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'''House Devine''' is a Traitor [[Knight]] House that repudiated its oaths to the [[Emperor of Mankind]] and followed the [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] into the service of the [[Ruinous Powers]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]. House Devine fell under the sway of [[Slaanesh]], and was the first of the Knight Houses to betray the Imperium of Man and the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|11a}}
==History==
===Horus Heresy===
Molech was one of the planets that the Warmaster Horus assaulted during his drive towards [[Terra]]. Three [[Titan Legions]] and over a hundred [[Imperial Army]] regiments and Knight Households stood ready to face the Warmaster's onslaught.{{Fn|11a}}
Horus' initial assault devastated many cities and strongholds including House Devine. Over the following months, the insidious whispers of Slaanesh spread through their fatigued ranks. Their officers became lethargic and interested only in their sports, using their mighty machines to hunt down the wild animals of Molech. Soon, they began to meet in secret cabals, committing depraved rites and ceremonies within the heart of the Loyalist camp.{{Fn|11a}}
The Knights of House Devine betrayed the when Horus launched a massive offensive against the loyalist forces. The Loyalists found themselves trapped between the advancing enemy forces and the Renegade Knights attacking from behind, allowing the Forces of Chaos to punch through the Imperial lines, blocking any routes of escape. Of the entire Imperial host only one in a hundred survived the campaign.{{Fn|11a}}
===Post-Heresy===
House Devine continues to serve Chaos. Many of the machines' pilots have long since died, but their souls continue to live on as [[daemons]], occupying the shells of their war walkers. The Knights themselves have also mutated, sprouting claws, tails and other horrendous natural weapons as blessings of the Dark Gods.{{Fn|11a}} ==Knight and Titan Patterns Used=====Pre-Heresy===*[[Knight Seneschal]]{{Fn|2}} ===Post-Heresy===*[[Hell-Strider]]{{Fn|1b}}*[[Hell-Scourge]]{{Fn|1b}}*[[Hell-Knight]]{{Fn|1b}}*[[Subjugator Scout Titan]]{{Fn|1b}}*[[Questor Scout Titan]]{{Fn|1b}}
==Notable Members==
===Pre-Heresy===
* '''Lord Cyprian Devine''', 'The Hellblade', Lord Devine, [[Imperial Commander]] of Moloch{{Fn|2}}
* '''Albard Devine''', first son and heir of Lord Devine{{Fn|2}}
* '''Raeven Devine''', second son of Lord Devine, half-brother of Albard{{Fn|2}}
* '''Lyx Devine''', daughter of Cebella, half-sister and Adoratrice consort to Albard, twin sister and lover of Raeven and [[unsanctioned psyker]]{{Fn|2}}
* '''Cebella Devine''', Adoratrice consort to Lord Devine and mother to Raeven and Lyx{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 190 (UK)]], **{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 27**{{Endn|1b}}: pgs. 28-30
*{{Endn|2}}: ''[[The Devine Adoratrice (Short Story)]]'' by [[Graham McNeill]] - [[The Imperial Truth (Anthology)]]
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