House Argosaz
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House Argosaz is a House Major, and one of the 25 voting Houses within the Landsraad.
It is part of the Cartel of Gaiety, a bloc of the Landsraad focused on Exploration.
As a result, corresponding Landsraad Missions may be completed on the House's behalf. Doing so increases a player's personal standing with the House, unlocking tiered rewards independent of the weekly Landsraad vote outcome.
Lore
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Representative Location
The House Representative, Havadisa Argosaz, is located in Hagga Basin. She can be found outside of the Griffin's Reach Tradepost.
Representative Dialogue
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Havadisa Argosaz: Oh good, you're back.
Player: Tell me about yourself.
Havadisa Argosaz: Does it matter? I'm the duly appointed representative of House Argosaz. Let's forgo the pleasantries and discuss business, if there is any.
Player:
1. It matters to me. Knowing the name of the person I am negotiating with is customary and proper.
2. Not really, I won't remember it anyway.
Havadisa Argosaz:
[1] Is that what this is, then? A negotiation? How optimistic of you.
[2] That's the first honest thing I've heard all day.
Player:
1. This is ridiculous. There are a hundred other House Envoys I can approach. Goodbye.
2. The desert is full of snakes and jackals. Go figure.
Havadisa Argosaz:
[1] Wait, wait! You're right-I'm being difficult. I apologize. It's just that I'm faced with so much deceit and insincerity in this blasted world. I descend into brooding without knowing it. Please, let's start again.
[2] So is the Landsraad. I should know better. Okay, now that I've made a complete ass of myself, what did you need to know?
Player: Let's start with you. Who are you?
Havadisa Argosaz: I am Havadisa Argosaz. My father, Santiago, is the Lord High Architect of the Imperium. House Argosaz holds the primary CHOAM contract to design the many industrial and residential structure templates found across the Imperium.
Player: What are you doing at Griffin's Reach?
Havadisa Argosaz: As it happens, my diplomatic billet was supposed to be in Arrakeen, but one can hardly observe frontier conditions from behind great walls.
Player: You choose to be here instead of the comfort of a city?
Havadisa Argosaz: Don't fool yourself. The city has as many, if not more, jackals than anywhere in the badlands. But I am here for a purpose. I am in the planning stages for a new homestead design that can withstand the rigors of the Deep Desert.
Player: Griffin's Reach is hardly the Deep Desert. What do you hope to learn here?
Havadisa Argosaz: Of course, a sojourn into the waste is preferable, but my father is conservative and would never authorize such an expedition. Nor would he authorize my presence here, for that matter. But if I cannot experience the Deep Desert firsthand, I must speak with those who have.
Player: Tell me more about House Argosaz.
Havadisa Argosaz: For many millennia, House Argosaz was actually a House Minor in the orbit of the Great House Quays. At the time, the Lords of House Quays were renowned for their dramatic design philosophy, which was centered on gilded and ornate flourishes. I believe the Old Terran name for it was 'rococo'.
Player: Never heard of House Quays.
Havadisa Argosaz: Most have not. House Quays was closely aligned with House Tantor, the renegade House responsible for the Salusan Holocaust.
Player:
1. What happened to House Quays?
2. What is the Salusan Holocaust?
Havadisa Argosaz:
[1] They were purged alongside all other Houses with allegiance to Tantor. And with their elimination went the Imperium's taste for golden filigree.
[2] Before it was a barren and unhospitiable hellhole, Salusa Secundus was a beautiful green world and the crown jewel of the Imperium. On the wrong side of a feud with the Imperial House Corrino, House Tantor was declared renegade and lost their seat in the Landsraad. In reply, Tantor unloaded their arsenal of House Atomics on Salusa, devastating it utterly. Now, the planet is only fit for monsters and Sardaukar.
Player: Is that where House Argosaz comes in?
Havadisa Argosaz: Indeed, that is when my ancestor, Gundisalvo Argosaz, came forward with a practical, minimalist design style that rejected the drama of old. The young Emperor embraced his vision for a clean, uncomplicated lines and angular, geometric shapes wrought in unvarnished materials. Gaze out across the Arrakis badlands or any frontier vista on any world in the Imperium, and you will see our work.
Exclusive Landsraad Rewards
Swatch (Placeable)
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| Cosmetic Type | Swatch |
| Compatibility | All |