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	The ''Uzkul-Dhrath-Zharr'', as they refer to themselves, or Dawi-Zharr (Dwarfs of Fire) in Khazalid, are the [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy Battle)\|Dwarfs]]' dark kin, who have been corrupted by the influence of [[Chaos]]. They were a [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle~~\|Warhammer~~]] faction up until 5th edition but were always treated as some kind of stepchild and did not have a proper standalone army book. Their background, rules and army list were released in a series of articles in [[White Dwarf]], eventually collected into a quasi-army book, ''White Dwarf Presents: Chaos Dwarfs''. Despite how awesome these guys are, they were ditched by GW because they weren't selling as much as vanilla Chaos, Orcs & Goblins or Elves were to newbie players. For ages they existed only as a dim fond memory to the veterans of the hobby; GW did one new model set (the Hellcannon and its attending Chaos Dwarf crew) but little else. Lo and behold, Forge World has flown to the rescue! You can buy some brilliant new Chaos Dwarf models, and there are now official rules to use: [[Tamurkhan: Throne of Chaos\|Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos]].		The ''Uzkul-Dhrath-Zharr'', as they refer to themselves, or Dawi-Zharr (Dwarfs of Fire) in Khazalid, are the [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy Battle)\|Dwarfs]]' dark kin, who have been corrupted by the influence of [[Chaos]]. They were a [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] faction up until 5th edition but were always treated as some kind of stepchild and did not have a proper standalone army book. Their background, rules and army list were released in a series of articles in [[White Dwarf]], eventually collected into a quasi-army book, ''White Dwarf Presents: Chaos Dwarfs''. Despite how awesome these guys are, they were ditched by GW because they weren't selling as much as vanilla Chaos, Orcs & Goblins or Elves were to newbie players. For ages they existed only as a dim fond memory to the veterans of the hobby; GW did one new model set (the Hellcannon and its attending Chaos Dwarf crew) but little else. Lo and behold, Forge World has flown to the rescue! You can buy some brilliant new Chaos Dwarf models, and there are now official rules to use: [[Tamurkhan: Throne of Chaos\|Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos]].

	Except, not anymore. Because Forge World discontinued them. ALL of them. Including Shar'tor the Executioner, who was tailored into Age of Sigmar as one of Forge World's first original forays into that setting. Because fuck you.		Except, not anymore. Because Forge World discontinued them. ALL of them. Including Shar'tor the Executioner, who was tailored into Age of Sigmar as one of Forge World's first original forays into that setting. Because fuck you.
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	Despite this, CA declined to confirm outright that the Chaos Dwarfs were coming, leaving the fans to play the guesing game for something they already knew the answer to until March 14th when the trailer finally dropped.		Despite this, CA declined to confirm outright that the Chaos Dwarfs were coming, leaving the fans to play the guesing game for something they already knew the answer to until March 14th when the trailer finally dropped.

