Release
Skaven were officially introduced into the tabletop wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle in the Spring 1986 issue of the Citadel Journal magazine. They were billed as "a new Chaos race". However, the race had appeared a few months earlier as a free 'giveaway' Blood Bowl team in an earlier 1986 issue of White Dwarf magazine.
Jes Goodwin sculpted the original 1986 Skaven range of Citadel Miniatures. Goodwin also provided the original background found in the 1986 Citadel Journal. This background introduced core elements of Skaven lore, including clan structure, the Council of Thirteen, Grey Seers, and the Skaven God - "The Horned Rat".
The miniatures proved very popular, and the range was expanded by Goodwin over the next few years. Today, they are one of the main fifteen armies of Warhammer Fantasy Battle.
Skaven also formed the core opponents of Games Workshop's popular Advanced HeroQuest adventure game, released in 1990.
Skaven comprise one of the two armies of the 2010 Island of Blood starter set released for Warhammer 8th edition.
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