Editing Skaven (section)

==== The Rank and File ====
* '''Skavenslaves''': Large numbers of starved skavenslaves are thrown at the enemy's front lines with crummy scrounged up/improvised weapons to waste arrows, bog down enemy movements and hopefully take down a few man-things by sheer numbers. Some lucky ones get to annoy the enemy at range with slings, which is sort of a luxury as nobody else in the army can take them.

* '''Clanrats''': The basic Rank and File of a Clan with some armor and better if still basic weapons (swords, shields and spears). Better fed, more durable and less likely to run than Skavenslaves, they're good enough that you expect them to do a bit more than just absorb arrows and tire out the enemy's sword arm. Even so they're still cannon fodder that relies on numbers against all but the crummiest of foes. Fortunately for the warlords they are never in short supply. Various campaign supplements would expand on the basic Clanrat with unique variations for each Great Clan, like the Rotten Rodents of Clan Pestilens, who trade their shield for an extra hand weapon.

* '''Stormvermin''': Basic elite units for when you want something that has more staying power than Clanrats. Black furred pups are singled out to be soldiers. They get given extra food, ruthless spartan way training, better weapons and armor than the common riff-rats and take some pride in their units (which means that they are less likely to randomly stab their fellow stormvermin in the back than most skaven and any failure to meet the standards is liable to get a stormvermin executed on the spot for not measuring up). They normally got a bully mentality; cruel, mean, petty and vindictive along with an internalized need to constantly put on a strong face, pride in ability and station and chest puffing arrogance that mostly covers for the fact that they are still cowards at heart. The Clans [[Clan Mors|Mors]] and [[Clan Rictus|Rictus]] are known for their particularly nasty regiments of Stormvermin and regularly sell themselves to the other aspiring Warlords for a sizable sum.
** '''Albino Guard''': The personal guard of the Council of Thirteen, made entirely out of white-furred pups and put through even more brutal training than the regular Stormvermin. They're also psychotically loyal to those they protect, like the CoT and the Grey Seers, quite unlike the vast majority of Skaven. Most of them are Warlord-sized, with gear and skills to match.

*'''Chieftain''': The Skaven equivalent to a Greenskin Big Boss or Empire Captain. They serve under the Warlord as his enforcer and field commander. Usually it’s from this rank that new Warlords are “promoted”.

*'''Warlord''': Also called Clawlords in AoS, Warlords are not the best fighters of a Skaven Clan, but the most cunning. They lead the ravenous swarms of ratmen into combat from the safety of the rear lines. They get first pick of any loot they come across and play a constant game of 3D chess with their subordinates to make sure they keep their position...and their lives.