House Bellator

## History

### Beginnings

House Bellator was rumoured to have been introduced to the Imperium during the heresy. This is supported by the few relic knights the house has in their possession as well as relics that were believed to have been in the presence of the God Emperor himself. The pilots of this house adamantly believed this fact to be true whenever they were asked about their origins leading the claims to be believed to be true.

### Shadow Slayers

During M35, House Bellator's homeworld came under siege from drukhari raiding parties. The elves prayed upon the people of Dias Domum kidnapping and slaughtering them to appease themselves. When the knights took notice of this they swiftly moved to defend them. During this conflict, current high king was slain by the eldar. The high kings knight was stated to have been 'pulled apart' by drukhari gunships. However the battle was able to be won by the house who fought off the invading elves. The high king was buried in the house's hall of the dead and his knight was returned to the armoury.

### Dreco-Zok

During M38 House Bellator encountered the daemon prince Dreco-Zok of the Black Legion. The house encountered the daemon prince during a defence of a world called Chemrit Gamma where Dreco-Zok led a speartip force to cripple the world as it was vital to another world's supplies. 'Fiend's End' was one of the knights stationed to protect Chemrit Gamma and led a defence against daemon. The battle was bloody and hard fought though at the end only Fiends End and Dreco-Zok stood living. With a blast of a thermal cannon, Zok was no more but with his last breathe he swore an curse of vengeance on the knight and House Bellator. This curse of vengeance seemed to ring true as after the battle was complete and Fiend's End began it's journey back to Dias Domum it never reached it. The disappearance of Fiend's End is believed to have been caused by a warp storm swallowing the ship.

### Raxafrax VI

M39 was when House Bellator would encounter Dreco-Zok again upon the world Raxafrax VI. Though something was wrong with the daemon prince, his body had morphed and contorted than what was recorded in records. In truth Zok had his followers construct him a body of metal and fury. A thermal cannon was attached to one arm and in the other was a mutated claw. It was Fiend's End. The knight thought lost for millennia had been taken and corrupted by the daemon prince who now used it as a body. Flesh covered it's carapace with the icons of chaos glowing like tattoos across the ancient knight.

Fighting this monster was the knight 'Intractabilis Bellator' an ancient Cerastus Knight-Lancer. The battle was brutal and hard fought though eventually, Dreco-Zok was banished leaving the smoldering wreck of metal. The ancient knight was rumoured to have been thrown into the system sun by order of the pilot of Intractabilis as a sign of respect for the former knight.

### Medios Two

During mid M40, House Bellator clashed with an unknown xenos force. The xenos used sorcery and their own constructs to clash with the knights who in return fought them with zealous fury commonly seen amongst those of the imperium. The xenos' constructs were no match for imperial knights however and soon the xenos lay dead with their cities burning. Amongst the ruins of their world was an old imperial knight faceplate. The item had scripture carved into it that detailed that it was of House Bellator except the tomes detailing the house's history never recorded the xenos or their world. Regardless, the faceplate was taken from the world and returned to Dias Domum and was treated and was taken to the treasury as a relic.

### The Great Rift

When the Cicatrix Maledictum opened, Dias Domum was assaulted by a force of daemons commanded by Dreco-Zok who now furious and lusting for revenge. The daemon army cut of a bloody tide into the populace of Dias Domum with their rage only being stopped by the hard-fought efforts of House Bellator's warriors. Though one of the most esteemed nobles of the planet, a knight pilot called Joseph Stellan Thassollian, the pilot of the Rubrum Bellator who was torn from their throne mechanicum by Dreco-Zok and gutted. However, this loss allowed the imperial defenders to have a martyr and with this they fought with a renewed fury driving the warp-borne invaders from their homeworld. The Rubrum Bellator was recovered though and was given to Joseph son who would become the new pilot of the ancient knight.

After this invasion, Dias Domum spent a decade of rebuilding where the knights aided their people with construction by using their knights' strengths to help repair their homeworld. During this time the current High King, Arthur Tannen Sable, arranged a political marriage between his eldest daughter and the eldest son of the Thassollian family. This marriage was a success and the two noble families came together to sustain the Sable's dominance in House Bellator.

### Corruption

Chaos was not yet done with Dias Domum however and now knowing that the world would not fall from outside forces they began to orchestrate the fall of House Bellator. To do this the daemon prince Dreco-Zok took on the form of a humble trader taking with him a myriad of jewellery and trinkets seemingly free of corruption. Dreco-Zok offered the most beautiful and well crafted piece of jewellery to the future High Queen Elizabeth Rhianna Sable. Accepting the gift with gratitude, she immediately placed it around her neck and with this act the fate of House Bellator was sealed.

Over the course of the next few moths, chaos slowly corrupted Lady Elizabeth Sable who began to create chaos cults around Dias Domum and even corrupted some of the noble families in House Bellator. After the cults gained a sufficient foothold in the world she orchestrated the untimely demise of her father, High King Arthur Tannen Sable, causing her to ascend to being High Queen of House Bellator. Her first act as High Queen was the construction of a new fortress named The 'Domum Novae Aurorae'. This fortress would act as her family's new home and meeting place for the nobles of House Bellator. When it was finished, it touched the sky and was an intimidating sight for the lesser people who thought it wise to gaze upon the building.

