The Stormvermin are the fighting elite of the Skaven Warlord clans. They are distinguishable from their scrawnier litter-mates, often standing a full head taller, with thick muscular necks and powerful build. They are equipped with the best of the armory of their clans. Instinct: to spread

• run if caught in a spot
• overwhelm with numbers
• summon Clanrats from below
• feast on the dead or injured
• fight for the Chieftain

The bulk of most Skaven armies are formed of Clanrats, a vast and verminous horde of ratmen that make up the warrior class. Of all the teeming masses, only the Skavenslaves are more numerous than the Clanrats. They are possessed of a constant energy, most commonly seen in a nervous twitching of their hairless, worm.like tails. A single Clanrat is not a fearsome opponent. A lone warrior will lack any degree of discipline or determination and is likely to skulk in the shadows, afraid to go forward, too cautious to go backwards. Unless driven by black hunger, a single Clanrat will only attack something that is visibly weakened or crippled, preferring even then to attack unseen from behind. When banded together in a large pack, however, Skaven bolster each other's confidence and fuel their feral ferocity to a highly aggressive level. After the adrenaline-burst of melee Clanrats need to feed or suffer the unbearable pangs of the Black Hunger. Immediately following any combat the ratmen scour the battlefield, devouring the dead and injured of friend and foe alike. Instinct: to spread

• run if caught in a spot
• overwhelm with numbers
• summon Clanrats from below
• feed on the spoils