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Clan Pestilens

The history of Clan Pestilens begins with the Disaster at Skavenblight, and their consequent pilgrimage to Lustria, where they developed their own "cult" within the Cult of the Horned Rat. They had been forgotten, and returned to the Old World, battling Skaven Clans in the Southlands, and went to war with the Council . This war finally ended in the reintegration of Clan Pestilens into Skavendom. They were then responsible for the release of a number of diseases into the Old World, and played a role in the Second Skaven Civil War.

Clan Pestilens are foul and verminous, spreading plague and pestilence through their foul rites and experiments. Responsible for many of the plagues that swept the Old World, they are responsible for more deaths than any other Clan. Filled with ritual, the members of this Clan adopt a bizarre cult version of the Cult of the Horned Rat, organizing themselves along religious lines.

The leader of this Cult is the Plaguelord, who is, according to the Priesthood of Pestilence, the favored of the Horned Rat. The Plaguelord is the head of Clan Pestilens and of the Priesthood of Pestilence. He wields phenomenal power over the fanatic followers. His servants are the Plague Priests, who make up the ruling hierarchy of the Priesthood. Below them are the Plague Monks, the fervent soldier followers of the Priesthood, who are half-mad with religious fervor. A small faction, the Plaguelords, are kept separate from the Clan, and it is these Plaguelords who create and concoct the deadly plagues, diseases, and miasma that give Clan Pestilens so much power.

The stronghold for Clan Pestilens exists underneath the humid jungles of Lustria, and a number of captured strongholds in the Southlands. They also have a strong foothold in Skavenblight, maintaining their own quarter there.

Pestilens Clan Structure

Clan Pestilens Champion Tokens

Rats of Clan Pestilens are so devoted to the worship of the Horned Rat that they have created a sub-cult with in the Cult of the Horned Rat composed only of Plague Monks. Every battle that you openly beseech the blessing of the Horned Rat, you gain one Grace Token (Minor Token). This beseeching may be any loud/boisterous use of the Horned One's name, ex. asking for his help in an action, calling him to damn an enemy, etc. When you have 30 Grace Tokens, you may trade them for one Divine Token (Intermedate Token). You may trade 5 Divine Tokens (or 150 Grace Tokens) for one Plague Token (Major Token).

The Plague Censor Bearer

At each national event, the rats of Clan Pestilens each display all of their Plague Tokens. The rat with the most Plague Tokens is awarded the Plague Censor for being the most fanatic follower of the Horned Rat.