	Finally, they were released in 2023, and ho boy, they are super powerful. Chaos Dwarfs with Blunderbusses can withstand charges of Skullcrushers, Dreadquakes wipe out high-tier infantry, and lord sniping has never been easier than with the Deathshrieker. While they are limited early in the game, once you reach the highest tiers, you are going to steamroll the map. As for what exactly they are up to, the Chaos Dwarfs found some special red liquid called the "blood of Hashut" that is leaking out of Hashut’s prison realm. The reason it’s important is that it’s basically a kind of super concentrated dark magic suspiciously like that Varanite crap Morathi used to become a goddess in Age of Sigmar. Now obviously potential access to a material that could let them cast dark magic easily and incinerate enemy cities in one go is already reason enough to pursue this stuff… but their desire to get more of it becomes that much more important to them after some research revealed they could use this stuff to perform a demonic blood pact that would allow them to transfer the petrification curse they all suffer to ANYONE else, and thus let the Chaos Dwarfs use Dark Magic without any repercussions. Once that discovery was made the Chaos Dwarfs doubled down on getting as much of this stuff as possible, leading to the events of the campaign which sees them trying to capture and then corrupt some regular Dwarf artifacts to serve as power sources for a giant demonic drill designed to punch a huge freaking hole into Hashut’s realm. Needless to say the order-aligned Dwarfs are less than pleased by this development and are eager to put a stop to their eastern cousins' plans.		Finally, they were released in 2023, and ho boy, they are super powerful. Chaos Dwarfs with Blunderbusses can withstand charges of Skullcrushers, Dreadquakes wipe out high-tier infantry, and lord sniping has never been easier than with the Deathshrieker. While they are limited early in the game by a maximum number of chorf units you can field (not in a single army, but in the entire campaign), once you reach the highest tiers and dump all of your spacefiller hobgoblin slaves, you are going to steamroll the map. As for what exactly they are up to, the Chaos Dwarfs found some special red liquid called the "blood of Hashut" that is leaking out of Hashut’s prison realm. The reason it’s important is that it’s basically a kind of super concentrated dark magic suspiciously like that Varanite crap Morathi used to become a goddess in Age of Sigmar. Now obviously potential access to a material that could let them cast dark magic easily and incinerate enemy cities in one go is already reason enough to pursue this stuff… but their desire to get more of it becomes that much more important to them after some research revealed they could use this stuff to perform a demonic blood pact that would allow them to transfer the petrification curse they all suffer to ANYONE else, and thus let the Chaos Dwarfs use Dark Magic without any repercussions. Once that discovery was made the Chaos Dwarfs doubled down on getting as much of this stuff as possible, leading to the events of the campaign which sees them trying to capture and then corrupt some regular Dwarf artifacts to serve as power sources for a giant demonic drill designed to punch a huge freaking hole into Hashut’s realm. Needless to say the order-aligned Dwarfs are less than pleased by this development and are eager to put a stop to their eastern cousins' plans.

	The Chaos Dwarfs have since been a strong race with a versatile play-style. Despite many angry naysayers in years past claiming Chaos Dwarfs would never be included, they have received a fleshed out implementation in the most popular Warhammer Fantasy video game adaptation to date.		The Chaos Dwarfs have since been a strong race with a versatile play-style. Despite many angry naysayers in years past claiming Chaos Dwarfs would never be included, they have received a fleshed out implementation in the most popular Warhammer Fantasy video game adaptation to date.

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	===Lord Astragoth, High Priest of Hashut===		===Lord Astragoth, High Priest of Hashut===

	Astragoth is the oldest living Sorcerer-Prophet and once the greatest of their kind, but now his power begins to fade and his body bears the unmistakable marks of the long use of the terrible powers granted to him by Hashut. His legs, torso and arms have already petrified, and a decade ago he constructed [[Mecha\|a mechanical device which allows him to still move and continue to perform his perverted rituals]]. It was Astragoth who assembled the conclave of Sorcerer-Prophets to hear of Hashut's vision, foretelling them their eventual [[The_End_Times#Chaos_Dwarves\|downfall]] if they would not amass more power by the might of their armies and the potency of their dark rituals. Although there is no nominal leader of the Chaos Dwarfs and their fate is steered by the cabal of Sorcerer-Prophets, like their western kin the Dawi-Zharr respect age and experience above all else, which makes Astragoth the most influential voice in the Temple of Hashut.		[[Astragoth Ironhand\|Astragoth]] is the oldest living Sorcerer-Prophet and once the greatest of their kind, but now his power begins to fade and his body bears the unmistakable marks of the long use of the terrible powers granted to him by Hashut. His legs, torso and arms have already petrified, and a decade ago he constructed [[Mecha\|a mechanical device which allows him to still move and continue to perform his perverted rituals]]. It was Astragoth who assembled the conclave of Sorcerer-Prophets to hear of Hashut's vision, foretelling them their eventual [[The_End_Times#Chaos_Dwarves\|downfall]] if they would not amass more power by the might of their armies and the potency of their dark rituals. Although there is no nominal leader of the Chaos Dwarfs and their fate is steered by the cabal of Sorcerer-Prophets, like their western kin the Dawi-Zharr respect age and experience above all else, which makes Astragoth the most influential voice in the Temple of Hashut.

