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|Marine=UnknownPre-Heresy Color Scheme.jpg|Marine Px=240|Name=Space Wolves 13th Great Company

|Founding=N/A[[M31]]|Chapter Master=Bulveye[[Leman Russ]]

|Battle Cry=UnknownLegends tell of the howl of the Wulfen: mortal ears have now heard it for the first time in 10,000 years. Eyewitnesses report that the effect is devastating to enemy morale, and often equally unnerving for friendly troops.⁴

|Symbol=UnknownWulfen Icon.jpg|Symbol Px=120|Miniature=13thCompanyMarineGrey Slayer.jpg

==History==An excerpt from Dionerius’ ''“Rise of Man”'', authored sometime around the thirty-first millennium entitled, ''“The Wulfen”'' speaks of these legends even further: '''The Wulfen'''''…Among them were companies of savage creatures, their beastiality far outstripped even the barbarian Children of Russ. By the Space Wolves these were called Wulfen, at times spoken of as the Thirteenth Great Company. They were feral of eye and febrile in nature, strong of limb, and blanched by savage tattoos, able to tear a man asunder with their clawed hands and fangs. Eschewing weapons of distance they would stalk their foes as would beasts, slinking in the shadows and hunting by night ‘neath the light of the full moon. Variously, captains say the Wulfen were led by Hirkon Grail or Jorin Bloodfang, maybe when one was slain another took his place.''⁵ '''Fragment II'''''Now in the aftermath of the Siege of Terra there was a great confusion among the followers of the Emperor, for they had lost their liege lord and were as knights without their king. [ [ Text lost ] ] Many voiced loud the thought in the hearts of all-give chase to the traitors and destroy them utterly for the woe they had wrought. The voice of Russ was the loudest of all, [ [ Text lost ] ] but Guilliman and Dorn gainsaid his counsel. To enter the Occularis Terribilis would bring disorder on the surviving Legions, they said, leaving Man vulnerable to both the xenite and apostate. It is said that Russ, as was often the way, took his own counsel and sent forth the Wulfen to hunt down Abaddon and his followers. Others say that the Thirteenth Great Company pursued the heretics of their own accord, as hounds at the chase who heed not the calls of their huntsman. Others still maintain that the Wulfen had been tainted by the Dark Gods and were summoned by their call to join the Traitor Legions in the netherworld.''⁵

'''Fragment III'''''The 13th Great Company was formed from Wulfen were never seen nor heard again, passing into the void and becoming lost to the eye and ear of Man. It is said that upon the followers Space Wolves homeworld of [[Leman_Russ_(primarch)|Leman Russ]] from his days on [[Fenris]], before the coming loss of the [[Emperor]]. As such they were Wulfen was known as by the "Greybeards" to wolves of Asaheim. The great packs gathered before the rest gates of the Legion, while they referred Space Wolves monastery in their thousands until every wolf in the world was there. That great grey host howled of their loss for a hundred nights before returning to themselves as the "Wolf Brothers"hinterlands.''³⁵. Immediately preceding the Heresy, the Company was led by the [[Wolf Lord]] Bulveye.

Space Wolf legend states ==The Lost Company==What is established fact is that the Thirteenth 13th Company was sent by Leman Russ to pursue the survivors of the [[Thousand Sons]]eventually vanished from Imperial records. To this day, after a failed attempt to eliminate them place is reserved at their homeworld of [[Prospero]]². The members of the 13th Company swore to hunt their foes down until every last one feasts held in the Hall of the cursed marines was slain, no matter how long it took, nor where the traitors fled. [[Great Wolf Lord]] Bulveye for a Lord who has not attended his liege since the time Russ himself casts small doubt over the veracity of these legends with led his guarded response to [[Ragnar Blackmane]]'s historical recount of their mission during the events of [[Wolf's Honour]]² They vanished from Imperial records, and their sons into battle. Their loss is honoured by a black stone set in the [[Grand Annulus ]] (the record of the [[Space Wolf Wolves]] Great Companies).⁴

==Return of the Wulfen==Somehow, the hardy Sons of Russ survived their journey through the Eye and emerged, long after they should have perished, in pursuit of [[Abaddon]]The Despoiler.¹ Given that they vanished before the [[Emperor]] was interred on the [[Golden Throne]], they have been missing for approximately 10,000 years.

