Skaven Clan
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Skavendom is divided into a hierarchal society, that is separated into what is known as the Great Clans, each having their own specialisations, troops, armaments and methods of waging war.[1a][2c]. The chaotic societies formed by these clans are ruled by violence and treachery, as each Great Clan vies for domination. Each of Great Clan is divided into millions of smaller clans, scattered across the Mortal Realms and beyond.[2c][2d]
Ruling over all of these clans is the Council of Thirteen, a council with twelve seats for the rulers of the mightiest clans in Skavendom, and a thirteenth symbolic seat for the Great Horned Rat. Or so the council believes, in truth the whole of the Skaven race is manipulated by the Shadow Council, thirteen Verminlords who direct the skaven from within the horrifying sub-realm known as the Deepengnaw.[2c] The power structures within both councils are ever in flux, constantly changing as clans and Verminlords fight for power. With only the seat on the Council of Thirteen belonging to the Great Horned Rat and Skreech Verminking's position on the Shadoe Council being secure.[2c]
Great Clans
Every clan of Skaven is part of one of the Great Clans, or else vassalized to one. It has been said that the Great Horned Rat brought the Skaven to the Mortal Realms in his mouth, scattering them in the darkest corners of the Realms. These are known as the First Clans, the precursors of the Great Clans, and the Masterclan.[2d] It is believed that as many as thirteen Great Clans were first brought to the Realms.[2a]
All the Clans originate from the following Great Clans:
- Eshin: Assassins and saboteurs.[2d]
- Moulder: Breeders of horrifying beasts.[2d]
- Pestilens: Religious fanatics dedicated to disease and pestillence.[2d]
- Skryre: Arcane engineers, who employ a wide variety of unstable weaponry.[2d]
- Verminus: Are the most numerous, formed of petty overlords and teeming hordes beyond count.[2d]
Some of the Great Clans were destroyed or disappeared since they were brought to the Mortal Realms.[2a] Of those the following are known:
- Tichritt: Known for their arrogance and use of chronomantic weaponry. They were destroyed by Sigmar and his allies after they destroyed the Endless Kingdom in the Age of Myth.[2a]
- Ikk: Known for their savagery and rivalry with Verminus. They were destroyed by the Frothjaw Plague released by the Pestilens during the First Great Skaven Civil War in the Age of Chaos.[2a]
- Shrykt: The entire Clan gathered in a Realmgate in Aqshy and disappeared through it.[2a]
- An unknown number of as of yet unnamed Great Clans. It is claimed that originally there were 13 Great Clans, so by subtracting the known Great Clans, the maximum number of unnamed Great Clans is five.[2a]
List
| Name | Great Clan | Territory | Status | Notes | Source
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kratt | Eshin | Active | Expert in the art of sabotage. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Eshin, pg. 29 | |
| Nichtus | Eshin | Active | At the beginning of the Age of Chaos they sent several slinktalons to assist the forces of Slaanesh in breaching the fortress of Obstryx. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 | |
| Nullix | Eshin | Active | Specialists in slaying sorcerer's and mages. They often wear grey. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Eshin, pg. 29 | |
| Scurrie | Eshin | Active | Thought to be one of the two most powerful Eshin clans, having a master on the Council of Thirteen, but this may be a deception. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Eshin, pg. 29 | |
| Slynk | Eshin | Active | Grey Seer Retchnik hired them to use the partially flooded gnawhole that had emptied the Khaphtar Sea and sneak into Nagashizzar, causing the Necroquake. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 | |
| Stryk | Eshin | Active | Thought to be one of the two most powerful Eshin clans, having a master on the Council of Thirteen, but this may be a deception. Long enemies of Clawlord Splitfang and his Clan Skrabb over a ruined duardin karak, they enslaved those who survived the Stormcast Eternals attack on his newly claimed stronghold. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Eshin, pg. 29 | |
| Dregg | Moulder | Active | Famed for its huge number of beasts, holding important contracts with clans in Verminus and Skryre. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Moulder, pg. 28 | |
| Ghrubbitus | Moulder | Active | In the Age of Chaos they engaged in a prolonged war with the Kharzmid Fyreslayer lodge. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 | |
| Snirk | Moulder | Realm of Shyish | Active | A clan from the Realm of Shyish. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Moulder, pg. 28 |
| Threbb | Moulder | Realm of Ghyran | Active | Their Master Moulder Scruntclaw was part of the assault on Mausol. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Skaven Clans, pg. 23 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Moulder, pg. 28 |
| Blitus | Pestilens | Active | A clan with a huge swarm. | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Brakkish | Pestilens | Expugtor | Active | Their burrow is on the flank of the pus-vulcano, Expugtor in the Realm of Ghyran. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Pestilens, pg. 26 |
| Buborix | Pestilens | Active | A thrall clan to Clan Morbidus. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Pestilens, pg. 26 | |
| Corruptus | Pestilens | Active | A thrall clan to Clan Morbidus. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Pestilens, pg. 26 | |
| Feesik | Pestilens | Active | They are one of the three original Pestilens clans from which all others descended. Their plague monks number in the billions. | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Festerlingus | Pestilens | Active | Legends of the Age of Sigmar: Skaven Pestilens | ||
