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'''House Aranthus''' (also called '''the Lost House''') was one of the [[Fallen House|fallen]] [[Noble House]]s of [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]]'s [[Hive Primus]], which vanished entirely several centuries ago{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}} in 364.[[M40]]{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|2b}}, after being struck down by an unstoppable plague.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}

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|22a}} Rumours persist that Lady [[Annyr Helmawr]] unleashed the contagion upon Aranthus, after the House slighted her during a dinner party.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|2b}} Regardless of its origins, the plague was unstoppable as it swept through Aranthus' population and left the survivors struggling. The House then rapidly became vulnerable to attacks of all kinds.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}

The lack of resources caused a spiraling debt which led the [[House Helmawr|Lord Helmawr]] to seize all of House Aranthus' assets and territories. The few remaining Aranthus were then dispersed to other Hives or absorbed by marriage, sanctuary or serfdom into the other Houses.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}} 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}}{{Fn|2b}}. Though Aranthus' ancient haunts remain, the House itself has entirely vanished.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}

{{QuoteBox|width=21em|align=center|quote=“defend "defend House Aranthus until it is time to…”to..."|source=--Rumored to be the final words of one of last scions of House Aranthus{{Fn|14}}}}

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}}{{Fn|2a}}

*While it is said that "There is no doubt that Houses have emerged, risen and fallen over the centuries", Aranthus' position as "the" Lost House implies that it is the most recent, and perhaps only House to have vanished in recent memory.{{Cite This}}

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Necromunda SourcebookRulebook (2018)]], **{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 24**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 1236