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|Homeworld=[[Varadon]]{{Fn|1a}}
|Fortress-Monastery=Unknown
|Colours=Silver{{Fn|1b}} or possibly Dark Purple{{Fn|NotesNote 2}}
|Specialty=Unknown
|Battle Cry=Unknown
==History==
They were thought to have been [[Lost Chapter|destroyed]] while fighting alongside the [[Black Templars]], during a [[Tyranid]] [[Battle of Varadon|invasion]] of their [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]], [[Varadon]], in [[987.M41]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|Note 1}}
Despite this, a strike force of the Shadow Wolves later came to the aid of [[Cadia]] during the [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]], in which they joined the [[Imperial]] forces' efforts to retake the [[Chaos]] held [[Kasr Belloc]].{{Fn|2}} It is not known, though, how many of the Shadow Wolves were able to escape Cadia's destruction at the hands of [[Ezekyle Abaddon|the Despoiler]].{{Fn|3}}
==Trivia==
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==Notes==*{{Endn|NotesNote 1}}: The novel [[Helsreach (Novel)|Helsreach]] states that the Battle of Varadon occurred eleven years prior to the Third War for Armageddon{{Fn|1a}}==, which started in [[998.M41]].*{{Endn|Note 2}}: Two claims have been made about the Shadow Wolveson external sources. Neither claim has been officially confirmed: **The wife of [[Black Library]] author [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]], Katie, claims the Shadow Wolves are a reference to [[loyalist]] [[Luna Wolves]], as a gift to her who was a fan of the Luna Wolves.{{Fn|4}}**On the forum ''Warseer'', a user claiming to be Aaron Dembski-Bowden himself and posting under the username "Dead.Blue.Clown" stated that the Shadow Wolves were likely [[Imperial Fists]] descendants with dark purple armour. He went on to say that they have a large number of [[Mark VI Power Armour]] helmets and were both extremely [[Codex Astartes]]-compliant and extremely independent.{{Fn|5}}Neither claim has been officially confirmed.
