Wolf Priest
Wolf Priests combine the roles of Chaplains and Apothecaries within the Space Wolves chapter, responsible for both the spiritual and physical well-being of their fellows.[1a]
Overview
Wolf Priests are selected from any part of the chapter but usually from the Long Fangs or Wolf Guard due to the greater wisdom of these marines.[4] Wolf Priests are well-trained in both medicine as well as how to act as a spiritual guide for the warriors under their care.[8] Instead of using Codex medical equipment, Wolf Priests use healing potions and balms, using knowledge passed down from one Wolf Priest to the next.[4] Just like standard Apothecaries of other Chapters, Wolf Priests retrieve the Gene-Seed of fallen Battle-Brothers.[8]
Wolf Priests are also almost entirely responsible for the recruitment of aspirants to the chapter, selecting them from the hardy native warriors of Fenris. Wolf Priests are commonly garbed with wolf totems, including wolf-skull shaped helmets symbolizing the cycle of death and rebirth of Morkai.[8] They can often be seen observing battles from nearby vantage points, ready to select suitable candidates for the Space Wolves from the survivors. The Priests are often the only Space Wolves these tribesmen ever see, and are regarded as god-like figures.[1a]
Of all the new Primaris Space Marine battle-brothers recently inducted into the Space Wolves, it was the Wolf Priests who encountered the greatest difficulties in gaining acceptance. At first their battle chants were not of Fenris, but of old Terra, copied from Legion manuals dating to before the Great Crusade. However, their howling zeal and dedication has won over even the most grizzled Space Wolves, and with each battle the Primaris Wolf Priests become ever more steeped in Fenrisian custom.[6]
Wargear
Like conventional Space Marine Chaplains, Wolf Priests wear all-black power armour and carry a Crozius Arcanum as a close-combat weapon. They are also equipped with Wolf Amulets, which generate protective fields similar to a Rosarius. In addition, like conventional Space Marine Apothecaries, they are tasked with retrieving the gene-seed of fallen Space Wolves, and so carry the Fang of Morkai, a specialized Reductor.[1a]
As befits their station, Wolf Priests have access to a great variety of equipment from The Fang. This allows them to utilize Jump Packs and sometimes even Terminator Armour.[8]
Notable Wolf Priests
- Ulrik the Slayer — Recruited from the Wolf Guard after the First War for Armageddon; the only Space Wolf to turn down a promotion to Wolf Lord.[1b]
- Ranek Icewalker — Recruited Ragnar Blackmane and Strybjorn Grimskull.[2]
- Sigurd — Accompanied Ragnar Blackmane to Charys and in several subsequent wars.[3]
- Tobias Heimdall — Wolf Priest in the time of the Horus Heresy
- Ulaf Speargyde[7]
- Ulbrandr Crowhame — Great Crusade-era Wolf Priest
Images
Wolf Priest (10th Edition)[9]
A Wolf Priest[5]
Wolf Priest in Terminator Armour[8]
Wolf Priest (Limited edition - 2003)
See also
Sources
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- 1: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition):
- 2: Space Wolf (Novel), Chapter Two
- 3: Wolf's Honour (Novel),
[Help] - 4: White Dwarf 266 (UK) [Help]
- 5: Index Astartes II [Help]
- 6: Codex: Space Wolves (8th Edition), pg. 28
- 7: Codex Supplement: Space Wolves (9th Edition), pg. 16
- 8: Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition) (E-Book) - Space Wolves Army List
- 9: Warhammer Community: These epic new Space Wolves will write sagas worthy of the Allfather (Posted 27 March 2025)
