I like the beginning "They're capable of rudimentary engineering." The Skaven would then proceed to make rat powered bladed unicycles of death and the first atomic bombs.

I find it funny that mothers tell their children that skavens exist to scare them while there are acutal beastmen, vampires, zombies and orcs out there... xD

Skaven are the real original trademark of Warhammer fantasy. Others are pretty generic, dwarves and elves from Tolkien, The Empire from early modern Holy Roman Empire, Bretonnia from the King Arthur tales, Vampires and Undead from classic horror genre, Chaos from Michael Moorcock and Poul Anderson. Skaven on the other hand, Chaos worshippin mad mutant rats with sci-fi weapons of mass destruction, well that's both damn original and you can't go crazier than that.

"Possessing just enough intelligence to make simple tools.." watches ratling gunners and doom wheels roll by.

The Skaven would practically be their own game world - like Saint's Row or something. I could picture a "Skaven Simulator" - with consequences vs reward involved; as your Skaven Character vies for highest standing in society - sorta like a mafia or something.

Something i find crazy is the dwarfs invented warpstone flame throwers to use against the elves, the dwarfs were getting corrupted so they stopped and then the skaven found the diagrams for it

A small point, one of the main reasons as to why Skaven can not invade the Elven lands, is the simple fact, that the magical wards around the main "High Elf" lands are crystals/pylons which are designed to drain and siphon all chaos energy around them. Because of this, ALL of the Skaven technology i.e warp-fire throwers, ratling-guns and so on and so forth, just stop working. All of the above marvels of Skaven are of course powered by warp stone. Essentially warp stone is really chaos energy compressed etc. This means that all of their warp stone powered machinery can no longer function , once they get into close proximity to one of said pylons/crystals/wards whatever you want to call them.

"Skavens dont exist honey. Now go to sleep before the vampire lords catch us up and drinks our blood because we live in Sylvania"

This has to be the most interesting fantasy race I've ever stumbled across.

Chaotic evil in its purest form.

Found this after playing vermintide, very cool how deep it goes.

Saltzpyre: *ANGRY YELLING WHILE SHOOTING PISTOLS!*

Just tried to watch a Gaming Shenanigans video on this exact same subject and you're video is so much better, you actually sound like you are into this rather than just reading it off prepared notes. Sub well earned

Actually Skaven are truly brave when in large numbers not just cornered.

Just a reminder that Thanqual, one of the most feared Skaven (according to his novels anyways), was nearly overpowered and killed by a traveling circus that he brought an army to ambush because he thought it was Gotrek and Felix

I love skaven man. Fav race in warhammer. Stormvermin all the way

Sniff Sniff Yess..Yess.. sacrifice to the Great Horned Rat Sniff.. Sniff..

Imagine 90lb 4ft Skaven running around eating their body weight every day

0:40 "They are simply rap men" thanks automatic subtitles but I already knew mah bois were thugs livin' da street life, ya know B)

So fascinating. I love the artwork and the story behind Skavenblight, and that many people think they are just a myth. I've read/played/watched a lot of fantasy and the Skaven are one of the more intriguing malevolent factions in fantasy in general. Your choice of music here is very fitting!

The first time I heard the doom of kavzar there was a whole cinematic vision popping into my head word for word up to the final battle with beady red encircling the unfortunate remaining people of the city. The skaven are so awesome.

I like how when I heard him say that the shop owners were killing each other to out do each other I was like “of course they would that’s logical”. Like it was just normal. Great video

I love the lore for these creatures, why hasnt a horror movie been made about the skaven, like tbh i would rather take my own life then going through the vermintide

I have a high metabolism. You’re telling me I have short lifespan... damn that’s deep.

Who would win, 100 soldiers stuck in hte middle ages or one power armored ratty boi with ratling gun boyz

The problem with Skaven (in universe, not my opinion) is that they always backstap each other making them just as if not more dangerous to them selves.

Rats: have basic knowledge. Also Rats: have nukes

Realistically, could you imagine the complete horror of being overrun in the complete darkness of night by a tidal wave of Skaven? Chills

These Rats never stopped attacking me on Warhammer 2 until I got pissed off and Alexander’d them off my map.

Great work. Love your vids. I inhale this kinda material and you are one of the better providers out there. Hopefully, others will catch onto that as well. A lot of people looking for info on the Skaven so this is a good time to be putting vids like this one out.

Has there ever been a skaven raised outside of skaven culture? Curious to see how they'd turn out.

Where Arch Warhammer has the pure mindset and psychology of Skaven...you have the seriousness of their threat and that makes me more determined to vanquish the Skaven from the world in Vermintide!!! 🏹⚔️. BY THE HAMMER AND THE BELL, YOU SHALL BE VANQUISHED!!!

I revisit these videos fairly often and this lore series has made me a big fan!

Epitome. E-pit-o-me. Loved your video. Very well researched. Your voice is extremely clear. The background music fits and is not distracting. Got a new sub here.

Watching this made me realize how similar the skaven and the emperium of 40k are.

I like to think Jenner from Don Bluth's "The Secret of Nimh" was a source of inspiration

Great lore video. Much better than the others I’ve seen

Hey man I just stumbled on your video's and your content is awesome, it's a crime you don't have more subs. Anyway if you read this, have a nice day!

