House Pegasson



House Pegasson is an Imperial Knight House of ancient provenance that is directly loyal to the Imperium of Man rather than the Adeptus Mechanicus. House Pegasson hails from the Knight World of Adrastapol as do House Draconis and House Minotos which whom House Pegasson maintains a strong and century-old alliance. On their homeworld, the Scions of House Pegasson are held in high esteem as they are considered the wisest and most educated of all Adrastapol's Knights, and their counsel is often sought by the other Nobles of the world. Following the treachery of House Chimaeros and House Wyvorn during the Donatos Uprising, House Pegasson's strength was nearly extinguished and it is still recuperating from its severe losses.

House History
House Pegasson is one of the eight Knight Houses that initially formed to rule the Knight World of Adrastapol. When the galactic civil war of the Horus Heresy reached their homeworld, the Knights of House Pegasson were part of the great coalition of Adrastapolian Knights which took to the field against the Questor Traitoris of House Hydrax and House Medusos. The Knight Houses of Adrastapol forged a grand alliance and fought in many Imperial campaigns. When the Ork Warboss Skarjaw attacked Adrastapol at the head of his WAAAGH!, House Pegasson stood shoulder to shoulder with the other Knight Houses but was powerless to prevent the destruction of House Manticos. Worse yet, it was the shortcomings of House Pegasson that permitted Skarjaw to break through their lines and assail the Draconspire, the fortress of House Draconis. Fortunately, the Gatekeeper of the Draconspire, Tolwyn Tan Draconis, acted upon his instincts and led a surprise attack against the Ork Warboss which slew both Skarjaw and the towering Squiggoth it used as a warbeast.

Following the Ork Wars, House Pegasson continued to play its part in the alliance of Adrastapolian Knight Houses. The towering Squiggoths brought by th Orks had considerably multiplied on Adrastapol and were hunted to extinction as well as those Feral Orks descending from the survivors of Skarjaw's WAAAGH!. Alongside Houses Draconis and Chimaeros, House Pegasson mobilized for the Galhorn Crusade at the end of which the crown of High King passed from House Chimaeros to House Draconis. As the smallest of the Knight Houses of Adrastapol, House Pegasson never stood in the spotlight but always performed admirably in battle. In marked contrast to other Houses such as House Wyvorn and House Minotos, House Pegasson never complained about their role on the battlefield, content to let other, more powerful Houses charge into the thick of the fighting were the greatest glory was to be won, but also where the greatest price needed to be payed. When the Imperium called upon High King Tolwyn Tan Draconis to gather his Knights and march upon Donatos Primus, House Pegasson naturally answered the call. Mustering its entire strength, House Pegasson fought in the devastating Donatos Uprising and with the exception perhaps of House Minotos, no other loyal House suffered as severed casualties as House Pegasson. Severely depleted and given their small numbers, House Pegasson's survival seems doubtful.

Notable Campaigns

 * Ork Wars
 * Galhorn Crusade
 * Donatos Uprising

Notable House Pegasson Knights

 * Oracle - Oracle was the personal Knight armour of Marioness Lauret Tan Pegasson. Oracle was destroyed in the opening volleys of House Wyvorn's treachery.
 * Sagasitus - A Knight Paladin of great fortitude, Sagasitus was the mount of Lady Eleanat Dar Pegasson during the Donatos Uprising. The Machine Spirit of Sagasitus was especially powerful and competent in boosting the Knight's Auspex, which made it a perfect scout engine. The Sagasitus would survive the war on Donatos and eventually return to Adrastapol.
 * Saggitaire - Saggitaire was the mount of Lady Tamsane Dar Pegasson during the war on Donatos Primus. One of the few survivors of House Pegasson, Saggitaire resolutely faced the maddened Archduke Dunkan Tan Wyvorn and his powerful Acastus Knight Porphyrion and successfully damaged it with its Thunderstrike Gauntlet before Lady Suset Dar Draconis delivered the killing shot.