Chaos Dwarfs

Dawi-Zharr (Chaos Dwarfs)

By fire and brass we rule; by chains we prosper

Founding FoundedAround -3000 IC (after the great betrayal of the east) FounderThe first Sorcerer-Prophets who heard Hashut’s voice Current LeaderThe Conclave of Sorcerer-Prophets (Astragoth Ironhand is the eldest) Geography CapitalZharr-Naggrund, the Tower of Gorgoth Major CitiesDaemon’s Stump, Uzkulak, the Black Fortress, Mingol Zharr-Naggrund RegionsThe Plain of Zharr and the Dark Lands Biology Lifespan400-600 years (longer for those who keep the stone curse at bay) Height150-170 cm (4′11″ - 5′7″) Culture LanguageKhazalid twisted with daemon-tongues and the crack of whips ReligionHashut, Father of Darkness, Lord of Tyranny and the Forge Government GovernmentTheocratic oligarchy of Sorcerer-Prophets; every lower caste exists to serve Relations AlliesHobgoblins (treacherous dogs on a short leash), Ogre mercenaries, occasional Chaos Warriors EnemiesDawi (the western traitors), Greenskins (useful slaves), Skaven, everyone else who breathes free air

The Dawi-Zharr are the Chaos Dwarfs: the black sheep that ate the rest of the flock. When the ancestors marched west, our forefathers looked east and saw power in the dark. We built ziggurats that scrape the sky, forges that never cool, and an empire that runs on screams and coal. Where a normal Dwarf carves runes of protection, we bind daemons into iron. Where a normal Dwarf drinks ale and sings of ancestors, we drink the blood of slaves and sing of Hashut’s glory. We are everything our weak cousins fear to become.

Overview

If you want to play a four-foot industrial tyrant who thinks compassion is a structural weakness and whose hobby is binding daemons into artillery, welcome to the Dark Lands.

Appearance

Stout and broad like true Dawi, but skin turned to obsidian by furnace heat. Eyes glow furnace-red behind tall, crested great-helms of black iron and brass. Beards oiled with slave-fat, braided into perfect geometric shapes or forged into solid metal tusks. Armour so heavy a human would buckle under it, yet we march for days without tiring.

Culture & Society

• Regions: The ash-choked Plain of Zharr and every slave-pit that feeds it.
• Culture: Production quotas, daemon contracts, and the sacred mathematics of suffering.
• Names: Astragoth, Drazhoath, Ghorth the Cruel, Zhatan the Black, Rykarth the Unbreakable.
• Religion: Hashut is the only god worth the name. All others are fuel.

Relations with Other Races

Category	Faction	Relation
Humans	Empire	Hostile
	Bretonnia	Hostile
	Kislev	Hostile
	Sartosa	Neutral
	Araby	Neutral
	Cathay	Hostile
	Norsca	Friendly
Elves	Asur (High Elves)	Hostile
	Asrai (Wood Elves)	Hostile
	Druchii (Dark Elves)	Friendly
Dwarfs	Dwarfs	Hostile
Greenskins	Orcs	Hostile
	Goblins	Hostile
Monstrous	Ogre	Friendly
	Beastmen	Hostile
Affliction	Chaos	Friendly
	Vampire	Neutral

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Strengths: Hell-forged war machines, daemon engines, unbreakable discipline, sorcery that melts steel.
• Weaknesses: Few in number, sorcerers slowly turn to stone, reliant on treacherous slave armies.

Playing a Dawi-Zharr

Speak in measured tones, as though calculating the cost of every word. Emotions are inefficient; cruelty is simply good management. A Sorcerer-Prophet does not rage; he adjusts the torture schedule until the desired result is achieved. A Daemonsmith does not boast; he lets the screaming of the bound daemon do it for him. An Infernal Guard does not fear death; he fears disappointing the tally.

You do not conquer for glory. You conquer because the ledger demands it.

Physical Appearance

Imagine a Dwarf sculpted from volcanic glass and hatred, then dressed him in a walking fortress of brass and black iron. That is the baseline. Bull Centaurs are the same torso grafted onto a snorting, fire-breathing bull of muscle and plate. Even the lowliest overseer looks like an ancient Assyrian war-god.

Notable Ranks & Careers

Slave → Overseer → Infernal Guard → Immortal → Daemonsmith → Sorcerer-Prophet → High Priest of Hashut