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The Witcher: Matters of Conscience (Polish: Rachunek sumienia) is a short comic story set in the CD Projekt video game continuity.

The comic was released digital only in October 2015, together with the Hearts of Stone expansion. It is written by Michał Gałek, illustrated by Arkadiusz Klimek, and colored by Nikodem Cabała.

Those that registered a copy of the third game on GOG.com or Steam can download a free English or Polish version of this comic.

Official statement

Description of closer time frame and actions is explained in the introductional text, written by Dandelion.

The year was 1271. The place - Vergen. The moment - portentous. King Henselt's long siege had finally ended. Life was slowly retunring to normal - or as "normal" as it could be in a city where humans, dwarves and elves lived side by side an din harmony, the whole powder keg led by a maiden... And not just any maiden, mind you, but the virgin and heroine Saskia, until recently known as the Dragonslayer, before she was revealed to be a dragon herself. Her true name was Saesenthessis, a name of some beauty. As to her true form... well, none could say, for she was of the rare breed endowed with the gift of polymorphy and could thus change her appearance as easily as others change stockings.

As was to be expected, Vergen's residents had mixed feelings when the curtain was lifted on this secret. True, they owed much to the Virgin of Aedirn, but was it enough to swear fealty to a dragon? Many abandoned the city, and those who stayed watched Saskia's every doing the way sheep might eye a wolf clad in wool.

As a final dash to this already seething stew, a problem had bubbled up in the nearby bogs. A problem requiring a witcher's attention. And so Geralt of Rivia returned to Upper Aedirn shortly after his final confrontation with the assassins of kings, Letho of Gulet, for the last time. His task now was to hunt down and slay the... well, the beast in the bogs, which went by various names. To the witcher it was a chelonodrake, to the common folk it was a tortodragon, and to the dwarves it was a minge-mawed, armor-plated son of a scabby bitch. Whatever the beast's name, its tale played out thus...

Characters

Barclay Els (dwarf)
Eggar (dwarf, first appearance)
Geralt of Rivia (witcher)
Maevarienn (elf, first appearance)
Saskia (human/dragon)
Yarpen Zigrin (dwarf)

Mentioned only:

King Henselt (human)
Letho of Gulet (witcher)
Zoltan Chivay (dwarf)
Iorweth (elf)

