Clan Skryre

"The fact that the Warlock Engineers sell to all sides in the constant Skaven struggle for dominance is well known; the fact that for a very high price they offer to withhold their services is widely guessed. None but the Grey Seers know the exorbinant extent of Clan Skyre's double-dealing and treachery."

- Underground Arms Dealers

Clan Skryre is one of the four Great Clans that specializes in the creation and research of demented diabolical combination of arcane magic and technological machinery. Its members, known as Warlock Engineers are both inventors and magicians whose expertise aids in the manufacturing all kinds of War-machines and weaponry for the use. Many of them are full-fledged wizards themselves, capable of manipulating the Winds of Magic to cast spells, but their most potent of weapons lies in their use of their own deadly weaponry.

From their Warpforge underneath the great swampland capital of Skavenblight, these tinker-rats has produced a vast arsenal of terrifying weapons in their long and glorious history, which includes the invention of the deadly Poisoned Wind, the Warpfire-Thrower and the Warp-lock Jezzail. Clan Skyre is thought by many as argulably the most influencial and powerful of the Great Clans, due to their clan having the largest arsenal of weapons in the entire Under-Empire, that can rival that of any other Human nation in the world. The Clan is also fairly wealthy from their exploits of "renting" out their powerful machines and special expertise to the highest bidder, being almost as rich as their brethren within Clan Moulder. Along with that, their leader, Lord-Warlock Morskittar, is the second most strongest member within the Council Chamber, occupying the 12th Seat of the table.

Overview
The Clan Skryre has for many years dominates the grand city of Skavenblight, a huge metropolis which is considered by many to be the one true capital of the Skavne race. Access to the many veins of Warpstone underneath the great city has allowed the clan to develop the technologies for which they are well known for. The city reflects the nature of their Skryre Clan masters, being uncharacteristically modern compared to most of the other Skaven settlements or strongholds within the Skaven empire. The strength of the clan lies within their use of technology as a means of war and profit. Much of their technology is geared toward war, mixing magic and technological engineering that can equally exceeding any weapons produced by the nations of the Old World. Fortunately for the enemies of Skavendom, these weapons are notoriously unreliable, and has resulted in the near vast majority of Skavens dying a gruesome death by the magnificent if not imperfect device their leaders have provided them. As weapons are the main merchandise the Warlord clans seeks to care about, often the rest of their mechanical prowess are overlooked by their narrow-minded brethren. Clan Skryre has created many amazing devices not meant for the battlefield, which includes the creation of the Farsqueaker, a device that allows instant communication between Skavens through large distances. In fact, much of the Under-Empire excavations are made with bulldozers and drills created by the engineers of Clan Skyre. The Warlock-Engineers of the clan are always researching new technologies to either improve on their previous work, or create an entirely new one. However, experiments have given much chance of success as being a failure, often resulting in catastrophe. Engineers believe these failures are expected, especially if it is to advance the technology to the limit. The number of workers, mechanics and engineers who die as a result of these investigations is irrelevant when compared to the value of an experiment going well in the process. By providing infernal machines towards the Council of Thirteen, Clan Skryre has secured a position of power within the Under-Empire, only rivaled by the other three Great Clans. All Council members are aware of the value of Clan Skryre's tech, and the clan will make that they will never let them forget. The clan makes constant demonstrations of their new inventions to the Lords of Decay, and if they find the invention promising, they will be promised some funding from several other Skaven clans. With their deadly machinery, many victories have been achieved thanks to the prowess of the wizards engineers and their lackeys, making them an essential part of the Skaven military. ==Military== Clan Skryre increases their increasing access to high-tech items whenever they can. By delving into new areas of research and making great discoveries, the clan is able to increases its prestige amongst its rivals. In addition, the equipment manufactured by the clan that has already been tested in combat, and are often sold or given to other clans, creating a widespread confidence in the Skryre technical engineering, ensuring a place in the Council. Warlock-Engineers are not ashamed to adapt and improve their own technologies from other races. The Warp-lock Jezzail is an example of a mundane equipment stolen by the clan and perfected with liberal amounts of iron and steel mixed with Warpstone to create a more deadly, if not reliable design of their own. The much more heavier weapons such as flamethrowers and the Ratling gun, resembles designs originally created by the Dwarves of the Engineers Guild. Although the intellectual minds of Clan Skyre are more then capable of creating their own design of weapons, many within the Clan don't see any harm in "burrowing" others design and improving it "ten-fold". Along with