	===Drazhoath the Ashen, Lord of the Black Fortress===		===Drazhoath the Ashen, Lord of the Black Fortress===

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	==[[Total War: WARHAMMER]]==		==[[Total War: WARHAMMER]]==
	[[Image:Dawi_Zharr_Artillery_Crew.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Chaos Dwarfs in their (small) appearance as infernal artillery crews]]		[[Image:Dawi_Zharr_Artillery_Crew.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Chaos Dwarfs in their (small) initial appearance as infernal artillery crews.]]
	~~For a long time~~, Chaos Dwarfs ~~have not been added to the base game as~~ a ~~faction~~, ~~though a group~~ of Chaos Dwarfs ~~served as the artillery crew for the Hellcannon unit found in the Chaos Warriors~~' ~~roster~~. ~~No hats, but lots of sausage beards~~ and ~~some horns. They were also mentioned during the second quest battle for Grimgor Ironhide~~'~~s Blood-Forged Armour -- some Northman traded with them for goods~~, ~~his armour included~~, ~~and he wants to take it from them~~.		As of April 14th, 2023, Chaos Dwarfs are now a playable race in ''Total Warhammer III'' via their DLC, ''Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs''... and '''boy''' has it been a long, strange trip to get there, taking almost as long as a rework for the Warriors of Chaos.

	~~The Dawi Zharr remained sidelined throughout~~ the ~~release of all three games~~, ~~with the third game~~'~~s main factions on release day being the Daemons~~ of Chaos ~~(divided up into separate races~~ for ~~each of~~ the ~~four Dark Gods and one for~~ Chaos ~~Undivided)~~, ~~Kislev~~ and ~~Cathay. The poor Dawi-Zharr have been overlooked yet again~~. ~~The first DLC race is~~ the ~~[[Ogre Kingdoms\|Ogre]]~~s, ~~which means the Dark Dwarfs are still waiting~~, ~~but boded very well for their later inclusion. A Dawi-Zharr DLC down the road seemed certain due~~ to ~~the presence of an army book and the third game's map centering on the eastern part of the Warhammer world~~.		When the first game came out, they weren't added as a faction, though a group of Chaos Dwarfs served as the artillery crew for the Hellcannon unit found in the Chaos Warriors' roster. No hats, but lots of sausage beards and some horns. They were also mentioned during the second quest battle for Grimgor Ironhide's Blood-Forged Armour -- some Northman traded with them for goods, his armour included, and he wants to take it from them.

	~~A quote was later found in a loading screen in~~ the game, ~~all but confirming~~ the ~~Chaos Dwarfs~~ as ~~one of if not~~ the ~~first major piece of DLC in~~ the ~~game...not to mention datamined voicelines~~ of the ~~Advisor confirmed that Chaos Dwarfs are going to be in the game~~.		The Dawi Zharr remained sidelined throughout the release of all three games, with the third game's main factions on release day being the Daemons of Chaos (divided up into separate races for each of the four Dark Gods and one for Chaos Undivided), Kislev and Grand Cathay (!), with the [[Ogre Kingdoms]] as the pre-order race, but the Dark Lands were part of the Campaign map even at launch, though naturally filled with space-filler Greenskins and Skaven, which boded very well for their later inclusion.

	~~With~~ the ~~drop~~ of the ~~Immortal Empires release trailer, we saw a ton~~ of ~~hobgoblins slaving away while several short figures lurked about at~~ the ~~end~~. ~~This was confirmed on March 14th with the trailer for The Forge~~ of the Chaos ~~Dwarfs~~.		A quote was later found in a loading screen in the game, all but confirming the Chaos Dwarfs as one of if not the first major piece of DLC in the game. Datamined voicelines of the Advisor speaking to Chaos Dwarf LLs confirmed it outright.

	~~On April~~ 14th, ~~2023~~ they released, and they are ~~busted (in a good way)~~. Chaos ~~Dwarf~~ Blunderbusses can withstand charges of Skullcrushers, Dreadquakes wipe out high tier infantry, and lord sniping has never been easier than with the Deathshrieker. While they are limited early in the game, once you reach the highest tiers, you are going to steamroll the map. As for what exactly they are up to, ~~apparently~~ the Chaos Dwarfs found some special red liquid called ~~“the~~ blood of ~~Hashut”~~ that is leaking out of Hashut’s prison realm. The reason it’s important is that it’s basically a kind of super concentrated dark magic suspiciously like that Varanite crap Morathi used to become a goddess in Age of Sigmar. Now obviously potential access to a material that could let them cast dark magic easily and incinerate enemy cities in one go is already reason enough to pursue this stuff… but their desire to get more of it becomes that much more important to them after some research revealed they could use this stuff to perform a demonic blood pact that would allow them to transfer the petrification curse they all suffer to ANYONE else, and thus let the Chaos Dwarfs use Dark Magic without any repercussions. Once that discovery was made the Chaos Dwarfs doubled down on getting as much of this stuff as possible, leading to the events of the campaign which sees them trying to capture and then corrupt some regular Dwarf artifacts to serve as power sources for a giant demonic drill designed to punch a huge freaking hole into Hashut’s realm. Needless to say the order aligned Dwarfs are less than pleased by this development and are eager to put a stop to their eastern cousins plans.		When the Immortal Empires release trailer dropped, we saw a teaser at the end featuring a ton of greenskins slaving away in an underground mine/foundry while several hobgoblins lurked about and a darkly-dressed Dwarf chuckled malevolently.

