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Hashut

2021-02-24T05:11:21Z

2600:100E:B0D8:B383:711E:89BC:B0CC:94BB: /* Nature */

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[[File:Warhammer Hashut.png|right|thumb|A bronze effigy of the Father of Darkness.]]
'''Hashut, the Father of Darkness''' is the patron of the [[Chaos Dwarfs]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and [[Age of Sigmar]]. He's portrayed as a great, blazing bull, wreathed in smoke and shadow. Bulls are a common theme for him, along with fire and oppression. [[Khorne|Not blood though...]]

==History==
When the polar gates of the [[Old Ones (Warhammer)|Old Ones]] were destroyed, the [[dwarfs]] of the Dark Lands were affected by the overflowing [[chaos]] energies more than their western cousins, mostly because they didn't have mountain fortresses to hide in. Slowly but surely, these dwarfs began to mutate in body, mind, and soul, growing as dark and twisted as the land in which they resided. As their numbers dwindled and the horrors increased, the dwarfs found themselves seemingly cut off from their [[Warhammer Fantasy Gods#Dwarfs|Ancestor Gods]], who admittedly had their hands completely full dealing with the absolute clusterf**k of the post-war Dwarf realm in the east and trying to figure out how the hell they could counteract the doom that was upon them. Apparently being the kind of guy not to miss out on a good opportunity, the powerful Chaos entity Hashut stepped in when the dwarfs were down to only a meager few survivors and offered them a deal: patronage and protection in return for subjugation and sacrifice. Twisted, broken, and abandoned , the dwarfs agreed. And weirdly enough, it kind of worked out for the now Chaos Dwarfs. Their numbers and power grew under Hashut's protection and he granted them secret knowledge, including powerful sorceries that fused seamlessly with natural dwarfen ingenuity to create mighty arcane engines of destruction, conquest, and industry. He also granted them the means to acquire mastery of powerful bull-like monstrosities known as the [[Great Taurus]] and [[Lamassu|Lammasu]] and granted special mutations in the form of [[Bull Centaur|bull-like features]] to create a dedicated warrior class to serve his new priesthood. With Hashut's backing, the Chaos Dwarfs proved more than capable of carrying out their end of the deal, conquering the foes that surrounded them, enslaving many survivors and sacrificing even more to the Father of Darkness' hungry maw. The Chaos Dwarf empire thusly became powerful, if small, and its denizens thrived as much as could be expected in the Dark Lands.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and comes the [[The End Times]], [[Gork]] & [[Mork]] krumped Hashut good (pretty justifiable considering the unmitigated oppression and suffering the Chaos Dwarfs had subjected orcs and goblins to during the course of their existence) and thusly he disappeared. But, somehow, he popped right back up in the [[Age of Sigmar]], doing his same schtick but with new pawns. This time, a Runeson of the ancient Vostarg attempted to reclaim his lodge from Chaos. Unfortunately for him, but fortunately for Hashut, it didn't go so well and the Runeson and his army were never seen again. Instead, those brave explorers visiting the ancient ruins of his lost lodges have found twisted monuments dedicated to "The First Prophet" of a "Father of Darkness". Hashut's back, baby, and he's ready to <s>partttaaayyy</s> never get any models or mentions ever again.

==Nature==
Hashut is an interesting being, because even though he's technically a "god", he's nowhere close to the Big Four. Rather, much like the [[Horned Rat]], Hashut is more likely a very powerful daemon who hit on a good thing and grew even more powerful because of it. Whether he embodies a specific aspect of the emotional spectrum is unclear because even though he seems to feed most off suffering and subjugation, that's not necessarily a unique trait when it comes to Chaos. Hashut seems to have an explicit connection with fire, heat, and bulls, with his sacrifices usually combining all three as chosen victims are cooked in bull-shaped cauldrons full of lava or roasted alive in bull-shaped burning chambers. One Chaos Dwarf Sorcerer Lord even has a bull-shaped wall that he attaches his victims to before spraying them down with lava pumped through pressure hoses. Exactly why Hashut loves fire and bulls so much is also unclear, but hey, a Chaos god's gotta have an aesthetic and apparently nobody had done flaming bulls yet so here we are. Though explanation for it can be quite simple: Hashut was most likely modeled after Biblical Moloch that was associated with everything mentioned above, with burning human sacrifices to it continuing to up until Romans [[Exterminatus|EXTERMINATUS'D]] Carthage. Asides this, "burning people in a bull shaped statue" is also related with torture device called "Brazen Bull" designated by orders of an ancient schizoid tyrant of Sicilian city of Akragas, Phalaris.

