Skaven · Immortal Empires
Clan Pestilens
wh2_main_skv_clan_pestilensFaction leader
Lord Skrolk
Clan Pestilens
From the infested ruins of Oyxl, Lord Skrolk spreads the plagues of Pestilens throughout Lustria’s heartlands.
Radiant CorruptionRadiant CorruptionThat Lord Skrolk walks the world is an affront to nature and a sign of the power of the Great Horned Rat. Plants wither and die where Skrolk treads, and the very air about him seems to congeal and darken, as if stained by his baleful presence.
Rite cooldown: -15 turns for "The Pestilent Scheme"
Plagues bolster your armies and nurture your settlements
Construction cost: -50% for Pox Cauldron, Pestilent Nave and Plague Abbey buildings- Chance of a plague spreading: +15% (for all future plagues)
- Disable Domination Scheme with Verminlord [STATUS: HIDDEN]
- Rite cooldown: -15 turns for "The Pestilent Scheme"
- Plagues bolster your armies and nurture your settlements
- Construction cost: -50% for Pox Cauldron, Pestilent Nave and Plague Abbey buildings
- Chance of a plague spreading: +15% (for all future plagues)
- Disable Domination Scheme with Verminlord [STATUS: HIDDEN]
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"Brother-under-the-fur. Ha! Now you are brother-true. Reject false-words of seers and embrace true face of the Horned One! Bring Skrolk to the Wormstone, and you will be Plague Priest. Betray, and you become pus-bag." Underneath the world lurks the Skaven - a race of noisome ratmen that despise all other things and desire world domination with every fibre of their twisted beings - from their quivering whiskers to the tips of their segmented tails. Clan Pestilens is one of the four Greater Clans. Its members are the Plague Monks – the disciples of disease and decay. Clan Pestilens dedicate themselves with insane fervour to spreading corruption in the name of the Great Horned Rat. Pestilens was the first clan to reach Lustria; there, in the hot, foetid conditions, did the disease-ridden ratmen start to overcome the climate to found Clan Pestilens. It wasn’t long before the emergent clan encountered the Lizardmen and an age-old enmity was born. Of all the warm-blooded invaders to trespass on Lustria, it is the Skaven – and Clan Pestilens in particular – that the Lizardmen hate the most. Eventually, after decades of self-imposed exile, the Plague Monks re-joined the Under-Empire and immediately claimed their place on the Council of Thirteen. Their leader is Arch-Plaguelord Nurglitch, and while he controls the clan from Skavenblight it is Lord Skrolk that remains in Lustria to return Pestilens to greatness. Lord Skrolk is an affront to nature. Plants wither and die where Skrolk treads and even the air around him seems to congeal and darken. Skrolk is ancient and blind, but only a fool would mistake his lack of sight for weakness… In battle, Skrolk leads from the front so he can unleash his rabid fury, wielding the Rod of Corruption and reading from the Liber Bubonicus - a tome describing every disease conjured by Pestilens that even the Chaos God, Nurgle, is said to covet. But Skrolk’s greatest asset is and always will be his cunning. This Plague Priest has lived for countless centuries and is far more than a mere frenzied zealot!
Faction effects
Battering rams: +1 per siege item constructed (all armies)- Siege towers: +2 per siege item constructed (all armies)
Food generated: -1 (all armies)- Food consumption: -1 (factionwide)
Stance
Source: factions, start_pos_factions and start_pos_regions (campaigns wh3_main_combi and wh3_main_chaos), frontend_faction_leaders and faction_groups, patch 9.0.