House Lucaris

House Lucaris is a Renegade Knight House of Chaos Knights. Of all the Iconoclast houses of the Renegade Knights, there are none more bold nor tenacious than House Lucaris.

They have waged multiple barbaric campaigns against the Imperium, butchering those who fight in the Emperor's name in all corners of the galaxy, and over the course of ten thousand Terran years have reaped a toll of carnage too high for any single scriptorum to record.

They have been called the "House of Serpents," the "Fanged Knights" and many other names, but are always synonymous with terror.

House History
During the Great Crusade, the Luna Wolves Legion arrived at the tempest-wreathed world of Morda Prime, where they found the Knights of House Lucaris. The Nobles of the household immediately swore allegiance to Horus, for in the Warmaster they saw manifested their own tenets of virtue through strength, and mercy through dominance.

They answered his calls to battle without question, employing thunderous assaults to crush all who dared oppose their liege's will. Even when he turned to Chaos, the Knights of Morda Prime held true to their vows of service.

When the Warmaster was killed at the Siege of Terra, House Lucaris swore an oath of undying enmity against the Emperor. They also forswore their allegiance to the Black Legion, successor of the Sons of Horus, which had abandoned its fallen Primarch.

In the millennia since, House Lucaris has waged apocalyptic wars against both the Imperium and the Heretic Astartes, though in more recent centuries there have been accounts of them marching alongside the Black Legion once more.

Only the Fallen Nobles of Morda Prime and Abaddon himself know if this newfound alliance constitutes a reforging of their bonds of old.

Notable Knights

 * Iron Malice - This Knight Desecrator is piloted by Lord Obidar who claimed the Stratus Keep on Morda Prime. When Iron Malice descends from its mountainous abode to gather warriors for another campaign, a nimbus of crackling electricity clings to its hulking frame. In the thick of battle, rivulets of lightning continually burst from its vents and spark around its joints, growing more anarchic as the Chaos Knight's fury increases.
 * Bringer of Extinctions - Bringer of Extinctions is the Knight Desecrator piloted by the Fallen Noble Ifanor.
 * Thunderhead - Thunderhead is the Knight Despoiler piloted by Lady Elsyr.

Notable Personnel

 * Lord Obidar - With his Knight Desecrator known as Iron Malice, Lord Obidar has earned a fell reputation amongst House Lucaris. The dread campaigns he has launched against Imperial worlds are typified by their speed and ferocity. When besieging a planet, the Fallen Noble typically directs his onslaughts against spaceports and transportation hubs, ensuring that his victims have no means of retreat. However, he rarely targets astropathic relays, as he welcomes any enemy reinforcements that would dare face him. Obidar claimed the Stratus Keep on Morda Prime after crushing the head of its previous owner in a duel. Sitting atop a vast mountain range, the keep is perpetually engulfed by storm clouds.
 * Ifanor - Since bonding with his Knight Bringer of Extinction, Ifanor has waged a merciless war against the Loyalist Knights of House Krast.
 * Lady Elsyr - The impetuous Lady Elsyr and her Knight Despoiler, Thunderhead, are often the first of their lance to engage the enemy.

House Colours
House Lucaris' Knights sport black, red and yellow house colours.

House Arms
The arms of House Lucaris are a sinuous red serpent with a lashing tongue.