"Move north, to the lands of the man-things, and take Ubersreik-den, and the magnificent Rasknitt shall deliver Clan Fester from their misery."
Banner of Clan Fester
Clan Fester are members of the so-called Pestilent Brotherhood. Many of their warriors are covered with so many contagions that they are literally rotting away.[2a]
History[]
During the time of the Black Plague, Clan Fester held a seat at the Council of Thirteen under Grey Lord Manglrr Baneburrow. They provided large amounts of Clanrats thanks to their fertile breeders, but found themselves under pressure as their main hold in Karak Azgal came under assault from the dwarfs that had managed to kill the Dragon Graug that once ruled over the upper parts of the ruined hold.[3a] As the Plague commenced, Clan Fester began to become involved in the war in Sylvania against the undead forces of Vanhal. Clan Fester turned to Clan Pestilens for aid, believing that their power could affect the undead.[4a] As a result of their disastrous defeat, Clan Fester lost its place on the Council of Thirteen and was forced into the Pestilent Brotherhood, their position instead usurped by the Pestilens deacon Vrask Bilebroth.[4b]
Based within the ruins of Karak Gnol, Clan Fester is a Warlord Clan clinging to a distant glorious past, having once held a seat on the Council of Thirteen at the time of the Black Death. To their dismay, the last millennium has provided nothing but ample misfortune and a steady decline, but compared to recent events, most of their historical setbacks pale in comparison.[1]
The breeders of Clan Fester have recently somehow contracted a mysterious disease dubbed ‘the Brood Blight’ causing infertility among their breeders. The loss of breeders would be a deadly blow to the manpower, influence and strength of any Clan, but to make matters worse, the contagion alienated Clan Fester from their superiors: Clan Pestilens.[1]
When not even the plague merchants of Pestilens could remedy Fester's affliction, the weakened clan was cut off like an infected limb as soon as the Pestilens Deacons had learned as much as they could about the disease. Clan Fester was left to either slowly decline into extinction, or to be sacrificed in suicidal offensives in an attempt to spread their disease to the enemies of Clan Pestilens. Either option spelled nothing but doom for the stricken clan.[1]
In these desperate times entered Grey Seer Rasknitt, who with willy trickery and devious scheming gained influence over the Warlord of Clan Fester, Skarrik Spinemanglr, having persuaded him that only Rasknitt has the cure for the malady affecting them.[1]
Notable Clan Fester Members[]
- lkit Slash of Fester Spike - One of the deadliest adversaries of Queek Headtaker, now his severed head is among Queek's collection.[6a]
- Skarrik Spinemanglr - The hulking Warlord of Clan Fester.
Notable Lair[]
- Fester Spike - A lair located deep in The Vaults.[5a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer: The End Times - Vermintide (PC Game)
![Uniform and Heraldry of Clan Fester[2a]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammerfb/images/f/f6/Warhammer_Clan_Fester.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/375?cb=20190620192650)
