Grey Seer: A Thanquol & Boneripper Novel (Warhammer)

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Paul: The Verminlord Warpseer has long been a mainstay of skaven lists. With all the new uses for command points, The Great Manipulators ability really shines, giving you more command points to use across your entire army. Quotes I am Grey Seer Thanquol. I am the chosen representative of their malevolent majesties, the Lords of Decay, the Council of Thirteen of holy Skavenblight and the living claws of his most vengeful divinity the Horned Rat. I am the eyes, nose and ears of Skavenblight. I am their judge and their dagger! Know me and tremble, spleenless-mouse, and beg my indulgence for your Impiety! Not too long after the second assassination, another Clan Eshin assassin leapt from the shadow and began to kill off the Humans within the building. Three sharp metal discs were flung at Thanquol, but the body of his Stormvermin bodyguard caught it just in time. Relief came when Skrim Gnawtails clanrats came in to aid the Grey Seer along with his bodyguard Boneripper. The Assassin fled the scene, knowing that he had no chance against their combined might. Skarpaw and the human informant's bodyguards began their chase for the assassin, but failed in the attempt. [5e] Unfortunately for Thanquol, these two warriors had also managed to kill off the deadly assassin of Clan Eshin, and one of his greatest Assassin, and a pupil to Deathmaster Snikch himself failed him and fled in hiding. It took weeks to find his cowering assassin, but upon his discovery, Thanquol dragged the shamed Assassin into the great gathering of the Skaven invasion force. There, Chang Squik, grovelled in the dirt, pilling excuses on how he was betrayed, how he had inexperienced Gutter Runners, how his enemies were forewarned of their coming, and worst of all how it was not his fault. The other War-leaders of Clan Skab and several other Clans stood with him, chittering and hiding their laughs behind armoured fists. [1c]

Grey Seer Thanquol, confronting his arch-nemesis Gotrek and Felix after 20 long years to only find out they don't recognize him. [11d]

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And for a LH, hear me out. Skreech Verminking. Him and Thanquol had interesting chemistry as they were pretty much the duo that ruled over the united Under-Empire during the End Times. Maybe summon him through a ritual like Lizardmen do with Lord Kroak? Upon his entrance, the Council explained their need for the Grey Seer in a mission that requires the utmost urgency. An artefact of incredible power was lost long ago, but recently a band of Ratmen have found its location, and fearing that someone might take it, the Council had no choice but to send a representative of the Council to retrieve it before it was stolen. Giving Thanquol a chance of redemption, the Council provided the Grey Seer with his staff and amulet and proceeded to give him two Albino Stormvermins to watch over him on his mission into the grand Skaven city of Under-Altdorf. Along with him came Kratch, a former apprentice of one of his colleagues, the only Skaven to know its true whereabouts. Using the underground rivers as a means of transport, Thanquol and his regime stepped out of their barges and into the ports of the city of Under-Altdorf. There, he was greeted by the representatives of the Council of Under-Altdorf, bringing the Grey Seer into the fancy and decorated Chamber that mimics the Council of Thirteens very own. [5b]

