The Great Civil War - Skaven Lore 

The greatest story I've ever read about Skaven society, psychology, and mentality is a two or three sentence story from their last WHFB Armybook. It is the inner monologue of the back half of the two-man rattling gun team, including how he is plotting to take over the easier job of aiming the gun.

You know it’s bad when the Skaven have to work with each other.

Queek Headtaker's plotline in the end times was desperation to claim immortality because he was already pretty old at just under 10 years, and I don't imagine skaven lifespans have changed too much since

Video Title: Skaven civil war. Me: soooo, Tuesday then. Video: nope ;) .

Have you read skaven slayer? I know it's world that was but it's possibly my favourite depiction of skaven and their backstabbing nature

Skaven usually only live about 35 years, at least in the old world. That can be extended if the skaven in question is a powerful grey seer, plague priest or master moulder.

Just pulled up the loathsome ratmen book. Skaven are adults at age 5 and live to estimated 20.

Would love to see you speculate about Clans Shrykt and what could've happened to them. Clans Ikk and Tichritt are interesting too but its the fact that Shrykt rats are referred to as "lie-weavers" in the battletome that really gets the noggin joggin

Would be really fun to see a revamp of the skaven Grand Strategies to represent the backstabbing and infighting happening at every level of this pretty hero-intensive army. Such as nominating a clan keyword which must have its heroes completely wiped out, and another clan keyword which must have a hero survive the battle and snatch-claim the glory of the victory while their rivals are disposed of

Skaven leaders on the Council if Thirteen seem to be immortal. The best warriors start to slow down, lose their martial prowess in their 30's and 40's.

As Pestilence is blessed by Nurgle, Clan Ikk turned to Khorne for his blessings. Using their numbers and bloodlust they would use their vast numbers to drown their enemies and control the council. However, Khorne saw the effects of the Froth-Jaw plague and delighted in the carnage it wrought, so did nothing to save them, but fuelled that fire. The Froth-Jaw plague would never have been as effective without Khornes influence over Ikk which is why we haven't seen it since. The 26 years weren't a tactical series of battles, but testimony to the sheer numbers Ikk commanded.

'Yes-yes. Manlorething is finally educating mouse-lover stupid man things about brillant skaven ways (...) What-what does 'civil war' means ?'

Average Skaven lifespan is under 20 years, some live that long, and some live much, much longer.

The average Skaven normally live around 20 years at the oldest. Of course some use magic and technology to live hundreds of years if not longer.

Love the skaven stories and squabbling. Could you do a vid on the battletome story with the arch warlock and twin warplightning cannon?

Clan Ikk: Khorne "worshipping" Skaven? Worshipping is subjective, but i could see slightly confused bloodletters manifesting alongside a ravenous super rabies scaven army, shrugging then going back to business

Love the Skaven thank you for all these vids.

I always thought of Clan Ikk like the Bonesplitters of Skavendom

Wait, so the others are just okay civil wars?

Draining of the Kaphtar Sea would be a lore great video. That story features nagash, idk, skaven. Its mentioned in a few short stories and the core book. It shows how different factions unintentionly interact in big ways.

I still hold the belief that Gwubs had a plan to split the skaven and have some clans serve other chaos gods, pestilence already worked woth Nurgleites so not too hard to imagine Skryr joining Tzeentch, Mors with Khorne and Moulder with Slannesh, then keep Eshin as the Horned rats favourites.

Whenever someone asks me about a Skaven plan I take a swig of whisky, have a long drawn out breath, and then motion for them to lay it on me. Because it's gonna get wild lol

thanks

yes yes more ratmen!

The Level Up product is actually amazing! Gonna need to get it!

True chaos... 👍✔

Clan Ikk in combination with clan Skryre has some serious w40k ork energy... the waaaagh, they call it?

Ikk probably had a plan similar to Bane from Batman where they inject fluids to make Verminous buff asf, but they also rampage. Who knows?

Has rat gone insane? What few will remain? Who'll find a way To live one more day Through decades of war It spreads like disease There's no sign of peace Religion and greed Cause millions to bleed Three decades of war

Civil War huh? In Moulder's land i'll take my stand...

Woooh bring on the ratbois

I know its not true but i like to think skaven are actually blessed with long life like elves but they dont know this as they are constantly killing each other trying to keep alive, the great irony

My headcanon for my own Skaven is they are a neutral The Secret of Nihm style. There I said it. *duck*

Greetings! Preiss algorithm gods! Can you don't have skaven civil war? Like they always fight. This is only think that holding them back.

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Still waiting for new skaven models...

You mean... Their society?