WARHAMMER FANTASY LORE - CLAN ESHIN - The Great Skaven Clans

As with all Skaven Clans, Clan Eshin is cunningly deceitful and self-serving with their base Skaven characteristics combined with their extreme proficiency in the arts of sabotage, secrets and working in the shadows.
The powerful Clan Eshin and its shadow cloaked assassin heroes, spearheaded by the infamous and prolific Deathmaster Snikch are a horrifying and disturbing threat to all those on the surface.
The Children of the Horned Rat are a monstrous force not to be taken lightly by any of those who dwell beneath the open sky and bask in the warmth of the sun.
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[@TheBookofChoyer]

All this is of course pure lies as we have no records of the existence of such creatures. The incredible amount of resources devoted to create all this nonsense is amazing to the modern historian and is a clear example of the extent of lies and legends that have been mixed with facts in the past. It is our responsibility today to denounce all these tales as false! Our extensive investigations have found no traces of these so called “skaven”.

[@thebaron9405]

I can't wait to you get to Mors, wait, they aren't one of the four great clans

[@LauftFafa]

any video about the great maw ? both cult and creature ?

[@kuehnjakob]

Thank you for giving us Kislev next!!!

[@tiesvanpinxteren2122]

can you do some 40k lore maybe

[@mortarion9813]

Yes... _Totally._

[@CalamityDiamond]

Skaven? Never heard of them, sounds like heresy.

[@vladcojan8660]

They don't exist ,yes yes

[@weldonwin]

Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist...

[@crystallxix1493]

Puddle Zerg you mean beastmen

[@ingamingpc1634]

Stop by order of the Imperial empire and its Inquisition my Majesty Karl Franz has allowed the order for all this information to released to certain individuals inform the Guardsmen of what information is allowed to be released to them execute those who tell the information to those who do not have the right to know also if it's possible destroy all warp rock that is found near you it can cause strange things to happen to your weapons and armor also I have information that the ratmen may be attracted to warp Rock another reason to destroy it

[@fumarc4501]

I’ve seen them! Living in the sewers and killing all the cats in town!

[@Nasenkarl]

Skaven: Kills man-thing emperor. All of the imperium: Must have been my imagination.

[@ahmadgaleev8891]

Must of been a wind

[@arandomguardsmen]

@@ahmadgaleev8891 i see you watch Viva la dirt league

[@sjdjjsjsjs3991]

@@ahmadgaleev8891 Far Cry AI

[@michaeljenner2325]

@@arandomguardsmen You mean play Skyrim. ;)

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

Sounds like skyrim

[@kodan7879]

Now what exactly is a Skaven? Because surely, giant talking rats don't exist in this reality.

[@patmatt3640]

yet

[@Lord_Inquisitor_Ignis]

Just wait apparently there mutating now and roaming bands are fighting I’m not kidding either this is actually happening

[@kodan7879]

@@Lord_Inquisitor_Ignis Alright, that's enough! Calling the witch hunters!

[@drakeevans8042]

@@kodan7879 but can we be sure tho I mean they may be another from of a beast men that we don't no about if vampires orcs trolls dragons elves and more exist why not giant rats

[@kodan7879]

@@drakeevans8042 THERE ARE NO SUCH THING AS GIANT TALKING VERMIN LIVING UNDER OUR FEET. THIS IS ALL CONJURED UP INFORMATION SPREAD BY HERETICS! I DON'T UNDERSTAND, HOW YOU COULD, FOR EVEN A SPLINTER OF A SECOND, FALL FOR THIS NONESENSE!

[@majorkill]

Your editing is so clean bro

[@TheBookofChoyer]

thanks a lot Majorkill! Really appreciate it🙌

[@jasonsantos3037]

Yeah still fixing up the the lizard man lore of the end time how deathmaster snake died awesome

[@pizzakiep4157]

Didn't expect to see you down here

[@josephpa05]

I hope you were talking notes

[@karkkosvolfe]

Going to make your hilarious Aussie commentary?

[@miker9825]

Their return to Skavenblight also ended the Skaven Civil War. The council had a long standing war against Clan Pestilens but quickly ended when Eshin sided with the council.