Great video man. Keep the lore going.

Great vid dood! :) Im listening while playing as the Skryre Clan.

amazing lore vid! i want more! keep it up buddy Skaven for the win!

The skaven genuinely scare me for some reason. There also more disturbing to me than any other fictonal antagonists

subbed, your lore vids are really good :) now just gotta get through your others.

very interesting vid, thanks allot. since i started playing warhammer 1 total war i got interested in the warhammer lore and because of playing warhammer 2 total war i got very interested in skaven lore since they're my all time favourites.

They are really bad ass if you focus on their warpstone techonology where they use warpstone bombs, warpcannons and flamethrowers.

Dude, your show is awesome!

Thanks for your work, mister!

love your content! make more plz!

Something I would love to know. It is understandable that a clanrat or slave rat is physically weaker than a human but what about one that isn't starving? One with Black fur?

Loved this, thanks for this video

Great podcast man!!!

This is the best skaven lore video ever

I subscribed to your channel very enjoyable thank you

Just found you but i love the detail!

Nice video, are the other clans less important or described in the books? Because you only specifically mentioned 3 or 4 clans. Subbed!

I looked for the bottom and never saw it, I love how deep this is.

CA just added the Skavens regiment of renown in TWW2(among others things too^^). Patience are always rewarded. The Council Guards are just Beautiful and Ikkit Claw is the new Legendary Lord, The Vermintide will break on the world and everything will be washed away. We rule over Ruins for it is the will of the Horned Rat. yes-yes.

great work!

your lore videos are dope man just wish you'd dive deeper make more vids pls man

A video about Skaven society during the end-times would be awesome, I feel like the average Warhammer enjoyer knows very little about that and I think it's pretty neat how different (in some ways, drastically) it ended up being once they had a unified goal.

Subbed! Great content mate!

very nice overview thank you

It's been a while since I've put together some Warhammer figures and read lore. After trying out the Total War: Warhammer games recently, I felt like checking some lore videos.

Very cool video , thank you .

pls do standalone doom of kavzar story with the gud eerie music! it was a really good vid btw u got a sub extra!

Awesome video

Good video, do more like what you did with the poem

Very intersting, thank you!

The more I listen to this, the more I can't help but think about co-workers and supervisors I've had throughout the years. The idea that one can actually believe they are never at fault and every positive outcome they were involved with, no matter how slight, is their achievement is so alien and ludicrous to me that I never believed people in my life could think that way. But clearly the writers of the Skaven lore didn't pull this mindset out of nothing. Clearly they had the very same type of people in mind as people I have to deal with at work when they were coming up with this lore. To me it's disgusting, illogical, asinine, but fascinating even more so. To think actual people in the real world really think this way and that's why they have treated me so poorly over the years...

Thanks for the video

Nice vid friend

Let’s be real if skaven weren’t as backstabby and paranoid amongst themselves as they are, they probably would have conquered the world already

Bro, thanks to you I now think that the Skaven are the most interesting society in the Warhammer world and have grown to love them like you do. Yes, yes!

The music is perfect

I look forward to playing this faction when I pick the game up

This is oddly great to sleep to.

I think the grey clad stranger in Doom of Kavzar was thanquol? He’s a grey character like a grey seer and had access to something like a screaming bell, another grey deer weapon. Either that or it was Tzeentch or the Horned Rat

In the reference to the story of Kavzar, does that story predate the lore of the Tomb Kings and the story of Negash with the references to the Skaven in that lore?

Who created all this lore? It is amazing

Quick question, would you be willing to do a series on Age of Sigmar? I mean you have used a Skaven vs Fire Slayers picture, so why not?

37:30 That image looks... familiar... somehow...

I really want Thanquol in tw wh2

This all knowledge to combat rats I'll never see in my life. Worth my time.

the music is amazing ... Horror ....

Great video yes-yes....

Someone else said this before me, but they should make a movie out of that Tilean poem. It reads like a horror story

I love the whole Skaven Last Supper thing lol

I am really sorry. But I there is only one like button... This is sooo good!

I love skaven. They're who I want to play.

Just got a new sub

It’s entirely possible the bell giver was a deacon of tzenntch wh9 went solo, but still this why you fine check these agreements and always keep a receipt. Yes yes

Skaven! Yes, yes!

I have to correct you in one point, the Skaven are not "just intelligent enough to make basic tools".

Shaven Culture is so interesting!, I wonder what their architecture looks like?; Maybe rat statues and rusty and shabby materials as well as warp paint or something, and to decorate maybe there are skaven queekish runes and banners. How do they worship the Great Horned Ray? Besides sacrifice? And besides the Grey Seers, is there a organized religious clergy for their religion? Do they have holidays or festivals? Vermintide exists so yeah I guess.

what is the sound track??? great vid

skaven will also attack with reckless ness when having superior numbers

Skaven Table of Context Origins - 16:50 Location - 26:08 Society - 28:40

Where can I get this music?

Food as important as warpstone? Eat-eat warpstone!

Rats, the rats, we're the rats