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Many since the Since Aranthus' downfall many have claimed lineage from the House, and it has remained fashionable to do so from that time to the present as a badge of uniqueness and distinction.{{Fn|1}} Among [[Bounty Hunter]]s and members of the [[Noble HousesHouse]] s the claim is a particularly popular one, and many of them venture to the HouseAranthus's ancient haunts in a pilgrimage like search for fabled remnants of the House's past.{{Fn|1}}
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'''House Aranthus''' (also called '''the Lost House''') was one of the fallen [[Noble House]]s of [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]] 's [[Hive Primus]] , which vanished entirely several centuries ago {{Fn|1}} in the aftermath of 364.[[M40]]{{Fn|3}}, after being struck down by an unstoppable plague.{{Fn|1}}
==History==
Until several centuries ago House Aranthus ruled over substantial portions of [[Hive City]]. Then a plague arrived, thought by many to be the same which left [[House Escher]] males shrivelled and imbecilic derelicts through its after effects, decimating House Aranthus' numbers.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} Sweeping unstoppably through their population it left the survivors struggling on, and they rapidly became under resourced and vulnerable to attacks of all kinds.{{Fn|1}}
The lack of resources caused a spiralling spiraling debt which led the [[Planetary Governor]], [[House Helmawr|Lord Helmawr]] himself , to dissolve all their the House's assets and territories. The remaining Aranthus', few in number, were variously dispersed to other Hives or absorbed by marriage, sanctuary or serfdom into the other Houses{{Fn|1}}. The contagion also caused the destruction of [[Hive Mortis]], after the desperate lords of Aranthus tried medicae rituals that unexpectedly spread the disease to Mortis' population{{Fn|3}}. Though its Aranthus' ancient haunts remain, the House itself has entirely vanished.{{Fn|1}} Rumours persist, that Lady [[Annyr Helmawr]] unleashed the contagion upon Aranthus, after the House slighted her during a dinner party.{{Fn|3}}
==The Lost House==
==Trivia==
*{{Endn|1}}: "House of Iron", [[Necromunda Magazine]] vol 2, 1, pg. 29
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Necromunda Sourcebook]], pg. 12
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Necromunda: Underhive (2017)]] Updated Rulebook, pg. 36 - Necromunda Timeline: Mortis Plague
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