Typhus' new raiding fleet had been continuing to make itself a nuisance to the rest of the world with slaving and privateer activity but avoided major engagements. However the High Elves of Mellvellon began aggressively expanding their nearby colony, provoking the Enclave out of its usual state of introversion.
Whilst the Enclave's Ironclad fleet had been confined to port, starved of warpstone for its reactors, many of its ships had undergone extensive refits to fit them with experimental new reactors. More efficient than before they were also capable of much greater power output. Like all Skaven technology it was highly unreliable and prone to malfunction but could give the ships an unexpected burst of speed. Enraged by the temerity of the High Elves, Typhus ordered the fleet to set sail despite not being fully ready and its crew and commanders untrained.
With no mission other than to send a signal of the Enclave's strength and determination to resist any intrusion into its sphere of influence the fleet lashed out randomly. Once more the Skaven engaged and defeating a fleet of the Holy Sigmarite Empire which strayed too close to the Enclave's shores. The fleet was less fortunate in its other engagements however, suffering a bitter defeat to the Lizardmen of Cuitlaxaochitzin. Although the Skaven succeeding in capturing the enemy battleship they came off by far the worse out of the clash and many of the precious new experimental ships were lost. Even more of the Enclave's new fleet was sunk in an attack by a mysterious group of ghost ships which melted out of the sea fog and vanished again just as silently.
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