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Lord of Bones

2018-07-26T13:10:35Z

2A02:587:3A12:6900:9508:1519:22C0:C3F7:

{{Infobox /tg/-Heresy Primarch
|name=Abdul Al-Sherar
|bgcolor=Black
|fgcolor=White
|image=[[File:Cyborg by barfly1976.jpg|225px]]
|title=Lord of Bones
|alias=The White Knight
|where=
|when=
|legion=associated with the [[Void Angels]]
|crusade=
|sigil=
|weapon=
|trait=
|flaw=Proud
|heresy=Fights alongside [[Gaspard Lumey]]
|fate=Slain by [[Aubrey The Grey]]
|dominion=
}}
{{/tg/-Heresy-Head}}

Often known as the '''Lord of Bones''' (after his most-famous armour), or sometimes as the ''White Knight'' (for the first suit he piloted), the Scion Abdul al-Sherar was the greatest [[Knight Houses (Hektor Heresy)|knight]] of his era. Even thousands of years later, he is held up as an icon of knightly virtue and prowess.

==Life==

"Abdul al-Sherar" was not the Scion's real name, but merely a description of his origin. He was born on the Knight World ''Iteru'', to the Scions of the [[Order of Bahri]]. This once-proud brotherhood had become thrall-knights to the mighty Forge World [[Al-Sherar]]. Scions of the Order were fitted out with a series of augmentations to ensure their loyalty to the Mechanicum, leaving them no honour but death in battle. Abdul escaped this grim existence, though he never spoke of the price paid for his freedom. Some speculate that Abdul's escape was engineered by the Fabricator General [[Kalkas Tygian]] as part of some intrigue against Al-Sherar, though no proof has ever emerged.

History records many Freeblades offering their services to Imperial Forces in the Segmentum Pacificus during the Great Crusade, and surely Abdul al-Sherar was among them. He first rose to some prominence by fighting under the banner of [[House Accolon]], and [[Arturia Eld (Hektor Heresy)|Arturia Eld]] offered Abdul a place in her household. The bold young scion countered by proposing to court the King of Cattegirn, much to the mirth of House Accolon. A measured response from Arturia set Abdul to seven years' of exemplary service before he might press his suit for her hand.

In pursuit of this goal, Abdul made a fateful decision at Igwen IV. House Accolon was fighting alongside the warriors of the [[Void Angels|Fifth Legion]] in the Igwen Compliance, and Arturia had ordered a brief respite to refit their armour before pushing on. Impetuous and eager to win glory, Abdul ignored Arturia's orders and put himself and his subordinates at the disposal of [[Fabrice Diallo]]. The Fifth won their world and Abdul fought gloriously, but House Accolon lost several of its mighty Knight armours and Scions as a result of his impatience - including Abdul's own "White Knight".

Arturia's response was ambivalent. In light of the House's losses as a result of disobedience, she informed Abdul that his suit was over. However, she paid tribute to his skill and courage and made no move to dismiss the warrior from her service. Regardless, Abdul was distraught and begged Arturia for a second chance. Her reply was fateful: she informed the scion that he would have to become the greatest of knights to earn a place at her side. Staggered, Abdul left the ranks of House Accolon.

Without a Knight to pilot, he was just a man alone in the galaxy, and perhaps would have come to an inglorious end were it not for the kindness of Lieutenant Marius d'Orléans. The young Lieutenant offered Abdul the hospitality of his family on [[Ciban IV]], writing him a letter of introduction to present to the d'Orléans household. Although Abdul took up the Lieutenant and spent some months on Ciban IV, he found the world too strange to call home and Arturia's challenge weighed heavy on his heart. Reluctantly, the Freeblade went to Al-Sherar's enclave in Ciban City to beg Oum al Banine, the resident Alim-Vizier for an audience with the council of Kazi on Al-Sherar. There, he would request readmission into the Forge World's service as a Knight of the Mechanicum.

The Kazi of Al-Sherar are coldly logical beings. They took no slight from Abdul's earlier defection. His skills were assessed. Calculations were made. Bringing an escaped thrall into the ranks of the Order of Bahri might encourage others to attempt the same. But a warrior as skilled as Abdul could be useful. The Kazi offered to equip the Freeblade if he would serve them as a test pilot for ten years, then enter the service of their Space Marine allies. Abdul agreed without hesitation. It was far better than he had expected.

The decade under Al-Sherar was bleak. Abdul suffered the pain of many surgeries to augment his body and improve his connection to a Knight Armour. He also endured the difficulties of mastering the wild Machine Spirit of the experimental Knight that would become his identity. As the pilot of the white armour, "Lord of Bones", Abdul entered the service of the Fifth Legion once more, this time as a direct vassal of Winged Victory. His skill and the remarkable technology of Al-Sherar swiftly brought the Scion to the attention of the Primarch [[Gaspard Lumey]], who appointed Lord of Bones as his personal bodyguard.

This precaution would prove a sage decision at the Battle of Dolsene, where the Knight fought against [[Aubrey The Grey]] long enough for Gaspard Lumey to gather his wits and help drive off the Traitor Primarch. If this victory was a substantial one - Lord of Bones was praised for having preserved the whole of the Fifth Legion - the Scion felt that his honour had been compromised by not being permitted to fight his duel against Aubrey to its end. Lumey responded that it was not the place of an individual warrior to seek personal glory, but instead to further a greater cause.

Chastened, the Scion thought long on Lumey's words and whether this episode was but one of a great many failings. Lord of Bones refused to let his spirit sag, but he came to the realisation that his honour had long been marred by pride. He recalled Arturia's challenge to be the greatest of knights, and realised that he would have to embrace humility in order to claim his place at her side. Fortified by this epiphany, Lord of Bones found that his interface with his mighty armour grew ever-closer. The improvement of his prowess was timely, as the Scion would accompany Fifth Legion on the winding road back to Terra, then the ferocious battles of the '''Scouring'''. He cut a bloody swathe through Renegade and Traitor alike, even personally destroying the possessed Titan "Folly of Man" during the grim fighting of the Relief of Mars.

After the Scouring, Lord of Bones discovered that Arturia Rex had been slain on Terra. He took the news with great stoicism, determining that the challenge had undertaken transcended death and continuing in his quest to prove himself, in the firm belief that Arturia's honour was the match of his own. For centuries, he sought neither command nor accolade. Lord of Bones was constantly on the move, seeking out the Imperium's greatest enemies and confronting them without fear or complaint.

[[Image:Tristan_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Gozuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Mezuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pyramid_Turtle.png|550px]]
[[Image:Zombie_Master.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Lord.png|550px]]
[[Image:Shadow_Ghoul.png|550px]]
[[Image:Crimson_Knight_Vampire_Bram.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Grace.png|550px]]
[[Image:Lich_Lord_King_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire's_Curse.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pilgrim_Reaper.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Vamp.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Genesis.png|550px]]
[[Image:Despair_from_the_Dark.png|550px]]
[[Image:Kaisha.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number22Zombiestein-RATE-EN-SR-LE.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number_23_Lancelot_Dark_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:BookofLife-GLD5-EN-C-LE.png|550px]]
[[Image:Solidarity-SDMM-EN-C-UE.png|550px]]
[[Image:UnitedWeStand-YS18-EN-C-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:TheBeginningoftheEnd-DESO-EN-SR-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:MirrorForce-YS18-EN-C-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:Devour.jpg|550px]]

==Rules==

==On the Tabletop==

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
! || Pts || WS || BS || S || FA || SA || RA || I || A || HP
|-
| '''Lord of Bones:''' || 460 || 7 || 4 || 10 || 13 || 12 || 12 || 5 || 5 || 7
|}

Wargear: Heavy Bolter, Void Shields, Zulfikar.