| Grotus | Pestilens | Active | A newly splintered clan. | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Morbidus | Pestilens | Active | One of the three original Pestilens clans from which all others descended. Their plague monks number in the billions. | Legends of the Age of Sigmar: Skaven Pestilens What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Pustulous | Pestilens | Active | A thrall clan to Clan Morbidus. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Pestilens, pg. 26 | |
| Retchid | Pestilens | Active | A clan with a huge swarm and a thrall clan to Clan Feesik. [9b] | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Pestilens, pg. 26 | |
| Septik | Pestilens | Active | Known as the Right Claw of Pestilens. They are one of the three original Pestilens clans from which all others descended. Their Plague Monks number in the billions. | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Shrok | Pestilens | Active | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 | ||
| Skab | Pestilens | Active | A clan descended from the Clan Morbidus. | Battletome: Skaven Pestilens (2016) - Colours of Contagion, Pg. 22-24 | |
| Skrofulox | Pestilens | Active | A newly splintered clan. | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Sputix | Pestilens | Active | A newly splintered clan. | What's News Today: 2016/03/08 | |
| Vomix | Pestilens | Active | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 | ||
| Vomikrit | Pestilens | Active | A thrall clan to Clan Feesik. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Pestilens, pg. 26 | |
| Ekkit | Skryre | Active | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - War between the Clans, pg. 12-15 | ||
| Ezzik | Skryre | Active | Headed by Arch-Warlock Skrach, a member of the Council of Thirteen. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Horned Rat, pg. 8-11 | |
| Krakhl | Skryre | Active | Proud to be known as pyromaniacs. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 | |
| Phrikk | Skryre | Active | Works with Clan Virulox to develop new plague engines to aid them in the civil war with Clan Septik. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 | |
| Rhukrit | Skryre | Gryndfang | Active | Swift, direct war makers. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 |
| Tesnykt | Skryre | Active | With Grey Seers they create the Screaming Bells. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Masterclan, pg. 30 | |
| Shokryk | Skryre | Active | They attempt to capture Stormcast Eternal souls using voltovore engines, initially a terrible failure. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 | |
| Shyvik | Skryre | Active | Notable for Warlock-Admiral Steelklaw who creates a powerful air armada that inspires many others across skavendom. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 | |
| Staktik | Skryre | Active | They focus on spycraft devices such as arcanosectral spygoggles. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 | |
| Vrrtkin | Skryre | Active | The Realmgate Wars: Godbeasts - The Parasite's Feast, pg. 156 | ||
| Zikk | Skryre | Active | Creators of the city-sized Parasite Engines. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Skryre - pg. 24-25 | |
| Ziknak | Skryre | Devastated | In the Age of Sigmar, the Clan is devastated by the Much-great Sky-kill Air Armada under Warlock-Admiral Steelklaw. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Rise of the Under-Empire, pg. 18-21 | |
| Fang | Verminus | Karak-a-Zaruk Blight City |
Active | The most numerous clan. Its greatest stronghold is in the ruins of Karak-a-Zaruk in Chamon. Their war-warrens can be found across Skavendom including Blight City. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Warriors of Verminus, pg. 42-43 Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Verminus, pg. 27 |
| Ferrik | Verminus | Active | The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power | ||
| Gnarlkyn | Verminus | Active | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Skaven Clans, pg. 22-23 | ||
| Grimus | Verminus | Active | A lesser Clan, its Warlord Smurkit Driptail was killed during the assault on Furios Peak. | The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power | |
| Irongnawer | Verminus | Active | The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power | ||
| Klaw | Verminus | Active | One of the two original clans. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Skaven Clans, pg. 22-23 | |
| Koniptik | Verminus | Realm of Aqshy | Active | Fiery-furred skaven from the Realm of Aqshy. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Verminus, pg. 27 |
| Mekkrit | Verminus | Active | Clawlord Rikkit accidentally entered a Stormvault through a Gnawhole. | Tales of Forbidden Power- Sacristy on the Warhammer Community Site | |
| Morskrit | Verminus | Active | Ancient clan who still clings to existence. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Verminus, pg. 27 | |
| Rictus | Verminus | Active | A powerful clan. | Spear of Shadows The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power | |
| Scour | Verminus | Realm of Hysh | Active | A growing rival to Clan Fang from the Realm of Hysh. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Verminus, pg. 27 |
| Skarrik | Verminus | Active | One of the two original clans. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - Skaven Clans, pg. 22-23 | |
| Sootfang | Verminus | Magmalands | Active | Dominates the Magmalands with Clan Vekn and assistance from the Clans Skryre. | The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power |
| Stabbik | Verminus | Active | Clawlord Gnawdrek defeated a duardin force. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Verminus, pg. 27 | |
| Vekn | Verminus | Magmalands | Active | Dominates the Magmalands with Clan Sootfang and assistance from the Clans Skryre. | The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power |
| Vrash | Verminus | Active | Trophy-bedecked and arrogant skaven. | Battletome: Skaven (2019) - The Clans Verminus, pg. 27 | |
| Fetter | Verminus | Necros | Active | Death by a Thousand Gnaw-Bites (Short Story) | |
| Krank | Unknown | Active | They hired Clan Mekkrit to raid and loot the workshops of Vulkus Mont and bring back its contents, including its engineers back to Blight City. | Tales of Forbidden Power - Sacristy |
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