Oddly enough, of all the Chaos "gods" in the setting, Hashut arguably seems to count among the least brutal when it comes to how he treats his followers. Though the Chaos Dwarfs are undoubtedly twisted and incredibly evil thanks to his patronage, Hashut doesn't go out of his way to mess with them like a certain blue, bird-lovin' mofo, force them to fight for eternity for his favor, "bless" them with horrific diseases, or murder-rape them. Even though some Chaos Dwarfs are mutated, it's usually seen as a good thing, with Bull Centaurs forming a sort of "holy warrior" class within the society of the Dawi Zharr. The only exception would be the slowly-turning-to-rock mutations of the Sorcerer caste, but then again, that might not be Hashut's doing, and they do gain pretty impressive powers in return for that trade off. So even though he's a grim, malignant dude, in general Hashut seems to be happy to back the Chaos Dwarfs up on their business as long as he gets the cut he wants. That and he did basically save their race from destruction, though at the price of their souls and sanity, but the Chaos Dwarfs honestly don't seem to mind that much all things considered. Honestly, it's nice to see such a positive working relationship in the setting.

It is currently unknown whether Hashut is responsible for the super tall hats that the Chaos Dwarfs like to wear, but honestly, it was probably part of the pact that they had to wear ridiculous headgear. Depending on your point of view, that might have been the most evil thing he ever did to them.

==See Also==
*[[Chaos Dwarfs]] - His worshippers
*[[K'daai]] - His [[daemon]]s

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Slaugth

2021-02-19T07:18:40Z

2600:100E:B0D8:B383:711E:89BC:B0CC:94BB: /* Possible Crusade-Era Connection */

[[Image:Slaugthfacialrape1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Sssshhhhhh.....its all <s>ogre</s> maggots now....'']]

Remember when you first started playing 40K and thought it was all [[Volkite|sunshine]] and [[Dark Eldar|rainbows]]? Sure, [[Tyranid|tyranids]] are pretty scary, and their [[Genestealer|Genestealer]] [[Genestealer Hybrids|cult babies]] are works of art that would make [[H.P. Lovecraft]] blush. The Warp is literal nightmare fuel, you say, but the warp is just full of [[Bloodletter|people who were neglected by their parents,]] [[Lord of Change|Polly after cutting crackers out of his diet,]] [[Flesh Hound|grumpy puppies,]] [[Daemonette|naked ladies,]] and [[Plaguebearer|Florida residents.]] But that just wasn't enough. And then [[Alan Bligh|a certain fluff writer]] favored us with these things...

Like a fever nightmare that crawled out of the dreams of someone who has PTSD from when they had jiggers on them (Don't look them up please dear god! Unless you happen to have a stomach of fuckin' ''adamantium''). The '''Slaugth''' are a literal [[Worm That Walks|swarm of maggots]] that eat dead bodies (Guess how they get the bodies dead in the first place) although their favorite part of the body to chew on are '''[[Zombie|the brains.]]''' When the Slaugth do eat brains they actually absorb its information and memories to find new places to inhabit and new victims to devour. [[Slaanesh|It's also heavily implied that they get high off of this.]]

==Overview==
The Slaugth are aliens that look like three-meter-tall swarms of maggots, dripping with necrotic mucus. Their nature means that they can stretch and reform their bodies at will, and move with an "obscene, boneless fluidity". They can also regenerate very quickly from all but the most catastrophic injuries. When they want to pass among humans, they put on shroud robes and use masks to hide their [[NSFW|'beautiful faces'.]] Because of their nature, they tend to stay on the fringes of known space or lurk in obscure places, such as deep within the lowest parts of hive worlds or your mom's basement, popping out long enough to OM-NOM some unfortunate humans before slithering back off into the darkness (by the way, when's the last time you talked to your mother?). They've apparently been around for a really long time, but they're so damn good at staying hidden that no one knows how old they actually are, what their ultimate goal is, or even the location of their homeworld. (Some of the RPG fluff seems to imply that the [[Inquisition]] has standing orders to [[Skaven|shoot anyone who runs into a Slaugth]], which wouldn't help matters any.) They also like to give their weird-ass tech to greedy rogue traders and planetary governors as a way to cause [[troll|political]] [[/pol/|disarray]] and to soften up the local [[Imperial Guard]] and [[Planetary Defense Force|PDF]] so they can go to town on the local populace without anyone noticing.

