Imperial Knights - Questoris Knight Crusader of House Mortan

Welcome Readers, my latest offering off the painting table, a House Mortan Questoris Imperial Knight Crusader. A striking scheme and a change from doing my usual Blue/Gold Knights and Titans! A Black Knight.

House Mortan is an Imperial Knight house of the Questor Imperialis that is strongly aligned with the Imperium of Man. The antecedents of House Mortan settled the inhospitable Knight World of Kimdaria, the Black Planet, during the early stages of the Age of Strife.

By the time the antecedents of House Mortan had arrived upon Kimdaria, the mysterious nebula known as the Black Pall that surrounded the planet had grown unexpectedly dense. Fell creatures, already accustomed to the world's dim light, roamed the ink-black landscapes, and it was only through the skill and dedication of the colonists' Knights that the beasts were driven back and the first settlements established. Kimdaria was only rediscovered in the late 35th Millennium by the Imperium. Due to the millennia of constant patrols to keep the Death World's forests clear of predatory behemoths, the Knights of House Mortan have come to place great value upon close combat. The House motto is, "In war, show no mercy."

This was an eBay rescue, covered in dust and not completed. I recognised the livery and took task to repaint the armour and add all the details, drill the barrels and weather the endo-skeleton and heat stain metals etc. Luckily I had a set of House Mortan decals from the FW Imperial Knights sheet so I could do this Knight justice.

Here is the added details for the endo-skeleton, a splash of colour on otherwise plain metal frame. I really enjoy bringing Knights back from the abyss, or bringing them to life. Nice projects.

The armament is a rare one for House Mortan as they favour close-combat, as the home world darkness means closing with the enemy or fell beasts. So, I see this Knight Crusader as a support Knight, putting fire into the enemy ahead of the Household closing!

Here was the unfinished, dull and very dusty eBay sale. But now completely re-painted and back on sale on eBay in all the new fine livery and decals.

And House Mortan as featured in the Imperial Knights Codex

Cheers, Siph (10pts - as re-painted Armour)