[@faithfullukodureg2140]

The skaven are the most unique fantasy race ever. Every fantasy has dwarves, elves and other creatures, but no fantasy has such a complicated race as the warhammer universe! Yes, the lizardmen get close-near, but but skaven above all all!

[@bobthetop3242]

skaven are op in the lore in my opinion

[@funoff3207]

@@bobthetop3242 End Times made all chaos races suddenly massively op

[@obviouslygay7184]

@@bobthetop3242 they are op, but they're like orks in 40k - not united they can't do shit.

[@arcotroll8530]

@@obviouslygay7184 The WHM fantasy orcs are like that to. At least until the coming of Grimgor...

[@verixsmelony7835]

Well.. i mean.. nukes?

[@aitorlegorburu8598]

Luetin09 and The book of Choyer are way too good for us

[@dogzabob]

You forgot baldermort

[@Cam-ks8yz]

@@dogzabob The trifecta

[@nikolajmunk7347]

Majorkill

[@herrgargoyel6576]

Eh majorkill is more of just blunt and rude about it but I guess that's his appearance that make him different and somewhat entering

[@Pwnduall11]

Hands down yo. Love y'all.

[@bluebowser3121]

Eshin basically worship Tzeentch without realizing.

[@_gold_eye_2656]

The Skaven are like the Illuminati of Warhammer

[@komradblin2189]

exactly my thoughts as well

[@coitip2920]

Well yea. The council of 13 is a real world "conspiracy" theory about 13 Satanic families ruling the world behind the scenes.

[@Child_Friendly_Child_I_Swear]

@@coitip2920 mm antisemitic conspiracy theories, my favourite

[@coitip2920]

@@Child_Friendly_Child_I_Swear Theres non Jewish families in the alleged group. But yea whatever weirdo

[@sss1029]

@@Child_Friendly_Child_I_Swear here we see the undercover skaven attempting to silence the conversation by spewing powerless buzzwords

[@BigF707]

Assasins creed: eshin is the new AC

[@draith8920]

i would so play that if they made a assassins creed where you are playing in the warhammer fantasy universe.

[@Nickzorner]

That would be so sick

[@BigF707]

Yea would be amazing!

[@michaeljenner2325]

byronruben Image a Skaven based game that includes the nemesis system.

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

@@michaeljenner2325 backstabbing golore

[@stevesabba2379]

assassins in lore: *stealthy, terrifying and deadly* assassins in vermin tide: *"SWARM THEM!!!!! YESSS YESSS, YESS MASTTAHHHH!!!!!!!"*

[@cybernetic_crocodile8462]

*gets his head shot-off the moment he tries to attack* "Assasin rat is dead!"

[@Lilliathi]

Those are gutter runners. The main crew call them assassins sometimes, but they're not actually assassins.

[@rhysjones81]

All of this drama discussing how badass Eshin assassins are, then I remember I've pushed thousands of them out of the air and face-slapped them to death in Vermintide.

[@sibanbgd100]

Night runners and gutter runners

[@rhysjones81]

@@sibanbgd100 yes I know, But would you describe those as clan Eshin assassins? The characters in V2 certainly do.

[@warlockengineer]

@@rhysjones81 Nope, Night Runners and Gutter Runners are considered Clan Eshin infantry, not assassins.

[@rhysjones81]

@@warlockengineer Oh right, I guess Vermintide just got it wrong then :D Typical Warhammer, always 17 layers to something :)

[@AeneasGemini]

@@rhysjones81 I wouldn't say Vermintide got it wrong, it's just that an actual Eshin assassin would be a boss fight, whereas Gutter Runners and Night runners are just slightly tougher basic troops

[@sherbet_scoop]

All man-things, dwarf-things, elf-things may tremble-shake about Eshin, but ALL creatures bow before the Great Horned One! Greyseers hold-keep true power of Under Empire.

[@mikeage9824]

They are a wonderful race to transplant into d&d homebrew worlds for something other than your usual encounters and bbegs.

