Jaegar Silverclaw
Jaegar Silverclaw was the first Wolf Lord to command the Space Wolves Chapter's Silverclaws Great Company, until he was slain in battle. He was then succeeded as the Silverclaws' Wolf Lord by Kvalnir Silverclaw, who chose not to change the Great Company's name.[1b]
History
The end of his reign as the Silverclaws' Wolf Lord came during the Space Wolves' Fifth Great Hunt, as they did battle with the Thousand Sons. At that time, Jaegar and the Silverclaws were taking part in their Chapter's invasion of a world that was held by the Traitor Legion, when the Daemon Primarch Magnus suddenly appeared from the Warp. Magnus then created a Warp Rift in front of Jaegar and his Wolf Guard, just as the Wolf Lord been leading the Great Company to victory over the Thousand Sons. This ended in mere moments, though, when the forces of Tzeentch emerged from the Warp Rift and fell upon the Wolf Lord in overwhelming numbers. Though his Wolf Guard was beside him, Jaegar knew his death was at hand and ferociously fought like a cornered wolf, until he was finally slain. Magnus' trap nearly undid the Silverclaws then and there, as Jaegar's death and the sudden wave of new foes caused the Great Company to begin retreating. It was only thanks to the quick thinking of the Long Fang Kvalnir Silverclaw that a disaster was avoided, as he managed to rally the Silverclaws to him. The Great Company then began to push Tzeentch's hordes back into the Warp Rift, which the Silverclaws' Rune Priests successfully closed. The Great Company then regrouped to drive the Thousand Sons from the world.[1b]
In the aftermath of the battle, it was discovered that Jaegar's entire Wolf Guard died with him and this complicated the matter of choosing his successor: normally it would be from their ranks that a new Wolf Lord was chosen, but this was no longer an option for the Silverclaws, and so the Great Wolf, Logan Grimnar, intervened on their behalf. He ultimately decided to bestow Kvalnir with the honour of succeeding Jaegr, due to the Long Fang's leadership during the battle, which saved the Space Wolves from certain defeat. After becoming a Wolf Lord, Kvalnir decided against changing his Great Company's Wolf Totem the Silverclaw: it was the Silverclaws he led to victory against Tzeentch's hordes in the Fifth Great Hunt and so the Silverclaws they would remain.[1b] Jaegar is still remembered though, as his saga is among those told by Rune Priests before the Chapter undergoes a Great Hunt. Doing so inspires the Space Wolves to achieve the greatest heights of courage and heroism.[2]
Trivia
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- Jaegar Silverclaw, Kvalnir Silverclaw, and the Silverclaws[1b] were created by the Games Workshop employee Ian Pickstock.[1a] They appeared in The Citadel Journal 2.[1b]
- Jaegar also appears in The Citadel Journal 4, but his first name is misspelled as Jaeger there.[2]
Sources
- 1: The Citadel Journal 2:
- 2: The Citadel Journal 4, pg. 24 - Space Marine: The Power Within
