CL Werner's Grey Seer provides a much needed look into Skaven society and the threat it poses to the humans of the Empire. Grey Seer Thanquol is an interesting character that you immediately like for all the wrong--but in this case entirely right--reasons and his plots and plans throughout the narrative are really engaging. Werner's prose is excellent and moves the plot along at a swift pace, setting the human and skaven worlds as really nice mirrors of each other. A fantastic fantasy effort that should only be missed by those that absolutely hate rats.

As they descended, a host of the ratmen surged through the corridors of the tower, and started to fight the human and Slayers. But Thanquol was not pre-occupied by their struggles, but instead he gathered all of his sorcerous power, and with the aid of warpstone energy, he cast a spell of great potency to capture the airship. With tendrils of pure eldritch energy, Thanquol's spell grasped the airship around like a monstrous tentacle dragging down an Imperial warship. As he was occupied with his spell, Thanquol was unable to aid the Skavens in stopping the Slayers from slaughtering his troops. Unbeknownst to him, another group of human prisoners managed to break free during the ensuing chaos and began to fight the Skaven at the rear. Worst yet, Gryrocopters from the airship began to lend aid in the assault. 3a

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I am Grey Seer Thanquol! I am leader here. You will call-know me as master-king! Whatever I say-squeak, you do! If you obey-please me, I will let-allow you to live." Like all Rat Ogres, Boneripper was covered in all manner of stitches and sutures which held the beast together. Loyal and more-or-less obedient to Thanquol, Boneripper seeks the approval of his master even if the Grey Seer is often verbally abusive and more than willing to put his well-being before the Rat Ogre's own. [2b]

You have been a capable servant, Grey Seer Thanquol. The Councils finds itself in need of a dispo - a competent servant for a matter of utmost delicacy..." Now we will smash-crush the Dwarfs like beetle-bugs! We will roll over the valley from both sides and nothing will stop us! Forward brave Skavens, to inevitable Victory!" Running parallel to Thanquol's quest to retrieve the Wormstone is the story of a group of human smugglers that happen upon the Wormstone and intend to sell it to the highest bidder in Altdorf. The humans run into their own troubles with the Wormstone, as well as encountering a grey wizard-led secret society intent on suppressing the Skaven threat to the human world. Thanquol spawns on turn 2. When you level up you could choose assistant skill. Each assistant skill opens acces to certain version of BoneripperBoneripper 7 - Boneripper 7 was the re-animated body of the first Boneripper. This resurrection was made possible by Clan Skyre's combined use of sorcery and their warpstone-derived technology. Boneripper 7 was gifted to Thanquol in the novel Thanquol's Doom. Despite suffering heavy damage, the seventh Boneripper is still up and running. Many thanks to the following people - CRISORD, X-T, Elon - for their help in testing and troubleshooting.