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Clan Eshin

After the disaster at Skavenblight, and the appearance of the Grey Lords, Clan Eshin set off to the East under the leadership of a Grey Lord known as Lord Visktrin. While crossing the Mountains of Mourn in the far east, Lord Visktrin was mortally wounded in a battle with a dragon. Before Lord Visktrin died, he appointed a successor and commanded the Clan to continue east. The Clan, following its bidding, disappeared into the East and was not heard from for hundreds of years.

When they arrived in Imperial Cathay they quickly learned of the intrigues of the Far East. By observing the Warrior Monks of Cathay and the cold efficiency of the Ninja of Nippon, they honed their skills in such deadly arts. Clan Eshin would later reappear to assist the Council of Thirteen in stalemating Clan Pestilens and bringing order to the Skaven Under-Empire.

Clan Eshin is one of the most powerful Clans in the Skaven Under Empire. Their Clan is synonymous with murder, poison, and assassinations, and even their reputation is a weapon in itself. They hire their services out to the other Clans, and despite their feigned political neutrality, are deeply immersed in plotting and scheming. While neither the most influential nor the largest of Clans, they are one of the most feared, and they have an incredible degree of knowledge about the other Clans from spies and agents.

The Leader of Clan Eshin is the Nightlord. From there, the Clan follows a convoluted Hierarchy appointed by the Nightlord. All appointments must be approved by him, giving him powerful control. The leadership of the Clan exists based on proximity to the Nightlord. He does rely on a series of recommendations, allowing for a lot of political rivalry and plotting. Inter-Clan assassinations, done well, are secretly approved of, while botched assassinations against Clan Eshin members are punishable by death.

Eshin Clan Structure

Clan Eshin Champion Tokens

Rats of Clan Eshin are more adept at killing than there non-ninja brethren. This is represented by special rules for Clan Eshin in the assassination tournament. These special rules are as follows:

  1. When Skaven of Clan Eshin assassinate on behalf of another (one of their Clan superiors, a member of another Clan, etc.) the Eshin Assassin and his patron divide the Life Token between them. This is done by giving the Life Token gained in the assassination to the patron and the Eshin Assassin will get a duplicate Life Token from his direct clan superior. Both Life Tokens are functionally the same, they are not "half tokens" or the like.
  2. When Skaven of Clan Eshin work as a team, all of the Eshin in the team gain a Life Token for each victim that the team kills. This is only possible if every Skaven in the team is from Clan Eshin and only if the team initiates combat.
  3. When Skaven of Clan Eshin botch an assassination, they loose two Life Tokens. If a team of Eshin botch an assassination, every Skaven in the team looses three Life Tokens.

The Weeping Blades

At each national event the rats of Clan Eshin will display the number of Assassin Tokens that they possess. The Assassin with the most Tokens will be awarded the Weeping Blades.