Special Rules: Archeotech Reactor, Pure of Heart Strong of Arm.

'''Void Shields''': The Lord of Bones has a titan voidshield. The Void Shields do not benefit from his invuln save.

'''Zulfikar''': The mysterious ''Lord of Bones'' Knight was armed only with its great sword, Zulfikar (''Spine-splitter''). Although the Knight lacked for real ranged weapons, the energy field that fortified Zulfikar could flare out in a deadly burst. Uses the following profiles.

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="left"
! || S || AP ||
|-
| '''Melee''' || D || 1 || Reaping Blow
|-
| '''Energy Burst''' || 6 || 4 || Hellstorm, Haywire.
|} 

'''Archeotech Reactor''': The Alim of Al-Sherar crafted Lord of Bones around a reactor of ancient design and phenomenal output. The immense energy at the pilot's disposal is what allows the Knight to mount Titan-class Void Shields. The Knight may also re-roll one die from any Charge, Run, or Sweeping Advance roll made, but must accept the new result even if it is worse. When the Knight is destroyed, it always creates a Titanic Explosion.

'''Pure of Heart, Strong of Arm''': Abdul al-Sherar's legendary prowess in battle was the result of a long, hard road of spiritual purification. By over-coming his arrogance and prideful ambition, he was able to commune with Lord of Bones' fierce war-spirit in a way that no other could. He gains a 5+ invulnerable save against all attacks, and always passes Deny The Witch rolls on a 3+.

{{/tg/-Heresy-Knights}}

Karlaen

2018-07-25T21:28:22Z

2A02:587:3A12:6900:9508:1519:22C0:C3F7:

[[File:ManlyKarlaen.PNG|350px|thumb|fukkin' Manly!]]
No Space Marine earns the mantle of Captain of the Chapter's 1st Company without the faith of his Chapter Master and the respect of his
battle-brothers. Captain Karlaen has served the [[Blood Angels]] with distinction for over four centuries, ascending to the leadership of the Archangels after serving within the 1st Company for over a century of war and carnage. In his time he has gained the admiration of his peers and of Commander Dante himself. Arenos Karlaen possesses a keen tactical mind that has guided his brothers to victory time after time. It was this singular understanding of warfare that first drew the attention of his Company Captain and Commander Dante. While all other Space Marines undergo rigorous psycho-conditioning and constant tactical training, Arenos' abilities go beyond this. With a mere glance, he is able to gain the measure of a conflict and formulate an effective response, often drawing from the ancient teachings of the Codex Astartes as inspiration.

As a young battle-brother, Karlaen first displayed his tactical acumen during the war for Barestyr XIX against the Speed Freeks of WAAAGH! Kruggdak. When Karlaen's Sergeant was decapitated by an Ork Kannon, he assumed temporary command of his squad. Using the world's sky-bridge network as a battlefield, Karlaen trapped the xenos among the bridges' complex cogwork gates. Robbed of their mobility, the Orks became easy prey for the Space Marines and were quickly defeated. This action would be first of many to draw the eye of Dante. More victories followed, and with each one of Karlaen's renown among the Blood Angels increased. When Arenos entered the ranks of the Archangels, it was as a Veteran Sergeant of a Terminator Squad.

The destruction of more than half a dozen Space Hulks can be laid at Arenos' feet, and since entering the Blood Angels 1st Company he has led many of the missions to purge the Imperium of these insidious threats. Doom of Vorgoth, Divine Purgotory and Twilight Aegis are names now synonymous with Karlaen, as he was the Captain responsible for clearing these Space Hulks with only a handful of battle-brothers. It was on the Doom of Vorgoth that Arenos was almost killed by the Necrogolem, a Nurgle Daemon of meat and metal. The vile creature had turned the Space Hulk into a playground of pestilence and disease, filled with myriad traps to ensnare the unwary. Karlaen would eventually destroy the creature by venting its sump-palace to the void and freezing the Necrogolem in a tomb of its own filth.

'''Relic Terminator Armour''' - Tactical Dreadnought armour is among the finest personal protection available to the warriors of the Adeptus Astartes and it has saved Karlaen's life many times over. This suit of ancient Terminator armour is a mark of rank within the Archangels and a reward for his unyielding loyalty to the Chapter.

'''Aureate Halo''' - Karlaen's Iron Halo is a relic of the Archangels company armouries and is known as the Aureate Halo. The halo is reputed to have been crafted during the Second Founding of the Space Marine Chapters.

'''Hammer of Baal''' - Karlaen's Thunder Hammer is an ancient relic of the Blood Angels Chapter, given to him by Dante as a mark of his honoured place as Captain of the Archangels.

==On the Tabletop==

===for 7th===

Finding rules for Karlaen is a little annoying, since he's inside the Deathstorm expansion for the Shield of Baal expansion (so you don't get him if you bought Shield of Baal box set), and even then he's mediocre at best.

His personal statline at first seems a bit...meh. Just a regular old captain in terminator armor with the bonus of an iron halo and a MC Thunder hammer and counter-attack. He can get the job done if used proper, but other named characters will most likely come out on top over him (looking at you [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]]!)

...And then you take a look at what he does to the Formation he gets attached to. +1 to seize the initiative rolls, in addition you can re-roll any reserve rolls, failed or successful. Holy balls! For a deep-striking army like the blood angels this is utter gold. Turning your entire force into an alpha striking juggernaut that can deep strike onto your enemy's molars on the first turn.

In the end, Karlaen, just like Krom Dragongaze before him, is a character you'll choose to play, because you like his fluff and model, and not so much for his rules. If you are out to forge the narrative and create some new quest for your favourite heroes, Karlaen, Krom and the rest of the newly introduced characters from the Stormclaw, Deathstorm and the upcoming Darkstorm are your men. If you are out to win you some tournaments, leave him for some [[Chapter Master Smashfucker|overpowered unfluffy bullshit]].

[[Image:Tristan_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Gozuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Mezuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pyramid_Turtle.png|550px]]
[[Image:Zombie_Master.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Lord.png|550px]]
[[Image:Shadow_Ghoul.png|550px]]
[[Image:Crimson_Knight_Vampire_Bram.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Grace.png|550px]]
[[Image:Lich_Lord_King_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire's_Curse.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pilgrim_Reaper.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Vamp.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Genesis.png|550px]]
[[Image:Despair_from_the_Dark.png|550px]]
[[Image:Kaisha.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number22Zombiestein-RATE-EN-SR-LE.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number_23_Lancelot_Dark_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:BookofLife-GLD5-EN-C-LE.png|550px]]
[[Image:Solidarity-SDMM-EN-C-UE.png|550px]]
[[Image:UnitedWeStand-YS18-EN-C-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:TheBeginningoftheEnd-DESO-EN-SR-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:MirrorForce-YS18-EN-C-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:Devour.jpg|550px]]

===In 8th Edition===
the Hammer of Baal has become a standard Relic, so if you want to field this guy, just have a Terminator Captain wield it. Making for a pretty durable and killy melee fighter. Stock him with his normal storm-bolter and let him go. Not much fluff to go on as to what his warlord trait would be other than the codex saying that he's good at planning and he's usually pretty dour--sooo...I dunno...Soulwarden? Just roll for it, you really can't go wrong. Giving The Veritas Vitae to a Lieutenant could also be worth dipping another CP if you REEEEAALLY wanted to fluff it as his tactical acumen--I mean VV, it's always worth it, but this is for if you just want a fluff battle.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Arenos Karlaen Termi Armour.png| Wonder if he's just as well-kempt fighting?
File:Karlaen duel.jpg| nope...still pretty.
</gallery>

