They feel that the average ratman has been blinded to what they profess to be the true face of the Horned Rat namely, pestilence itself. The plague monks believe that the rest of their Skaven brothers have been misled by the Grey Seers. Combined with their religious fervour, this resistance to pain makes the plague monks incredibly capable combatants, especially en masse. Their bodies are riddled with plague, and so used are they to pain that they barely feel it any longer. The plague monks are religious zealots dedicated to the worship of the Horned Rat. Īfter the clan’s workers and captive labour are taken into account, the majority of Clan Pestilens’ military strength lies in its plague monks. Though they recognise the Horned Rat’s other attributes, they focus on his ability to create, control, and spread plagues. 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. 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, Lord Nurglitch the VII, Arch-Plaguelord of Clan Pestilen, has ensured a position of power within the Council of Thirteen. Unlike their brother clans, Clan Pestilens doesn't sell their military service for mere economic gains but rather to lend their warriors to any cause that they believe will only further their own objective. These foul warriors are not only recognisable by their characteristic appearances and looks, but also by the terrible stench and disease that accompanies them, as the clan's doctrine believes that in order to truly obey the Horned Rat's wishes, they must be the very embodiment of their god's title as the Harbinger of Disease. Īlso known as Plague Monks, the disciples of disease and decay, these Skavens have dedicated an unhealthy fervour to spread pestilence and corruption in the name of the Horned Rat to all those they see fit, even their own brethren. Probably the most feared out of all the Great Clans, these Skaven are feared by their enemies and allies alike, having been the main aggressor and instigator of both of the two great Skaven Civil Wars that ravaged much of the Under-Empire for four centuries, and almost succeeded in overthrowing 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 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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