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==History==
'''Athen Kederk''' was a [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[trueborn]] warrior that was taken as [[bondsman]] by Clan Wolf in [[3043]] after a [[Trial of Refusal]]. Made ''[[abtakha]]'', he first served in [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Epsilon Galaxy]], but was then transferred to [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]] in the [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Fourth Wolf Guards]].<ref name=WCSb78>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 78: "Star Colonel Athen Kederk"</ref>

He replaced the previous commander of the [[328th Assault (Clan Wolf)|328th Assault]],<ref name="er3052-44">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 44</ref> who was lost to a [[Trial of Possession]],<ref name="er3052-44"/> and thanks to his organizational skills and leadership abilities that matched his prowess as a warrior, the 328th Assault went from being the weakest [[Cluster]] of the [[Galaxy]] to assert itself as one of the premiere Clusters of the [[Clan]].<ref name=WCSb78/>

He won the [[Kederk (Bloodname)|Kederk Bloodname]] prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]].<ref name=WCSb78/>

In May [[3050]], his unit was assigned to conquest [[Verthandi]]. At the time, the planet was defended by the Second Battalion of the [[Second Kell Hounds]] and the Third Battalion of the [[2nd Drakøns (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Second Drakøns]], along with the [[Fourth Verthandi Armored Infantry Brigade]]. Among the defending forces, it was decided that an attempt would be made to gather as much information about these mysterious invaders as possible, and so a number of recording devices were planted all across Prince William Island.  When Star Colonel Athen Kederk of the 328th Assault made his ''[[batchall]]'' to the defenders, the Kell Hounds and the Drakøns requested that the small forested island be designated as the battlefield.  The Star Colonel agreed, impressed by their ability to honor the ''batchall'', and attacked with the 328th's [[Supernova (unit)|Supernova Battle]]. Five hours of fierce fighting took place across the island, on Onegin Shore, the Divers Plain and at Aaron Woods, with both sides giving as good as they got.  Eventually, the Kell Hounds and Drakøns were forced to retreat, but not before a [[Star]] of [[Elementals]] broke through their defensive lines and destroyed most of their recording equipment.  Defeated, the Kell Hounds fled to the [[Federated Commonwealth]] while the Drakøns made their way to [[Rasalhague]].<ref name=WCSp59>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 59: "Verthandi"</ref>

He was later wounded in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].<ref name=WCSb78/>

==BattleMechs==
Athen Kederk piloted a ''[[Gargoyle (Man O' War)|Man O' War]]'' during the Battle of [[Tukayyid]].<ref name=WCSb76>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 76: "328th Assault Cluster"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''

[[Category:Clan Wolf Characters|Kederk, Athen]]
[[Category:Clan Ghost Bear Characters|Kederk, Athen]]