{{Marines-Characters}}

Karlaen

2018-07-25T21:25:42Z

2A02:587:3A12:6900:9508:1519:22C0:C3F7:

[[File:ManlyKarlaen.PNG|350px|thumb|fukkin' Manly!]]
No Space Marine earns the mantle of Captain of the Chapter's 1st Company without the faith of his Chapter Master and the respect of his
battle-brothers. Captain Karlaen has served the [[Blood Angels]] with distinction for over four centuries, ascending to the leadership of the Archangels after serving within the 1st Company for over a century of war and carnage. In his time he has gained the admiration of his peers and of Commander Dante himself. Arenos Karlaen possesses a keen tactical mind that has guided his brothers to victory time after time. It was this singular understanding of warfare that first drew the attention of his Company Captain and Commander Dante. While all other Space Marines undergo rigorous psycho-conditioning and constant tactical training, Arenos' abilities go beyond this. With a mere glance, he is able to gain the measure of a conflict and formulate an effective response, often drawing from the ancient teachings of the Codex Astartes as inspiration.

As a young battle-brother, Karlaen first displayed his tactical acumen during the war for Barestyr XIX against the Speed Freeks of WAAAGH! Kruggdak. When Karlaen's Sergeant was decapitated by an Ork Kannon, he assumed temporary command of his squad. Using the world's sky-bridge network as a battlefield, Karlaen trapped the xenos among the bridges' complex cogwork gates. Robbed of their mobility, the Orks became easy prey for the Space Marines and were quickly defeated. This action would be first of many to draw the eye of Dante. More victories followed, and with each one of Karlaen's renown among the Blood Angels increased. When Arenos entered the ranks of the Archangels, it was as a Veteran Sergeant of a Terminator Squad.

The destruction of more than half a dozen Space Hulks can be laid at Arenos' feet, and since entering the Blood Angels 1st Company he has led many of the missions to purge the Imperium of these insidious threats. Doom of Vorgoth, Divine Purgotory and Twilight Aegis are names now synonymous with Karlaen, as he was the Captain responsible for clearing these Space Hulks with only a handful of battle-brothers. It was on the Doom of Vorgoth that Arenos was almost killed by the Necrogolem, a Nurgle Daemon of meat and metal. The vile creature had turned the Space Hulk into a playground of pestilence and disease, filled with myriad traps to ensnare the unwary. Karlaen would eventually destroy the creature by venting its sump-palace to the void and freezing the Necrogolem in a tomb of its own filth.

'''Relic Terminator Armour''' - Tactical Dreadnought armour is among the finest personal protection available to the warriors of the Adeptus Astartes and it has saved Karlaen's life many times over. This suit of ancient Terminator armour is a mark of rank within the Archangels and a reward for his unyielding loyalty to the Chapter.

'''Aureate Halo''' - Karlaen's Iron Halo is a relic of the Archangels company armouries and is known as the Aureate Halo. The halo is reputed to have been crafted during the Second Founding of the Space Marine Chapters.

'''Hammer of Baal''' - Karlaen's Thunder Hammer is an ancient relic of the Blood Angels Chapter, given to him by Dante as a mark of his honoured place as Captain of the Archangels.

==On the Tabletop==

===for 7th===

Finding rules for Karlaen is a little annoying, since he's inside the Deathstorm expansion for the Shield of Baal expansion (so you don't get him if you bought Shield of Baal box set), and even then he's mediocre at best.

His personal statline at first seems a bit...meh. Just a regular old captain in terminator armor with the bonus of an iron halo and a MC Thunder hammer and counter-attack. He can get the job done if used proper, but other named characters will most likely come out on top over him (looking at you [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]]!)

...And then you take a look at what he does to the Formation he gets attached to. +1 to seize the initiative rolls, in addition you can re-roll any reserve rolls, failed or successful. Holy balls! For a deep-striking army like the blood angels this is utter gold. Turning your entire force into an alpha striking juggernaut that can deep strike onto your enemy's molars on the first turn.

In the end, Karlaen, just like Krom Dragongaze before him, is a character you'll choose to play, because you like his fluff and model, and not so much for his rules. If you are out to forge the narrative and create some new quest for your favourite heroes, Karlaen, Krom and the rest of the newly introduced characters from the Stormclaw, Deathstorm and the upcoming Darkstorm are your men. If you are out to win you some tournaments, leave him for some [[Chapter Master Smashfucker|overpowered unfluffy bullshit]].

[[Image:Tristan_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Gozuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Mezuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pyramid_Turtle.png|550px]]
[[Image:Zombie_Master.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Lord.png|550px]]
[[Image:Shadow_Ghoul.png|550px]]
[[Image:Crimson_Knight_Vampire_Bram.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Grace.png|550px]]
[[Image:Lich_Lord_King_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire's_Curse.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pilgrim_Reaper.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Vamp.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Genesis.png|550px]]
[[Image:Despair_from_the_Dark.png|550px]]
[[Image:Kaisha.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number22Zombiestein-RATE-EN-SR-LE.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number_23_Lancelot_Dark_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:BookofLife-GLD5-EN-C-LE.png|550px]]
[[Image:Solidarity-SDMM-EN-C-UE.png|550px]]
[[Image:UnitedWeStand-YS18-EN-C-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:TheBeginningoftheEnd-DESO-EN-SR-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:MirrorForce-YS18-EN-C-1E.png|550px]]
[[Image:Devour.png|550px]]

===In 8th Edition===
the Hammer of Baal has become a standard Relic, so if you want to field this guy, just have a Terminator Captain wield it. Making for a pretty durable and killy melee fighter. Stock him with his normal storm-bolter and let him go. Not much fluff to go on as to what his warlord trait would be other than the codex saying that he's good at planning and he's usually pretty dour--sooo...I dunno...Soulwarden? Just roll for it, you really can't go wrong. Giving The Veritas Vitae to a Lieutenant could also be worth dipping another CP if you REEEEAALLY wanted to fluff it as his tactical acumen--I mean VV, it's always worth it, but this is for if you just want a fluff battle.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Arenos Karlaen Termi Armour.png| Wonder if he's just as well-kempt fighting?
File:Karlaen duel.jpg| nope...still pretty.
</gallery>

{{Marines-Characters}}

Karlaen

2018-07-25T21:25:10Z

2A02:587:3A12:6900:9508:1519:22C0:C3F7:

[[File:ManlyKarlaen.PNG|350px|thumb|fukkin' Manly!]]
No Space Marine earns the mantle of Captain of the Chapter's 1st Company without the faith of his Chapter Master and the respect of his
battle-brothers. Captain Karlaen has served the [[Blood Angels]] with distinction for over four centuries, ascending to the leadership of the Archangels after serving within the 1st Company for over a century of war and carnage. In his time he has gained the admiration of his peers and of Commander Dante himself. Arenos Karlaen possesses a keen tactical mind that has guided his brothers to victory time after time. It was this singular understanding of warfare that first drew the attention of his Company Captain and Commander Dante. While all other Space Marines undergo rigorous psycho-conditioning and constant tactical training, Arenos' abilities go beyond this. With a mere glance, he is able to gain the measure of a conflict and formulate an effective response, often drawing from the ancient teachings of the Codex Astartes as inspiration.

