House Zurago

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**House Zurago** is an Imperial Knight household that has ties to both the Imperium of Man and the Adeptus Mechanicus because of the nature of their planet's rediscovery by the Imperium. House Zurago was founded on the planet of Heyadan, a world located in Southeastern part of the Segmentum Obscurus. House Zurago, thanks to their s relative security and well established colonies on other nearby planets was given a considerable amount of autonomy compared to the rest of the domains of mankind. They have never adamantly followed the directions of the larger Imperial Government and see their Basileus as an independent King but are nonetheless a loyal vassal. While they still serve dutifully as a part of the Imperium, they have stronger ties to Heyadan and its colonies than to Terra or Mars.

## History

Founded shortly after the Dark Age of Technology the House of Zurago was established on the world of Heyadan and claimed the planet as their first conquest. They consolidated power on their world through intermarriage, sedition and other intensive actions eventually becoming the sole Knight House on the planet. Upon consolidating this control they began the establishment of an institution they called the Guild of the Starwatchers, a scientific centre of astronomical analysis and the maintenance Dark Age technology of interstellar travel. They analyzed the Warp Storms and predicted the time in which the storms would subside sufficiently that the residents of the planet could venture out once again into the stars to find surviving human civilizations. They began seeking out other areas to claim and build fortifications. They started with the planet of Heyadan's three moons and then moved on to the seven other planets, waiting to build up a sufficient infrastructure on these agri-worlds into fully formed Hive Worlds.

Eventually the planet and its Knight House wrre discovered by the Imperium during the Great Crusade and their Basileus pledged loyalty to the Imperium for pragmatic reasons and have continued to do so for millennia.

## Home World

The World of Heyadan is a massive Hive World which manufactures artillery pieces and ammunition.

### Culture

The House of Zurago is known to place an enormous value on hospitality and respect for other Houses because they believe immensely in a concept of social honor and building mutual respect. This is not out of a humanistic belief in mutual respect for other House cultures but because they believe that the Emperor of Mankind may project his mind into illusory forms and enact punishment upon those who do not show him respect or hospitality.

## Organisation

### Hierarchy

Basileus
The Basileus, and more rarely "Basilea" if female, is the ruler of House Zurago and the Zurago Knight Worlds alongside their spouse, the Princeps all members of the House owing fealty to these rulers of the house.
Princeps
The title given to the co-ruler of the House as a part of Questori Mechanicus .
Kingsward
Baron Prime
Baron
Knight Warlord
When fielding an army where the primary detachment is made up of Imperial Knights, one Knight is nominated as the Knight Warlord. A Knight Warlord always also holds the more archaic rank of seneschal.
Seneschal
Some veteran Knights who prove themselves worthy in the fires of battle, either through countless martial triumphs or by one truly heroic act, are awarded the rank of seneschal, and are paragons of their house who often command its forces in battle as the Knight Warlord.

#### Troop Ranks

Knight
Knight Apparent

## Knight Household Appearance

### Houshold Badge

The heraldry of House Zurago is Sable, two flaunches erminois, in fess point a lion courant per pale argent and or, armed or and argent langued gules, tail forked, crowned with an antique crown or.