This background introduced core elements of Skaven lore, including clan structure, the Council of Thirteen, Grey Seers, and the Skaven God - "The Horned Rat". Goodwin also provided the original background found in the 1986 Citadel Journal. Jes Goodwin sculpted the original 1986 Skaven range of Citadel Miniatures.
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However, the race had appeared a few months earlier as a free 'giveaway' Blood Bowl team in an earlier 1986 issue of White Dwarf magazine. Skaven were officially introduced into the tabletop wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle in the Spring 1986 issue of the Citadel Journal magazine. It is a widely held belief that if the Skaven could put aside their in-fighting and distrust of each other, they could potentially take over the world: fortunately their innate paranoia and deceitful, treacherous natures make such an occurrence all but impossible. Even when presented with irrefutable proof, the common man regards them as an urban legend or merely another form of Beastmen, although there is no direct link between the two species. The Skaven believe themselves to be superior to all other races, especially those that live above ground.ĭespite its large population, the existence of an organised Skaven society is carefully and violently concealed from humans and other races of the Warhammer universe. They are also closely linked to plague and disease (particularly the Skaven clan Pestilens). Skaven are portrayed as sneaky, conniving, selfish, cowardly and backstabbing. All Skaven pay homage to the Horned Rat, their only deity, whom they worship primarily out of fear of retribution. In the background of the setting the Skaven are described as a clan-based society in which the number 13 holds important significance. They were officially introduced as a new Chaos race in 1986 by Jes Goodwin. Skaven are a race of man-sized anthropomorphic rat-creatures in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting. For the Finnish musician, see Wikipedia:Peter Hajba.