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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
I have added some information regarding the honour and army badges. I have also added a references section so written works can be consulted.
===Honour Badges===
The Space Wolves have a long, varied, and altogether proud warrior heritage. The especially appreciate acts of bravery, courage and skill among there own close comrades, and proudly display badges that denote these acts. These badgess are normally painted or carved onto the armour and weapons of the Space Wolf.
As with most Space Wolf displays, there is no formal system of awards, it only matters that those the Space Wolf fights with understand the significance of the symbol. However, some symbols have acquired a special significance to the Space Wolves over time, and the Sargeant and Veteran badges are good examples of this. There are also some more general symbolism which is used in the honour badges; badges with bones tend to signify wounds suffered in battle, knife and claw symbols represent ferocity and bravery in battle and wolf tails signify great courage in battle.
===Army Badge===
It is quite common for Space Wolves of different Great Companies to find themselves fighting alongside one another in the same task force. In order to aid identification, and to provide a greater amount of task force cohesion on the battlefield, an army marking is usually applied to the Space Wolf's armour, as well as to the vehicles of the task force. As with all badges, there are some that are preferred over others. Of particular note is that used by the current task force of Ragnar Blackmane; A fanged skull superimposed on two crossed bones, mounted on a black lozenge. This particular badge has appeared many times in the past, and therefore probably has some special significance to the space wolves.
==Gameplay==
To field a Space Wolves 13th Company force, one must have both of those codices and the Eye of Terror codex.
The [[13th Company]] was re-introduced during the Eye of Terror global campaign as sub-army. They are an elite force of veterans, lacking any vehicles but including in their ranks the Wulfen, marines who have been transformed into ravenous werewolf-like creatures due to genetic instability
==References==
# Codex Space Wolves (1st Ed.)
# Codex Space Wolves (2nd Ed.)
# Codex Space Marines (2nd Ed.)
# Index Astrates Volume II
[[Category:First-founding Legions]]
