House Mensjen

House Mensjen is one of the oldest of the Great houses of the Imperium. Based on the planet Halcyon-2b, better known as Crux, of the Halcyon star system. The system, as well of all surrounding systems that swear fealty to House Mensjen, is known most notably for their massive and expansive orbital construction platforms. Possessing some of the largest and most advanced construction platforms in operation today. While still paling in comparison to Solarion technology, the Mensjen platforms are capable of producing thousands of ships every solar cycle. Their house crest is a seafoam squid on a field of burgundy.

The head of House Mensjen is Ferlon IV Mensjen. At the age of 77, standing at 6'7" and weighing 247lbs, Ferlon is a tall and intimidating figure. The nominally lower gravity on his homeworld, Crux, lends to a very gradual increase in average height among the Mensjen line. So much so that he is actually short compared to much of his family. His pale skin and jet black hair give him a slightly ghostly appearance. He is a cold, and calculating man. It is said that his own wife, Lady Phella, has never known any warmth from him. And his twelve children, certainly have not. His sons spend their youths, training for combat. His daughters are married off the moment they come of age. And his eldest child, Ferlon V Mensjen; eldest son and heir to his titles and fiefs, is once quoted as saying "I can recognize my father's handwriting with far greater ease than I could his voice."

House Mensjen is largely Terranist. A hatred from Xenological life is pervasive throughout their planetary holdings. And in the origins of the house, their high levels of shipcraft were bred from their Terranist ideals. Arming crusades against Xenological life wherever it was encountered. These ideals put them at odds with the Emperor today, and his more accepting nature for non human life. But this has not lead to much strife between house Mensjen and the Imperium. As Ferlon IV is not himself, strictly Terranist. He and most of his house ascribe themselves to an off branch of Terranism, known as Protestanta Terrana. Many of the core beliefs hold true, namely the disgust for and belief in the inferiority of non human life. But, they are not as fanatical. They are not as driven to jihad as some of their Terranist fiefs. Having a mindset that the existence of this life is not a threat any more than that of a bovine. So long as this life refrains from entering their systems.

House Mensjen conscripts an armed forces from its fiefs as one of their primary tithes. Consisting most significantly of naval forces, with detachments of ground forces ready to be dropped onto insubordinate worlds at any moment. The forces of house Mensjen carry a relatively unique weapon. The design is proprietary, but knock offs have made their way around the galaxy as well. The weapon is a 24 inch saber, with the flat end being the barrel of a revolver. The chamber is built into the hilt, and a squeeze of a trigger hidden between the handguard and the grip fires a bullet. The other end of the saber is sharpened for maximum slashing effect. In their off hand, most soldiers carry a small 12 to 18 inch accompanying dagger. Most of the forces fighting directly for house Mensjen carry shielding that can cover at least the totality of one side of their body. Many are afforded total shield coverage. As is a privilege of fighting for a Major House.

Noteworthy Fiefs to House Mensjen

House Mensjen has 76 systems under their banner. 30 of these systems are under their direct control. 46 are controlled and administered by fiefs to the Mensjens. Some of the most powerful and notable houses include.

-House Rockelback

-House Larkin (former)

-House Pitaomac

-House Jabbar

-House renckan

House History

25,669 through 25,685 - The Mensjen Civil War

Also known as the holy war of Terranistism. At the ascension of Ferlon IV, many minor houses loyal to house Mensjen took issue with Ferlon's personal separation from staunch Terranist Ideals. House Rockelback, Larkin, Pitaomac, and Jabbar all colluded and gained support from, over half of the minor houses under Mensjen's umbrella. They came to an agreement upon which they would attempt to usurp Ferlon IV and divide the fiefs and systems among each other to each become great houses in their own right. The resulting 16 year long war spanned the dominion of the Mensjen and lead to the loss of ten billion lives. House Larkin was completely ended in the course of this war during the defining battle, known as "The Justice of Crux", when the last surviving member of the house died in a void battle between nearly a thousand ships in the Halcyon system. This battle broke the will of the rebellion and peace was agreed upon less than one month later. The homeworld of House Larkin was absorbed into house Mensjen's direct control. The planetary tithes of houses Rockelback, Pitaomac, and Jabbar were tripled for a ten year punative period. And house Renckan, one of the most loyal houses to the Mensjen's during the civil war, who provided assistence in the form of manpower and using their planet as a staging point for a strategic ambush on rebel forces, we granted control over their entire system, rather than simply their homeworld.

Ferlon IV's wife, Lady Phella, was also a punitive cost to House Jabbar. The only daughter of the head of house Jabbar, Hamain, was married to Ferlon IV. And his titles were deemed to only transfer to the child of his daughter. Meaning that upon Hamain Jabbar's death, the Jabbar homeworld Cratak will come under control of Ferlon V.

WIP to be continued