#warpstone

[tagedeszorns]

Origin of the Skaven race. 1690, colourized.

The Dance of the Rats

painting (artwork) by Ferdinand van Kessel; attributed

[maniakminis]

“Aye, wyrdstone. Heals the sick, turns lead to gold and water to wine, by all accounts. The gift of the gods, so they say..."

“The gods of anarchy and misrule! It is corruption incarnate, evil embodied, Chaos given solid form! It burns the soul and sears the mind. It decays and pollutes all who possess it. To touch it is to invite damnation itself! l’ll pay in good, honest gold for my wares."

[foandgeld]

Vermin Tribe Tanek Needletail

[misscaptainbear]

My "Bilge Runners" (aka night runners) skaven. They're all tattooed scurvy dogs because my skaven army is pirate themed!

[thatguywhodoesstuff]

I Had A Realization-Thought, Yes-Yes

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So, two common tropes seen throughout various works of fiction are:

Rats & Mice Love Cheese

The Moon Is Made Of Cheese

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Now, who in the world of Warhammer Fantasy loves Warpstone more than anyone else?

The Skaven

And what in the world of Warhammer Fantasy is made entirely out of Warpstone?

Morrslieb, the Dark Moon

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In summary, what I’m trying to say is that Warpstone is radioactive magic cheese, hence why the resident race of deranged rat-men love it so much and why one of the moons of the Known World is made of it. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[rat-detector-24-official]

Steal theft of your warpstone

Give me back my warpstone you warpstone thief!! Warpstone thieving rat detected.

[gaertan]

THE GREAT HORNED RAT

Since the first announcement of the skaven god being in the chaos pantheon for warhammer(and there not being any official artwork), I felt the need of drawing the great horned rat! Included some subtleties hinting at the skaven clans as well, this was such a blast to make @warhammer #warhammer

[reallifethestruggle]