When building a Warhammer army, the best place to begin is its respective
Army book. These books are indispensable, as they not only provide you with
the complete rules and army lists for your Skaven army, but also give you
guides for painting, assembling, and selecting your forces. Plus, you'll
learn the background story of these cunning rodents, a story you can find
nowhere else.
Warhammer Armies: Skaven is one in a series of Warhammer Armies supplements.
Each book in the series provides an in-depth description of an army, its
history, and its heroes. Inside, you will find:
The Clans
A complete description of all the troops from the Warlord clans and the
four greater clans that together make up the Skaven hordes.
Magic of the Horned Rat
Unique rules that govern the warpstone-based Skaven magic and all the
spells of the powerful Grey Seers.
Painting a Skaven Army
How to paint your own army, with useful tips from our ’Eavy Metal team,
and detailed palettes of colors that you will need to paint your regiments
of vermin.
Masters of the Under-Empire
Rules to field the infamous Grey Seer Thanquol and the ravenous Throt
the Unclean in your Warhammer games.
The Skaven are a race of malicious ratmen that inhabit the underground of the Warhammer world. The tunnels of their vast under-empire reach from the steaming jungles of the South Lands to the snow-covered steppes of Kislev, from the western borders of Estalia and Bretonnia to the lost realms of the Far East. The rat-men's capital is the mysterious city of Skavenblight, hidden in the center of the foul marshes lying on the western borders of Tilea. There, the ruthless rulers of all Skaven sit in the Council of Thirteen, scheming and planning in preparation for the time when their armies will emerge from the subterranean realm to raze the entire surface world and rule over its ruins. Conquest is the ultimate ambition of the Skaven race, a destiny preached by the powerful wizards and prophets of the Horned Rat (the malevolent Skaven deity) known as the Grey Seers.
Next: Gathering the Troops.
Previous: Introduction.
