House Ulanti
House Ulanti are one of the Noble Houses of Necromunda, sharing a common ancestry with House Escher. The two houses were once one way back in history. Though while Escher diverged and ruined their genetics through chemical warfare, the Ulanti still have their menfolk.
Unlike the other Noble Houses, the Ulanti don't seem to have a singular focus of industry. They are not warmongers like House Greim, or bankers like House Ran Lo. While they do make substantial profit on exporting the pharmaceuticals that they obtain from their contracts with House Escher (which the Escher cannot export themselves by law), the Ulanti seem to have their fingers in all pockets and industries.
Decadent in the extreme, Ulanti holdings are akin to fairytale palaces, where they are populated with exotic beasts from all over the Imperium, and dine on the finest and rarest foodstuffs that are sometimes near impossible to obtain. They even own Necromunda's moon Juggerata which they have turned into a private safari resort.
Alliance Benefits
Unlike many of the potential alliances in the Necromunda ruleset, gaining the patronage of House Ulanti comes with few significant drawbacks. They do not make any kind of demands and do not require any kind of payback for their services.
Alliance with House Ulanti brings cold hard cash in every post-battle sequence, and the potential to bring a reasonaboy potent ally to the battlefield, plain and simple. If that's all a gang leader wants then it's a very simple arrangement.
However, they are one of the most unreliable factions in the game. Every time a gang leader dips into their excessive wealth there is a likelihood that the alliance will be weakened. What's more is that if the alliance ever breaks, House Ulanti will automatically form an temporary alliance with that gang's next opponent (whether they already had an alliance or not) and granting the next player access to wealth and potent allies.
Tabletop
Playable Factions of Necromunda | |
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Clan Houses: | Cawdor - Delaque - Escher - Goliath - Orlock - Van Saar |
Noble Houses: | Catallus - Greim - Ko'iron - Ran Lo - Ty - Ulanti - Spyrers |
Others: | Ash Waste Nomads - Corpse Grinder Cults - Cult of the Redemption Ironhead Squat Prospectors - Palanite Enforcers - Ratskins - Scavvies |