[@Agamembar]

Fantastic work, my start to Warhammer Fantasty wargaming, admittly in AOS, was reading about the Skaven and falling in love with the backstabbing bastards. They just have so much lore and while vile and horrific their try anything to get the win attitude leads to quite a lot of comedy and fun as a faction. Even went out of my way to grab a model of a Skaven assassin which is the Snikch model, that was fun to paint and build.

[@AttilaVoices]

My god, i love the stories of the Skaven so much! Such a cool story. The Eshin... Imagine... endless hordes of assassins. That could bring the world to its knees swiftly.

[@squeekfootbiter3803]

And yet our most stupendous most vile of lords, Thanquol has defied clan sneaky-hidden Eshin rats yes-yes. A rat so favored by the Great Horned Rat yes-yes, not even Snikch could touch-kill.

[@Nyrufa]

And what about this Grimgore Ironhide? Did he not slaughter his way through wave after wave of abominations and Skaven, only to turn around and go home after he got bored?

[@TheSickjits]

Bro KZbin comment role-playing kinna cring

[@gokublack8342]

@Nyrufa He killed alot of fodder and one-two squads of Rat Ogres but Throt had more to send Grimgor just assumed that was the best they could do and left. So he didn't get to fight Mutant Rat Orgres or Brood Horrors, Abominations or Ghoritch

[@Nenawisc]

Pretty nice overview of Eshin though I would have liked a section dedicated to the fact that Eshin does have its own unique Lore of Magic.

[@andresprieto6554]

How is this chanel so obscure still. I have been binge watching it since discovering it.

[@thesietch2933]

Love seeing the flurry of new content this month! I'm excited! Remember 2020 is the Year of the RAT!

[@andrewblack2596]

The Sietch And since it’s the year of the Rat, papa Nurgle decided to gift humanity with COVID-19.

[@allanredhill8682]

@@andrewblack2596 of course you meant the horned rat yes yes?

[@trollzynisaacjohan1793]

The year flying rats (bats, though one could argue pigeons are flying rats) gave us corolla virus. Pigeons however spread bird flu aka spanish flu

[@gigabdndmd]

When your year of the Rat😳

[@catstats9810]

Oh boy is it ever.

[@knightPerson]

12:49 Snikch is such an expert with his blades that he strikes faster than his blade can follow!

[@Monogoes]

Amazing video, love this channel, love to see more videos on the Skaven clans, especially pestilence, thanks for all the hard work and time you put into your videos

[@ironjaw6073]

You have to be careful when an enemies basic troops, “are considered highly skilled and extremely dangerous” and are nothing compared to the other forces at their disposal

[@Sum1udunkno]

“They deal in secrets and death” (cute squeaking noises in the background)

[@TheXenomorphwarrior]

These videos are amazing I really enjoy the story telling you guys pull off. I’d be super excited to see a video on the beastmen in the future!

[@Cam-ks8yz]

Fantastic video, thank you for this. You have a real gift for stringing together lore and narrative in a way that makes it impossible to look away

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot for your words Cameron. I feel I'm slowly making progress in that regard but there's still so much to learn and improve. Thank you for watching!

[@RotaFury]

Seriously amazing video, its hard finding good warhammer/age of sigmar content, you and one other all I found and I am totally gonna have to watch more of your content.

[@adan3956]

Snikch is the only skaven that survives and now he changed his name trained 5 mutated turtles

[@sharpcheddar4126]

this is one of the times I love the youtube recommended algorithm. Im one of the first people here.

[@anglocatholick]

Clan Mors? Would be awesome to have you do a lore video on them. Thank you for this beautiful work!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Will happen in the future 🙌

[@AnAfinityForKarma]

Loved it, thanks for the top quality content - always enjoyable 💪👍

[@Grombrindal91]

This channel is fantastic. Been listening and watching as I play TWII

[@crepley8335]

Discovered your channel a few weeks ago after I started playing Warhammer 2. I'm watching every episode of this playlist and loving every second of it. Wonderful, yes-yes.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Amazing my friend! Thank you for watching and I hope you are learning about the great lore that Warhammer has to offer.

[@hughgedney3393]

A very extremely awesome video as always The Book of Choyer.

