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'''Wulfen''' are feral man-wolf hybrids created by an adverse reaction to the [[gene-seed]] of the [[Space Wolves]].
==History==
[[File:Wulfen.jpg|thumb|right|A Wulfen.]]The unique properties of the Wolves' gene-seed gift their brothers with enhanced abilities beyond even those of other [[Space Marines]], including hyper-acute senses of smell and hearing, elongated canines that can dent [[plasteel]], and leathery, resilient skin.{{Fn|1a}}. Unfortunately, these same properties risk turning the man who absorbs them into a feral beast, an aspect known as the '''Curse of the Wulfen''' among the Space Wolves.{{CME}}
The first risk of transformation comes during the final initiation rites for [[Aspirant]] Wolves, when they drink from the [[Cup of Wulfen]] and absorb the first and most deadly component of the gene-seed, the [[Canis Helix]]. The Helix causes a violent transformation to the Aspirant's body which is always painful and sometimes fatal{{Fn|1b}}. Those Aspirants who are not killed revert to a bestial state, hungry for raw meat and blood. During their final trial, the [[Test of Morkai]], the Aspirant is required to make his way back to [[The Fang]] through the harsh [[Fenris|Fenrisian]] ian wilderness, fighting the dehumanizing effects of the Helix. Those who fail to do so become entirely feral and stay in the wild, hunting future Aspirants{{Fn|1b}}. Those who succeed and return to the Fang are implanted with the remaining components of the gene-seed, which stabilize the effects of the Helix. However, even after initiation into the [[chapter]], many Wolves are never entirely free of the Curse, and risk reverting to their bestial state in moments of great stress.{{Fn|1b}}. Part of the duties of the [[Wolf Priest]]s is to watch over their brothers in battle, and remind them of their better instincts when they are in danger of succumbing to the Curse.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|2}}.
The Wulfen supposedly take their name from [[Wulfen (Character)|Wulfen]], a chieftain of [[Fenris]] who was the first to accept [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]]'s offer to become a transhuman [[Space Marine]], but because of his secret ambition and jealousy of Russ, the geneseed turned him into a vicious monster instead.{{Fn|2}} Despite the general belief that Wulfen were entirely bestial and thus irredeemable, there were rare cases where Wulfen brothers could be reasoned with and brought under control.{{Fn|3}}
===Return===
*{{Main|Hunt for the Wulfen}}
The Wulfen of the the [[13th Great Company]] openly returned to the Imperium in the closing years of the [[41st Millennium]], rescuing [[Harald Deathwolf]] and his forces from a [[Chaos]] ambush during the [[Battle of Nurades]]. In the aftermath of the battle, the Wulfen were brought before [[Great Wolf]] [[Logan Grimnar]] and [[Wolf Priest]] [[Ulrik]]. Ulrik proclaimed that the return of the Wulfen was an omen that [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]]'s return was imminent. A fierce debate over the future of the [[Chapter]] and what to do with the Wulfen erupted. Ultimately, [[Ragnar Blackmane]] proclaimed that the Wulfen be gathered and brought to [[Fenris]] before they were found by the [[Inquisition]] or other [[Imperial]] authorities. Thus, the [[Great Company|Great Companies]] of the Space Wolves set off to gather the Wulfen, which were now being spotted near [[Warp Storm]]s, in the hopes they could lead them to the Space Wolves' lost Primarch.{{Fn|4a}}
Worryingly, it appears that close proximity to or contact with one of the Wulfen may now be sufficient to infect their uncorrupted [[Space Wolves|brethren]], thus meaning the "Curse of the Wulfen" has become contagious.{{Fn|4b}} The [[Wolf High Priest]] [[Ulrik]] had hoped that the [[Primaris Space Marines|Primaris]] could be the key to a cure for the affliction; however, recent events at [[Smelter's Heap]] have confirmed that these new [[brother]]s are also susceptible to the ''Curse''.{{Fn|5}}.
*[[Kjartan]] - a leader of the [[Kjartan’s Howlers]].{{Fn|8}}
*[[Yngvir]]
==Images==
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==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[Space Wolves 13th Great Company]]
*[[Wulfen Dreadnought]]
==Sources==
*1: [[Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 12
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 10
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Space Wolf (Novel)]] — [[The Space Wolf Omnibus]], Chapter Ten, pg. 155–156
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Wolf's Honour (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
*4: [[War Zone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen]]:
**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|4b}}: Chapter 2
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Twelve Wolves (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Leman Russ: The Great Wolf (Novel)]], Chapter II
*{{Endn|8}}: [[White Dwarf 108 (2016)]] — ''Parade Ground: The Wolf-Sons of Fenris, Space Wolves'', created by James Karch
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