House Minotos - Notable House Minotos Personnel: Grandmarshal Gustev Tan Minotos - Gustev Tan Minotos was the revered ruler of House Minotos who bore the traditional title of Grandmarshal. A competent and fearsome warrior in his youth, age had not dulled Gustev's eagerness for battle. His long years had also gifted him with great wisdom, hiding a keen intellect behind a boastful façade and boyish cheerfulness. The most distinctive features of the Grandmarshal's appearance were his impressive beard and moustache which he wore in spectacular and eccentric patterns that required a great deal of wax to hold fast. Like all the Nobles of House Minotos, Gustev Tan Minotos was powerfully built, his stature further underlined by the ornate if archaic suit of battle armour he usually wore. Alone of the rulers of the three Loyalist Knight Houses to deploy to Donatos Primus, Grandmarshal Gustev survived the initial betrayal by his former allies among the Renegade Houses of Chimaeros and Wyvorn. As the most experienced of the remaining Loyalist leaders, Grandmarshal Gustev would have been well within his right to claim command of the Imperial war effort, but out of a sense of friendship for the former High King Tolwyn Tan Draconis, Gustev did not challenge Danial Dar Draconis' claim to his father's crown. Instead, the Grandmarshal supported the young High King by not questioning his decisions and taking it upon himself to reassure the Cadian regiments they fought alongside of their unshakable loyalty to the Emperor of Mankind. When Danial Tan Draconis led a counterattack upon a House Chimaeros hunting-party, Grandmarshal Gustev naturally took to the field at his side. The enemy hunting-party, some twenty Knights in total, had established camp in an abandoned precinct fortress of Donatos' Adeptus Arbites, a mighty edifice at the foot of gigantic cliffs. It was within the fortress' courtyard that Gustev Tan Minotos would meet his horrible end. Whilst conducting a parlay with the consort of the enemy leader, Alicia Dar Manticos, the Traitor revealed her true identity as a worshipper of Tzeentch and a Sorcerer. Using the baleful powers of the Warp, the Witch unleashed a powerful spell which changed the adamantium and steel of Gustev's Knight, the Thunderhymn, into living flesh. Grandmarshal Gustev Tan Minotos died with a prayer on his lips, the invocation of the Emperor's name not enough to stop the rampaging and unholy transmutation that had befallen his Knight and him. Thunderhymn and its occupant fused together and became a hideous Chaos Spawn, a wriggling mass of gnashing teeth, gaping maws and hideous tentacles that lashed out at the nearest Knight. The thing that had been Grandmarshal Gustev attacked a member of its own Exalted Court while the Loyalist Knights fled from the trap laid before them, for before she vanished in a blaze of sorcerous fire, Alicia Dar Manticos had detonated hidden bombs which now brought the towering cliffs overlooking the Arbites fortress crushing down. The Chaos Spawn and its unfortunate prey were both crushed under tons of rocks and ferrocrete, never to be unearthed again.Grandmarshal Kurt Tan Minotos - Son of Gustev Tan Minotos, Grandmarshal Kurt was the leader of House Minotos at the time of the Second Ork War. Having recently ascended to the Minotos throne following his father's tragic death in the Donatos War, Kurt was aware he had big shoes to fill, a task he believed was not up to. Kurt's youth and lack of experience made him an easy target for political maneuvering and although High King Danial tried to guide him through frequent visits, Kurt failed to see the benefits of the many reforms launched by the High King. The Grandmarshal's reluctance in allocating funds and manpower for the construction of orbital defence silos in accordance with these decrees may well be to blame for the devastation of the entire region by the Orks of WAAAGH! Killfist once they landed on Adrastapol. While leading many of his Knights' sorties himself, the Knights of House Minotos were soon pressed back to their own fortresses. Refusing to call for help, Kurt Tan Minotos bravely fought on but was relieved when suddenly a large force of House Pegasson led by the Knight of Ashes arrived to break the siege of the Iron Maze. Having learnt his lesson, Grandmarshal Kurt begged for the Marchioness Tan Pegasson's forgiveness and pledged every remaining Minotos Knight to the desperate attempt to break the siege of the Draconspire where the Orks' main horde had gathered under the banner of their Warlord, Gorgrok Killfist. Piloting Gustev's Revenge, his heavily modified Knight