House Haarlock

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House Haarlock was an infamous and (according to some) damned Rogue Trader House.^[1a]

History

It was founded by Mordecai Haarlock, who was a former Free Captain in the Jericho Sector. He was granted a Warrant of Trade, by Sebastian Thor, for his efforts in fighting against High Lord Vandire's rule in the Sector, during the Age of Apostasy.^[2]

House Haarlock was later active in the Calixis Sector, which was first discovered by Solomon Haarlock circa 760.M36^[1a]. In M41, the House was wracked by a succession war between Haarlock's heirs to become its next Rogue Trader. This led Erasmus Haarlock to begin a brutal purge of House Haarlock and he began systematically butchering its scions. He successfully tracked down and killed every single member of the House, including those within the Koronus Expanse in 703.M41. When Erasmus completed his purge, he was the only member of House Haarlock still alive and the Rogue Trader vanished afterwards.^[1b]

Known Members

• Mordecai Haarlock - Founder^[2]
• Faustino Haarlock - Second son of the Haarlock line and discoverer of the Paradise World Quaddis^[5]
• Solomon Haarlock^[1a][3a]
• Lythea Haarlock
• Albrach Haarlock - slain at the Battle of Bitter Reach^[3c]
• Mathias Haarlock - an outcast family member who turned to the Ruinous Powers^[3c]
• Erasmus Haarlock - Last member of the House^[1b][3b]

Trivia

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• The Haarlock family may be a reference to the popular Leiji Matsumoto character Space Pirate Captain Harlock, who has appeared throughout the corpus of Matsumoto's prominent works.

See also

• Kalako Jaq Harlock - Similarly named Rogue Trader active during the Great Crusade^[6]

Sources

• 1: Fantasy Flight Games: Rogue Trader: Epoch Koronus (posted 26/10/2009) (last accessed 09 August 2021)
  • 1a: pg. 3 - Haarlock's Progress
  • 1b: pg. 8 - Erasmus Haarlock
• 2: Deathwatch (RPG series): Know No Fear: A History of the Jericho Reach Timeline pdf, pg. 6 - Aftermath
• 3: Dark Heresy: Disciples of the Dark Gods:
  • 3a: pg. 15
  • 3b: pg. 202
  • 3c: pg. 230
• 4: Dark Heresy: The Radical's Handbook, pg. 209
• 5: Dark Heresy: Tattered Fates, pg. 6
• 6: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pg. 84

Uncited Appearances

• Dark Heresy: Disciples of the Dark Gods, pgs. 17, 173, 198, 212, 213, 217, 218, 219, 220, 229