Traijin Balke

Traijin Balke is a Wolf Lord of the Space Wolves chapter of Adeptus Astartes. He was the mentor of Gin Aven (a later Captain of the Night Hammers) and like his student a Lone Wolf prior to becoming a commander. Gin actually geared his armour arrangement like that of his mentor which would explain the similar appearance of their armours.

History
Balke was born on Fenris around M39. He was abandoned at an early age and somehow found his way into the Fortress-Monastery of the Space Wolves, finding a way so far as to accidentally awaken Bjorn the Fell-Handed from cryo-stasis. Bjorn saw the child but did not remove him. Instead the Venerable Dreadnought found the Great Wolf, Logan Grimnar, and told him to put Balke through the Wolf Trials. Himself impressed at the fact that a mere child had managed to find its way so far into the fortress, Logan took it upon himself to train and raise Balke.

Ten years later, Traijin found himself a Blood Claw of the Space Wolf Chapter.

Wargear
Ragnarok - A master-crafted frostblade forged by Traijin with the assistance of a Iron Hands techmarine. This blade has seen much use and its normally cobalt blue cover has worn off in many places to reveal the auramite underneath.

Indomitus-Pattern Terminator Armour - Traijin was presented a set of Terminator armour after his victory against a powerful Chaos Sorcerer. This armour is well-intricate with a wolf helmet and padded furs.

Mark VII Aquila Power Armour - More often than not Traijin utilises lighter and more mobile Mark VII armour with a Jump Pack to get to areas that a normal marine could not.

Storm Shield - Instead of a ranged weapon, Traijin uses a storm shield to counter against heavy firepower and melee weapons.