I know that Helsmiths of Hashut have just gotten a big new release but nonetheless, inspired by new lore as well as my love for dwarves who follow the true god of the Mortal Realms, Hashut, I am hoping to hear what new miniatures fellow HoH players would like for us to recieve in future editions. What would you like to see added to HoH range? Now I know it is unrealistic for Helsmiths of Hashut to get a range so large, this is rather a collection of things I would like to see in editions to come for them. In addition, I would humbly present my own ideas for range expansion. I have taken inspiration from a long history of Chaos Dwarf lore but also let my own imagination run wild with a few models. Also, I was inspired by very rich history of Mesopotamia plus Minoan culture too. I shall begin with things that already have models or have been depicted in Warhammer Total War. So I hope to see Helsmiths of Hashut receive in future: 1. Lammasu model. 2. A elite infantry unit, akin to legendary Infernal Guard/Ironsworn from FW and also seen in Warhammer Total War. Black armour with fire helmets. Melee axes (two handed or one handed with shields) burning with inner fire or armed with fireglaives. 3. A proper massive cannon, since Tormentor Bombard is more mortar like. Something like old Hellcannon. 4. Magma Cannon. 5. Chaos Dwarf version of Helblaster Volley Guns. 6. More Hobgrot heroes and units. 7. Bull Centaur hero. 8. A elite infantry unit made of clockwork automata infused by daemon essence or three man unit of fire/lava elementals encased in armour, like K'Daai Fireborn.
>>96652636Now onto my two fan made ideas. There is a very opulent, rich and even decadent aspect of Chaos Dwarf lore and religion of Hashut that I felt needed to be explored in form of their priesthood, the Scorched Sect. Helsmiths of Hashut are Duardin and all Duardin are capable of creating things of beauty. Servents of Hashut would reflect the Chaos beauty as well as utmost desire of Hashut to dominate all, mortal or other Chaos Gods under his hoofs. 1. I really love the Ashen Elder sculpt. Now, from the new battletome, Helsmith society is a dance of politics and power between Despots, Daemonsmiths and Ashen Elders (leaders of the Scorched Sect, the very priesthood of Hashut based in Ur-Zorn in Realm of Beasts, Ghur). In new tome, lore about Despots and Daemonsmiths is quite well explored but the lore of priesthood of Hashut is undeveloped. We know they hold control over Bull Centaurs, which is a massive political power for them. But what do they do in religious rites, how do Hashutite temples look and how do ceremonies look like? How do they interact with their faithful. These are the questions I hope the next battletome or HoH fiction explores.
>>96652650Back to model idea. I imagined a named Ashen Elder hero on top of a massive shrine palanquin carried by Helsmith servants on their backs. The shrine would have a massive golden bull idol on it. A ornamented large altar made purely out of red ruby would be in front of it. Censers would be placed at four corners of shrine, the narcotic incense rising from the censers (the smoke being the Breath of the Bull, which is what Bull Centaurs who become Anointed Sentinels inhale when they don sacred Hashutaar helmets, according to lore in battletome). A named Ashen Elder character would stand and preach from obsidian stone like tablet book. The effects of the Breath of the Bull incense and the preaching of Ashen Elder would inspire Helsmiths to fight like never before and not yield a inch back, no matter what foe comes at them. I feel a named Ashen Elder hero would be good counter point to ambitions of Urak Taar. 2. Idolater Daemonengine. Now, remember that Hashut desires to see all, mortal, undead and all gods submit to him, he want to see all Mortal Realms trampled beneath his hoofs. He is a god of eternal tyranny and dominance. Sadly, in HoH battletome, Hashut is not playing the Great Game like other 5 Chaos Gods are. But what if that were to change? Idolater Daemonengines are the answer and greatest insult of Hashut to other five Chaos Gods. Each Idolater Daemonengine is a unique work of art and testament to Helsmith genius. Each Idolater Daemonengine is very large statue made in shape and form of one of five Chaos Gods or in the shapes of their servants, mortal and daemonic. Indeed, even the weapons that statues wield are reflecting of which Chaos god statue is.
>>96652660At first glance, many, including the worshippers of Chaos, would assume that the statues honor Khorne, Slaanesh, Nurgle, Tzeentch and Great Horned Rat. Nothing could be further from truth. For each Idolater Deamonengine is fueled by bound daemons. Tzeentch daemons fuel Tzeentch Idolater Daemonengines, likewise those of Nurgle daemons fuel Nurgle ones. When fueled by bound daemons, each Idolater Daemonengine becomes a walking engine of death, capable of running for days without tiring or choking a Gargant to death with its articulated hands. For example, a Idolater Daemonengine dedicated to Slaanesh might be made of finest white marble, with veins of emerald criss-crossing the statue and emerging on marble skin of statue to form thorns of pure emerald and roses made of various gems. The statue is armed in one hand with great whip made out of very same emerald that is emerging from palm of statue and then extending for a dozen meters before ending in 6 deadly massive blades. The other hand carries a highly elaborate and ornamented massive gun which is capable of releasing immense gouts of lilac hued perfumed smoke which induces a state of complete ecstasy in all who inhale the smoke ( think of the Lurid Haze Slaaneshi warband from Wrath of Everchosen book), leaving them defenseless against blades of whip that the statue carries. At the upper back side of engine, behind the steel bars and through burning smoke, hands and heads of Slaaneshi daemons can be seen, trying in vain to escape the horror to which they are subjected upon.
>>96652672Indeed such is the allure of these daemon fueled statues that servants of Chaos often try to worship them before they realize to their horror what insult to their patron gods these statues are. These engines are the very pinnacle of Helsmith daemonsmith art, towering even over Dominator Engines, though dark whisphers speak of a even more gargantuan engines chained in the depths beneath immense ziggurats. ----‐--------- I have to add one final thing, I really wonder how a Idolater engine fueled by my second favorite faction, the Flesh Eater Courts would look alike. Fueled by souls of ghouls and Kingsblood maybe. My thank you for reading!
>>96652636why did they give him those delicious nipple piercings?
Here before the missed the general guy
