Wolf Priest
Where other Chapters have Apothecaries and Chaplains, the Space Wolves have their Wolf Priests. These dour warriors combine the attributes of both medic, trained in the arts of healing and lore of genetics, and cult leader, heavy with the accumulated wisdom of ages. The Wolf Priests have no master but the Great Wolf himself, the master of the entire Chapter. They live within the heart of the Fang, and watch over the recruitment of fresh warriors as well as the well being of the Space Wolves themselves.
The Wolf Priests are also known as the Choosers of the Valiant. They may be seen standing on a rocky pinnacle, watching some battles of the native Fenrisians. Sometimes, after a hard fought battle, a Wolf Priest will choose from amongst the Wolfbrothers a young warrior whose valor has earned him a place amongst the Space Wolves. Often the chosen warrior will have suffered wounds which would ordinarily kill him, but the skill of the Wolf Priests can heal those with the will to live.
The Wolf Priests guard the Chapter's genetic seed, bio-culturing new implants and maintaining the vigor of the strain by weeding out any weakness or mutation. They implant the cultured organs into newly recruited Space Wolves and watch over the developement of the recruits as they mature into fully fledged Space Marines. Their knowledge is deep and for many centuries they have studied the effects of the cursed Wulfen gene helix in search of a way to modify and make safe the Chapter's gene seed. However, their efforts have only succeeded in preventing the curse spreading and it is unlikely that the damage can ever be repaired completely.
In battle, the Wolf Priests use their apothecary skills to heaql wounded bretheren. Their powers are great and few tended in this way will die. For those who are past even the Wolf Priests ministrations it remains only to utter a final prayer for the departing soul and to remove from the fallen warrior, the still living tissues from which the Wolf Priest will cultivate new genetic implants.
The Space Wolves have the greatest respect for their dour, steadfast Wolf Priests. In battle, the presence of a Wolf Priest will fortify those nearby, strengthening their wills yet further and lending heart even in most desperate circumstances.