			Despite this, CA declined to confirm outright that the Chaos Dwarfs were coming, leaving the fans to play the guesing game for something they already knew the answer to until March 14th when the trailer finally dropped.

			Finally, they were released in 2023, and ho boy, they are super powerful. Chaos Dwarfs with Blunderbusses can withstand charges of Skullcrushers, Dreadquakes wipe out high-tier infantry, and lord sniping has never been easier than with the Deathshrieker. While they are limited early in the game, once you reach the highest tiers, you are going to steamroll the map. As for what exactly they are up to, the Chaos Dwarfs found some special red liquid called the "blood of Hashut" that is leaking out of Hashut’s prison realm. The reason it’s important is that it’s basically a kind of super concentrated dark magic suspiciously like that Varanite crap Morathi used to become a goddess in Age of Sigmar. Now obviously potential access to a material that could let them cast dark magic easily and incinerate enemy cities in one go is already reason enough to pursue this stuff… but their desire to get more of it becomes that much more important to them after some research revealed they could use this stuff to perform a demonic blood pact that would allow them to transfer the petrification curse they all suffer to ANYONE else, and thus let the Chaos Dwarfs use Dark Magic without any repercussions. Once that discovery was made the Chaos Dwarfs doubled down on getting as much of this stuff as possible, leading to the events of the campaign which sees them trying to capture and then corrupt some regular Dwarf artifacts to serve as power sources for a giant demonic drill designed to punch a huge freaking hole into Hashut’s realm. Needless to say the order-aligned Dwarfs are less than pleased by this development and are eager to put a stop to their eastern cousins' plans.

	The Chaos Dwarfs have since been a strong race with a versatile play-style. Despite many angry naysayers in years past claiming Chaos Dwarfs would never be included, they have received a fleshed out implementation in the most popular Warhammer Fantasy video game adaptation to date.		The Chaos Dwarfs have since been a strong race with a versatile play-style. Despite many angry naysayers in years past claiming Chaos Dwarfs would never be included, they have received a fleshed out implementation in the most popular Warhammer Fantasy video game adaptation to date.

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	==Society==		==Society==
	Despite the corruption of Hashut, the Chaos Dwarfs still share a lot in common with their uncorrupted kin. This includes internal loyalty, veneration of age and skill and a drive towards perfectionism. Unlike the Skaven or the Druchii you don't constant bitter in-fighting for petty advantage. Not that the powers-that-be in Zharr Naggrund will shy away from having someone sacrificed to Hashut or otherwise executed, but that will be after a show trial and it's not armed camps constantly clashing in the streets. There's not a lot of Chaos Dwarfs and having them kill each other is wasteful. Their negativity and hostility are mostly directed outside.		Despite the corruption of Hashut, the Chaos Dwarfs still share a lot in common with their uncorrupted kin. This includes internal loyalty, veneration of age and skill and a drive towards perfectionism. Unlike the Skaven or the Druchii you don't constant bitter in-fighting for petty advantage. Not that the powers-that-be in Zharr Naggrund will shy away from having someone sacrificed to Hashut or otherwise executed if they are inconvenient or are stirring up too much trouble, but that will be after a show trial and it's not armed camps constantly clashing in the streets. There's not a lot of Chaos Dwarfs and having them kill each other is wasteful. Their negativity and hostility are mostly directed outside.

