.  Millennia later, they and the [[Knight]]s of [[House Althalos]] and [[House Thalmus]], came to the aid of the [[Hive World]] [[Hexis Alpha]], when a [[Warp]] rift spawned a tide of [[Daemons]] across its surface. More than 100 billion lives were saved, due to the Knight Houses successful efforts in defending the Hive World from the Daemons.{{Fn|1}}

==Known Knights=Notable Battles===*'''Sir''' [[DirkwaldHorus Heresy]] - Pilot {{Fn|3}}*The Defense of [[Hexis Alpha]]{{Fn|1}}*[[Siege of the '''''Black Heart'''''.Fenris System]]{{Fn|24}} Recently completed his 1,000th patrol on *Battle of [[KimdariaDastorvol]], allowing him to serve off planet.{{Fn|55b}}*[[GerroltTalledus War]] - '''High King''' of {{Fn|6}}*[[War in the House, pilot of the '''''Pride of Blackcrag'''''.Pariah Nexus]]{{Fn|27}}**Attack with the [[Adepta Sororitas]] and [Ludwig[Imperial Guard]] - Pilot , under the command of [[Stern]], on the '''''War Strider'''''.[[Ice World]] of [[Cherist]] in the [[Lomorr System]] (battle won){{Fn|29}} Has killed a dozen *[[TitanOctarius War]]-class vessels.{{Fn|58}}

==Notable BattlesHouse Elements=====Known Knight Suits===*''[[Horus HeresyBlack Heart]]'' — [[Knight Errant|Errant]].{{Fn|5a}}*The Defense ''[[Pride of Blackcrag]]'' — [[Hexis AlphaKnight Warden|Warden]].{{Fn|5a}}*''[[Siege of the Fenris SystemWar Strider]]*Battle of '' — [[DastorvolKnight Gallant|Gallant]].{{Fn|5a}}

==Source=Known Knights=======[[High Monarch]]s====*[[Gerrolt]] — Current High King of the House and pilot of the ''[[Pride of Blackcrag]]''.{{Fn|2}}*[[Garthalomew Mortan|Garthalomew]] — Former High King of House Mortan. Sacrificed himself to save a conclave of [[tech-magi]] during the evacuation of [[Dastorvol]].{{Fn|5b}} ====Other Knights====*'''Sir''' [[Dirkwald]] — Pilot of the ''[[Black Heart]]''.{{Fn|2}} Recently completed his 1,000th patrol on [[Kimdaria]], allowing him to serve off planet.{{Fn|5a}}*[[Ludwig]] — Pilot of the ''[[War Strider]]''.{{Fn|2}} Has killed a dozen [[Titan]]-class vessels.{{Fn|5a}} ==See also==*[[List of Knight Houses]] ==Sources==

*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition)]], pg:**{{Endn|5a}}: pgs.32-33 — ''House Mortan''**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 116 — ''Heirlooms of the Noble Houses: [[Honour's Bite]]''==Related Articles==*{{Endn|6}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Faith and Fury]] pgs.16-17*{{Endn|7}}: [[List of Knight HousesPsychic Awakening: Pariah]] pg.5*{{Endn|8}}: [[War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide]], pgs. 30-31*{{Endn|9}}: [[Crusade: Pariah Nexus]], pg. 9*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (10th Edition)]], pg. 13