Svane Vulfbad
Svane Vulfbad was a former Wolf Lord of the Space Wolves. However, he eventually became disgusted by the inefficient bureaucracy of the Imperium, and has since turned to worship of the Chaos God Khorne, leading his Great Company into Chaos, creating the fearsome Blood Wolves.[1]
History
Wolf Lord Harald Deathwolf and his Great Company were charged in 913.M41 by the Great Wolf Logan Grimnar to track down and execute the notorious Traitor. Deathwolf and his company eventually uncovered Vulfbad in the Cliedes System, tracking their elusive quarry to the storm-wracked moon of Gallimius. Deathwolf rode his ferocious Thunderwolf through the planet's ferrite dust storms at the head of a small strike force of Wolf Scouts. The visibility was so bad that Deathwolf had to track his quarry purely by scent, but he later claimed the stink of rank sweat and treachery was so strong it was child's play to follow. It has been said that Harald's senses are so sharp he can smell the fear of his prey from several leagues distance.[1]
After weeks of stalking their prey, Deathwolf's hunting party cornered Vulfbad atop a dust-crowned mountain just as the vile Traitor was completing a sorcerous summoning ritual that would have seen his traitorous forces thronged with daemons. The Renegade Space Wolf fought like a madman even after his allies had been slain, badly wounding Harald's Thunderwolf in the process, the Wolf lord fought valiantly against Vulfbad but was ultimately outmatched by the Khornate Blood Wolf. As Harald brought his axe around to deliver the deathblow, a bolt of lightning struck them both. When the dust settled, Vulfbad had disappeared and all that was left was his mighty Frost Axe, a shard of which now juts from the cybernetic jaw of Harald's Thunderwolf. The beast has been known as Icetooth ever since.[1]
Trivia
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- Svane Vulfbad is possibly named for Sweyn Forkbeard, a Viking king of Denmark and Norway.
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf 387 (UK), pg. 56
- 2: Shadow War: Armageddon rulebook, pg. 126