Their reappearance at the beginning of Abaddon the Despoiler’s [[Thirteenth Black Crusade ]] has brought them back into the spotlight. They appear to still be in pursuit of the goal Leman their Primarch Russ set out for them, and it . It was believed that [[Leman Russ ]] himself was their leader, although this was never proven.⁴

==Mark of the Wulfen==[[Image:Wulfen Attack.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wulfen brothers of the 13th Company fight the forces of Chaos during the 13th Black Crusade.]]One other thing that sets the warriors of the 13th Company apart from the rest of their Space Wolves brethren is the large percentage of warriors who have succumbed to the animal nature that is part of the genetic legacy of their Primarch: the [[Mark of the Wulfen]]. This genetic mutation causes their canine nature to manifest itself more fully and, amongst other things, thick hair to grow over all the body and claws to sprout from the hands. These warriors gather together in units and surrender packs, surrendering themselves to their animalistic nature, rushing headlong at their foes, eager to use their sharp claws and teeth in close combat. Whether the increased percentage of 13th Company Marines who have succumbed to the [[Mark of the Wulfen ]] is a result of their exposure to [[Eye of Terror]], or whether it existed before and their increased percentage in the Company is simply due to the fact that their increased stamina and strength has allowed more of them to survive than their brethren is unknown¹.

The Thirteenth key to the 13th Company's organization departs heavily from Space Wolf norms, due to movement through the lack of reinforcements and 'fresh blood' supplying Warp are the Company, the inability to train members in specialist roles, the lack of heavy equipment, and the effect of having to exist within [[Rune Priest (Space Wolves)|Rune Priest]]s. Because the [[Eye of Terror for ten thousand years. The core of a 13th Company warband are the Grey Slayers. Similar to ]] has unlocked hidden [[Grey Hunterspsychic]]powers in many recruits, they fulfil the same role in battleCompany has no shortage of these highly gifted individuals.⁴

Because of The [[Wulfen]] are the most drastic departure from a normal Space Wolf. The Space Marines who mutate into [[Wulfen]] bear resemblance to werewolves in the impossibility of recruiting new brethren, there are no same way as [[Blood ClawAngels]]s in suffering the 13th Company[[Red Thirst]] resemble vampires. Each and every Blood Claw has long since advanced Any Space Wolf to suffer as a [[Wulfen]] becomes a higher stagehalf man, half wolf creature with a feral mind. The Company's assault specialists are mutation normally manifests itself in the Storm Claws. They are equally experienced, but still more hot-headed Neophyte stage and aggressive than the Grey Slayers[[Space Wolves]] must spend time in their training in a scenario designed to out those who have become [[Wulfen]].⁴

The key to Though normal [[Space Wolves]] sometimes use individual [[Wulfen]] in battle, the 13th Company uses entire packs. Each and every member of the 13th Company's movement through carries the Warp are Curse, and it manifests itself in the [[Rune Priest (Space Wolves)|Rune Priest]]sat different times. Thus even the [[Wulfen]] packs do not stay the same. Because It has manifested itself so strongly and so late because it reacts to the Eye influence of Chaos; because of this side of their nature acting as a kind of Terror has unlocked hidden spiritual defense mechanism, [[psychicSpace Wolves]] powers are exceptionally resistant to the malign influence of Chaos. It is believed that the 13th Company have only been able to survive living as Loyalist Marines in many recruits, the Company has no shortage [[Eye of Terror]] so long precisely because of these highly gifted individualsthis trait.⁴