[@RuneOverW]

Very well made video. You can never make enough skaven video’s

[@t-rockthekornb7758]

Great job keep up the hard work loving the videos

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Appreciate it!

[@JohnDoe-pc1qf]

Its so good and that style is like watching an actual documentary. Very professional.

[@Bullmooseroughrider]

The best WARHAMMER fantasy lore videos on KZbin

[@lightningdashproductions8824]

When you're nickname is "The Death Master" you know you're top shit.

[@richniu]

I don't play or read war-hammer games/stories, but your voice and video presentation makes this stuff extraordinary. I could listen to your story telling for eons. *subscribed*

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you enjoyed it!Thank you sir!😃🙌

[@thebaron9405]

Yes-yes good-good video

[@keizoxd5623]

Because of the Skaven Lore Video and because of this Video too, I had started an Skaven Campaign with Clan Eshin/ Snikch :D

[@421less1]

Highly recommend ikit claw campaign too. Big big booms

[@maciejmalczewik4544]

I was playing clan skyrre but when i was in part of taking off a last brettonian faction then their Alliance emperor csme and bit me off, that was annoying xd

[@aris6644]

Come little ratlings, listen what this old grey seer has to tell you you about the backstabbing Clan Eshin yes yes ! I like your Videos, keep it up :)

[@ahardworker2154]

Tell m.m.me old grey one

[@grzegorz4632]

Epic video just like always👍🏿😁

[@pathtoredemption6643]

Simply increadable. What you can do with outstanding people working together. Great video as always. Thanks. Take care all.😁👍

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks 👍 Really appreciate it !

[@pathtoredemption6643]

@@TheBookofChoyer The narration flows and choice of words, music and cinematic. Quality. Gl for 100k sub train

[@kellyoung9684]

I’m a Tolkien fan and enjoy Men of the West videos, but your videos are so good, that it caught my attention to learn more about war hammer lores. Big fan of total war war hammer

[@dir2579]

I love the skaven and the shtuff you all make!

[@ledlg1676]

awesome video bro

[@aurorajones8481]

Well done as always!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Siptom369]

I love the Skaven videos so much

[@ants7279]

I love these want to see the book of Grudges next❤

[@rachellejanssen2655]

the bell sound gives me chills every time I hear it!

[@kainslegacy78618]

Master Splinter would be begrudgedly proud.

[@pg13goatlord]

great video man! keep up good work. have you done any on beastmen?

[@jflask615]

Thank you for the excellent content

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thank you for watching!

[@themonologuer]

Another v-video f-f-from Choyer! *YES YES*

[@olalustig5397]

Love these kind of videos,even tho i know nothing about warhammer

[@bonbondurjdr6553]

Well done!

[@nguyenthanh1893]

Nice vid and good sound, i can learn english with it, thank u

[@Campaigner82]

Good one

[@NoOne-dz8mf]

Wonderful!

[@JensMorrison]

My kids love the Skaven. Kinda scares me sometimes.

[@PrzemyslawKarol]

If Skaven doesn't exist , how they can take part in blood bowl ??

[@dalek--ck9oy]

Heresy

[@kennethhughen2747]

poisonblade should be addded for the dark elves. love to pit him against snictch

[@Francis5795]

Sneak-sneak, kill-kill!!!

[@herrgargoyel6576]

Well I thought they would have said it more like hide-sneak kill-slay

[@kingconan4crom]

I don't mean to offend, but I really like this narrator's voice the best. Very well done video!

[@sardinero74]

Nice video

[@skabold7981]

Need more skaven lore :D

[@magua9563]

Bah! Old tales and stories to be told around the campfire. These creatures if they once existed were driven out by the brave knights of Bretonnia long ago in the days when the once thought themselves strong enough to show their hideous faces in the light!

[@SavageDragon999]

This one. These ones here, Inquisitor.

[@matthewmcneany]

Played a 6th Edition ( Storm of Chaos) Clan Eshin army for a while back in '05.

