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Rumours persistHowever during House Aranthus' downfall, that Lady [[Annyr Ozostium Aranthus]] and his siblings were imprisoned in hidden locations by [[House Helmawr]] unleashed , who were among their House's enemies. Despite this, Ozostium was able to use his [[psychic]] abilities to influence the contagion upon Aranthusminds of others and began a plot to free himself, after the restore his House slighted her during a dinner partyand destroy Helmawr's bloodline.{{Fn|36a}}
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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 shriveled and imbecilic derelicts through its after effects, decimating House Aranthus' numbers.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} Sweeping unstoppably Rumours persist, though, that Lady [[Annyr Helmawr]] unleashed the contagion upon Aranthus, after the House slighted her during a dinner party.{{Fn|3}} Regardless of its origins, the plague was unstoppable as it swept through their Aranthus' population and it left the survivors struggling on, and they . The House then 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 of HouseAranthus's assets and territories. The few remaining Aranthus', few in number, were then 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}}
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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}}
==The Lost House==
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. Among [[Bounty Hunter]]s and members of the [[Noble House]]s the claim is a particularly popular one, and many of them venture to Aranthus' ancient haunts in a pilgrimage like search for fabled remnants of the House's past.{{Fn|1}}
When [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]]'s current [[Planetary Governor]], [[Gerontius Helmawr]], came into power, he ordered the deaths of any [[Rebel Lord]]s claiming to be from House Aranthus. As for as [[House Helmawr]] knew [[Gerontius Helmawr|Gerontius]] had succeeded in this task.{{Fn|5}}
==House Aranthus Reborn==
However when the [[Great Rift]]'s [[Noctis Aeterna]] occurs, Ozostium puts his plans for freedom into motion.{{Fn|6a}} His servants, [[Lady Credo]] and the [[Prophet of Redemption]], then begin a [[Aranthian Succession|rebellion]] that successfully freed Ozostium from his centuries long imprisonment. With the first part of his plans complete, Ozostium assumes command of the loyal House Aranthus armies his servants had gathered for him.{{Fn|6b}} With their might, Ozostium now seeks to destroy Helmawr's bloodline and claim [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]] for himself.{{Fn|6a}}
==Trivia==
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Necromunda: Underhive (2017)]] Updated Rulebook, pg. 36 - Necromunda Timeline: Mortis Plague
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Necromunda: House of Chains]], pg. 131
*{{Endn|5}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/04/02/apocrypha-necromundus-house-helmawr/ Warhammer Community: Apocrypha Necromundus: House Helmawr (Posted on 02/04/2019)] (Last accessed on 15/10/2023)
*6: [[Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession: The Vaults of Temenos]]
**{{Endn|6a}}: pgs. 35-37
**{{Endn|6b}}: pgs. 40-43
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[[Category:Necromunda Noble Houses|Aranthus]]
