Iron Wolves are hired by [[Asheara]], who is not just their employer, but the leader of their clan. She does not dress the part, preferring a leather bikini, but with leadership comes some perks.
[[Image:Npc-iron-wolf2.jpg|frame]]{{NPCs Act Three}}Several of the Iron Wolves can be seen wandering around town, presumably providing security against the monsters of the jungle. In earlier versions of ''Diablo II'' the Iron Wolf always found [[Image:Npc-iron-wolf2.jpg|near the Stash stash]] would occasionally wander across the bridge, and would engage in combat with any monsters near enough to the town gates to draw his eye. This bug seems to have been fixed since the v1.09 patch, though.
See the Iron Wolves section of the [[Mercenaries]] page for more details about the abilities of these fellows when hired for combat.