Council of Thirteen
The Council of Thirteen are the mortal rulers of the skaven race, subject to the will of the Great Horned Rat and his Verminlords. [1a]
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Composition
The Council is made up of twelve Lords of Decay with a thirteen place reserved for their god, the Great Horned Rat himself. All Great Clans have at least one seat, with the rest squabbled over by them and the Grey Seers. [1a]
In the Age of Chaos, Clans Ikk and Clans Verminus both gained four seats each which lead to a brutal and long lasted civil war that only ended with the direct intervention of the strong right claw of the Great Horned Rat, Skreech Verminking. [1b]
As the Age of Sigmar continues both Clans Pestilens and Clans Skryre grow ever more powerful and a second civil war seems inevitable. [1b]
Council Members
Current
- Lord Hakkrit, Clan Fang of the Clans Verminus. [1a]
- High Arch Warlock Lord Skrach, Clan Ezzik of the Clans Skryre[1a]
- Master Trekk, Clan Scurrie of the Clans Eshin. [1a]
- Master Moulder Zhurn Aelf-eater, Clan Dregg of the Clans Moulder: He holds the tenth seat. [1c]
- Unnamed Lord of Clan Stryk of the Clans Eshin. [1d]
- Seven unnamed Lords from unknown Clans.
- Skreech Verminking: On occasion this powerful verminlord will join the rest of the council, speaking as the avatar of the Great horned Rat. [1a]
Historic
Age of Chaos
- Great Plague Speaker Ebolox: Turned to slime by Skreech Verminking to end the first great skaven civil war. [1b]
- Shadowmaster Pheng: Turned to slime by Skreech Verminking to end the first great skaven civil war. [1b]
- Things-Twister Rukhtik: Turned to slime by Skreech Verminking to end the first great skaven civil war. [1b]
- Arch Warlock Snitterkrit: Turned to slime by Skreech Verminking to end the first great skaven civil war. [1b]
- Grand Clawlord Thrakk: Turned to slime by Skreech Verminking to end the first great skaven civil war. [1b]
- Lieweaver Ykrit: Turned to slime by Skreech Verminking to end the first great skaven civil war. [1b]
Meeting Place
Council meetings are held at the top of the Tower of Kavzar in Blight City in a vast chamber also known as the Masterburrow. Each council member has his own fortified tower from which he can sit in relative compfort and safety whilst screeching at his rivals via amplisqueaker arrays and snoutaphones. Before them is a large space where arguments can be settled by quite substantial military forces. [1a]
Notes
The current members of the council are as of the 2019 Skaven battletome. [1a]
See also
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