Thanquol's current Boneripper, a four-armed Stormfiend, was a gift, given to him by Verminlord Skreech Verminking during the End Times. [4a] He could see Grey Seer Thratsnik, his body ablaze with magical energies from his consumption of Vecteek’s paw, leaning across the table once more. The grey seer laid his hand upon the table. Gradually, the power burning through him began to seep down his arm, gathering in his outstretched hand. Thratsnik raised his knife. In his mind’s eye, he was watching Thratsnik put the final touch to the trap he had left behind, the snare for any who would seek to recover the Hand of Vecteek. The grey seer’s own dismembered paw lay before him on the table, saturated with magical energy. It might still serve as a potent talisman for anyone with the knowledge to tap into its energies. But Thratsnik had planned his revenge too well for that. He set his knife against the severed hand. Across the palm, so faintly that it might be overlooked, he made a mark, scratched a symbol which no sorcerer could gaze upon without a feeling of terror. Skarbrand the Exiled One has been unleashed upon this plane of existence. [7q] When Thanquol reached the centre of the stronghold, he found the enormous chamber a hive of activity as Ikit Claw worked furiously upon his newest and grandest invention, the infamous Doomsphere. Thanquol finally figured out the purpose of this expedition. Ikit Claw wanted to go to Karak Angkul to receive the powerful metal alloy created by Klarak Bronzehammer. With it, his machine can handle the enormous pressure used for its purpose as an atomic bomb. Convinced by Ikit, Thanquol lead an assault against Karak Angkul to retieve more of the precious metal and in exchange, Thanquol would be given riches for his aid in developing the weapon. [7k] As well as his adventures in the novel series, Thanquol is known to have attempted to use ancient Elf stones to destroy the lands of men, a scheme which was thwarted by Commander Morgan Bernhardt and his army. He also once tried to summon a Verminlord of the Horned Rat to aid an underground assault on Karak Kadrin, but this plan failed spectacularly when he instead managed to summon Skarbrand, a Bloodthirster of Khorne, who swiftly annihilated the skaven army before fading away.The ratmen use a steady stream of fodder to fight their wars and excel at constantly expanding their territory through sheer weight of numbers. When the time comes to strike, the skaven burst from tunnels through reality in seething tides. They utilize everything from peculiar devices, filthy magics, virulent toxins, mutated beasts, and even the daemonic avatars of the Horned Rat to tear down the works of civilisation. Their strength is in their nearly limitless supply of warriors and the accumulation of vast hordes of warpstone – solidified crystals of raw Chaos energy – to power both their sorcery and their technology. Many thanks to the following people - CRISORD, X-T, Elon - for their help in testing and troubleshooting.

The mirroring of the two stories is really brought to light by one fact: the qualities that we find reprehensible in the human world are the attributes that make a Skaven attain power and status in the society of the Underdark. It is Werner's depiction of Skaven society that really helps make Grey Seer shine. Thanquol's story is, simply put, hilarious. Were he a human, he would be a completely unlikable character. As he is a Skaven, one can't help but like him. He embodies all the foul and terrible attributes a Skaven should; he is deceitful, he is cowardly, and above all, he is out for himself above anything. For the story, this is a great thing, as it turns Thanquol into a delightful character to read about. Das Buch beantwortet die Frage, die allen 'Felix und Gotrek'-Lesern schon immer auf der Seele brannte: Was machte der Graue Prophet Tanquol zwischen seinen Auftritten in Dämonenkrieger. Warhammer. Die Abenteuer von Gotrek und Felix 5 / Beastslayer (Warhammer Novels) und Warhammer. Die Abenteuer von Gotrek und Felix 10. Elfenslayer / Elfslayer (Warhammer Novels) ? If that is the case, then my shame-rage is even greater, and therefore so will be your suffering. You will know agony-fear that no overdweller has ever endured, and yet by my magic you will heal to be tortured again-again, until you share all of my torture despair..."

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."

Boneripper 2 - Slain by Felix Jaeger in the novel Daemonslayer after Felix Jaeger threw a Dwarf bomb at the creature, which Boneripper accidentally swallowed. With Gotrek and Felix prisoners aboard his submersible, Thanquol planned to torture them to death in recompense for all they had done to him, but became distracted after a High Elf prisoner mentioned that they were trying to recover a Dark Elf weapon known as the 'Harp of Ruin'. Hungering to claim the Harp for himself and regain his prestige, Thanquol decided to release the duo into the path of the Druchii, hoping that they would cause enough destruction that Thanquol's forces could seize the Harp in the chaos. Thanquol's agents did succeed in stealing the Harp, but it was destroyed by Gotrek soon after and the Slayer came incredibly close to killing Thanquol himself; though the Grey Seer survived and fled once again, he lost his right hand to Gotrek's axe.

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Very few know the true origins of Grey Seer Thanquol, the identity of his previous clan, nor even early records of his first few exploits. Like all of his kind, Thanquol was born from one of the many breeder mothers that provide the Under-Empire with an inexhaustible supply of warriors and slaves for the clans. [7d] In "Grey Seer" geht es um eine alten Skaven Waffe, deren Warpstone Kern Unheil über Menschheit und Skavenwelt zugleich bringen kann. Unter den Straßen Altdorfs entbrennt ein Kampf zwischen den Dienern der Grauen Sehers, den Clans der Rattenwesen aus Unteraltdorf, menschlichen Diebesbanden und einem geheimnisvollen Beschützer der imperialen Hauptstadt.