Riddled with disease and contagion, the Skaven of Clan Pestilens are devout worshippers of the Horned Rat. Their initial contacts with the Under-Empire were less than peaceful, but after a time an accord was reached and Clan Pestilens became a productive segment of the Under-Empire. The plague-ridden monks of Clan Pestilens emerged from the Lustrian rainforests centuries ago. Ī Plague Monk of Clan Pestilens armed with a Plague Censer. Vilebroth Null, representative of Clan Pestilens during the Invasion of Nuln. We have great plans! Great plans! It is our secret weapon that will destroy the human city!' To Clan Pestilens will go the honour of overthrowing the man-city. ' If any is to command here, it should be me. Their current leader, Nurglitch VII, the arch-plaguelord of Clan Pestilens, has ensured a position of power for the clan on the Under-Empire's ruling Council of Thirteen. Unlike their brother clans, Clan Pestilens does not sell their military service to other clans for mere economic gain rather, they only lend their warriors to any cause they believe will further their own religious objectives. Ĭlan Pestilens is the leader of an alliance of Thrall Clans known as the Pestilent Brotherhood which is united in their support for Clan Pestilens' interpretation of the Horned Rat's will and their opposition to the orthodox religious beliefs embodied by the Order of the Grey Seers, the Horned Rat's traditional priesthood. As such, Clan Pestilens is comprised of religious fanatics who seek to become the physical embodiments of their god as the Harbinger of Disease. The clan embodies a rival sect of the worship of the Skaven deity known as the Horned Rat they believe that the Horned Rat's aspect as the bringer of ruin through diseases and pestilence is the only true way to embody the deity. These foul warriors are not only recognisable by their characteristic decayed and diseased appearance, but also by the terrible stench and infections that always accompany them. Īlso known as Plague Monks, the disciples of disease and decay, these Skaven have dedicated an unhealthy fervour to spreading pestilence and corruption in the name of the Horned Rat to all those they see fit, even their own brethren. Probably the most feared of all the Great Clans, these Skaven are watched carefully by their enemies and allies alike, having been the main aggressor and instigator of both of the great Skaven Civil Wars that ravaged much of the Under-Empire for four centuries, and almost succeeded in overthrowing the rule of the Council of Thirteen.

Ĭlan Pestilens is one of the four Great Clans of the Skaven that are feared throughout the Under-Empire for the vile diseases and plagues these ratmen have created, mastered and unleashed upon the mortal world. Steffan Paulus Adelhof, Scholar of Wolfenburg. Driven by a fury and zeal that only the truly religious can comprehend, the Plague Monks are certainly one of the Skaven’s most disturbing and terrible innovations.' So inured are they to pain and discomfort that they hardly feel it any longer. They inflict themselves with sickness, drawing strength from it and gaining some measure of immunity to mundane diseases. Where to begin? These wretched creatures have wholly embraced the diseased aspect of their horned god.

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