Nido viperarum
From the journal of Johanna Schwarz 5. Sigmarzeit, 2499 I sometimes wonder if we really understand what the forces of chaos are, and what it means to fight them. We say we are committed to battling the forces of chaos. As a witch-hunter I have even sworn an oath to do so. The entire mythology of the Empire is that it is a bulwark against chaos. And yet, I am not so sure. It is easy enough to stride into battle against the physical hordes of chaos. Fighting beastmen, horribly mutated Norscans or bloodthirsty greenskins leaves most people in no doubt as to who is on the side of the malicious forces, and who is a servant of order and light. But chaos takes many forms. It is the erosion of morality, sanity and justice, in favor of self-service, madness and oppression. And I see this rot many places. Not just the obvious ones. Entering Norden makes me acutely aware of this. On the surface, this city is a bastion of the Empire’s strength, even secretly housing the shipyards building the new