The leaders of Clan Eshin treat night runners as junk fodder, leaving the order with extremely high rates of mortality . This is deliberate, done so that the clan may single out those Skaven skilled enough to be promoted to the rank of gutter runner (and there is always a ready supply of would-be night runners to replenish lost ranks). In some battles, night runners and gutter runners fight together in tandem, with night runners naturally serving as the bait.