Beneath the Rust

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

by Graeme Lyon

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar story

An expedition beneath the Rusted Plains of Chamon leads to danger and tragedy as a malign influence works on the Kharadron Overlords exploring the twisted tunnels.

READ IT BECAUSE
Delve into the tunnels beneath the Mortal Realms where evil forces are at work in a story that ties in to the Kharadron Overlords novella Code of the Skies, showing an incident from early in the life of the main character.

THE STORY
The Realmgate Wars are over. With Chaos in retreat and Order ascendant, Sigmar's Stormcast Eternals seek new alliances and build strongholds to cement their power across the Mortal Realms. In Chamon, on the Rusted Plains, they work with the Kharadron Overlords to build a mighty citadel – but a discovery beneath the foundations could imperil their efforts. Borri Kraglan and Harek Steelfist lead an expedition into the darkness beneath the rust. What they find there will shatter their lives and define their futures.

Genres: Fantasy

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2020

About the author

Graeme Lyon is the author of the Warhammer Age of Sigmar novella Code of the Skies and the Warhammer 40,000 novella Armour of Faith. He has also written a host of short stories set in the worlds of Warhammer, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000 and Blood Bowl. He lives and works in Glasgow.

Reviews

[Michael Dodd · Rating 3 out of 5]

A prequel to the novella Code of the Skies. The Kharadron of Barak-Nar have entered into a business arrangement with the Stormcast Eternals of the Sigmarite Brotherhood, but the initial work on a Stormkeep has revealed tunnels running deep beneath the surface, which need exploring before work can continue.

Set shortly after the end of the Realmgate Wars, it takes a clever approach to showing the lingering effects of Chaos in the Mortal Realms through the rivalry between the two main Kharadron characters. It does raise the question of whether it’s better to reveal existing characters’ backstories or retain a little mystery, but as a standalone adventure it’s action-packed and entertaining.

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[William Cherico · Rating 2 out of 5]

The fact that the characters spend most of this story under the influence of an anger-curse means that it's hard to really like them at all. I think the sacrifice at the end of this story and the relationships between the characters would've been a lot more engaging if this were part of a longer story, which I honestly would've liked a lot.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

“I think this would necessitate an amendment to the existing agreement.”