Something that annoyed Elizabeth though was that her children and husband were seemingly immune to the influence of chaos. She asked the gods on what she should do and was told that her children and husband would cause her downfall. Elizabeth's mind had been warped and corrupted so much that she chose to sacrifice her children to the dark gods to complete a ritual that would hand Dias Domum to the dark gods' hands. Though her husband tried to stop her, she was successful and the mists of the warp slowly began to cover Dias Domum as husband and wife fought atop the Domum Novae Aurorae with their knights causing sounds of thunder as the warmachines' weaponry clashed with each other. However, neither pilot could best the other and the two fought to a standstill but soon it would change as the High Queen began to gain allies from the warp-infused mists that were covering Dias Domum. Alexander realised this and fled and joined an escaping fleet vessel to disappear into space as one of the few loyalist warriors of House Bellator.

### A Fallen House

Now a Questoris Traitoris house of knights, the nobles of House Bellator are currently working on carving a territory for themselves as well as adating to their homeworld's new climate.

## House Homeworld

* **Dias Domum**

**Dias Domum** is the homeworld of House Bellator.

### Pre-Fall

Before the house's fall, the world of Dias Domum was a lush paradise of grasslands, forests and mountainous regions. There were several settlements of the people who lived a calm life of farming, hunting and surviving the world they had the fortune of being born into. Many beasts roamed the surface of the world ranging from small birds that inhabited the sky to giant mammals that roamed the grasslands and mountains.

### Post-Fall

Post-fall, the world of Dias Domum is relatively the same though there a notable differences. Mist covers the entire planet and the animals are changed from what they were before. On some nights inhabitants claim to have fought daemons in the mist these nights usually occur every year on the day the mists were believed to have first appeared on Dias Domum. The settlements of the world have been reduced with many being ghost towns as their inhabitants were slaughtered or taken by unknown forces with the few active settlements being filled with chaos cults.

## Domum Novae Aurorae

The mighty fortress of House Bellator, Domum Novae Aurorae is a fearsome structure. Scarping the sky, it is an intimidating structure equipped with turrets, guards and even roaming imperial knights that wander the fortress forever entombed within their warmachines. The High Queen now spends most of her time in her quarters or wandering the mists to seek out unknown goals she believes will aid her and her house in the eyes of the gods.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Defence of Dias Domum M35**
* **Defence of Chemrit Gamma M38**
* **Raxafrax VI M39**
* **Medios Two 500.M40**

## House Ranks

### Ranks

In House Bellator, the rank order is:

* **High King/Queen**
* **Prince/Princess**
* **Baron**
* **Warrior**

## House Beliefs

### Pre-Fall

Pre-Fall, House Bellator were devout believers of the God Emperor never faltering in their faith allowing it to provide them with purpose and fury in battle. Though they would always respect their own and any house traitors were usually given a respectful death with their remains being burnt or destroyed.

### Post-Fall

Post-Fall, House Bellator are very similar to their Pre-Fall belief system except it is now more focused on the chaos gods. However they seem to believe the fog that covers their homeworld strengthens them and their knights as such a 'fog walk' is a tradition recently created by the nobles as a way for the younger nobles to prove themselves.

## Notable Members

### High Queen Elizabeth Rhianna Sable

The current High Queen, Elizabeth Rhianna Sable is a skilled warrior and knight pilot. Born as the eldest daughter of High King Arthur Tannen Sable and as such was given the honour of being his heir. Throughout her life she was taught the values her father held most important: honour, fairness and judgement. The young lady grew up surrounded by these values and excelled at combat and politics which made her father exceedingly proud of his daughter.

Though when Dreco-Zok gifted her an enchanted necklace she fell to the will of chaos and sealed the fate of her house. She inspired the creation of numerous chaos cults around Dias Domum and even managed to corrupt the knight pilots of lesser noble families. Going to such lengths as to sacrifice her children to the gods in order to fulfil her agenda.

### Alexander Magnen Thassollian

One of the few remaining loyalists of House Bellator, Alexander Thassollian escaped his wife's plans by fleeing to the Order of the Eternal Emperor where he has stayed since his departure from Dias Domum at the height of his wife's heresy.

## House Appearance

### House Livery

The main colour of House Bellator is red with secondary elements of white being present on the knights of this household. Gold is also seen as a tertiary colour on knights of this household.

### House Icon

The icon of House Bellator is a white warrior's helmet with wings on either side of it. The more important nobles of the house include a plume on their helmet with the colour of the plume representing their heritage and family.

## Relations

### Enemies

* **Alexander Magnen Thassollian**

One of the last known loyalists of House Bellator, Thassollian is regarded as a traitor to the house on orders of High Queen Elizabeth herself. Current location is unknown by the house.

* **Dreco-Zok**

Dreco-Zok is a daemon prince that has a long and bitter hatred of House Bellator. This hatred is also felt by the knights of House Bellator who despise the daemon prince due to it's acts and plots that led the knight house to fall to chaos as well as loose several of their kin due to the warp-born's machinations over several millennia.