As a young battle-brother, Karlaen first displayed his tactical acumen during the war for Barestyr XIX against the Speed Freeks of WAAAGH! Kruggdak. When Karlaen's Sergeant was decapitated by an Ork Kannon, he assumed temporary command of his squad. Using the world's sky-bridge network as a battlefield, Karlaen trapped the xenos among the bridges' complex cogwork gates. Robbed of their mobility, the Orks became easy prey for the Space Marines and were quickly defeated. This action would be first of many to draw the eye of Dante. More victories followed, and with each one of Karlaen's renown among the Blood Angels increased. When Arenos entered the ranks of the Archangels, it was as a Veteran Sergeant of a Terminator Squad.

The destruction of more than half a dozen Space Hulks can be laid at Arenos' feet, and since entering the Blood Angels 1st Company he has led many of the missions to purge the Imperium of these insidious threats. Doom of Vorgoth, Divine Purgotory and Twilight Aegis are names now synonymous with Karlaen, as he was the Captain responsible for clearing these Space Hulks with only a handful of battle-brothers. It was on the Doom of Vorgoth that Arenos was almost killed by the Necrogolem, a Nurgle Daemon of meat and metal. The vile creature had turned the Space Hulk into a playground of pestilence and disease, filled with myriad traps to ensnare the unwary. Karlaen would eventually destroy the creature by venting its sump-palace to the void and freezing the Necrogolem in a tomb of its own filth.

'''Relic Terminator Armour''' - Tactical Dreadnought armour is among the finest personal protection available to the warriors of the Adeptus Astartes and it has saved Karlaen's life many times over. This suit of ancient Terminator armour is a mark of rank within the Archangels and a reward for his unyielding loyalty to the Chapter.

'''Aureate Halo''' - Karlaen's Iron Halo is a relic of the Archangels company armouries and is known as the Aureate Halo. The halo is reputed to have been crafted during the Second Founding of the Space Marine Chapters.

'''Hammer of Baal''' - Karlaen's Thunder Hammer is an ancient relic of the Blood Angels Chapter, given to him by Dante as a mark of his honoured place as Captain of the Archangels.

==On the Tabletop==

===for 7th===

Finding rules for Karlaen is a little annoying, since he's inside the Deathstorm expansion for the Shield of Baal expansion (so you don't get him if you bought Shield of Baal box set), and even then he's mediocre at best.

His personal statline at first seems a bit...meh. Just a regular old captain in terminator armor with the bonus of an iron halo and a MC Thunder hammer and counter-attack. He can get the job done if used proper, but other named characters will most likely come out on top over him (looking at you [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]]!)

...And then you take a look at what he does to the Formation he gets attached to. +1 to seize the initiative rolls, in addition you can re-roll any reserve rolls, failed or successful. Holy balls! For a deep-striking army like the blood angels this is utter gold. Turning your entire force into an alpha striking juggernaut that can deep strike onto your enemy's molars on the first turn.

In the end, Karlaen, just like Krom Dragongaze before him, is a character you'll choose to play, because you like his fluff and model, and not so much for his rules. If you are out to forge the narrative and create some new quest for your favourite heroes, Karlaen, Krom and the rest of the newly introduced characters from the Stormclaw, Deathstorm and the upcoming Darkstorm are your men. If you are out to win you some tournaments, leave him for some [[Chapter Master Smashfucker|overpowered unfluffy bullshit]].

[[Image:Tristan_Knight_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Gozuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Mezuki.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pyramid_Turtle.png|550px]]
[[Image:Zombie_Master.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Lord.png|550px]]
[[Image:Shadow_Ghoul.png|550px]]
[[Image:Crimson_Knight_Vampire_Bram.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Grace.png|550px]]
[[Image:Lich_Lord_King_of_the_Underworld.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire's_Curse.png|550px]]
[[Image:Pilgrim_Reaper.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Vamp.png|550px]]
[[Image:Vampire_Genesis.png|550px]]
[[Image:Despair_from_the_Dark.png|550px]]
[[Image:Kaisha.png|550px]]
[[Image:Number22Zombiestein-RATE-EN-SR-LE.png|550px]]
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===In 8th Edition===
the Hammer of Baal has become a standard Relic, so if you want to field this guy, just have a Terminator Captain wield it. Making for a pretty durable and killy melee fighter. Stock him with his normal storm-bolter and let him go. Not much fluff to go on as to what his warlord trait would be other than the codex saying that he's good at planning and he's usually pretty dour--sooo...I dunno...Soulwarden? Just roll for it, you really can't go wrong. Giving The Veritas Vitae to a Lieutenant could also be worth dipping another CP if you REEEEAALLY wanted to fluff it as his tactical acumen--I mean VV, it's always worth it, but this is for if you just want a fluff battle.

==Gallery==
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File:Arenos Karlaen Termi Armour.png| Wonder if he's just as well-kempt fighting?
File:Karlaen duel.jpg| nope...still pretty.
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Logan Grimnar

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[[Image:LoganGrimnar.jpg|thumb|Right|350px|Calgar wishes he was this cool... or old.]]
{{Topquote|Logan Grimnar, Bloody-Handed Warrior, he [[Khorne|piles the skulls of his enemies]], he builds a mound of the fallen, his foes weep rivers of blood." "Logan Grimnar, strong wolf of the pack, his Axe hungers for red flesh, his guns thirst for battle, he laughs amidst the war-din." "Logan Grimnar, father of wolves, his sons haunt his enemies, slay them where they falter and bring their pelts to Fenris.|from The Saga Of The Old Wolf (excerpt)}}

{{Topquote|1=Even a Grot knows dat da King of da Wolf Boyz is da biggest and da baddest Space Marine da ever was. E's bigga den a Deff Dread, wiff a 'ead like a Gnasher Squig but... hairier. E's got six arms and dey all made of shooty bits and choppas and spikey bitz and if ya shoot at him e don't care kuz e's too tough. E's voice is so loud e can shout at the sky and make it fall down, and if e gives you a wallop den bits of you go everywhere like when Grogruk ate dat stikkbomb fer a dare. Even Gork and Mork think e's hard.|2=Nozbrog, Ork Boy, on Logan Grimnar}}

[[Image:Stormrider.jpg|thumb|350px|right|7th Edition gave the old man the opportunity to finally be Santa Claus...except more wolfier.]]
Logan Grimnar is Chapter Master of the [[Space Wolves]], and all-around cool guy. He has been the Space Wolves Chapter master for over 700 years and has been kicking ass even longer, making him one of the oldest Chapter Masters, after [[Dante]] of the Blood Angels. He has shown great battle prowess and his thirst for [[Khorne|blood]] rivals that of their mighty Primarch, [[Leman Russ]]. As such, he is said to be the greatest living warrior in the Imperium. Grimnar wears a suit of [[terminator]] armour equipped with a storm bolter and carries his trusty axe Morkai (which he got from beating the shit out of a [[Chaos]] champion and stealing it from him, then beating the corruption out of the daemon weapon until it submitted to him).

