"...I'm
tellin' you, they DO exist! Don' believe the authorities! The rat-men
are among us! Yes, Skaven, they'll destroy us all!"
 
- Gert Weiler, Explorer & Traveller, executed for demagogy

"Silly
men-things killing chaos-things, stupid-stupid, but good-good for the
mighty Skaven, so it's few enemies and a lot of food."

- Askwiek, Claw Leader of the Clan Wusieker    

The Curse of Thirteen

The
origins of the Skaven are at the heart of many legends. Rumors spread
rapidly where facts are not accessible, and how the Skaven came to
plague the world, no one knows for certain. The Skaven themselves have
no permanent written history, and their very existence is vehemently
denied by the Imperial scholars. Those who profess their existence are
prosecuted as heretics by the Inquisition; therefore, we must turn to
other more difficult to obtain sources to learn about the Skaven.

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