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By the time the ancestors of House Mortan had arrived upon [[Kimdaria]], the mysterious nebula known as the [[Black Pall]] that surrounded the planet had grown unexpectedly dense. Fell creatures, already accustomed to the world’s dim light, roamed the ink-black landscapes, and it was only through the skill and dedication of the colonists’ Knights that the beasts were driven back and 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-lost planet to be rediscovered by Mankind. What they found was a bleak and ritualistically ordered world, a place 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 constant patrols keeping the encroaching predatory behemoths at bay. The towering war machines had become as accustomed to the endless night as the beasts they hunted, the darkness of their home world seeming to cling to them even when standing in the light, and so as to better fight their obscured enemies, the Knights of House Mortan placed a premium upon close combat. It is a tendency that holds to this day.{{Fn|55a}}

==History==House Mortan stayed loyal to the [[Emperor]] during the [[Horus Heresy]] and sent their Knights to fight the [[Chaos]] forces of the traitorous [[Warmaster]].{{Fn|3}}.  Millennia later, they and the [[Knight]]s of [[House Althalos]] and [[House Thalmus]], came to the aid of the [[Hive World]] [[Hexis Alpha]], when a [[Warp]] rift spawned a tide of [[Daemons]] across its surface. More than 100 billion lives were saved, due to the Knight Houses successful efforts in defending the Hive World from the Daemons.{{Fn|1}}

==Known Knights=Notable Battles===*'''Sir''' [[DirkwaldHorus Heresy]] - Pilot of the '''''Black Heart'''''.{{Fn|23}} Recently completed his 1,000th patrol on *The Defense of [[KimdariaHexis Alpha]], allowing him to serve off planet.{{Fn|51}}*[[GerroltSiege of the Fenris System]] - '''High King''' of the House, pilot of the '''''Pride of Blackcrag'''''.{{Fn|24}}*[[Ludwig]] - Pilot Battle of the '''''War Strider'''''.{{Fn|2}} Has killed a dozen [[TitanDastorvol]]-class vessels.{{Fn|55b}} ==Notable Battles==*[[Horus Heresy]]*The Defense of [[Hexis Alpha]]*[[Siege of the Fenris System]]*Battle of [[Dastorvol]]

==Known Knights=====[[High Monarch]]s===*[[Gerrolt]] — Current High King of the House and pilot of the ''[[Pride of Blackcrag]]''.{{Fn|2}}*[[Garthalomew Mortan|Garthalomew]] — Former High King of House Mortan. Sacrificed himself to save a conclave of [[tech-magi]] during the evacuation of [[Dastorvol]].{{Fn|5b}} ===Other Knights===*'''Sir''' [[Dirkwald]] — Pilot of the '''''Black Heart'''''.{{Fn|2}} Recently completed his 1,000th patrol on [[Kimdaria]], allowing him to serve off planet.{{Fn|5a}}*[[Ludwig]] — Pilot of the '''''War Strider'''''.{{Fn|2}} Has killed a dozen [[Titan]]-class vessels.{{Fn|5a}} ==See Alsoalso==

*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition)]], :**{{Endn|5a}}: pgs. 32-33 — ''House Mortan''**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 32116 — ''Heirlooms of the Noble Houses: [[Honour's Bite]]''