Gallant, Grandmarshal Kurt personally led the charge on Northrise Battery where the Greenskins' own combat walkers had gathered. Battling against Stompaz, it was at the head of a Gallant lance that Kurt Tan Minotos finally broke through the battery's walls, enabling Inquisitor Massata to call off the Exterminatus he had ordered carried out on Adrastapol. With this great victory cementing the unity of the three remaining Knight Houses, Kurt Tan Minotos finally saw sense and wholeheartedly embraced the High King's politics of technological modernization. Kurt and the remaining Knights of his Exalted Court were each given a seat on the newly formed War Council of Adrastapol which prosecuted the rest of the war of extermination against the Orks.Herald Wilhorm Dar Minotos - Sire Wilhorm is one of the few survivors of the reconquest of Donatos Primus. He and his Knight -- Merciless -- survived the initial treason of their allies and even the ambush at the Arbiters' precinct fortress, but only narrowly escaped with their lives. With his Knight crippled beyond immediate means of repair, Sire Wilhorm had to suffer the shame of dismounting and fighting the final battle of the Donatos campaign from the rear, within a Sacristan crawler. Upon the coronation of Kurt Tan Minotos as the regent of House Minotos, this veteran of the Donatos War was promoted to the rank of Herald and granted a place in House Minotos' Royal Court. As a veteran of one of the bloodiest campaigns in recent history, Sire Wilhorm distinguished himself during the fierce battle of the Second Ork War.Gatekeeper Ottovio Dar Minotos - Sire Ottovio served as Gatekeeper to Kurt Tan Minotos. His ultimate fate remains unknown as at least three members of Grandmarshal Kurt Tan Minotos' Exalted Court are known to have been slain in the Siege of the Iron Maze.Sire Boriss Dar Minotos - Sire Boriss fought during the Donatos Uprising. He was one of the few survivors of that bitter campaign.Sire Colchin Dar Minotos - Sire Colchin was a Knight Gallant pilot of great reputation who distinguished himself during the Second Ork War. At the Siege of the Draconspire he was asked by Grandmarshal Kurt Tan Minotos to follow Gustev's Revenge in an assault on the Northrise Battery during which he was slain.Sire Federich Dar Minotos - Sire Federich was a simple Knight of House Minotos who fought during the Donatos Uprising. Whilst he survived both the initial treason of the Loyalist Knights' former allies, the crippling ambush at the Arbites' precinct fortress and the heavy fighting for the Imperial mustering point, he died during the second attack on the Valle Electrum.Sire Gastaurn Dar Minotos - Sire Gastaurn fought under Grandmarshal Kurt Tan Minotos at the Siege of the Drakespire, following his liege in the failed assault on the Northrise Battery. Sire Gastaurn was killed by an Ork Stompa before even reaching the walls,Sire Jeremial Dar Minotos - Sire Jeremial was a member of the Exalted Court of Grandmarshal Gustev Tan Minotos, House Minotos' inner circle and ruling council. Like his sire and liege, Sire Jeremial survived the initial phase of the Donatos Uprising only to perish at the ambush on the Adeptus Arbites precinct fortress. Horrified by the cruel fate that had befallen Grandmarshal Gustev, Sire Jeremial was not quick enough to break formation, the attack of the mindless Chaos Spawn causing his Knight, Thunderclap, to stumble and fall. With the enormous Chaos Spawn trying to eat its way through his Knight's armoured plate, Sire Jeremial could not run or escape his steed before he was buried and crushed under the earth-shattering force of tumbling rocks and debris.Sire Mikal Dar Minotos - Sire Mikal was one of the young Nobles who rose to Knighthood in the wake of the Donatosian War. Sire Mikal survived the Siege of the Iron Maze and was part of Grandmarshal Kurt's forces when he attacked the Northrise Battery.Sire Rikhardt Dar Minotos - Sire Rikhardt also fought during the Donatos Uprising and emerged victorious and alive from the engagements of that terrible conflict only to be slain in the final battle when the deranged Archduke Dunkan unleashed the power of his Acastus Knight Porphyrion's Magna Lascannons against his severely damaged Knight Crusader.Sire Willer Dar Minotos - Sire Willer fought in the Second Ork War and was part of the lance of Knight Gallants that was led by their Grandmarshal to break through the defences of Northrise Battery. As the Orks kept filling the gaps in their defences with Stompaz, the assault failed to carry the breach. While Sire Willer's Knight lost a leg to an enemy Stompa, Sire Willer's own fate is unknown.