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'''Clan Verminus''' is a new Great Clan unique to [[Age of Sigmar]]. As the Great Clans in AoS are instead a type of Clan (So a plague-infested monk Clan will be ''a'' Pestilens clan among many), the "Clans Verminus" is essentially the old Warlord Clans. They're all Skavenslaves, Clanrats, Stormvermin and Warlords; none of the fancy shit. Then again, if you can't win by throwing thousands upon thousands of warm, ratty bodies at the enemy, how can you say you're playing [[Skaven]]?
'''Clan Verminus''' is a new Great Clan unique to [[Age of Sigmar]]. As the Great Clans in AoS are instead a type of Clan (So a plague-infested monk Clan will be ''a'' Pestilens clan among many), the "'''Clans Verminus'''" are essentially the old Warlord Clans. They're all Clanrats, Stormvermin and Warlords; none of the fancy shit (barring the Verminlord Warbringer). Then again, if you can't win by throwing thousands upon thousands of warm, ratty bodies at the enemy, how can you say you're playing [[Skaven]]?


Lore wise, they’re described as the most numerous, most aggressive, most territorial, and most fractious of the Great Clans. Its many warbands are always fighting amongst each other constantly. They worship the Great Horned Rat as the multi tailed King of Lashes, a conquering ruler who rewards only the ones who successfully slaughter his enemies.
Lore wise, they’re described as the most numerous, most aggressive, most territorial, and most fractious of the Great Clans. Its innumerable war-swarms are always fighting amongst each other for dominance. They worship the [[Great Horned Rat]] as the multi tailed King of Lashes, a conquering ruler who rewards only the ones who successfully slaughter his enemies.


==Where Did They Come From?==
They originated from two Warlord Clans from the World-That-Was; [[Clan Klaw]] and [[Clan Skarrik]], the latter of the two likely being some descendant of [[Clan Mors]] due to their red armor. From these two, a multitude of other ravenous clans were unleashed upon the Mortal Realms. Interestingly, some of these clans bare stark similarities to older Warlord Clans, implying some old traditions still live on. The current “most successful” Verminus Clan is [[Clan Fang]], though this claim has been teetering on a knife’s edge as of late thanks to the never ending tide of treacherous rivals.
Not surprisingly, GeeDubs offers little on how exactly the Clans Verminus originated. So we are left to speculate and ponder for ourselves. Currently the two most prevalent theories say that the Clans Verminus are a Clan Mors 2.0 or the combined form of all Old World Warlord Clans.
 
The Mors Ascended theory mostly stems from an interesting line from the Games Workshop webstore. During the limited rerelease of the original Skaven Hero miniatures, Queek Headtaker’s bio casually states that Clan Mors is a forefather of the Clans Verminus. It’s also not too much of a stretch to imagine the Great Horned Rat would reward Mors for their successes during the End Times by promoting them to rank of Great Clan and rebranding them as well. The only flaw with this theory is the existence of Clan Morskrit. A Verminus Clan that not only shares a similar name, but also wears the same blood red armor and is described as “ancient...tenacious survivors”. This could be some splinter group of Mors who wanted to keep the older traditions alive, but considering the very nature of Skaven, it’s unlikely.
 
Ironically the flaw in the previous theory actually helps to support the Warlord Collective Theory. Like Morskrit, there are several Verminus clans that directly reference clans of the Old World; Clan Scour wear the bones of their enemies as armor like the undead obsessed Clan Mordkin, and Clan Koniptik has red patches fur like Clan Volkn. As to why a race of self centered warmongering megalomaniacs would decide to come together, well it could very easily be an “enemy of my enemy” situation. Seeing the Thrall Clans submit to their masters, the Warlords decided to pull their forces together so they’d all stand a chance if the other guys tried to make a move.


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Latest revision as of 10:11, 20 June 2023

Clan Verminus is a new Great Clan unique to Age of Sigmar. As the Great Clans in AoS are instead a type of Clan (So a plague-infested monk Clan will be a Pestilens clan among many), the "Clans Verminus" are essentially the old Warlord Clans. They're all Clanrats, Stormvermin and Warlords; none of the fancy shit (barring the Verminlord Warbringer). Then again, if you can't win by throwing thousands upon thousands of warm, ratty bodies at the enemy, how can you say you're playing Skaven?

Lore wise, they’re described as the most numerous, most aggressive, most territorial, and most fractious of the Great Clans. Its innumerable war-swarms are always fighting amongst each other for dominance. They worship the Great Horned Rat as the multi tailed King of Lashes, a conquering ruler who rewards only the ones who successfully slaughter his enemies.

They originated from two Warlord Clans from the World-That-Was; Clan Klaw and Clan Skarrik, the latter of the two likely being some descendant of Clan Mors due to their red armor. From these two, a multitude of other ravenous clans were unleashed upon the Mortal Realms. Interestingly, some of these clans bare stark similarities to older Warlord Clans, implying some old traditions still live on. The current “most successful” Verminus Clan is Clan Fang, though this claim has been teetering on a knife’s edge as of late thanks to the never ending tide of treacherous rivals.

Clans of the Skaven
Great Clans: Clan Eshin - Clan Moulder - Clan Pestilens - Clan Skryre
Thrall Clans: Clan Ektrik - Clan Feesik - Clan Fester - Clan Flem - Clan Gratzz - Clan Kreepus
Clan Morbidus - Clan Septik - Clan Skrat - Clan Treecherik - Clan Vrrtkin - Clan Verms
Warlord Clans: Clan Carrion - Clan Corpulent - Clan Crooktail - Clan Famin - Clan Ferrik - Clan Festerlingus
Clan Festus - Clan Gangrous - Clan Gnaw - Clan Gowjyer - Clan Grikk - Clan Gristlecrack
Clan Gritak - Clan Gritus - Clan Grutnik - Clan Klaw - Clan Krik - Clan Krizzor
Clan Liskit - Clan Makris - Clan Mange - Clan Mawrrl - Clan Merkit - Clan Mordkin - Clan Mors
Clan Rictus - Clan Rikek - Clan Rikket - Clan Scruten - Clan Skab - Clan Skaul - Clan Skitr
Clan Skitterbite - Clan Skrapp - Clan Skrittlespike - Clan Skully - Clan Skurvy - Clan Skuttle
Clan Sleekit - Clan Spittle - Clan Volkn - Clan Vruzz
Age of Sigmar Clans: Clan Verminus - Clan Blistryk -Clan Brakkish - Clan Buborix - Clan Corruptus - Clan Craniak - Clan Dessik - Clan Dregg - Clan Ekkit
Clan Ezzik - Clan Fang - Clan Fizzik - Clan Ghrubbitus - Clan Gnarlkyn - Clan Iytch - Clan Koniptik - Clan Krakhl
Clan Kratt - Clan Morskrit - Clan Nibbolt - Clan Nichtus - Clan Nullix - Clan Phrikk - Clan Pustulous - Clan Resnykt
Clan Retchid - Clan Rhukrit - Clan Scour - Clan Scurrie - Clan Shokryk - Clan Shrok - Clan Shushbik - Clan Shyvik - Clan Skarrik
Clan Skrabb - Clan Slynk - Clan Snirk - Clan Sputix - Clan Stabbik - Clan Staktik - Clan Stryk
Clan Threbb - Clan Thikkrik - Clan Virulox - Clan Vomikrit - Clan Vomix - Clan Vrash - Clan Zikk - Clan Ziknak