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"To the outside world, the Chaos Dwarfs is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Few know anything for certain about these infamous slavers and artisans, oppressors and sacrificers, Daemonforgers and torturers. Of those few scholars and madmen who possess some knowledge about the lords of the dark empire, most know vaguely about the ruling priesthood of Sorcerer-Prophets and the heinous corps of Daemonsmith Engineers, those fell craftsmen of nightmare artefacts. Perhaps these rare foreigners even have a sliver of knowledge about the sacred Taur’ruk, the Hobgoblin Khan lackeys and the Castellans of the dread Infernal Guard with their scorched faces and grinding shame.
Pivotal though they are, these are but a some of the myriad war leaders, siege experts, sorcerous acolytes and demented specialists of the Dawi Zharr. Indeed, within their convoluted society of competing sects and mysterious strains of tradition and invention, exists a bewildering array of ranks and titles for the higher vassals of the Sorcerer-Prophets, some of which details hazardous commands and offices tolerable only to the insane.
These are but some of the hidden masters of the Blacksmiths of Chaos."
Chaos Dwarfs Online Presents: Artisan’s Contest XVIII!
Hidden Masters of the Dark Empire
The goal here is to either create a new and unique character type, or to fill in a miniature-less character slot in a fan-made Chaos Dwarf army book. So, for example, if you’d like to enter some kind of Chaos Dwarf sorcerer or siege expert into the contest, you’d have to provide the character type with some distinct theme setting it apart from Daemonsmiths Engineers (such as a flayed skin cloak, Daemon mask or hat, bombs, a bizarre new weapon, a bull chariot or a unique armour design). The Staff will not nitpick about it, but please remember that we’re aiming for inventive creativity here, and votes are bound to reflect this!
This contest is unrestricted in terms of scope, so long as your entry keep to the rules. This is your chance to share your vision of one character type you’d like to see in the Chaos Dwarf range. Be welcome to go for the wild and exotic!
The sky is pretty much the limit, and to help provide you with some inspiration we have included the following possible entries to kindle the imagination:
Chaos Dwarf berzerker character; Chaos Dwarf dire brewmaster with Daemonic concoctions and forbidden elixirs; Chaos Dwarf Temple Acolyte dirge leader; Chaos Dwarf fleet master; Chaos Dwarf saboteur diver in Daemonforged diving suit with hull drill; Chaos Dwarf Necromancer or similar oddball sorcerer; Chaos Dwarf oathsworn blower of a Daemonforged horn of terror; animated petrified Sorcerer-Prophet; Chaos Dwarf siege master with Daemonic grenades; Chaos Dwarf mechanized caravan gunslinger; Chaos Dwarf master of sacrifices; Chaos Dwarf possessed by fire Daemon; mysterious Chaos Dwarf guardian hidden behind a bronze bull or Daemon mask; Chaos Dwarf magmawalker, melting into lava to sink into the ground and rise from lava somewhere else; Chaos Dwarf Daemonstalker, expert at hunting and breaking Daemons; Chaos Dwarf pantheist leader/follower of one of the Great Four Dark Gods, or other sect leader; Chaos Dwarf mutant, or freak of experiment or accident; Hobgoblin Sneakiest Git; Hobgoblin or Chaos Dwarf slave master or torturer; Bull Centaur flamelord, wielding fiery flails; Bull Centaur Idol Carrier, carrying an idol of Hashut or pushing it on a metal cart in front of himself; Hashut-worshipping Minotaur; or something else entirely!Prize
Also, will your character walk on foot, ride or be carried into battle? Hobgoblins could ride Giant Wolves; Chaos Warhounds; three-headed canine beasts; or something else entirely. Chaos Dwarfs could stand at a sacrificial altar with flames and molten metal; or be carried on palanquins or stand atop platforms on the shoulders of strong slaves such as Minotaurs, Ogres or K’daai Daemons; or they could be locked in a mechanical contraption akin to Astragoth; or they could be mounted on flying objects, or Daemonforged metal bulls, or Lammasus, or Tauri; or have Daemonic jetpacks; or ride small steam vehicles or bull chariots; or even surf on rocks or lava waves. Or something else entirely!
Examples
Grimstonefire has been kind enough to donate this unpainted evil dwarf hero with a great axe as a prize for the gold winner!

Should you wish to donate a prize to the contest, please PM Admiral or Bloodbeard and they will sort it out with you and the Staff.
Deadline
The deadline for the submission of entries is December 6th 2015 at 11:59pm EST.
That gives you more than 5 weeks to come up with an entry. We want all members to have the time to order bits, do proper conversions and nice painting!
Rules of the Competition
Each member may only enter once.
Model and paint one character miniature representing a new Chaos Dwarf character type not covered by the official miniature ranges released by Games Workshop and Forgeworld for Warhammer Fantasy Battles. This character could be Chaos Dwarf, Bull Centaur, Minotaur, Hobgoblin or whatever you fancy is suitable. It may ride chariots, be mounted, sit in a palanquin carried by slaves or warriors etc. Its weaponry and theme is entirely up to you.
If you plan to field a large entry involving several lesser henchmen, please ask Admiral, Bloodbeard or any other Staff member first, just to check everything is in order before you start.
Square or round bases is up to you. Base size is up to your discretion, but please do not include a large diorama style base or a unit filler, since the focus should lie on the new unit itself.
Submissions should include four pictures. No overlaid words of explanation or photoshop effects in your submitted photos please. Submissions should include four pictures. No overlaid words of explanation or photoshop effects in your submitted photos please. However, in this round of Artisan’s Contest you should include in your PM not only pictures, but text with a name for your new character type (not a personal name, but a title or rank description such as “Chaos Dwarf Daemonsmith Engineer” found in Tamurkhan) and a short description of up to 25 words. This is to better help convey what your new character type is, in a possible army list which would include it.
The background of the pictures should be bland and neutral to keep everyone on an equal footing, so please do not include landscape paintings or scenery in your entry pictures.
You may not submit pictures of a model that have been entered into other online competitions.
Don’t post your entries in the forum before the contest is over.
See also the General Rules & Guidelines.
How to Enter?
Submit your entry by sending a PM to Staff (a special user that all Staff have access to) with four photos of your entry. Please do not send an e-mail to any of the admin or staff accounts as this is a sure fire way to have your entry missed.
Please note that your entry will benefit if the photos are all clearly composed, since voters will base their judgement upon what they can see in the pictures on their computer screens.
How will this be judged?
Sometime after December 6th we will post all entries to a new thread and voting can commence!
Good luck everyone!
The Staff