I was writing some fluff today for some new locations on our map, and I thought it would be fun to include some brief descriptions of notable CD places around the warhammer world. These could be ones that were built long ago and have been abandoned and/or destroyed.
So specifically; where would you put them (ideally close to a named location)? What would you call them?
I had a few rough ideas:
A small colony of weapon/ armour smiths in Norsca
A mining colony in Araby or the Bad Lands (nice and warm).
Trading colonies in Lustria, Cathay, or even within the Empire…?
well, I’d assume we had a hold in the new lands of lustria, afterall, CDs like gold alot, so that would be nice. There’s a hold of ‘black’ dwarves mentioned there too, sound familiar
A mining/work camp in the eastern steepes is a wise move too, as where next door, and it’s a virtualy untouched land (eg lots of recources)
According to Man o’War the Chaos Dwarf Fleet has besieged the High Elven Fortress of Dawn, so a colony or semipermanent mining/slave camp on the western side of Lustria and the “New World” is possible.
Ind, norsca and the steepes seems the best places to find CD working for others in exchange for gold or slaves. I specialy like the idea of CD in Ind, and the “thugee”-like cults they can find there as allies. It add some information about CD relations with their east frontier and not only with Chaos and the old world.
The same way you can add CD settlments around the world, you may have Kurgan tribes or others bringing tribute to Zharr-naggrund, like the scythes use to do for the assyrian and persian empires.
the english Wd has this map in on the lustria release issue thing. and it’s in lustria, yes, just give a bfrief synopsis of landmarks and it mentions a black dwarf hold, take that how you will:)
“The Palace of the Plague Lord” novel said that a Chaos Dwarf was part of a mining operation along the Sea of Claws, looking for star metal. I reckon they’re be a few Dawi Zharr around there.
According to Man o'War the Chaos Dwarf Fleet has besieged the High Elven Fortress of Dawn, so a colony or semipermanent mining/slave camp on the western side of Lustria and the "New World" is possible.
Ancient History
The next time a big "Warhammer World Shaping Event" comes along, we should petition for this to be our part in it. Say hello to the new Fortress of Hashut Ascending :hashut
Also, after having seen an historical on Barbary Pirates, an island slaver port would make sense.
My army fluff was about a dwarf who was expelled to the Dawi’Zharr lands who led raids into the old abondoned Karaks. perhaps a base there would be cool.
Would it make sense for there to be a Chaos Dwarf outpost near Skavenblight. maybe trading warpstone or mechanical items for slaves as skavenblight has an abundance of slaves (they breed like rats… “chuckle”).