House Khomentis
| Colour Scheme | House Info | Symbol | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Name: | House Khomentis |  |
| Affiliation: | Chaos | ||
| Knight World: | Matarakh | ||
| Colours: | Red & yellow | ||
| Motto: | 'The Honourless Are Our Prey' | ||
House Khomentis is a Traitor Knight House.
Overview
Hailing from the Desert World of Matarakh, the House developed a culture in which predatory creatures native to its mountainous dunes were used as hunting companions. Nobles trained to become Knights were set out into the desert without food, water, or weapons in pursuit of one of these beasts. Only after subduing and taming such a creature would they return to their keeps. The Nobles believed these creatures served as eternal guides and so the nature of the beast the aspirant captured determined the nature of the Knight suit they would be bonded to. When Matarakh was discovered during the Great Crusade, its fauna were quickly wiped out by vast Mechanicum mining operations. Despite this, the House remained loyal to the Imperium throughout the Horus Heresy.[2a]
It was not until M33 when Matarakh was engulfed by a Daemonic incursion that House Khomentis turned to Chaos. No records exist of what nightmare befell the world, but the Knights of Khomentis have since pledged themselves to the Dark Mechanicum. In place of their predatory animals, the Fallen Nobles now seek out Daemons as a rite of passage, allowing themselves to be possessed and integrating the creature to their Throne Mechanicum. Over the long years these Daemons eat away at their hosts, twisting their flesh and mutilating their minds. The fate of all such pilots is to be pulled from their Thrones at the point that their body collapses and is sent into a fleeting Warp fissure. During this implosion, more Chaos entities emerge from reality and are hunted by new aspirants.[2a]
For all the horror this symbiosis brings, the Nobles of House Khomentis take twisted pride in their ability to master and endure their Daemons, so much so that they celebrate it in their heraldry. Moreover, some Nobles proclaim the nature of their daemonic patron by having their Idolators paint their images and representations onto their Knight suits. Thus, House Khomenetis have a particularly barbarous and monstrous aspect as they ride out into battle. This is reflected in their hunting and predatory tactics that sees their Knights encircling the enemy before running them to ground and tearing them apart.[5]
During the 13th Black Crusade Chaos Knights of House Khomentis hunted the Howling Griffons' 5th Company in the Mackan System, using the mutants of the Stigmatus Covenant to flush the Space Marines from cover.[2b]
Notable Actions
- The destruction of the Dark Cloud
- The Battle of Y’tach’grra
- The 13th Black Crusade[2b]
- The Talledus War[3]
- The Nachmund Rift War[4]
Notable Members
- Nyatali Garrunov - Archduchess
- Abesh - Pilots the Knight Valiant Killing Oath. Known as a master of the persistent Hunt.[2a]
- Dinatis - Pilots Knight Tyrant Tenacious Blade. The Daemons inside the Knight cause its Chainblade to whir ceaselessly.[2a]
- Kyoptis - Pilots the Prey Seeker.[2a]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Knights Description (last accessed 6 July 2019)
- 2: Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition):
- 3: Psychic Awakening: Faith and Fury, pgs. 10-11
- 4: War Zone Nachmund: Rift War, pg. 33
- 5: Codex: Chaos Knights (10th Edition), pg. 30
