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
- 4th Edition: Sorcerer Lord: Hand Weapon. May have Additional Hand Weapon, Double Handed Weapon, Flail, Halberd, Hand Gun, Heavy Armour, Light Armour, Pistol, Shield, Spear. May have upto four Magic Items. May ride a Monster, usually a Great Taurus or Lammasu. [2a]
- 4th Edition: Sorcerer: Hand Weapon. May have Additional Hand Weapon, Double Handed Weapon, Flail, Halberd, Hand Gun, Heavy Armour, Light Armour, Pistol, Shield, Spear. May have Magic Items. May ride a Monster, usually a Great Taurus or Lammasu. [2a]
- 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
Drazhoarth the Ashen, a Sorcerer-Prophet riding the Bale Taurus Cinderbreath
Miniatures
Sources
- 1: Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos, 2011
- 2: White Dwarf presents Warhammer Chaos Dwarfs, 1994
- 2a: Chaos Dwarf Army List, pg. 56-