The [[Ecclesiarchy]] does not like him, and has charged him on multiple counts of treason and [[heresy]] for being a decent person to the Imperial Guard and other non-Astartes organizations. Like after the [[Armageddon]] War (in which he actually managed to make [[Angron]] even [[RAGE|ANGRIER]]), when those assholes in the [[Inquisition]] decided to purge all the Guardsmen who fought there because they were "tainted" or some shit (Which makes zero sense as the Imperial Guard fights chaos all the time) and Grimnar called them out on their dickery. As a result, the Inquisition keeps clear of [[Fenris]] whenever it can, for fear of what might happen. Yes, you read that right. The Inquisition has no fear of the heretic, the xeno, or the daemon, but Logan Grimnar? He gives them fucking night terrors. There is good reason for this, though. Can you imagine how pissed the entirety of the Adeptus Astartes would be if the Inquisition went after a First Founding Chapter for little more reason than "they wouldn't let us murder a planet they saved". The Inquisition had best pray the [[Celestial Lions]] don't run into any Space Wolves on their way to Terra (stubborn, aren't they?), or their organization might not exist for much longer. ''(Unfortunately the CLs' Terran delegation was rekt mysteriously. Sob.)

When that fucking failure [[Abaddon]] kicked off the [[13th Black Crusade]], good ol' [[Creed]] knew just the person to call. See, Grimnar is an old drinking buddy of the clever Cadian (which says a lot about Creed's stamina, as Space Wolves only drink [[Fenris]]ian), and when the massed Legions of Chaos came knocking on the Cadian Gate he knew the Old Wolf would have his back. Grimnar rocked up and ran the show, combining his testosterone fueled manliness with the brass balls of Creed to put the Armless Wonder back in his place. He was named Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces, which included Ecclesiarchy and Inquisition Forces, who took it about as well as you would expect. He then proceeded to fucking [[fail]] and [[Cadia]] got destroyed.

He is the only known [[furry]] that you can think is FUCKING AWESOME without being [[Commissar|HERE-BLAMMED]].

No relation to [[Warriors of Chaos|Wulfrik, Garmr Hrodvitner, Valmir Aesling, Sven Bloody-Hand]] nor any other Norscan.

He also has a hover-chariot pulled by wolves as of 7E. We have no fucking clue as to why this is a thing.

==Logan Grimnar and the Inquisition==
Logan Grimnar is thought to be something of a renegade by the Inquisition and the Administratum, particularly for his actions after the First War for Armageddon. The Inquisition thought that everyone but themselves and the Space Marines who participated in the war were tainted by Chaos. In addition, the Administratum didn't want people to find out that the Imperium was weaker than they said it was, since Angron's forces had decimated Armageddon's population and cities. So they ordered the PDF, all the serving guardsmen, and civilians of Armageddon to be sterilized and rounded up into work camps to slave for the rest of their short lives while Armageddon is re-populated. There was also the order of mind-wiping his marines due to them witnessing the Grey Knights.

Naturally, this horrified and pissed off Grimnar, and he ordered his forces to protect all the departing Imperial Guard troop carriers with his fleet, but he forbade his soldiers from firing on the Inquisition, at least at first. This action naturally pissed-off the Inquisition. While not in open war, some ''very'' bad blood existed between the two parties, more specifically between Logan and Inquisitor Lord Ghesmei Kysnaros, the inquisitor responsible for purging the old population of Armageddon. Eventually the Inquisition under the guise that they wanted to bury the hatchet, decided to negotiate a truce with the Space Wolves in neutral space....then the stupid started to commence.

The Inquisition and Grey Knights opened fire on the Space Wolves' fleet, with the Space Wolves losing 3 ships and having 1 crippled. Apparently, instead of trying to reach a mutual understanding, the Inquisition thought that it was a better idea to force the Space Wolves to surrender and force them to take a crusade of penance. You can imagine how the Old Wolf took this. So, he was brought into the Grey Knights command ship, under the guise of opening diplomatic channels, though when he arrived he proceeded to behead Grand Master Joros' for firing on his fleet. The Wolves tried to teleport back to their ships, but when the teleport temporarily failed, they gunned down four justicars with their Storm Bolters and said their farewells.

This lead to a period of time called "The Months of Shame," in which the Space Wolves became more hostile, throwing aside their earlier passive resistance, even destroying a number of Inquisition ships in revenge for their earlier betrayal.

The Inquisition (who generally aren't the type to admit a mistake or apologize to anyone), decided to go to Fenris loaded for bear (or wolf, in this case). In addition to the Inquisition storm troopers, they also called upon more grey knight vessels and the entire Red Hunters chapter(!) of space marines. The Inquisition intended to bring Wolves to heel (pun intended) with the power of the Inquisition and force them into a penitent crusade for their action through a show of strength. This may seem like a giant ego trip on the part of the Inquisition, but keep in mind that a lot of an Inquisitor's power comes from fear and a facade of omnipotence. By challenging that, the Space Wolves could potentially erode the inquisition's power, and thus their ability to do their rather vital work.

The Inquisition landed on Fenris to "negotiate" a peace agreement with the guns of their fleet aimed at the Fang the whole time. While The Fang is one of the most formidable fortifications in the galaxy, only rivaled by the Keep Inviolate, [[The Rock]], and the Emperor's Palace on Holy Terra, at that time The Fang was barely manned, what with most of the chapter being deployed elsewhere, the threat was very real. As "negotiations' began the majority of the Wolves' fleet jumped into the system and engaged the Inquisition Armada (normally one would think that a single chapter's fleet against an entire armada would be pretty one sided, but the space wolves have an almost hilariously formidable fleet. They have EIGHT battle barges (A truly staggering number given most chapters only have around ''three'' of these gigantic capital ships on average) and THIRTY FUCKING STRIKE CRUISERS. THIRTY. During the fighting, Logan and a force of 20 [[Terminator]]s, boarded inquisitor Lord Kysnaros' ship and slaughtered the crew, along with the inquisitor.

But in the end, the Space Wolves could not hope to defeat the forces of the Ordo Malleus and an entire Space Marine chapter at the same time without horrendous losses on both sides (which would be detrimental to them and the Imperium as a whole), so Bjorn told Logan to cut his shit out. The chapter was more important than any human survivors, and the inquisitor who had started the whole mess was dead. Due in no small part to the remaining Inquisitors and Grey Knights being awed at being in Bjorn's presence (after all, he fought beside E-Money back in the day), the Space Wolves and the Inquisition settled everything and broke off the current conflict. They didn't declare the Space Wolves heretics and Logan reluctantly let go of his vendetta, if not his rage.

To this day however, Ol' Grimmy still hates the Administratum and the Inquisition for their actions on Armageddon; the latter in particular for their altercation. The advice of Ulrik the Slayer and the gentle "advice" of Bjorn keep Logan from renewing hostilities. While the Inquisition takes great care not to get on the Space Wolves' bad side anymore, lest they risk a war with one of the only loyalist chapters who has the balls to give them the middle finger and say: "Fuck you, we do what we want".

That said, while Logan hates the Inquisition as a whole, he still gives individual Inquisitors a fair shake if they're willing to prove themselves, which we see in the second book in [[Ragnar Blackmane]]'s series of novels.

