Wolves of Fenris, The Space Wolves Marine Chapter
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Thought for the day:
Temper your blades with honor
In defiance of the Codex Astartes, the Space Wolves Chpater is split into twelve Great Companies. Each of these is led by a Wolf Lord, who answers only to the Great Wolf himself (for the last eight hundred years, the position has been occupied by he infamous Logan Grimnar). Each Great Company has its own HQ or 'Lair" within the Space Wolves' Chatper-fortress, the Fang. This mile-high edifice of steel doinates the mountain ranges of Asaheim, and is said to be the most steadfast imperial fortress outside of Terra. The Fang serves as headquarters, cathedral and fortress to each of the Great Companies. In almost all respects, each of the twelve Companies is a free-standing body of troops, with its own weapons, spacecraft, forges, customs and heroes settled within the depths of the Fang.
These Great Companies take much from their current Wolf Lord, including his name. When the Wolf Lord dies in battle, another is chosen to replace him, and so the Company will reinvent itself. This provides a fluid command structure within the Chapter (mortality rate of Space Wolves is unsurprisingly high, given their yearning for close-quarter fighting, although a few particular stawart Wolf Lords have seen out their thousandth year). Each Wolf Lord chooses a symbol from the mythology of Fenris as his personal sigil, and it is this symbol that adorns the Company's banner.
Presiding over the twelve Great Companies is the household of the Great Wolf himself. This is comprised of all the Chapter's most venerable heroes: the Rune Priests, Iron Priests, Wolf Preists, and Dreadnoughts. Their badge remains constant; the wolf that Stalks the Stars, the personal emblem of Leman Russ himself.
End of Home World, Continues to the Organization of the Chapter.
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