Space Skaven Warren Ship

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I have provided a model with warpstone bits, as well as one without, so the ship can be used in a variety of contexts beyond being strictly a Skaven vehicle. A few mistakes were made in the late 90's that led to the disappearance of several races from the Warhammer 40k universe. I created this ship for myself, to fill one of those gaps. Fluff: The Hrud Warren Ship is the primary battleship and center of habitation and culture for the Hrudii. These ships are similar to Eldar Craftworlds in that they serve as permanent homes, though they are significantly smaller and more numerous. Their technology, which rivals that of the Eldar, is powered by rare Warpstone that only the Hrud have discovered in abundance. In addition to other Hrudii ship classes, the Warren Ship inhabits pockets between our dimension and the Immaterium, into which they have "tunneled" using Warpstone to power their extradimensional drives. This allows the Hrud to travel extensively throughout the galaxy with relative freedom, while also shielding them from warp entities that are drawn to the concentrations of Warpstone they use. Millennia of relatively uninterrupted advancement and inter-warren trade has created a civilization of royal city-states, ruled as oligarchies. A city-state of this type is called a Clan House, consisting of numerous Warren Ships and hundreds of other warships and auxiliary craft. It's reasonable to assume that larger vessels exist within these realms. Given their empire's existence beneath the surface of the material galaxy, it's no surprise that they have been inaccurately codified by Imperial Magos Biologis adepts. However, the Hrud do require material supplies, which necessitates exploring the darker regions of the material galaxy for food and ore. These "foraging" expeditions often lead to conflicts with the various sentient races of the galaxy, including the Squats.