[@Dustpuma1]

If only games workshop made have the effort of you guys! legit best presentation of the Warhammer world! If you dwelve into 40k I imagine u would shoot up in subs too! I'm more of a fan of fantasy but more British folk love 40k

[@sunlesssentinel5326]

Fantastic

[@davidkurghinyan7872]

The Book of Choyer where can I find the awesome bell toll sound from the previous episode about the skaven?

[@Lord_Inquisitor_Ignis]

SKAVEN have to be one of the scariest and most sneaky races to ever grace the fantasy genre

[@insanemang9983]

In the lore it's said that you are always in stabbing distance of a skaven...I'm sure you can understand why

[@michaeljenner2325]

Not anymore.

[@michaelsantamaria3053]

you forgot the coolest part of clan eshin time in the east, that all their mastery of stealth and assassination came from their alliance and tutelage of a monkey bestman king of cathay call the monkey king

[@ahardworker2154]

Goku?

[@Sir_Bucket]

@@ahardworker2154 the monkey king is a chinese legend from which Goku was inspired. It tells the story of a monkey who became intelligent, learnt immortality, went to heaven, went back and allied with a deamon army, was imprissoned by boudha, etc...

[@ahardworker2154]

@@Sir_Bucket oh that guy

[@retardcorpsman]

Erutan Egaro Sounds like something that would happen in Wh FB.

[@Sir_Bucket]

@@retardcorpsman yeah but it would be grimdark lol, with the monkey king fully serving chaos or something

[@JeanLucCaptain]

YES YES! MORE LORE MAN THINGS!

[@dulmephistoslordofhatred]

Snikch is one of my favorite warhammer characters

[@dejected107]

The Skavern! my favourite evil faction in the war hammer universe.

[@alexwatts1064]

Man, there sure are a lot of weird looking Beastmen in this video

[@bosikcz3494]

skaven yes-yes good video man-thing

[@TheAmaizeing]

You know, I just can't really be sure of this, but is that Simon Templeman that's voice acts as Malus Darkblade? He just sounds sooooo familiar.

[@skrubasauras]

Malus's VA is actually Stephen Stanton!

[@TheAmaizeing]

@@skrubasauras Thnx!

[@insanemang9983]

These are the abilities of regular skaven, imagine the danger of a clan eshin verminlord can pose.

[@joedatius]

no kidding a eshin verminlord killed Valten who was basically humanities champion and decapitated with a giant shurikan

[@obviouslygay7184]

Yes-yes, spread the infamy in the-the great halls, yes-yes. May them every-all hear of the killing-murdering Clan Eshin, yes-yes.

[@CrazyCree2511]

Skaven are so badass and interesting!

[@rizkyhadi6151]

if you never heard skeven, well this clan it's self almost forgotten by skaven

[@kizaruthegreat]

can you do a beastmen video like this and maybe some chaos clans?

[@Nova8950]

What was the music used in the introduction of the video? From around 20 seconds in.

[@jadedceiling]

Ratmen propostirous the giant lizards however...

[@trollzynisaacjohan1793]

He was like initiative 20 in table top. Basically 10 with always strike first.

[@trashynecromancer1155]

"Hippity Hoppity your secrets are now my property."

[@DoctorFail]

Is this where all my cheese and peanut butter keep going?

[@Themagnificent1997]

I hope the voices behind these stories get paid well because they are relaxing and smooth as fuck Videos like this are like christmas

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Working with Skrubasauras (the channel's main voice actor) is a delight. Thanks for your words my friend. 🙏

[@Themagnificent1997]

@@TheBookofChoyer keep up the amazing work !

[@viktor9988]

Another skaven video.. Wish to see more about other races... like Norsca, Greenskins, Elf factions, Lizardmen etc! But great video anyway

[@TheBookofChoyer]

More to come!🙂👌 Thank you!

[@viktor9988]

@@TheBookofChoyer 😍😍😍

[@BigBadDevilDaddy666]

Ninja Ninja RAT! This is Splinter's true origin story.

[@louiemercado5595]

Another score for the Skaven.

[@ninjor9800]

Who taught the Skaven to be assassins in the East? Was it humans?

[@devinsiner5489]

Fear the Assassins. Fear the Death Master!

[@skrubasauras]

Nippon? Where's that? Is that down next to Tampa?