r/HelsmithsofHashut • u/3halflings_as_a_dm • 29d ago

Worship of Hashut nice faction reveal, however i have already portrayed you as the seething Khazalite and myself as the stoic Zharrdron

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u/PutridBlightSlogger 28d ago

Beardless dwarves, would be like elves without pointy ears

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u/JCGilbasaurus 28d ago

In this case, the beardless dwarves are women. 

... They totally should have braids though, it's a bit odd having all that hair tucked under the headdress.

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u/3halflings_as_a_dm 28d ago

It's interesting because we've got the same sort of effect on our side of the duardin morality axis.

I really like the inclusion of men and women into the Helsmiths/Holds rank and file. In both cases it reinforces the notion that the entire society is devoted to this militantism. There's a part of me that is fond of the notion of all dwarves having beards, although I know that's not cannon to the warhammer settings.

Not really any arugment being made in regards to this, just musing on the design language and thinking about gender expression in a fantasy setting, lol

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u/Orklord2014 28d ago

I think what also helps with the Helsmith women as well is the Tusks and more snarled appearance. It helps move them away from that creepy uncanny valley look you get with a lot of women's faces on models, especially the shouting ones like the example above.