The ==Notable Wulfen are of the most drastic departure 13th Great Company==*'''[[Wolf Lord]]''' [[Bulveye]] - Since the dawn of the [[Imperium]], [[Bulveye]] has been [[Wolf Lord]], leading the '''13th Great Company''' from the Burning of [[Prospero]], to the untold horrors of the [[Eye of Terror]], and back into the modern age against the vile forces of [[Abaddon]] The Despoiler and his Thirteenth Black Crusade.⁵ He was the Commander of the 954th Expeditionary Fleet during the [[Great Crusade]].³*'''[[Rune Priest]] [[Torvald]]''' - Known as [[Torvald]] the Reaver, of Red Kraken Hold. This mighty Son of Russ was one of the [[Space Wolves]] first [[Rune Priests]]. He fought by the side of Russ himself during the [[Great Crusade]] and has been [[Bulveye]]'s lieutenant since that bygone era.⁵*'''Dagmar''' - One of [[Bulveye]]'s pack leaders of the 13th Company.⁵*'''Halvdan Bale-eye''' - In the early days of the [[Great Crusade]], Halvdan was [[Bulveye]]’s chief lieutenant. He was a normal Space Wolfgrim, brooding figure even at the best of times. The Space Marines who mutate into Wulfen bear resemblance to werewolves in Halvdan’s left eye socket was seamed and uneven, the bone broken by a sword stroke that had put out the same way eye as well. He’d survived the terrible wound and had disdained an eye-patch afterwards, using the empty socket to unnerve foes and shipmates alike during his raiding days on [[Fenris]]. When he became a [[Blood AngelsSpace Marine]] suffering he had it replace with the unblinking lens of an augmetic eye. It is not known if he lived past the days of the [[Red ThirstHorus Heresy]] resemble vampiresor not.³*'''Jurgen''' - '''Jurgen''' was a lean and rangy wolf brother. He wore his black hair cropped short and had adopted the Terran tradition of shaving his chin, earning no small amount of jibes from his pack-mates. Any Space ³*'''Lars''' – One of [[Bulveye]]’s [[Wolf to suffer Guard]], he is described as a Wulfen becomes fearsome warrior. He was decapitated by a half manDark Eldar lord whilst fighting on the world of Antimon during the [[Great Crusade]].³*'''Ranulf''' – A [[Space Wolf]] [[Storm Bird]] pilot, half wolf creature with a feral mindand one of [[Bulveye]]'s pack-mates. The mutation normally manifests itself in the Neophyte stage ³*'''Johann''' – '''Johann''' was an unaugmented Fenrisian and Space Wolves must spend time in their training in personal Huscarl to [[Wolf Lord]] [[Bulveye]]. He is described as a scenario designed to out those wiry, older man who have become Wulfenwore the dark grey tunic of a Legion bondsman.³

Though normal Space Wolves sometimes use individual Wulfen in battle, ==Notable Ships==*'''The Battle-Barge [[Ironwolf]]''' - The ''Ironwolf'' was [[Bulveye]]'s personnel ship and the 13th Company use entire packs. Each and every member flagship of the 13th Company carries 954th Expeditionary Fleet during the Curse, and it manifests itself in early years of the Space Wolves at different times[[Great Crusade]]. Thus even This mighty ship saw hard fighting for seven years during the Wulfen packs do not stay the same[[Great Crusade]]. It has manifested itself so strongly and so late because it reacts Her honour rolls bore testament to the influence of Chaos; because of this side of their nature acting as a kind of spiritual defence mechanism, Space Wolves are exceptionally resistant to battles she’d fought and the malign influence of Chaos. It is believed that the 13th Company have only been able to survive living as Loyalist Marines wayward worlds she’d reclaimed in the Eye name of terror so long precisely because the [[Emperor]] of this traitMan.³

==Colours==The 13th Company is also distinguished by maintaining the dark grey Pre-Heresy colour scheme of the [[Space Wolves ]] Legion, on what little remains of their original equipment. Much of their armor and weaponry has been replaced with material scavenged from their fallen [[Chaos]] foes. Not surprisingly, their Company has almost no heavy equipment such as tanks, [[Terminators]] or [[Dreadnoughts]]. ¹ ²