	A Totalitarian Theocracy, Dawi-Zharr society is run by the Sorcerer-Prophets of Hashut. These are the most powerful and senior Daemonsmiths and those through which the will of Hashut is known. Once you reach the rank of Sorcerer-Prophet there are technically no more steps on the social ladder and you have both tens of thousands of Chaos Dwarf followers in your own little domain and a seat on the Conclave, the ruling council of Zharr-Naggrund. Even so, there are Sorcerer-Prophets which due to specific seats, connections, power and seniority have more sway in the Conclave. There is a lot of jockeying for position within the Conclave, but this happens through politics and dirty dealing. New seats in the Conclave still open up fairly regularly as the Curse of Stone turns members into lawn ornaments.		A Totalitarian Theocracy, Dawi-Zharr society is run by the Sorcerer-Prophets of Hashut. These are the most powerful and senior Daemonsmiths and those through which the will of Hashut is known. Once you reach the rank of Sorcerer-Prophet there are technically no more steps on the social ladder and you have both tens of thousands of Chaos Dwarf followers in your own little domain and a seat on the Conclave, the ruling council of Zharr-Naggrund. Even so, there are Sorcerer-Prophets which due to specific seats, connections, power and seniority have more sway in the Conclave. There is a lot of jockeying for position within the Conclave, but this happens through politics and dirty dealing. New seats in the Conclave still open up fairly regularly as the Curse of Stone turns members into lawn ornaments.

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	Beneath them there are the regular Daemonsmiths, magic users which are not as powerful as the Sorcerer-Prophets and do the work of using blood sacrifice and captured Daemons to forge magical items, create K'daii and cast spells. Becoming a Daemonsmith is a difficult career path as you have to git gud quickly and your mentors will likely flay you if you're not attentive.		Beneath them there are the regular Daemonsmiths, magic users which are not as powerful as the Sorcerer-Prophets and do the work of using blood sacrifice and captured Daemons to forge magical items, create K'daii and cast spells. Becoming a Daemonsmith is a difficult career path as you have to git gud quickly and your mentors will likely flay you if you're not attentive.

	In direct service to the Sorcerer-Prophets you have the Bull Centaurs: mutant Chaos Dwarfs born in the form of Hashut which are born terminally. Even if mom somehow survives the ordeal, the newborn calves are taken and raised by the Sorcerer-Prophets to be their elite bodyguards and shock troops and are further augmented by their magic, fusing armor to their skin and turning their skin metal. Despite this, Bull Centaurs are steadfast in their loyalty to the Sorcerer-Prophets which treat them with at least some respect ~~and in turn the Bull Centaurs are thoroughly loyal to them~~. They even go out of their way to make more of them with alchemical potions and suchlike. Again, this is usually fatal to the mom.		In direct service to the Sorcerer-Prophets you have the Bull Centaurs: mutant Chaos Dwarfs born in the form of Hashut which are born terminally. Even if mom somehow survives the ordeal, the newborn calves are taken and raised by the Sorcerer-Prophets to be their elite bodyguards and shock troops and are further augmented by their magic, fusing armor to their skin and turning their skin metal. Despite this, Bull Centaurs are steadfast in their loyalty to the Sorcerer-Prophets which treat them with at least some respect. They even go out of their way to make more of them with alchemical potions and suchlike. Again, this is usually fatal to the mom.

	Beneath the Daemonsmith you have the regular elite: at the top you have Overseers who run the mines, factories and armies of Zharr-Naggrund. Then you have their middle managers, officers and Infernal Castellans. Then the rank and file of Chorf Society: warriors, technicians, artisans and slave drivers who keep society running. Among these dudes, there are fine grades of position based on accomplishment, skill, age, reputation, etc and some competition, but while advancement is nice they focus more at the job at hand with Dwarfen workaholism. Going out and collecting more manpower is a good way to get ahead. The distinctions between strata is still not as severe as it is in Druchii or Skaven society.		Beneath the Daemonsmith you have the regular elite: at the top you have Overseers who run the mines, factories and armies of Zharr-Naggrund. Then you have their middle managers, officers and Infernal Castellans. Then the rank and file of Chorf Society: warriors, technicians, artisans and slave drivers who keep society running. Among these dudes, there are fine grades of position based on accomplishment, skill, age, reputation, etc and some competition, but while advancement is nice they focus more at the job at hand with Dwarfen workaholism. Going out and collecting more manpower is a good way to get ahead. The distinctions between strata is still not as severe as it is in Druchii or Skaven society.