House Drakkus

House Drakkus was a loyalist Imperial Knight Knight House on the planet of Tarnis. There is little further information on this house in imperial records.

House History
House Drakkus was presumably founded during the Dark Age of Technology, like other Knight Houses. At an unspecified date, House Drakkus entered a pact with the Dark Angels. The chapter honoured this ancient pact when they came to aid the Knights defending their keep against a chaos warband dedicated to the service of Khorne. Unfortunately, their efforts were in vain as the keep and all but one Knight were destroyed and only a handful of survivors were rescued. The sole surviving Knight to the mantle of the Freeblade and the name of Vortigan.

Notable Campaigns

 * Defence of Tarnis (Unknown Date) - Following a devastating chaos attack on the fortress of House Rakkus, the sole surviving Knight and a detachment of the Dark Angels Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes under the command of Master Tigraine fight to free the world of Tarnis from the predations of the vile Orks lead by Boss Nekkruncha.

Notable Knights

 * Freeblade Vortigan - The sole remnant of House Drakkus, this Knight Paladin fought in the Defence of Tarnis alongside the Dark Angels under Master Tigraine.

Notable Personnel

 * Baron Hengest - Died in defence of Fort Drakkus when he faced a Brass Scorpion daemon engine.
 * Sir Ebissa - Brother of the freeblade Vortigan, died in defence of Fort Brakkus when he faced a Chaos Decimator daemon engine.
 * Sir Oeric - Died in the Defence of Fort Drakkus when he faced a Lord of Skulls.
 * Lucius Irynblud - Sole surviving sacristan of House Drakkus. He was rescued by the Dark Angels and swore to continue his service to the Freeblade Vortigan.
 * Vortigan - Last surviving member of House Drakkus. On the days of his becoming, Chaos Space Marines wiped out his House and he fights the enemies of mankind to free his homeworld of the vile taint of the xenos and the heretic.

House Colours
The colours of House Althalos are turqoise and gold..

House Arms
House Drakkus' crest is dominated by a pair of stylised wings to acknowledge its allegiance to the Imperium of Mankind. On one side of the shield the house emblem of a great dragon is proudly emblazoned upon Drakkus' traditional field of turquise crossed by a line of red, and on the other side a white demi-Aquila is displayed on a field of black. This same dual-split is used throughout most Knight House heraldry, in this case, symbolising House Drakkus' loyalty which is equally divided between their house and the Imperium.