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The '''Iron Priests''' are part of the [[Space Wolves]] [[chapter]] and their duty is that of a [[Techmarine]] but with additions. He is required to keep the equipment of his [[Great Company]] in working order, maintain the [[machine spirit]]s of its vehicles in addition to all other duties of a Techmarine. He is also required to tend to the spirits of the [[Dreadnoughts]] in the depths of [[the Fang]], and it is his duty to rouse them from their deep slumbers if they are needed in battle.{{Fn|1}}
Amongst the nativesof [[Fenris]], each tribe’s smiths will worship the Gods of Iron, legendary figures said to residewithin the volcanic islands adrift in the Boiling Sea. A particularly gifted young Fenrisiansmith may make a pilgrimage to the Isles of Iron, where they do indeed meet with livinggods, for this is the guise the Iron Priests maintain when dealing with mortal men. Should apilgrim pass the Test of the Iron Gauntlet, he may become an apprentice and be initiated intothe Space Wolves. Later he will journey to Mars, the Red Planet, where he will learn the waysof the machine under the tutelage of the arcane and insular [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Only oncehe has fully embraced the mysteries of the [[Omnissiah]] will he be allowed to return to Fenrisand take his rightful place amongst the Iron Priests, bringing growling engines of war to lifein the service of his Chapter.{{Fn|2}} Except the standard [[Servo-Arm]], in battle Iron Priest wields mighty [[Thunder Hammer]] and [[Helfrost Pistol]].{{Fn|3}}
==Notable Iron Priests==
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| [[Image:IronPriestMini.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Iron Priest miniature]]
| [[Image:Iron Priest (2016).jpg|thumb|center|320px|Iron Priest (2016){{Fn|3}}]]
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)]], pg. 38
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition)]] - ''Iron Priests''
*{{Endn|3}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Iron-Priest] Games-Workshop]] ''(last accessed 14 March 2016)''
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[[Category:Space Wolves]]