==On the Tabletop==

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| '''Logan Grimnar:''' || 190 || 5 || 2+ || 2+ || 4 || 4 || 7 || 5 || 10 || 2+/4++
|}

Now Logan costs 190 points. He is not LOW anymore, taking his deserved place near other HQ. His Axe still has 2 profiles: One-handed - S +2, AP -3, DMG D3; Two-handed - S x2, AP -3, DMG 3 (-1 to hit roll, though). He got special rules too, first - Chapter Master: re-roll failed hit rolls for friendly SPACE WOLVES within 6" of him (NICE!), second - High King of Fenris: ALL Wolf Guard do not need to take Morale tests (at all, meaning they are technically fearless). Gear wise he still has a Storm Bolter (Rapid Fire 2 now), and the option to take STORMRIDER (yeah!) This makes him a VEHICLE now, with the same combat stats stats but Movement 10/7/4, a Toughness of 6, 12 wounds and a regular 3+ save to reflect his unarmored thunderwolves. However, they let him re-roll charges on the sled and also get 6/5/4 S5 AP-1 D1 hits after his attacks have been resolved. He still needs to be tested, but now he looks a lot more useful and cheaper than before. It is probably still better to take him on foot, as all models with 10+ wounds can be picked as a target even in a mass of bodies.
That being said, his speed and abilities synergize very well with thunderwolf cavalry, and his 4++ makes him surprisingly resilient against lascannons. Add an Ironpriest on thunderwolf to the mix, and you can repair Stormrider on the run. An expensive little blob, but hits hard enough to bring down small titans!

==Logan Grimnar gets a talking to==
"Brothers, brothers, let us call the grand convocation of chapter masters to order."

Slowly hush descended as various post human supermen put down glasses of wine or forkfuls of food, all save for Pedro Kantor and Helbrecht who were eating large spoonfuls of chocolate pudding whilst staring at Vladimir Pugh making loud mmmmmm noises. Pugh's face was growing redder by the second.

"Brothers, order please!" Dante of the Blood Angels slammed a fist on the lectern.

"I have called this conference to discuss a very pressing problem, I speak of course of the wolf issue."

Angry muttering filled the room, the Space Wolves new armoury had caused consternation in the fellow astartes chapters.

"Logan Grimnar, you and I have known each other for hundreds of years, we have fought by each other's side more times than I can remember so as a friend I have brought you here to tell you that this shit has to stop. We could cope with the Wolf Guard, fuck it we could even deal with everything being called wolf but this." A picture of the the wolf sled appeared on the holo projector "This has to stop friend."

"Hypocrite!" bellowed a Space Wolf. "Don't think we've forgotten about deep striking land raiders, or the obsession with blood."

"At least they're not furries!" a voice yelled and was met by a cheer.

Now it was Grimnar's turn to stand.

"Hunting Fenrisian wolves is part of our culture, we have a right to take trophies."

"So do we," rumbled Tu'shan of the Salamanders, "but you don't see us with ears and tail." He gave a worried look at his Firedrakes as they were each covered with horns and scales and made a mental note to have a chat with them back on Nocturne.

"Logan we do not wish to insult you but we just wanted to show you how far-"

"You have come to being a total faggot!" yelled Gabriel Seth who threw a bread roll for added emphasis.

Logan gave a sigh as the roll stuck to the wolf pelt on his armor.

"Brothers, surely you can forgive a first founding chapter their..." he glanced at the wolf swords of his Wolf Guard "their little eccentricities, have we not done much for the cause of the Imperium. By our actions, the Inquisition have been told to back off from interfering in the affairs of our chapters and by our blades have countless innocent lives been saved" (muttering greeted this statement as the definition of 'innocent' was one that was up for close debate amongst the various chapters). "We all after all have our iconography, the Dark Angels bolt stonework to everything, the Salamanders have their scales, we have our wolves I find it breathtaking" Logan's voice raised to a deafening yell "that other chapters would have the audacity to interfere-"

"You make us all look ridiculous!" yelled a Silver Skull.

The debate raged for two hours more until eventually the Great Wolf and his Wolf Guard were driven from the hall in a hail of bread rolls and catcalls.

Later Logan found himself trudging the deep passages of the Fang, lost in his own thoughts, he had exchanged his armour for the loose tunics the Wolves wore when not in battle and his footsteps echoed through the dimly lit corridors he passed Murderfang being wrestled into containment by a trio of Iron Priests.

"YIFF!" it screamed gnashing at the air "YIFF! YIFF! YIFF!" Logan winced and carried onward to an ornate vault which swung open at his touch.

"LOGAN!" a voice boomed from the darkness "What brings you here this night?"

In an jewel encrusted alcove stood the squat form of Bjorn the Fell Handed, the ancient dreadnought beckoned with a claw.

"Come Logan, sit and tell me what ails you boy."

Logan pulled a short three legged stool from a corner, noting the mating wolves carved on the top. The Great Wolf sank forward head in his hands.

"Where did it all go wrong Bjorn? We used to be feared and loved. Everyone wanted to be us. When the chapter walked and met it's fellows, they would respect us. Now they laugh."

There was a mechanical sigh from the sarcophagus.

"It's because we just aren't scary anymore son. We used to be gods, we were downright terrifying. Do you know why people used to join us back in the day?"

"For honour, for being selected to fight in the Allfather's crusade?

"WRONG" yelled Bjorn "It wasn't for honour. It wasn't to see the stars. Sure as shit wasn't to pansy around with the Allfather, it was for these reasons: drinking, fighting, bitches. Becoming an astartes gave you lots of all three. We were supermen for crying out loud, all young and fired up and ready to go. People were scared of us not because we loved death but because we LOVED LIFE, we loved BEING an astartes, we loved the blood and booze and the pillaging. We were raiders and reavers and lunatics. You," Bjorn pointed a claw at Logan "have lost sight of that. "We had enthusiasm."

"But what does this have to with the whole 'wolf thing'?"

"Because you think the wolf thing was what gave us identity, made us special but it wasn't. What made us special was that we were sweaty beardy angry savages with guns and gene implants. We wore the teeth and totems to remind us of home. Wolves didn't define us, they were a part of the rich primal heritage of Fenris, one symbol amongst many."

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==We Space Santa Now==
[[Image:Santa-Logan-Grimnar.jpg|thumb|Right|350px|HOHOHO! MERRY WOLF DAY, HERETIC!!]]
It is told amongst children of the Imperium, that if you are a good non-heretical boy, and recite your psalms to the Emperor before bedtime, on one magical night of the Imperial calendar, a merry bearded astartes will bring gifts of wolves, mead, and the slaughter of heretics to your system. Of course, all the bad boys get melta bombs in their presents.

Logan-clause resides in the north pole of the Imperium, Fenris, working all year round in his workshop at the top of the Fang, with his band of merry elfstartes (you mean the 40k elves - Eldar?), artificing toys, and wolves and boltguns for all good children.

{{Marines-Characters}}

[[Category:Space Wolves]]
[[Category:Space Marines Chapter Masters]]

Logan Grimnar

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[[Image:LoganGrimnar.jpg|thumb|Right|350px|Calgar wishes he was this cool... or old.]]
{{Topquote|Logan Grimnar, Bloody-Handed Warrior, he [[Khorne|piles the skulls of his enemies]], he builds a mound of the fallen, his foes weep rivers of blood." "Logan Grimnar, strong wolf of the pack, his Axe hungers for red flesh, his guns thirst for battle, he laughs amidst the war-din." "Logan Grimnar, father of wolves, his sons haunt his enemies, slay them where they falter and bring their pelts to Fenris.|from The Saga Of The Old Wolf (excerpt)}}

{{Topquote|1=Even a Grot knows dat da King of da Wolf Boyz is da biggest and da baddest Space Marine da ever was. E's bigga den a Deff Dread, wiff a 'ead like a Gnasher Squig but... hairier. E's got six arms and dey all made of shooty bits and choppas and spikey bitz and if ya shoot at him e don't care kuz e's too tough. E's voice is so loud e can shout at the sky and make it fall down, and if e gives you a wallop den bits of you go everywhere like when Grogruk ate dat stikkbomb fer a dare. Even Gork and Mork think e's hard.|2=Nozbrog, Ork Boy, on Logan Grimnar}}

[[Image:Stormrider.jpg|thumb|350px|right|7th Edition gave the old man the opportunity to finally be Santa Claus...except more wolfier.]]
Logan Grimnar is Chapter Master of the [[Space Wolves]], and all-around cool guy. He has been the Space Wolves Chapter master for over 700 years and has been kicking ass even longer, making him one of the oldest Chapter Masters, after [[Dante]] of the Blood Angels. He has shown great battle prowess and his thirst for [[Khorne|blood]] rivals that of their mighty Primarch, [[Leman Russ]]. As such, he is said to be the greatest living warrior in the Imperium. Grimnar wears a suit of [[terminator]] armour equipped with a storm bolter and carries his trusty axe Morkai (which he got from beating the shit out of a [[Chaos]] champion and stealing it from him, then beating the corruption out of the daemon weapon until it submitted to him).

