Editing Horned Rat (section)

==Daemons & Rewards==
Whilst the Horned Rat is very much on the more Chaotic side of the godly playing field, he's never really acted in the same manner as the other Chaos Gods, at least not in the hands of Games Workshop. He does have a unique [[daemon]]ic minion, the [[Verminlord]], which is regarded as comparable to the Greater Daemons of the other dark gods, but he's never had the full array of daemonic minions, nor has he been prone to rewarding his loyal followers with dark gifts like the other Chaos Gods... at least, ''not officially''...

See, way, way back in the hoary days of old, when [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] was in its 1st edition, [[gnome]]s and [[Half-Orc]]s were to be found in the Warhammer world, and Skaven had only just gained their own dedicated army splatbook for WFB 4th edition, an absolute madlad named Garret Lepper compiled [[https://the-eye.eu/public/Books/rpg.rem.uz/Warhammer/Fantasy/Roleplay/1st%20edition/Skaven%20-%20Book%20of%20the%20Rat.pdf The Book of the Rat]], a chunky 221-page PDF filled with Skaven lore and mechanics for Warhammer Roleplay, including careers, unique [[Clan Moulder]] monsters, and more. This book leaned heavily into the Horned Rat being a lesser Chaos God, similar to how a Skaven [[Daemon Prince]] was a sample Lesser Chaos God in the [[Realms of Chaos]]: The Lost and the Damned [[splatbook]], and gave the Horned Rat both its own random roll of rewards for Skaven players, ala [[Chaos Champion]]s, as well as its own army of [[daemon]]s.

In the Book of the Rat, the Horned Rat's daemons are given as:
* '''[[Verminlord]]''': The Greater Daemon (with some elements of Daemon Prince).
* '''Ratfiend''': The Lesser Daemon; appears as a tall, muscular human with the head of a red-eyed rat. Freaks out Skaven for looking too much like a human, and humans for looking too much like a Skaven.
* '''Daemonrat''': The Daemonic Beast; large, jet-black rats with glowing red eyes normally found in vast swarms, but they may also be given as individuals to serve as Daemonic Familiars, where they are known as ''Verminwyrds''.
* '''Daemonrunt''': The Daemonic Steed; resembles a diseased furless baby rat that is 10ft long, covered in boils and tumors and with jaws caked in noxious foam. So disturbing to Skaven that they prefer to just use them as attack beasts rather than mounts.

The Rewards of the Horned Rat are quite varied. Aside from the impressive cosmetic rewards of being a Albino or having Jet Black Fur, or having the mark of the Horned Rat fashioned upon their body, these are the possible rewards:
* Belligerence, causing the Skaven to Hate all creatures.
* Black Musk: Once per day, the Skaven can emit one of four types of magical musk. Darkening musk snuffs out the light, as per a Cloak of Darkness spell. Terrifying musk causes Fear in all within 5 yards. Choking musk inflicts an automatic Wound on all within 5 yards. Ratlord musk summons a rat swarm within 3 rounds. Darkening, Terrifying and Choking Musk all last for three rounds. A rat swarm summoned by Ratlord musk fights until destroyed or no enemies remain.
* Corpulence, boosting Toughness and Wounds at a cost to Movement, Intitiative and Dexterity.
* Dread Gaze, induces Fear in all creatures under 10 feet.
* Growth, boosting Movement, Strength, Toughness and Wounds at a cost to Initiative and Dexterity.
* Horns, that can be used to make a Gore attack.
* Permanent Black Hunger, causing the skaven to be Frenzied in combat.
* Immunity to Drugs.
* Immunity to Pestilence and Plague.
* Luck of the Horned Rat.
* Mesmerizing Eyes, boosting the skaven's Leadership and Fellowship as well as letting them use the Hypnotize skill.
* Plague Carrier (random disease).
* Prehensile Tail.
* Verminwyrd Familiar.
* Rat-Like Agility, granting the skaven the talents Acrobatics, Contortionist, Escapology and Scale Sheer Surface.
* Unholy Screeching, which lets the skaven emit a scream that causes agonizing pain in all within 10 yards.
* Venomous, which causes the skaven's attacks to inflict Infected Wounds.