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[[Image:DrennRedblade.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{PAGENAME}}]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a member of the [[Deathwatch]]. Hailing from the [[Space Wolves]] [[Chapter]] where he served as a [[Blood Claw]], Drenn is a young and brutal close-range fighter. It is rumored that his assignment to the Deathwatch was a scheme by his [[Wolf Lord]] [[Kjarl Grimblood]] to end his excessive boasting.{{Fn|1}} ==History==Originally a Blood Claw of the Grimbloods (the [[Great Company]] of [[Kjarl Grimblood]]), Drenn was 'promoted' to the ranks of a [[Skyclaw]] Assault Pack called the '''Flame Hunters''', led by the [[Wolf Guard]] [[Svenbald]], due to his rebellious and antagonistic tendencies. Drenn chafed under Svenbald's leadership, considering the pack leader to be "all boast and no teeth". Svenbald, in turn, refused to acknowledge Drenn's deed-name of '''Redblade''' and his pack-mates thought that Drenn was an impetuous firebrand.{{Fn|2}} When the [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] gas giant [[Theron]] was invaded by [[Ork]]s, eight packs of the Grimbloods were deployed to fight them. Drenn's pack was assigned to guard '''Platform Epsilon 9-17''', one of the many mobile lightning conductors suspended in Theron's atmosphere, from waves of greenskins that swarmed from a [[Rok]]. Also defending the Platform was a Deathwatch [[Kill-Team]] led by [[Caius Vorens]].{{Fn|2}} The initial wave of Orks was easily repelled by the Platform's [[Servitor]]s, with only six greenskins actually landing on the platform itself. Drenn, eager for a fight, proceeded to kill all six of the xenos single-handedly. A second wave containing [[Stormboyz]] soon followed and was also purged by the conmbined defenders of Epsilon 9-17 with minor casualties. Vorens wished to rig the Platform with melta-charges and retreat before a third wave of Orks arrived, as he believed that, following the Stormboyz' failure, the Orks would send in [[Bommer]]s to damage the Platform and kill as many of the defenders as possible.{{Fn|2}}
In [[M41]] {{PAGENAME}} took part in the purging of a [[Genestealer Cult]] on [[Ghosar Quintus]].{{Fn|1}}
==Related PublicationsWargear==*Drenn is equipped with two [[Deathwatch: Redblade (Short Story)Close Combat Weapons|close-combat weapons]] by - the [[Robbie MacNivenChainsword]]'''''Graam''''' and a [[Astartes Combat Knife|hook-tipped combat knife]] named '''''Fang'''''. Although he also carries a [[Bolt pistol]], Drenn very much prefers personal, close-quarters combat. In addition, he is trained in the use of a [[Jump pack]].{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 109 (2016)]] - ''Kill Team Cassius''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Deathwatch: Redblade (Short Story)]]
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