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==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 shriveled 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 spiraling debt which led the [[Planetary Governor]], [[House Helmawr|Lord Helmawr]], to dissolve all 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 Aranthus' ancient haunts remain, the House itself has entirely vanished.{{Fn|1}}
{{QuoteBox|width=21em|align=center|quote=“defend House Aranthus until it is time to…”|source=--Rumored to be the final words of one of last scions of House Aranthus{{Fn|1}}}}
According to legends, as the virus destroyed her House, one of the last scions of Aranthus fled to [[Hive Primus]]' [[Underhive]] with her [[Ogryn]] bodyguards. There she was struck by the disease and asked her loyal bodyguards to protect the House before she died. The bodyguards' Captain attempted to follow these orders and carved out a territory for Aranthus in the Underhive. The bodyguards eventually became known as the [[Lords of Aranthus]] and their land became a haven for the dead House's servants and retainers. However their growing influence with the underclasses had them destroyed by the [[Planetary Governor]] [[Helmawr]] at the time. Rumors persist, though, that the Captain and a few of the bodyguards were able to escape into the wastes. They are believed to be still there, searching for a true heir to the lost House of Aranthus.{{Fn|4}}
Rumours persist, that Lady [[Annyr Helmawr]] unleashed the contagion upon Aranthus, after the House slighted her during a dinner party.{{Fn|3}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Necromunda Sourcebook]], pg. 12
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Necromunda: Underhive (2017)]] Updated Rulebook, pg. 36 - Necromunda Timeline: Mortis Plague
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Necromunda: House of Chains]], pg. 131
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