K'daai

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[[File:K'daai.jpg|250px|right|thumb|More fire and brimstone than [[Khorne]] could ever hope to match.]]
The '''K'daai''', known in the dark tongue of the [[Chaos Dwarfs]] as the K'daai Zharr, which means Scion of Fire or Fireborn, are mighty [[daemon]]ic fire-[[elemental]]s which serve the Daemonsmiths of the Chaos Dwarf Empire.

==Overview==
Chaos Dwarfs usually have a personality that will put a [[Dark Elf (Warhammer Fantasy Battle)|Dark Elf]] to shame, as they will bow to no one but their Father in Darkness, [[Hashut]] in which they simp profusely. The desires of their Sorcerers and Daemonsmiths are for power and [[/d/|domination,]] and for weapons and soldiers that will make them invincible - and it is from this desire (and by the blessings of Hashut that some how didn’t go horribly wrong) that the K'daai Zharr; the scions of fire, were born.

Rather than summon uncontrollable Daemons as a human [[Chaos Sorcerer]] might or parley bargains with the greater fiends of [[Chaos]], you know, things that are considered as 'vanilla' by Chaos standards, these Priests of Hashut say "Fuck this pussy ass shit!" and go full-on [[Awesome|metal]] on any Daemon encounter. In normal Chaos Cults, the Daemons are the ones that ask the mortals to [[Rape|bend over and bite the pillow,]] in the Chaos Dwarf realms, ''they'' are the ones asking Daemons to [[Anal circumference|spread their buttcheeks wide for they are going in dry.]] As such, Chaos Dwarves often enslave the Daemons they summon by binding it into weapons and armour, war machines and constructs, thus harnessing and controlling them to the Sorcerer's will and giving them form.

With the K'daai they have sought to do something more, to create a race of beings; half-daemon, half-raging fire drawn from the magma of the deep earth and birthed in the boiling blood of Hashut's burning sacrifices, formed and contained within an armored framework of articulated iron and rune-stamped bronze.

The High Priests of Hashut have succeeded almost ''too'' well with the K'daai. For they have essentially turned them into a bunch of [[Chaos]] [[Eversor Assassin]]s on ''fire'', and need to be laid to rest in the deep freeze of a frozen metallic tomb until they are required in battle again. Controlling them is also very difficult. If you can imagine how difficult it is to control an Eversor, now imagine one that is a Daemon that will view you as much as prey as a target. K'daai are usually used in the most dire of circumstances.

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Hashut

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[[File:Warhammer Chaos Dwarf Symbol.png|center|150px]]
[[File:Hashut_by_trollfeetwalker_demljg3-fullview.jpg|450px|right|thumb|More Sumerian than Gozer. [https://www.deviantart.com/trollfeetwalker/art/Hashut-884482995 Credits to Trollfeetwalker.]]]
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#CD7F32;font-size:100%'> FUCK YOU GILGAMESH! I AM STILL RELEVENT!<br> - <s>Enkidu</s> Hashut after being [[Isekai|Isekai'd]] into Warhammer Fantasy'''</span></div>

'''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> <s>never get any models or mentions ever again.</s> exert his influence again through the Horns of Hashut warband in the realm of Ghur.

==Nature==
[[File:Warhammer Hashut.png|right|thumb|A bronze effigy of the Father of Darkness.]]
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 mostly on 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 the 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 the "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" caste 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.

Given that the Chaos Dwarfs follow Hashut exclusively, it could be argued that he was uniquely qualified for the job. He had just the right combination of dark power, personality and made the right demands to get at least a few of the normally unyielding Dawi to bend the knee to his cause when in extremis.

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 or kindest thing he ever did to them.

==Age of Sigmar==

HE LIVES!!!! The latest war-band for Warcry announced at Warhammer Fest 2022 all but confirms his continued existence in the Mortal Realms, introduced through the "Horns of Hashut", an all human force with a distinct lack of the Babylonian stunties we all know and love. This however does bring up the interesting and unexplored concept of Hashut being a Chaos God not worshipped exclusively by the Chaos Dwarves.

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

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