Erik Morkai

Wolf Lord Erik Mokai in battle with a Dark Eldar on the world of Luetin Necropolis

Erik Morkai is a Wolf Lord of one of the Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter's Great Companies. He has taken as his personal sigil and the icon of his Great Company the double-headed wolf of Morkai, the Deathwolf, the Guardian of the Dead in Fenrisian mythology. This particular badge is an ancient and significant symbol for the Space Wolves. It is frequently adopted by a Wolf Lord as his personal emblem, and it is therefore often borne by one of the Chapter's Great Companies. The two-headed wolf represents both Morkai, the guardian of the gates of death, and Freki and Geri, the legendary Fenrisian Wolf pack-mates and companions of Primarch Leman Russ himself.

History

The double-headed wolf totem of Morkai and his Great Company, the Deathwolf

Named after the Deathwolf long before he took the sign of the two-headed beast, Erik has always been grim and stern of aspect. His Great Company boasts many Wolf Scouts. Fellow Veterans appreciate their master's taciturn demeanour and no-nonsense approach. He has a tendency to solve problems with swift and bloody acts of violence. It is said that if the other Wolf Lords still knew fear, they would fear Erik Morkai. Erik usually solves the problems that come his way with swift and bloody acts of violence. He was elected to the esteemed position of Wolf Lord because of his terrifyingly effective methods rather than his personality. His more stable twin, Irnist the Wise, left Erik's side to serve as a Rune Priest to the Great Wolf Logan Grimnar; an act for which Erik has never truly forgiven him.

Notable Actions

• The Hunters Hunted (822.M41) - Erik Morkai's Great Company ambushes the Dark Eldar piratical Kabal of the Shattered Hand on the world of Luetin Necropolis, just as the Dark Eldar pass unhindered over that world's defence networks. The Dark Eldar had barely begun their bloody work when they are ambushed in turn, the Great Company of the Deathwolf hurling themselves from the windows of the buildings above and boarding the jagged transports of the xenos raiders, slaughtering all within.

Wargear

In battle, Erik is equipped as befits a mighty Wolf Lord, wearing artificer Power Armour decorated with wolf totems and fetishes and armed with two mighty Frost Axes.

Sources

• Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), pp. 16, 19
• Codex: Space Wolves (2nd Edition), pg. 12
• Deathwolf (Audio Book) by Andy Smillie