Attalus Fellhand

Attulus Fellhand is another recent arrival to Watch Fortress Erioch. Attalus has won renown as a great slayer of Orks among his Battle-Brothers in the Space Wolves Chapter—a tremendous accolade in a Chapter so well-known for its fierce love of hand-to-hand combat. He has been sent from the Great Company currently serving in the Orpheus Salient to learn the ways of Tyranid fighting known at Erioch so that he can return and teach them to his Battle-Brothers. In truth, Attalus makes a poor student and a worse teacher, a fact he’s painfully aware of and deeply worried about. Attalus covers his fear of failure with brash antagonism, much preferring to work out his frustrations in duels or challenges. He has gained a reputation for impulsiveness and disorderly conduct that has strained the nerves of the Chamber of Vigilance more than once. Unsurprisingly, Harl Greyweaver is vociferous in support of his Chapter-brother. Greyweaver insists that the "young-pup-", as he calls him will shape up with time. Watch Commander Mordigael has struck a balance by assigning Attalus to just about any Deathwatch mission involving even a scent of Tyranids. It is hoped that Attalus will be more successful at learning by doing in the company of Deathwatch Battle-Brothers knowledgeable in the ways of the Tyrannid. As a side effect, the policy serves to keep the troublesome Attalus from the fortress for lengthy periods of time.