Rune Priest


Where other Chapters have psychic Librarians, the Space Wolves have Rune Priests. These grim warriors have potent psychic powers which take many years to learn and hone to battleworthy condition. These secrets are passed on from Rune Priest to Rune Priest, each generation teaching the young Skalds the complex and archaic incantations of runic lore.

The methods by which Rune Priests manipulate their powers are based upon the native Fenrisian's own shamanistic tradition. The tribal shamans of Fenris carve runes upon the teeth of totem animals such a sea beasts. The most powerful of all are carved upon the fangs of the Wolves of Fenris. These teeth are used to divine the fate of men, and to determine the course of future events.

Rune Priests armor is covered with runes and they wear rune-encrusted wolf fangs as pendants. The runes aren't purely decorative, they serve to channel and concentrate their psychic powers. Rune Priests also carry a rare and priceless oak staff, made from wood taken from trees raised in the soil of ancient Earth back in the days when trees still grew wild upon the planet. These staffs are highly prized treasures which gradually absorb the psychic imprint of their owner, becoming even more closely tailored to his mind. It is said that if a Rune Priest lives to a great age his staff becomes a living part of him, and that after his death, the staff lives on preserving something of it's masters thoughts and powers.

 

 

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