So, I have translated my stories I wrote for the skaven. To get a little faster through it I use the google translator this time and read it to search for errors. Hope I didn't oversee something.

First the clandescription:

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Clan Machi is a skavenclan, which contained members of clan verminius, clan skryre and clan moulder.

The home of clan machi is a parasite engine in shape of a giant molerat, called “mole two”. The leader of the clan is an arch warlock named Ratskit Ironclaw, who led his clan with ironclaw. His clan fears him, and nobody tries it to get his positions by intrigues. There are rumours that he is invincible or has strong regenerating abilities, since he was fallen battle or was assassinated  multiple times but came back every time, to the unpleasure for the one who wanted his position and paid with his life. Others say, that Ratskit was a Packmaster of clan moulder before he started as an Warlock Engineer and has much knowledge about genetics. Only Ratskit himself knows the truth that is hidden deep in “Mole two”.

One of the most known battles of the clan is there involvement of corrupting behemat in the Scabrous Sprawl and the fight there against the Celestial Vindicators. When Ratskit realized that Behemat would fall, he evacuated his vital troops from the battlefield and escaped before his precious parasite engine could be crushed by Behemats massive body.

I have a story work in process where my Celestial Vindicators are fighting in the Scabrous Sprawl but I'm not finished yet with it. I think Ratskit has a little wipe of another charismatic bold leader who leads a brotherhood.

And the following is the characterdescription of my Skaven Warlord, Zrik Nightclaw

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Zrik Nightclaw had lived in Clan Machi for many years and had experienced a lot in his life. Like many other Skaven he was also reached by many intriguing and betraying his rank up to the rank of a Stormvermin Fangleader. Even as a clanrat, he had heard the rumors that their clan chief of the Arch Warlock Ratskit Claw had fallen several times in the battle or by assassinations, but had always appeared again, and decided not to make him an enemy. After his previous Warlord Throk had attempted to assassinate Ratskin in a battle against Chaoswarriors of Tzeentch. Ratskin, however, was not impressed by the stab in the flank, and crippled Throk with his halberd. Ratskin had noticed that Zrik had seen it, and gave the order show his loyalty and end his superiors life. Thus Zrik was able to rise to the rank of a warlord, keeping Ratskits back free in many battles and developing a special bond. The darkest hour for Zrik was, when Skrekch the Fangleader of his bodyguard, overcame him in a diversion within "Mole two" and downed him, because this wanted the whole clan to itself. But instead of killing Zrik, he was captured by Skrekch's supporters. Skrekch had to face Zrik before the eyes of all Skaven to secure his position as clan chief with his cruelty. The plan failed, however, through the appearance of the deadly-believed Ratkin. This came as "the last betrayal" into the Clans history, since after this case no one more dared to question Ratskin's leadership. After this incident, Zrik was patched up by members of Clan Skryre and Molder, but this did not happened without marks. Zrik is partly bloated by the operations, has swellings carried away which probably no more will form back and lose much of his fur. For this reason, he is no longer able to wear his armor as normal as would be normal for a warlord. These limitations, however, have not altered his belief in Ratskin and instead made him more cruel and carries his scars and swelling openly as a reminder of the incident. Meanwhile, he also cast an eye on Sret, the new Fangleader of his Guard, who was then appointed by Ratskin. To his astonishment, he can recognize in Sret similar a similar loyalty and behavioral in him, which he himself had in the role as a Stormvermin and has learned to appreciate this.

 

The story, what happened to him in "the last betrayal" follows in the next post.