In this, the first of a series of character bios for the men of Antor, I'm introducing the commander of the army, Commissar-General Wolfe. In games, he is represented by a Forge World Death Korps Of Krieg Commissar model, armed with a power sword. Without further ado, here is everything you need to know about this leader of men:
Commissar-General Wolfe is a rare case among Commissars, in that he leads not through fear or brutality, but through respect earned through years of fighting on the front lines of a hundred warzones. Armed with his trusted and ancient power sword, Vigilant, he leads from the front, frequently fighting alongside the men of Captain Lorcan's 3rd platoon, and has yet to fail to achieve an objective when with them. His iron will, skilled mastery of battle, and daring wilfulness to lead them where other commanders would hesitate have turned them from a rabble of conscripts to a battle-hardened force, and as such, it is Lorcan's platoon that lead the charge when the men of Antor go to war, bayonets fixed and rifles ready.
As well as the formidable skills as a commander, Wolfe is possessed of extraordinary talent with a blade, and is ever eager to prove this, seeking out the enemy commanders for a challenge of single combat. This is seen by some of his fellow officers and superiors as reckless, even careless, and there are some in the upper echelons of Antor's hierarchy that would see him restrained or monitored should he continue what is considered by them to be personal glory-hunting. Wolfe is well aware of this criticism and his precarious position, but knows too that to cut the head from the enemy army is to watch the body die, and as such, he persists with this policy. Regardless of the personal opinion of his critics, Wolfe's unorthodox tactics have been proven effective, though he bears more than his fair share of scars from a number of desperate gambits. Wolfe is fully aware his luck will one day run out, but has long since accepted this fact, and asks only that when he falls, the men of Antor will fight on.
Wolfe's past has not always been so noble, and he hides a secret known only to his closest fellows, and that haunts him through every battle. While his near-perfect record with the men of Antor speaks of a great hero and flawless commander, his success and heroism stems from a far darker place than faith and skill alone.
Wolfe's first deployment as a fully-fledged commissar was to be the mission that defined his career. Deployed against the forces of Chaos on the world of Calix VI, Wolfe and the Calix regiments swiftly became bogged down in a bitter stalemate with the chaotic hordes, trading shots and lives but gaining no ground against his foe. Wolfe knew the deadlock must be broken, and after a month of examining every scrap of information available, he devised a plan. Using a hidden tunnel network, Wolfe led a handful veterans on a daring mission behind enemy lines, leaving the command of the main battle to Calixian General Trav. For 2 days Wolfe and the veterans studied the enemy position, and on the third, they made their move, using the last of their stock of meltabombs to destroy the vast majority of the Chaos vehicles and crippling their forces. Wolfe's message for Trav to attack went unanswered, and when no advance came, he returned to the Imperial lines. What he discovered was an army in turmoil, turned against itself as the corrupting influence of chaos took them one by one. Trav was in the thick of the fighting, swelled beyond his normal bulk by the blessings of dark gods. Wolfe relayed the information to the High Command, who, faced with the prospect of an unwinnable battle, gave the order for Wolfe and those with him to retreat. Wolfe's pleas to attempt to quell the rebellion fell on deaf ears, and he grudgingly fell back. As the planet was subjected to Exterminatus, Wolfe swore on the lives of those billion souls that he would never again retreat, and never again leave the men under his command to the enemy.
Now returned from a successful campaign against the Tau on the Eastern Fringe, and having led Antor to victory in the centennial war games with Savosen, Wolfe now returns to Antor, before being once more thrust into combat in the name of the Emperor.
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