Fallen House

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Fallen Houses are Necromunda Noble Houses^[1a] and Clan Houses^[2b][3] that have lost their status.^[1a][2b][3]

Description

The Houses' Lords are usually hunted down and killed to ensure they do not threaten the rule of the Hive World's Imperial Commander Gerontius Helmawr. Those that survive, though, become known as Rebel Lords and are often driven to seek vengeance against Gerontius for their downfall^[1b]. In time, however, the names of most Fallen Houses will simply fade away, as the Hive World's long history is littered with them.^[1a]

Known Fallen Houses

• House Aranthus^[4]
• House Credo^[3]
• House Hasbel^[2a]
• House Helm'ayr^[2a] (sort of; House Helmawr is made of this house's descendants)
• House Mung^[2a]
• House Olwar^[2a]
• House Orlund^[2b]

Trivia

In Fanatic Online 31's article Necromunda: Ash Waste Nomads, House Catallus is presented as a fully fallen house whose members were cast out into the wastelands.^[5] This was later contradicted by Necromunda Magazine Issue 3's article Ash Wastes, where the house was presented as divided in a civil war and only the losing faction was exiled into the wastelands.^[6]

Sources

This article or article section is based on information from a Fanatic Press publication such as Fanatic Magazine or one of its predecessors (e.g. The Citadel Journal, Necromunda Magazine, etc.). These publications regularly featured articles submitted by hobbyists, and as such, their content may or may not be in contradiction to established background lore.

• 1: Necromunda: The Book of Judgement
  • 1a: pg. 23
  • 1b: pg. 51
• 2: Necromunda: Underhive (2017) Updated Rulebook, Necromunda Timeline
  • 2a: pg. 32
  • 2b: pg. 34
• 3: Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession: Cinderak Burning, pg. 24
• 4: "House of Iron", Necromunda Magazine vol 2, 1, pg. 29^{Fanatic Press}
• 5: Fanatic Online 31 – Necromunda: Ash Waste Nomads^{Fanatic Press}
• 6: Necromunda Magazine Issue 3, pg. 9 - Ash Wastes: The House Catallus Civil War^{Fanatic Press}