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==Overview==
[[Image:EscherArtNew.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Escher Ganger{{Fn|11}}]]
House Escher is the oldest Clan House upon Necromunda and can even trace their genetic strength back to [[M32]], when legendary warrior women known as [[Blades (Necromunda)|The Blades]] first made their mark upon the planet. In the intervening millennia, they have celebrated many successes and suffered many defeats.{{Fn|1212a}}
In [[M35]], Escher was created formally at the conclusion of the [[Two-faced War]] where the [[House Ulanti]] sect known as the [[Eschaki]] exiled themselves from [[Hive Primus]]'s Spire. Wars with [[House Goliath]] raged on and off until the [[Great Poisoning]] during the [[Mynerva Famine]], which killed thousands of Goliath warriors and saw them all but wiped out in the subsequent fighting.{{Fn|1212a}}
However, during [[M39]], the house was infected with the Flesh Curse, and some nine out of every ten male children died before reaching their second cycle. Other clans tried to take advantage of their weakened position, and the House of Blades suffered many losses. It was left to the matriarchs of the clan to claim leadership and over the years, through means both subtle and violent, they have risen to reclaim their place among the Clan Houses.{{Fn|1212a}}
Arrogant and heartless, the Escher have a reputation for cruelty, and are perhaps the most vicious House. Their gangs may be all female, but they are as tough and heavily armed as any all male gang. They are fast and deadly, and tend to have a strong bias towards hand-to-hand combat. When choosing guns they prefer [[plasma weapon]]s for their high firepower.{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5b}}{{Fn|6}} The Eschers' gang-dialect is known as ''Argot''.{{Fn|23}}
House Escher's wealth depends upon the [[Stimm]] trade, in particular the supplying of their Stimms to [[House Goliath]] and medical elixirs to [[House Van Saar]]. 90% of all stimms produced on Necromunda come from House Escher's [[Chymist]] clans.{{Fn|1212a}} Its products manufactured to the high standards of the House's [[Alchemyst Coven]]s under sanction by the [[Imperial House]]s.{{Fn|40a}}
Like all the other Clan Houses, do Escher maintain their own workshops which, under the watchful eyes of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], churn out weapons of numerous classes - those favoured by the House's warriors appear lethal and artfully refined, just like their owners. {{Fn|16m}}
Escher society has long since developed to compensate for their imbalanced population (which is no longer seen as a disadvantage), and like all other Houses have a ruling family which, along with close relatives and families in service, dominates the institutions and political life of the House.{{Fn|1}}
The leader of the house is known as the [[Matriarch Primus]] – the Queen of all Escher upon Necromunda. Supporting her are the [[Council of Crones]], made up of members from Escher’s most prominent families and powerful individuals. It’s their responsibility to enact the will of the Matriarch Primus and govern the day-to-day running of the clan.{{Fn|11}} Below these Matriarchs are [[Shivver]]s, [[Gang Queen]]s, and the [[Chemist Clans]].{{Fn|1212b}}
===Known sub-factions===
==Known Gangs==
*[[Amazon Jaguars]]{{Fn|24}}
*[[Ash Sirens]]{{Fn|12c}}
*[[Badzone Banshees]]{{Fn|33}}
*[[The Banecats]]{{Fn|22}}
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==Trivia =={{Trivia}}* House Escher were given a list of elements that that could be combined to create names for Escher members in [[Necromunda: Underhive]].{{Fn|16v}}* In the article ''House Escher: Where Honour is Overrated'' ([[White Dwarf November 2017]] do , [[Mark Bedford]] talk talks about the concept designs for the 3rd Edition's new Eschers and [[Gavin Newton]] talk talks about sculpting the new miniatures.{{Fn|41}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Kal Jerico (Graphic Novel Series)]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Outlanders Rulebook]], pg. 78
*5: [[White Dwarf 194 (UK)]]:
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 64 — '''Eavy Metal''
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 8 — ''GW and Citadel News''
*{{Endn|7}}: [https://www.facebook.com/necromundauk/photos/pb.100051068394798.-2207520000/129094201125903/?type=3 Necromunda Facebook Page: Enforcers Factfile #2]
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://www.facebook.com/necromundauk/posts/pfbid0U5kGx7YHpKwCnPDRVdLXJ3UeLUdZoxWErYuoPwK198Nma6UBWGuA9aQRt75kmNaFl Necromunda Facebook Page: alternative Eschers from the Specialist Games team]
*9: [[Necromunda: The Book of Peril]]:
**{{Endn|9a}}: pg. 11
**{{Endn|9b}}: pg. 17
**{{Endn|9e}}: pg. 63
**{{Endn|9f}}: pg. 91
*10: [[Terminal Overkill (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|10a}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|10b}}: Chapter 2
*{{Endn|11}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/08/19/enter-the-house-of-blades/ Warhammer Community: Enter the House of Blades (posted 8/19/2020)] (last accessed 8/26/2020)
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Necromunda: House of Blades]], :**{{Endn|12a}}: pgs. 5-16**{{Endn|12b}}: pg. 17**{{Endn|12c}}: pg. 18
*{{Endn|13}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/09/27/sunday-preview-codexes-and-a-king/ Warhammer Community: Sunday Preview Codexes and a King (posted 9/27/2020)] (last accessed 9/28/2020)
*{{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf 302 (UK)]], pg. 93 — ''Necromunda: The Iron Lords''
*{{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf 303 (UK)]], pg. 80 — ''Necromunda: The Iron Lords''
*16: [[Necromunda: Underhive]]:
**{{Endn|16a}}: pg. 7
**{{Endn|16b}}: pg. 13
**{{Endn|16x}}: pg. 93
*{{Endn|17}}: [[White Dwarf 485]], pg. 127 — ''Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession : Civil unrest engulfs Necromunda in the first part of a campaign'', 'The Subjects of Necromunda'
*18: [[Necromunda: Gang War]]:
**{{Endn|18a}}: pg. 48
**{{Endn|18b}}: pg. 49
**{{Endn|18f}}: pg. 57
**{{Endn|18g}}: pg. 61
*19: [[Necromunda: Gang War II]]:
**{{Endn|19a}}: pg. 15
**{{Endn|19b}}: pg. 47
*20: [[Necromunda: Gang War III]]:
**{{Endn|20a}}: pg. 7
**{{Endn|20b}}: pg. 13
**{{Endn|20g}}: pg. 50
**{{Endn|20h}}: pg. 51
*21: [[Necromunda: Gang War IV]]:
**{{Endn|21a}}: pg. 31
**{{Endn|21b}}: pg. 21
*{{Endn|34}}: [[Necromunda: Hired Gun]]
*{{Endn|35}}: [[Once a Stimm Queen (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|36}}: [[Necromunda: The Book of Ruin]], pg. 49 - — ''Genestealer Cults''*{{Endn|37}}: [[White Dwarf 198 (UK)]], pgs. 75-93 - — ''[[Battle Report]]: The Heist!''*{{Endn|38}}: [[The Citadel Journal 19]], pgs. 95-96 - — ''[[Dok Butcha's Klinik]]: Maskarra’s Sirens''*{{Endn|39}}: [[The Citadel Journal 36]], pg. 48 - — ''Eldritch Hunters: [[Eldar]] gangs in Neromunda''*40: [[Necromunda: The Book of Judgement]]:
**{{Endn|40a}}: pg. 10
**{{Endn|40b}}: pg. 76
