← Grimdark Archive
Cover of A Question of Faith by C.L. Werner

A Question of Faith

Setting
Warhammer Fantasy
Type
Short Story
First published
24 Jun 2014
Length
34 pp · ~37m read
Rating
3.7629 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 0 · 2-star: 1 · 3-star: 9 · 4-star: 15 · 5-star: 4. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)2 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781782512783
Featuring
SkavenThe Empire

Buy links are affiliate links: purchases and sign-ups made through them may earn us a commission that supports the site's development, at no extra cost to you. Details

Synopsis

The Empire of Sigmar is in crisis. The Black Plague sweeps across the lands, killing indiscriminately and some unscrupulous folk try to turn the tragedy that follows the disease into a way to earn a profit. When a self-proclaimed 'plague doktor' arrives in Helmstedt offering to protect the people (for a price), the Sigmarite priest Father Anton makes some startling – and life-threatening – discoveries about the nature of the plague... Read it because While the Black Plague trilogy focuses on the great heroes and epic events of that troubled time, this story takes a narrower view, looking at the effect of the skaven's schemes on the common man and asking how faith in the God-King can possibly be maintained when He has so clearly forsaken His people.