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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 ; it 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}}
==History==
===The Plague of Aranthus===
Several centuries ago , House Aranthus ruled over substantial portions of its [[Hive Cityhive 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' s numbers.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}} 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' s population and left the survivors struggling. The House 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}}
