70: Chaos Dwarf Society Pt1 | Warhammer Old World Lore

About this episode

An overview of the Chaos Dwarf Empire, focusing on its society, engineering, and magical hierarchy.

We start with an overview of Zharr-Naggrund, the immense obsidian ziggurat-city, hellish industrial landscape, and unending forges that are the heart of the Chaos Dwarf Empire. We outline the Chaos Dwarfs’ mastery of daemon-bound engineering, including their unofficially official elite castes such as the Alchemagi, Immortals, and Ashodar Enslavers. We also explores the origins and hierarchy of their magical rulers, the Daemonsmiths and Sorcerer-Prophets, whose power is balanced by the horrific petrifying Curse of Stone, leaving their fossilised (naked?) forms as eternal sentinels unless they turn to the rare alchemical Blood of Hashut to divert the curse. Chat with us on Discord Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quartermaster⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Listen Ad-Free⁠ SHOW IMAGES: Immortal Warrior of House Hargan Daemonsmith K’Daai Fireborn

Topics covered

• Chaos Dwarf Society
• Warhammer Old World Lore
• Daemon-bound engineering
• Magical rulers
• Curse of Stone
• Industrial landscape

Keywords

• Chaos Dwarfs
• Zharr-Naggrund
• daemon engineering
• Daemonsmiths
• Sorcerer-Prophets
• Curse of Stone
• Blood of Hashut

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chaos Dwarf Empire

Products: Blood of Hashut

Books & works: Immortal Warrior of House Hargan, Daemonsmith K’Daai Fireborn

Places: Zharr-Naggrund

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