The [[Ecclesiarchy]] does not like him, and has charged him on multiple counts of treason and [[heresy]] for being a decent person to the Imperial Guard and other non-Astartes organizations. Like after the [[Armageddon]] War (in which he actually managed to make [[Angron]] even [[RAGE|ANGRIER]]), when those assholes in the [[Inquisition]] decided to purge all the Guardsmen who fought there because they were "tainted" or some shit (Which makes zero sense as the Imperial Guard fights chaos all the time) and Grimnar called them out on their dickery. As a result, the Inquisition keeps clear of [[Fenris]] whenever it can, for fear of what might happen. Yes, you read that right. The Inquisition has no fear of the heretic, the xeno, or the daemon, but Logan Grimnar? He gives them fucking night terrors. There is good reason for this, though. Can you imagine how pissed the entirety of the Adeptus Astartes would be if the Inquisition went after a First Founding Chapter for little more reason than "they wouldn't let us murder a planet they saved". The Inquisition had best pray the [[Celestial Lions]] don't run into any Space Wolves on their way to Terra (stubborn, aren't they?), or their organization might not exist for much longer. ''(Unfortunately the CLs' Terran delegation was rekt mysteriously. Sob.)

When that fucking failure [[Abaddon]] kicked off the [[13th Black Crusade]], good ol' [[Creed]] knew just the person to call. See, Grimnar is an old drinking buddy of the clever Cadian (which says a lot about Creed's stamina, as Space Wolves only drink [[Fenris]]ian), and when the massed Legions of Chaos came knocking on the Cadian Gate he knew the Old Wolf would have his back. Grimnar rocked up and ran the show, combining his testosterone fueled manliness with the brass balls of Creed to put the Armless Wonder back in his place. He was named Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces, which included Ecclesiarchy and Inquisition Forces, who took it about as well as you would expect. He then proceeded to fucking [[fail]] and [[Cadia]] got destroyed.

He is the only known [[furry]] that you can think is FUCKING AWESOME without being [[Commissar|HERE-BLAMMED]].

No relation to [[Warriors of Chaos|Wulfrik, Garmr Hrodvitner, Valmir Aesling, Sven Bloody-Hand]] nor any other Norscan.

He also has a hover-chariot pulled by wolves as of 7E. We have no fucking clue as to why this is a thing.

==Logan Grimnar and the Inquisition==
Logan Grimnar is thought to be something of a renegade by the Inquisition and the Administratum, particularly for his actions after the First War for Armageddon. The Inquisition thought that everyone but themselves and the Space Marines who participated in the war were tainted by Chaos. In addition, the Administratum didn't want people to find out that the Imperium was weaker than they said it was, since Angron's forces had decimated Armageddon's population and cities. So they ordered the PDF, all the serving guardsmen, and civilians of Armageddon to be sterilized and rounded up into work camps to slave for the rest of their short lives while Armageddon is re-populated. There was also the order of mind-wiping his marines due to them witnessing the Grey Knights.

Naturally, this horrified and pissed off Grimnar, and he ordered his forces to protect all the departing Imperial Guard troop carriers with his fleet, but he forbade his soldiers from firing on the Inquisition, at least at first. This action naturally pissed-off the Inquisition. While not in open war, some ''very'' bad blood existed between the two parties, more specifically between Logan and Inquisitor Lord Ghesmei Kysnaros, the inquisitor responsible for purging the old population of Armageddon. Eventually the Inquisition under the guise that they wanted to bury the hatchet, decided to negotiate a truce with the Space Wolves in neutral space....then the stupid started to commence.

The Inquisition and Grey Knights opened fire on the Space Wolves' fleet, with the Space Wolves losing 3 ships and having 1 crippled. Apparently, instead of trying to reach a mutual understanding, the Inquisition thought that it was a better idea to force the Space Wolves to surrender and force them to take a crusade of penance. You can imagine how the Old Wolf took this. So, he was brought into the Grey Knights command ship, under the guise of opening diplomatic channels, though when he arrived he proceeded to behead Grand Master Joros' for firing on his fleet. The Wolves tried to teleport back to their ships, but when the teleport temporarily failed, they gunned down four justicars with their Storm Bolters and said their farewells.

This lead to a period of time called "The Months of Shame," in which the Space Wolves became more hostile, throwing aside their earlier passive resistance, even destroying a number of Inquisition ships in revenge for their earlier betrayal.

The Inquisition (who generally aren't the type to admit a mistake or apologize to anyone), decided to go to Fenris loaded for bear (or wolf, in this case). In addition to the Inquisition storm troopers, they also called upon more grey knight vessels and the entire Red Hunters chapter(!) of space marines. The Inquisition intended to bring Wolves to heel (pun intended) with the power of the Inquisition and force them into a penitent crusade for their action through a show of strength. This may seem like a giant ego trip on the part of the Inquisition, but keep in mind that a lot of an Inquisitor's power comes from fear and a facade of omnipotence. By challenging that, the Space Wolves could potentially erode the inquisition's power, and thus their ability to do their rather vital work.

The Inquisition landed on Fenris to "negotiate" a peace agreement with the guns of their fleet aimed at the Fang the whole time. While The Fang is one of the most formidable fortifications in the galaxy, only rivaled by the Keep Inviolate, [[The Rock]], and the Emperor's Palace on Holy Terra, at that time The Fang was barely manned, what with most of the chapter being deployed elsewhere, the threat was very real. As "negotiations' began the majority of the Wolves' fleet jumped into the system and engaged the Inquisition Armada (normally one would think that a single chapter's fleet against an entire armada would be pretty one sided, but the space wolves have an almost hilariously formidable fleet. They have EIGHT battle barges (A truly staggering number given most chapters only have around ''three'' of these gigantic capital ships on average) and THIRTY FUCKING STRIKE CRUISERS. THIRTY. During the fighting, Logan and a force of 20 [[Terminator]]s, boarded inquisitor Lord Kysnaros' ship and slaughtered the crew, along with the inquisitor.

But in the end, the Space Wolves could not hope to defeat the forces of the Ordo Malleus and an entire Space Marine chapter at the same time without horrendous losses on both sides (which would be detrimental to them and the Imperium as a whole), so Bjorn told Logan to cut his shit out. The chapter was more important than any human survivors, and the inquisitor who had started the whole mess was dead. Due in no small part to the remaining Inquisitors and Grey Knights being awed at being in Bjorn's presence (after all, he fought beside E-Money back in the day), the Space Wolves and the Inquisition settled everything and broke off the current conflict. They didn't declare the Space Wolves heretics and Logan reluctantly let go of his vendetta, if not his rage.

