Adrastapol
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  Adrastapol[4] |
Name: | Adrastapol | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Solar[4] | ||
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| System: | Majestis System[3a] | ||
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| Affiliation: | Imperium[4] | ||
| Class: | Knight World[4] | ||
Adrastapol is a Knight World of the Imperium.[4]
Contents
Overview
Adrastapol was once home to six Knight Houses, each paying tribute to one of the Noble Beasts of Adrastapol.[3a] However, three of those houses were purged[3b] after they fell to Chaos (House Manticos at an unknown time prior to the events on Donatos[2c], and House Chimaeros and House Wyvorn during the Betrayal on Donatos[2b]).
It has been invaded twice by Orks. These invasions came to be known as the Ork Wars.[1]
Known Knight Houses
- House Chimaeros - fell to Chaos[2b]
- House Draconis - current ruling house of Adrastapol[2a]
- House Manticos - fell to Chaos[2c]
- House Minotos[1]
- House Pegasson[1]
- House Wyvorn - fell to Chaos[2b]
Titles of Adrastapolian Noble Houses
At its most basic, the Adrastapolian form of address prefixes the surname (that of the Noble House) with an honorific that denotes status. Though unusual or localised prefixes proliferate, three key terms should be quickly learned and understood by outsiders wishing to comprehend the station of Knights at war.[2d]
Tan – This prefix is reserved for those of direct royal descent. The master of each Noble House has the privilege of using the Tan prefix, as does their immediate family. Examples include High King Tolwyn Tan Draconis, and Viscount Gerraint Tan Chimaeros.[2b]
Dar – The most common Knightly prefix. This term translates most simply to ‘of House’ or ‘belonging to House’. Any Knight who has successfully Become earns the right to this form of address. For example, if squire Willem of House Minotos survives his Becoming ritual, he will be formally recognised thenceforth as Willem Dar Minotos.[2d]
Kar – An altogether rarer and less salubrious title, the Kar prefix is applied only to those who have lost their original Noble House. Whether the House itself has been destroyed as an institution, or the Knight or other noble has been exiled from it, the Kar prefix permanently replaces whatever honorific came before. Rarely is this a mark of anything but shame.[2d]
Notable Locations
The Knight Houses' Keeps
- Draconspire — The seat of the ruling House of Adrastapol, House Draconis.[1][2]
- Chimaerakeep — The seat of House Chimaeros.[2] Levelled from orbit following the House's fall to Chaos.[3b]
- Iron Maze — The seat of House Minotos.[2]
- The Eyrie — The seat of House Pegasson.[2]
- Mt. Imperius — Home to Adrstapol's Astropathic Choir.[2]
Other Locations
- Adrapotine Mountains[1]
- Coast of Claws[1]
- Drakebite Pass[1]
- Valatane - A series of rolling grasslands. Site of the Draconspire.[1]
