Sknikikk Fang-Rot, Grand Warlord of the Fur-Burn Skaven Tribe

So a little while back I wrote up some fluff for my Skaven warlord for a buddy of mine who is converting the model for me. I wanted him to be able to get a feel for the character of the model I had in my mind. I figured I would post it for no one to read!

GO!

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Sknikikk Fang-Rot, grand warlord of the Fur-burn tribe. His rise to fame is well known throughout the Under-Empire. His rise to fame was quick, due to his crazy personality and love for eating his slain enemies' hearts.
He was quickly moved through the ranks of the stormvermin to Fang-Claw. His loyalty to his clan was impressive, as his abilities with his trusty mace, Bone-Slicer. His promotion from Fang-Claw to Chieftain of the maw-drinkers came when the current chief succumbed to the man-pox and went mad. Seeing him weak, Sknikikk challenged him to a duel to prove his mettle, and quickly crushed the ill chieftain and sealed the deal by eating the pox infested heart, instantly gaining large amounts of respect from Clan Pestilence, who helped him stave off the worse of the man-pox that now racked his body, including some permanently smelly breath, hence the name Fang-Rot.

Sknikikk became even more infamous during his "negotiations" with clan Skyre. What started as an attempt to purchase two Doom-wheels boiled down into a massive brawl and cannibalistic feast where Sknikikk and his Stormvermin bodyguard killed and then consumed the hearts of fifteen Skyre merchants. Little is known about the incident outside Sknikikk's body guard, but most whisper of the Skyre merchants refusing to haggle and negotiate for the second Doom Wheel. Needless to say to this day, Clan Skyre deals with Sknikikk in a very defensive stance.

Sknikikk's greatest achievement is the taming of Bash-Bash, a large and particularly pissed off Rat Ogre while dealing with slave trades to clan Moluder. it is not own if Sknikikk was just attempting to show off, or if Bash-Bash wanted to escape, but the end results where the same. The image of Sknikikk smashing the pommel of Bone-Slicker brought the cheers of his inner claw, and the shocked squeaks from the Moulder slaves. The pair was a sight to watch, Bash-Bash slamming around into pens and walls while Sknikikk scurried around him, ever weakening the massive beast. By the time it was all said and done, Bash-Bash was beaten and lay prostrate on the floor, showing subservience to Sknikikk. Laughing to himself, Sknikikk told clan Moudler he would "take this problem" off their hands, if they gave him their largest rat-hound available. Not really having an option to say no, after Sknikikk saved countless slaves’ lives, they agreed. How do you say no to a Chieftain who has dominance over a Rat Ogre?

It didn't take long before Sknikikk was moved to warlord status. His abilities to "unite" the clans to make war against the man-things in the name of the Great Horned Rat was obvious, as he carried the blessing of the plague priests of Clan Pestilence, the Warpstone technology of Clan Skyre, and the creations of clan Moulder into battle united under his banner. And who would stand against a plague ridden Skaven standing on the back of a huge rat Ogre trailed by a dog sized rat? All those whom done so to this point have only seen their hearts removed and feasted upon!