To this day however, Ol' Grimmy still hates the Administratum and the Inquisition for their actions on Armageddon; the latter in particular for their altercation. The advice of Ulrik the Slayer and the gentle "advice" of Bjorn keep Logan from renewing hostilities. While the Inquisition takes great care not to get on the Space Wolves' bad side anymore, lest they risk a war with one of the only loyalist chapters who has the balls to give them the middle finger and say: "Fuck you, we do what we want".

That said, while Logan hates the Inquisition as a whole, he still gives individual Inquisitors a fair shake if they're willing to prove themselves, which we see in the second book in [[Ragnar Blackmane]]'s series of novels.

==On the Tabletop==

{| class=wikitable
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| '''Logan Grimnar:''' || 190 || 5 || 2+ || 2+ || 4 || 4 || 7 || 5 || 10 || 2+/4++
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Now Logan costs 190 points. He is not LOW anymore, taking his deserved place near other HQ. His Axe still has 2 profiles: One-handed - S +2, AP -3, DMG D3; Two-handed - S x2, AP -3, DMG 3 (-1 to hit roll, though). He got special rules too, first - Chapter Master: re-roll failed hit rolls for friendly SPACE WOLVES within 6" of him (NICE!), second - High King of Fenris: ALL Wolf Guard do not need to take Morale tests (at all, meaning they are technically fearless). Gear wise he still has a Storm Bolter (Rapid Fire 2 now), and the option to take STORMRIDER (yeah!) This makes him a VEHICLE now, with the same combat stats stats but Movement 10/7/4, a Toughness of 6, 12 wounds and a regular 3+ save to reflect his unarmored thunderwolves. However, they let him re-roll charges on the sled and also get 6/5/4 S5 AP-1 D1 hits after his attacks have been resolved. He still needs to be tested, but now he looks a lot more useful and cheaper than before. It is probably still better to take him on foot, as all models with 10+ wounds can be picked as a target even in a mass of bodies.
That being said, his speed and abilities synergize very well with thunderwolf cavalry, and his 4++ makes him surprisingly resilient against lascannons. Add an Ironpriest on thunderwolf to the mix, and you can repair Stormrider on the run. An expensive little blob, but hits hard enough to bring down small titans!

==Logan Grimnar gets a talking to==
"Brothers, brothers, let us call the grand convocation of chapter masters to order."

Slowly hush descended as various post human supermen put down glasses of wine or forkfuls of food, all save for Pedro Kantor and Helbrecht who were eating large spoonfuls of chocolate pudding whilst staring at Vladimir Pugh making loud mmmmmm noises. Pugh's face was growing redder by the second.

"Brothers, order please!" Dante of the Blood Angels slammed a fist on the lectern.

"I have called this conference to discuss a very pressing problem, I speak of course of the wolf issue."

Angry muttering filled the room, the Space Wolves new armoury had caused consternation in the fellow astartes chapters.

"Logan Grimnar, you and I have known each other for hundreds of years, we have fought by each other's side more times than I can remember so as a friend I have brought you here to tell you that this shit has to stop. We could cope with the Wolf Guard, fuck it we could even deal with everything being called wolf but this." A picture of the the wolf sled appeared on the holo projector "This has to stop friend."

"Hypocrite!" bellowed a Space Wolf. "Don't think we've forgotten about deep striking land raiders, or the obsession with blood."

"At least they're not furries!" a voice yelled and was met by a cheer.

Now it was Grimnar's turn to stand.

"Hunting Fenrisian wolves is part of our culture, we have a right to take trophies."

"So do we," rumbled Tu'shan of the Salamanders, "but you don't see us with ears and tail." He gave a worried look at his Firedrakes as they were each covered with horns and scales and made a mental note to have a chat with them back on Nocturne.

"Logan we do not wish to insult you but we just wanted to show you how far-"

"You have come to being a total faggot!" yelled Gabriel Seth who threw a bread roll for added emphasis.

Logan gave a sigh as the roll stuck to the wolf pelt on his armor.

"Brothers, surely you can forgive a first founding chapter their..." he glanced at the wolf swords of his Wolf Guard "their little eccentricities, have we not done much for the cause of the Imperium. By our actions, the Inquisition have been told to back off from interfering in the affairs of our chapters and by our blades have countless innocent lives been saved" (muttering greeted this statement as the definition of 'innocent' was one that was up for close debate amongst the various chapters). "We all after all have our iconography, the Dark Angels bolt stonework to everything, the Salamanders have their scales, we have our wolves I find it breathtaking" Logan's voice raised to a deafening yell "that other chapters would have the audacity to interfere-"

"You make us all look ridiculous!" yelled a Silver Skull.

The debate raged for two hours more until eventually the Great Wolf and his Wolf Guard were driven from the hall in a hail of bread rolls and catcalls.

Later Logan found himself trudging the deep passages of the Fang, lost in his own thoughts, he had exchanged his armour for the loose tunics the Wolves wore when not in battle and his footsteps echoed through the dimly lit corridors he passed Murderfang being wrestled into containment by a trio of Iron Priests.

"YIFF!" it screamed gnashing at the air "YIFF! YIFF! YIFF!" Logan winced and carried onward to an ornate vault which swung open at his touch.

"LOGAN!" a voice boomed from the darkness "What brings you here this night?"

In an jewel encrusted alcove stood the squat form of Bjorn the Fell Handed, the ancient dreadnought beckoned with a claw.

"Come Logan, sit and tell me what ails you boy."

Logan pulled a short three legged stool from a corner, noting the mating wolves carved on the top. The Great Wolf sank forward head in his hands.

"Where did it all go wrong Bjorn? We used to be feared and loved. Everyone wanted to be us. When the chapter walked and met it's fellows, they would respect us. Now they laugh."

There was a mechanical sigh from the sarcophagus.

"It's because we just aren't scary anymore son. We used to be gods, we were downright terrifying. Do you know why people used to join us back in the day?"

"For honour, for being selected to fight in the Allfather's crusade?

"WRONG" yelled Bjorn "It wasn't for honour. It wasn't to see the stars. Sure as shit wasn't to pansy around with the Allfather, it was for these reasons: drinking, fighting, bitches. Becoming an astartes gave you lots of all three. We were supermen for crying out loud, all young and fired up and ready to go. People were scared of us not because we loved death but because we LOVED LIFE, we loved BEING an astartes, we loved the blood and booze and the pillaging. We were raiders and reavers and lunatics. You," Bjorn pointed a claw at Logan "have lost sight of that. "We had enthusiasm."

"But what does this have to with the whole 'wolf thing'?"

"Because you think the wolf thing was what gave us identity, made us special but it wasn't. What made us special was that we were sweaty beardy angry savages with guns and gene implants. We wore the teeth and totems to remind us of home. Wolves didn't define us, they were a part of the rich primal heritage of Fenris, one symbol amongst many."

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==We Space Santa Now==
[[Image:Santa-Logan-Grimnar.jpg|thumb|Right|350px|HOHOHO! MERRY WOLF DAY, HERETIC!!]]
It is told amongst children of the Imperium, that if you are a good non-heretical boy, and recite your psalms to the Emperor before bedtime, on one magical night of the Imperial calendar, a merry bearded astartes will bring gifts of wolves, mead, and the slaughter of heretics to your system. Of course, all the bad boys get melta bombs in their presents.

Logan-clause resides in the north pole of the Imperium, Fenris, working all year round in his workshop at the top of the Fang, with his band of merry elfstartes (you mean the 40k elves - Eldar?), artificing toys, and wolves and boltguns for all good children.

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