After the disastrous founding of the Wolf Sisters Chapter and its subsequent dissolution, the “Children of Russ”, a bold plan to defend the outskirts of the Imperium with the genetic heirs of Leina Russ, was declared unfeasible. What would have been a promise to propagate the Space Wolves Legion throughout the galaxy was undone by the Legion's very genomic flaws.

But in the wake of unprecedented alien and daemonic onslaughts upon the Imperium, every ounce of wolf spirit's power would be critical in bringing humanity back from the brink of extinction. So the Children of Russ project was recommenced. This time, the Adeptus Mechanicus diluted the Space Wolves gene-seed with a sliver of genetic information from the White Scars. The new line, which drastically cut the rate of fatal mutations that once ravaged the Wolf Sisters, was deemed ready.

The planet of choice was discovered centuries prior, when an exploratory ship crashed into an ice-covered, seemingly barren planet deep within the unexplored area of Ultima Segmentum. The survivors of the crash, numbering in the thousands, now had to contend with impossibly frigid temperatures, shifting, fragile, ice sheets, murderous fauna, and hostile Iron Age natives. By the time a recovery fleet arrived at the treacherous planet, only half a dozen survived what was nicknamed Novus Fenris.

Suomus, a name with which Novus Fenris would be properly dubbed, was deemed the most lethal Death World up to that time. The natives of Suomus, molded by the elements into redoubtable warriors and ironsmiths, are divided into countless warring tribes bounded by ever-shifting alliances. From the depraved, cannibalistic Ostroboths to reindeer-riding Lapp pillagers, the warriors of Suomus kept battlefields fresh with daily bloodletting. Psychic prowess was honed solely for raw killing power, to the satisfaction of the Techpriests.

The new Chapter, the Winter Wolves, contains only four Great Companies, all representing the multifaceted nature of the wolf. And unlike in Fenris, where they are venerated as spiritual beings, wolves are universally feared and detested amongst the people of Suomus. Thus, the Winter Wolves adorn themselves with canine iconography with the purpose of instilling fear, not awe. The Space Wolves, who excel in winning the hearts of the defenseless, also openly disdain the Winter Wolves' penchant for horrific reprisals and the savage employment of terrorism as a judicial tool. After all, the motto of the Winter Wolves is simply, “Hack them down!”

>>	ChaosUndivided 11/09/02(Fri)00:28 No. 3070 ID: 9a1e9bd6 File 131494853223.png - ( 181.05KB , 1920x1080 , Tonttu.png [iqdb] ) Dunno where else to place it, but oh well.