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-[[File:Matters of Conscience comic cover.jpg|thumb|322x322px]]
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Witcher: Matters of Conscience''}}
+{{Infobox Book
-'''''The Witcher: Matters of Conscience''''' (Polish: ''Rachunek sumienia'') is a short comic story set in the [[CD Projekt]] video game continuity (between events of [[the Witcher 2]] and [[the Witcher 3]]). The comic was released only digital in 13 October 2015, together with the first expansion for [[the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]. It is written by Michał Gałek, illustrated by Arkadiusz Klimek and colored by Nikodem Cabała. The author and illustrator are the same as of ''[[Racja stanu|Reasons of State]]''.
+|Image = Matters of Conscience comic cover.jpg
+|Authors = [[CD Projekt RED]]<br>[[Michał Gałek]]
+|Illustrators = [[Arkadiusz Klimek]]
+|Publication_date = 13. October 2015
+|Genre = Fantasy
+|Preceded_by = ''[[The Witcher: Killing Monsters]]''
+|Followed_by = ''[[The Witcher: Curse of Crows]]''
+|Title = ''{{PAGENAME}}''
+|Type = Comic mini-series
+|Original_title = Rachunek sumienia}}
+'''''The Witcher: Matters of Conscience''''' (Polish: ''Rachunek sumienia'') is a short comic story set in the [[CD Projekt's The Witcher franchise|CD Projekt video game continuity]].
+The comic was released digital only in October 2015, together with the {{HoS}}. It is written by [[Michał Gałek]], illustrated by [[Arkadiusz Klimek]], and colored by [[Nikodem Cabała]].
-== Summary ==
-[[File:Marigold in MoC.png|left|thumb|335x335px|[[Dandelion]] in comics]]
-Description of closer time frame and actions is explained in the introductional text, written by [[Dandelion]].
+Those that registered a copy of the third game on GOG.com or Steam can download a free English or Polish version of this comic.
-''The year was 1271. The place - [[Vergen]]. The moment - portentous. King [[Henselt]]'s long siege had finally ended. Life was slowly retunring to normal - or as "normal" as it could be in a city whre humans, dwarves and elves lived side by side an din harmony, the whole powder keg led by a maiden... And not just any maiden, mind you, but the virgin and heroine [[Saskia]], until recently known as the Dragonslayer, before she was revealed to be a dragon herself. Her true name was [[Saesenthessis]], a name of some beauty. As to her true form... well, none could say, for she was of the rare breed endowed with the gift of [[Polymorphism|polymorphy]] and could thus change her appearance as easily as others change stockings.''
+== Official statement ==
-''As was to be expected, Vergen's residents had mixed feelings when the curtain was lifted on this secret. True, they owed much to the Virgin of [[Aedirn]], but was it enough to swear fealty to a [[dragon]]? Many abandoned the city, and those who stayed watched Saskia's every doing the way sheep might eye a wolf clad in wool.''
+Description of closer time frame and actions is explained in the introductional text, written by [[Dandelion]].
+:''The year was 1271. The place - [[Vergen]]. The moment - portentous. King Henselt's long siege had finally ended. Life was slowly retunring to normal - or as "normal" as it could be in a city where humans, dwarves and elves lived side by side an din harmony, the whole powder keg led by a maiden... And not just any maiden, mind you, but the virgin and heroine Saskia, until recently known as the Dragonslayer, before she was revealed to be a dragon herself. Her true name was Saesenthessis, a name of some beauty. As to her true form... well, none could say, for she was of the rare breed endowed with the gift of [[Polymorphism|polymorphy]] and could thus change her appearance as easily as others change stockings.''
-''As a final dash to this already seething stew, a problem had bubbled up in the nearby bogs. A problem requiring a witcher's attention. And so [[Geralt of Rivia]] returned to [[Free State of Pontar Valley|Upper Aedirn]] shortly after his final confrontation with the [[Kingslayers|assassins of kings]], [[Letho of Gulet]], for the last time. His task now was to hunt down and slay the... well, the beast in the bogs, which went by various names. To the [[witcher]] it was a [[chelonodrake]], to the common folk it was a tortodragon, and to the dwarves it was a minge-mawed, armor-plated son of a scabby bitch. Whatever the beast's name, its tale played out thus...''
+:''As was to be expected, Vergen's residents had mixed feelings when the curtain was lifted on this secret. True, they owed much to the Virgin of [[Aedirn]], but was it enough to swear fealty to a dragon? Many abandoned the city, and those who stayed watched Saskia's every doing the way sheep might eye a wolf clad in wool.''
+:''As a final dash to this already seething stew, a problem had bubbled up in the nearby bogs. A problem requiring a witcher's attention. And so Geralt of Rivia returned to [[Free State of Pontar Valley|Upper Aedirn]] shortly after his final confrontation with the assassins of kings, Letho of Gulet, for the last time. His task now was to hunt down and slay the... well, the beast in the bogs, which went by various names. To the witcher it was a chelonodrake, to the common folk it was a tortodragon, and to the dwarves it was a minge-mawed, armor-plated son of a scabby bitch. Whatever the beast's name, its tale played out thus...''
 == Characters ==
+* [[Barclay Els]] (dwarf)
-[[File:Geralt in MoC.png|thumb|337x337px|[[Geralt]] in comics]]
-* [[Barclay Els]] ([[dwarf]])
+* [[Eggar]] (dwarf, first appearance)
-* [[Eggar]] (dwarf)
+* [[Geralt of Rivia]] (witcher)
-* [[Maevarienn]] (elf)
+* [[Maevarienn]] (elf, first appearance)
-* [[Geralt of Rivia]] (witcher)
+* [[Saskia]] (human/dragon)
-* [[Saskia]] (human/dragon)
+* [[Yarpen Zigrin]] (dwarf)
+Mentioned only:
-* [[Yarpen Zigrin]] (dwarf)
+* King [[Henselt]] (human)
-M'''entioned only:'''
-* King [[Henselt]] (human)
+* [[Letho of Gulet]] (witcher)
-* [[Letho]] of [[Gulet]] (witcher)
+* [[Zoltan Chivay]] (dwarf)
-* [[Zoltan Chivay]] (dwarf)
 * [[Iorweth]] (elf)
 == Monsters ==
+* [[Chelonodrake]] (draconid)
-[[File:Kikimore in MoC.png|thumb|253x253px|[[Kikimora]] in comics]]
+* [[Drowner]]
-* [[Chelonodrake]] ([[draconid]])
-* [[Drowner|Drowners]]
 * [[Kikimora]]
-* [[Nekker|Nekkers]]
+* [[Nekker]]
 * [[Wyvern]]
-'''Mentioned only:'''
-* [[Dragon]] (namely [[Ocvist]])
-* [[Golden dragon|Golden Dragon]] (namely [[Villentretenmerth]])
-== Locations ==
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
-* [[File:Mountains in MoC.png|thumb|220x220px|[[Blue Mountains|Mountains]] near [[Vergen]] in comics]][[Vergen]]
+Rachunek_sumienia_comic_cover.jpg|Cover of the Polish edition.
-* Vergeni surroundings ([[Free State of Pontar Valley]])
+Marigold in MoC.png|Dandelion.
+Matters of conscience - barclay els.jpg|Barclay Els.
+Matters of conscience - eggar.jpg|Eggar.
+Geralt in MoC.png|Geralt of Rivia.
+Matters of conscience - maevarienn.jpg|The elf Maevarienn.
+Matters_of_Conscience_Saskia.jpg|Saskia.
+Matters of conscience - chelonodrake.jpg|Chelonodrake.
+Kikimore in MoC.png|Kikimore warrior.
+</gallery>
+{{Witcher series}}
+[[es:The Witcher: Matters of Conscience]]
+[[ru:Угрызения совести]]
 [[Category:Comics]]