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By the time the ancestors of House Mortan had arrived upon[[Kimdaria]], the mysterious nebula known as the [[Black Pall]] thatsurrounded the planet had grown unexpectedly dense. Fellcreatures, already accustomed to the world’s dim light, roamedthe ink-black landscapes, and it was only through the skill anddedication of the colonists’ Knights that the beasts were driven backand the first settlements established. For millennia after the [[Great Crusade]], the Black Pall lingered over Kimdaria and its star system– not until late [[M35]] did the impenetrable shroud partially dissipate, letting in a few diffused rays of sunlight and allowing the long-lostplanet to be rediscovered by Mankind. What they found was a bleak and ritualistically ordered world, aplace where soaring walls separated civilisation from the monster- haunted darkness that lay beyond. From heavy gates the blackKnights of House Mortan would regularly emerge, their constantpatrols keeping the encroaching predatory behemoths at bay. Thetowering war machines had become as accustomed to the endlessnight as the beasts they hunted, the darkness of their home worldseeming to cling to them even when standing in the light, and so asto better fight their obscured enemies, the Knights of House Mortanplaced a premium upon close combat. It is a tendency that holds tothis day.{{Fn|5}}