Daemonsmith

The Chaos Dwarfs are ultimately led by the 'Daemonsmiths', a position that combines the role of sorcerer, priest of Hashut and master engineer. ^[1a]

These sorcerers are powerful magic users, but are inflicted with a curse of petrification which slowly turns their flesh into blackened stone. The oldest sorcerers are now just immobile statues, their mighty minds trapped inside forever. ^[1a]

History

When their Dwarf ancestors stood on the brink of death in the Time of Woe, it was a group of sorcerers who saved them, in time raising the great city of Zharr-Naggrund. As their civilisation grew, they created many and varied works of dark engineering and darker magic, raising huge obsideon and black iron towers. ^[1a]

Society

This group, led by the most senior of the number, are the masters of the Chaos Dwarf empire and dictate to the warriors and crafts-dwarfs below them, who in turn are masters of the multitude of slaves who by number alone make up by far the majority of life in the empire. Only a few hundred are active any any one time but they rule the Chaos Dwarfs with each having their own domain, forges, strongholds, soliders and slaves tos erve them. ^[1a]

The oldest amongst them invariably have the most power as, like their western cousins, the Chaos Dwarfs have a deep respect for age and knowledge. ^[1a]

Magic

• Daemonsmiths may use the Lore of Death, Fire or Metal. ^[1b]
• Sorcerer-prophets may use the Lore of Death, Fire, Hashut or Metal. ^[1b]

Weapons and Equipment

• 8th Edition: Sorcerer-prophet: Blackshard Armour, Darkforged Weapon. May have Blood of Hashut, Naphtha Bombs, Pistol. May have Magic Items. May ride Bale Taurus, Great Taurus or Lammasu.^[1b]
• 8th Edition: Daemonsmith Sorcerer: Blackshard Armour, Ensorcelled Weapon. May have Naphtha Bombs, Pistol. May have Magic Items. ^[1b]

• Blood of Hashut: Vials of deadly alchemical substances saturated with Daemonic magic. ^[1a]
• Darkforged Weapon: Uniquely created by the Sorcerer, they are shaped by the infusions of nightmares and dark runes. ^[1a]
• Naphtha Bomb: Explosive flasks containing chemicals and the filtered essence of fire spirits. ^[1a]

Gallery

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  Drazhoarth the Ashen, a Sorcerer-Prophet riding the Bale Taurus Cinderbreath

Miniatures

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  Various Daemonsmith models

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  Various classic Chaos Dwarf Lord and Sorcerer models

Sources

• 1: Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos, 2011
  • 1a: Chaos Dwarf Daemonsmiths and Sorcerers, pg. 171
  • 1b: Legion of Azgorh, pg. 189-190
• 2: White Dwarf presents Warhammer Chaos Dwarfs, 1994