Ikit's Clawguard.
The Clawguard were members of Clan Rictus' black-furred elite, seconded to Ikit Claw of Clan Skryre to serve as his personal bodyguard.
Overview[]
Chief Warlock Ikit Claw had demanded a bodyguard formation. This was partly for protection, and partly just to annoy Queek - for Ikit had requested not Clan Mors troops but the black-furred Stormvermin of Clan Rictus for his guard. The Clawguard bore Ikit's symbols on their shields and banner, and this drew hisses and incisor-clicks every time they paraded past Clan Mors troops.[1a]
During Queek Headtaker's battle against the Dwarfs of Karak Kadrin, Ikit Claw himself led the countercharge. The black-furred Stormvermin of Clan Rictus were vicious fighters, and would normally have given a good account of themselves. However, they faced the Gromril-clad Ironbreakers of the Karazgate Guardians, each of whom bore a runic axe and a shield from a lost age. Against them, the Stormvermin could inflict little damage, while their own armour was shredded. Only the Chief Warlock himself saved the Skaven from a massacre, Ikit Claw sent forth bolts of lightning and jets of warpflame. Not even runic shields could save the Dwarfs from being engulfed within a cone of unnatural flames, or torn apart by fell magics.[1]