==Status==
Nowadays the Slaugth and their fans are praying to [[H.P. Lovecraft|Yog Sothoth]] that they get their own codex, but the Slaugth, along with other minor races such as the [[Rak'gol]] and the Enoulians were the brain-children (pun intended) of [[Fantasy Flight Games]], and haven't really seen mainstream attention in rulebooks. Not to mention the whole [[Worm That Walks]] thing is a long established horror trope that has been used in [[Dungeons & Dragons|other RPGs]] before. Chances are that it will only happen when Games Workshop truly runs out of <s>ideas</s> money.

However, the Slaugth (and Rak'Gol) do get a mention in [[Necromunda]] in the Book of Judgement, along with their weapons being available as black market wargear. So perhaps there is a slim chance for them to make an appearance on the tabletop after all.

===Possible Crusade-Era Connection===
The Slaugth are alluded to several times across the '''Horus Heresy''' series, which makes sense considering that Forgeworld fluff guru '''Alan Bligh''' (Emperor rest his soul) was one of the lead writers of [[Dark Heresy]], so might be indirectly using his big bad worm monsters as the terrible boogeymen from the galactic north and east that are only spoken of in whispers.

In one of the [[Forge World]] books, a [[World Eaters|War Hounds]] character, prior to [[Angron]]'s return to the legion was critically injured by the "Slaugth Murder-Minds" at '''Rangda''', which connects the Slaugth to the '''[[Rangdan Xenocides]]''' fought by the [[Space Wolves]] and [[Dark Angels]], and possibly where one of the two unknown legions was destroyed.

They are also mentioned as the discoverers and keepers of a young [[Alpharius]] in one of his spurious origin stories, but This Account Is A Lie (but may have contained grains of truth). As the Slaugth are known to be master infiltrators and frequently use humans to spy on their behalf, this raises some disturbing questions as to how he learned his infiltration skills and what the Slaugth planned to do with him.

The Rangda were described as being so powerful they nearly killed the Imperium stone dead even with the Emperor alive and kicking at the helm (Something no other foe has ever been able to do), and the Emperor was forced to unleash the [[Void Dragon|Labyrinth of Night]] to defeat them. If the Slaugth are the Rangda, then if they ever returned in force nothing would be able to stop them from buttfucking everything in their path. It is also possible that the Slaugth and Rangda were close allies and shared a taste for human brains.

However, the FFG games also establish quite clearly that the Slaugth, for a couple of reasons, simply do not have the numbers to assault the Imperium head-on. And this is one Sector we're talking about. As much as the fans want to see Slaugth versus Custodes action, it is not going to happen.

==Technology==

Despite their appearance, the Slaugth are a highly advanced race and possess technology on par with even the [[Necron|Necrons.]] Their specialty is [[Tyranid|biomechanical technology]], aka technology with organic parts, so instead of training troops they essentially farm them and then stick them full of robotic parts if they didn't have them from the get-go. They may or may not have zombie minions as most of their bio-mechanical constructs are usually constructed from the remains of others.

One of the constructs they have is called a '''Harvester Construct''', which is a floating ball of flesh with a robotic arm that goes around and decapitates people and preserves their heads so the Slaugth can eat the brains later. Whoever comes up with these bizarre ideas must have been smoking some strong ass [[Drug|drugs.]] Better yet whose [[What|brains were the Slaugth smoking?]]

The second one we know about is called a '''Warrior Construct'''. which unlike the others has a shape and have an [[NSFW|uncanny resemblance to human genitals.]] On the other hand, the Warrior Construct also looks like sea anemones with legs and teeth as the description given to them are, "''These pale, oval masses of fungal flesh are filled with purple veins and metal lattices.''" They also have necrotic beamers and have bone blades coming out of their tendrils. So in other words it's a [[FATAL|biomechanical attack penis]] which is the Slaugth's amalgamation containing all of [[4chan]]. Or they just found H.R. Giger's [[/d/|art collection]]

Their clothing of choice and pseudo-armor are called '''Shroud Cloaks'''. These ragged, tattered robes absorb and refract light and seem to move as if they were alive, making them look like misshapen humans in the distance. They also have '''Shroud Armor''', which is a different tier of shroud tech which actually clouds the perception of anyone observing the Slaugth wearing it, effectively making them invisible.

For weapons the Slaugth possess "'''Necrotic weaponry'''", which appear in a variety of forms. They have Necrotic Scepters, which can be used as a melee or ranged weapon. The warrior constructs mentioned above have a Necrotic Beamer that can can turn organic targets into dust in seconds, and high-ranked Slaugth get a Necrotic Lance that can blow up main battle tanks.

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