The Last Hunt

When a pack lay broken and its last member does not ascend to the rank of Wolf Guard, they are instead given one last chance at glory and ascension into the vaunted ranks. In this, they become Lone Wolves, who vow to fight and kill the greatest enemies they can for a chance of eternal glory and a saga befitting memory. Some among the Wolves ranks may also find themselves afflicted by the curse of the Wulfen to such an extent they they transform into mindless beasts. This typically increases among the members of the Rout as the battle goes on. Rather than kill their own Battle Brothers, the Wulfen and Lone Wolves are unleashed upon the enemy in one final act of defiance and glory before their death. This rite of the last hunt is often overseen by the Wolf Priests who guard the spiritual purity of the Wolves.