House Ko'iron

It was the morning of her first meeting with her husband-to-be and D'onne was as tense as a strung bow. Sleep had been elusive and she had spent much of the night studying the hereditary rolls of House Ko'iron. They revealed a house that was not exactly the brightest star in the Necromundan firmament.^[3]

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House Ko'iron
Emblem of House Ko'iron[7a]
Affiliation:	Imperium
Parent House:	House Cawdor
Found on:	Necromunda

House Ko'iron (sometimes spelled Ko'Iron) is one of the seven Noble Houses of Necromunda's Hive Primus. House Ko'iron has strong ties to the Ecclesiarchy and House Cawdor, emerging as a powerful sub-faction within the latter's ruling hierarchy.^[7a]

History

House Ko'iron boasts a matriarchal lineage spanning thousands of years. Their longevity, often attributed to strategic alliances, is actually rooted in their faith. The devout matriarchs maintain strong ties with the Ministorum and dominate Hive Temenos, with much of their wealth invested in religious sites. Rumoured to have been established alongside the Adepta Sororitas during the Age of Apostasy, House Ko'iron enjoys the trust of the Sororitas, with many of their daughters becoming Battle Sisters. Their close ties to the Imperial Creed have made them patrons of Clan Cawdor.^[7a]

Despite the Redemption movement not being deeply rooted in their families, House Ko'iron supports it among the lower hive inhabitants and benefits from Clan Cawdor's soldiers and tithe warriors, which they provide to the Ministorum to gain favour. In return, the matriarchs supply Clan Cawdor with holy artefacts, inspiring greater devotion and fervour among the faithful.^[7a]

Far from the most powerful Noble House, Ko'iron maintains its position in the Spire from the ownership of several ramshackle Hive City manufactoria districts and a few choice off-world charters. Possibly as a result, many well-known Ko’irons are famous outside the House only for their political marriages to other Houses, and it is fitting that a gambling game is named after it: Ko'iron Six Card.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Ko'iron Contract

Nearly ten years ago House Delaque lost the lucrative Ko'iron Contract, severed all contact with the noble house on the sundering of this ancient deal and effectively stranding their agent Krelyn Delaque who had taken an oath to serve the Noble House while the Delaque-Ko'iron Contract was in effect.^[2]

Famous Ko'irons

• Hredriea, an old, long dead matriarch of House Ko'iron, whose statue stands outside the Matriarch's Shrine^[2]
• Princess Gwentria, the maternal granddaughter of Hredriea and current matriarch of House Ko'iron^[2]
• Prince Jurod the Humane, elder brother of Princess Gwentria^[2]
• Lady Brassis Diene Ko'iron, daughter of Lord Hagen Orlock, current Lady Ko'iron^[5]
• Maxterius Fae, current Noble Lord^[7c]
• Count Marneus Ko'iron, first son of Lord Ko'iron, betrothed to D'onne Ulanti^[3][4]
• Count Julius Ko'iron, brother of Count Marneus and current heir of House Ko'iron^[3]

Known resources

• Ministorum delegation:^[7b]
  • Prima Materis^[7b]
  • Frateris Bodyguard^[7b]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

Conflicting sources

• Published simultaneously, Survival Instinct (Novel) and Salvation (Novel) happen to contain contradictory details of the leadership of House Ko'iron:
  • Survival Instinct is based around "Mad" D'onne Ulanti's brush with her past, when she had been betrothed to Count Marneus Ko'iron, the then-heir of Ko'iron, going into a little detail on the House.^[Help]
    • The original source (the Necromunda: Outlanders rulebook) only says that her husband-to-be was called Count Ko'iron, without hinting at status (beyond the seemingly mid-rank title).^[Help]
  • Salvation is based inside House Ko'iron and on Curator Zefer Tyranus's quest for the Noble House in the Underhive. It concentrates on the House in much more detail.^[Help]
• Neither novel uses the conventional title "Lord" for the leader of the House (which is only matched by the House Orlock history's mention of "Lady Ko'iron" (Brassis Diene Ko'iron), published in 2003).

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: Sourcebook, pgs. 8–10
• 2: Salvation (Novel), ^[Help]
• 3: Survival Instinct (Novel), ^[Help]
• 4: Necromunda: Outlanders Rulebook, pg. 78
• 5: Necromunda Magazine Volume 2 Issue 1, pg. 28^{Fanatic Press}
• 6: Junktion (Novel), ^[Help]
• 7: Necromunda: House of Faith:
  • 7a: pg. 84
  • 7b: pg. 90 - Strong Alliances: House Ko'iron Ministorum Delegation
  • 7c: pg. 13 - House Cawdor Timeline: The Great Redemption