A Death Guard Short Story A desperate Death Guard Lord seeks redemption and sets about corrupting an entire planet – slow and steady, just the way that Grandfather Nurgle likes it. READ IT BECAUSE What's it like to witness the Death Guard in action? Read this story told from an outside perspective, offering an interesting angle on the mindset of the sons of Mortarion. THE STORY A scrivener writes the chronicle of Lord Fecht – a Death Guard leader forced to take refuge on an Imperial world after a crushing defeat. The tale tells of how Fecht and his small band of warriors manage to conquer this world by degrees, corrupting its population with virulence, and eventually using the planet to spread corruption throughout the wider Imperium. Written by Russell Zimmerman.