Council of Thirteen

The Skaven are ruled by the Council of Thirteen, also known as the Thirteen Lords of Decay, who make decisions for the Skaven race as a whole and keep (relative) peace among the masses. The council is formed of eleven warlords of major Skaven clans (including four members from the four greater clans), a high-ranking and mysterious Grey Seer, and a symbolic seat for the Horned Rat. The closer one is to the Horned Rat (who has incidentally never shown himself at a meeting - it is assumed he watches on) in seating arrangement, the higher the rank, and thus, the more power they wield; Lord Kritislik occupies seat number 1 on the Council, Morskittar seat 12, as they are the two most powerful. The current Council has remained the same for over 200 years.

The current Council members include:


 * Seat 1 - Lord Kritislik (Seerlord)
 * Seat 2 - Greylord Skrisnik
 * Seat 3 - Lord Sneek (Nightlord of Clan Eshin)
 * Seat 4 - Lord Paskrit ("Warlord-General of all Skavendom")
 * Seat 5 - Lord Kratch Doomclaw (Clan Rictus)
 * Seat 6 - Lord Gnawdwell (Clan Mors)
 * Seat 7 - Lord Vittrik
 * Seat 8 - Arch Plaguelord Nurglitch VII (Arch-Plaguelord of Clan Pestilens)
 * Seat 9 - Lord Verminkin (Packlord of Clan Moulder)
 * Seat 10 - Greylord Azarskitter (Warlord of Clan Khesherisk)
 * Seat 11 - Lord Burr (Keeper of the Temple)
 * Seat 12 - Lord Morskittar (Lord-Warlock of Clan Skryre)
 * Seat 13 - Reserved for the Horned Rat