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[[File:Cawdor Symbol.gif|thumb|220px|A flame-hooded skull in a noose, with crossed torches: the symbol of House Cawdor]]

'''House Cawdor''' (also called the '''House of Redemption''' or '''House of Faith''') is one of six [[Hive City]] Houses in [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]]'s [[Hive Primus]], known for its rigid adherence to the [[Redemption Cult|Cult of the Redemption]], though the connection to the Cult's outlawed crusades is one their leaders are careful to minimise. This mysterious House is perhaps the second most populous after [[House Orlock]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|3a}} while other sources state it is the most populous by far.{{Fn|15e}}

==History==

Originally, House Cawdor consisted of nothing more than criminals and beggars infesting the lowest spires of Necromunda. This changed at the end of [[M39]] when the [[Redemption Cult]] was born on the blighted world. It is said that [[Encorderius Brayne]] was the founding father of the Redemption. This simple but pious factory worker despaired at the suffering of those around him and the greed of the noble houses, delivering fiery sermons against the ruling class. He also espoused that the workers had also lost their way from the light of the [[Emperor]]. His legend continues to state that one day he was saved from a deadly industrial accident by the Emperor's light and when he emerged declared he had been chosen to lead the people of Necromunda to salvation. He overcame countless trials, leading his people down into the Underhive where the first Redemption Cults formed. Many variations of this legend exists, such as Brayne being a gang leaker who took a round to the head and "found" religion or that the founding Priest was simply a conman looking to fund his gambling habit.{{Fn|15c}}

==Overview==

House Cawdor has dedicated itself entirely to the Redemptionist cause and the Cult has attained the status of an official religion in Cawdor uniquely among the hive's Houses, making Cawdor the stronghold of the Cult and effectively controlled by it. The unforgiving creed of the Cult demands a strict code of conduct; those who break the rules are driven away and become outlaws. The codes of their religion forbid them from showing their faces in public upon pain of death, and so the Cawdor can be recognised by the hooded jackets or heavy, elaborate masks which they wear to conceal their features, which are often quite bizarre or disturbing in design. The path of righteousness is at its purest in House Cawdor, with regular public witch hunts and mass burnings of heretics and mutants, who they are especially quick to turn on, even in the more tolerant Underhive.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}}

===Gang Style and Culture===

The fiery zealots of House Cawdor are implacable righteous fighters, totally unforgiving, and prefer weapons which allow them to get close enough to their enemy to enjoy taking them down. Their heavy hoods and cowls give them the very grim look of faceless warriors with no understanding of mercy or forgiveness, and they expect none in return. {{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8}}

===Forces===

*[[Redemptor Priest]]{{Fn|15a}}

*[[Word-Keeper]]{{Fn|15a}}

**{{Endn|16r}}: pg. 53

**{{Endn|16s}}: pg. 61

*{{Endn|17}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/06/11/apocrypha-necromundus-heretics-holefw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Apocrypha Necromundus: Heretic’s Hole] (last accessed 04/01/2024)

*{{Endn|18}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/04/apocrypha-necromundus-lingua-primus-part-2gw-homepage-post-4/ Warhammer-Community: Apocrypha Necromundus: Lingua Primus Part 2]