The Harridans are an elite unit of exclusively female Chaos Dwarf warriors who act as bodyguards for a Chaos Dwarf Sorcerer. They recruit almost exclusively from Chaos Dwarf women who have passed the age to bear children, for without this, their only value in their unforgiving society now lies as fanatical warriors in service to the priesthood of Hashut, the minor Chaos God of fire, greed and tyranny.[1a]
They wield their warhammers with the maddened zeal of fanatics, the burned stumps of their tongues wriggling in silent cries of hate. Lightly armored, these fierce warrior-women are fanatical killers, with even Norscans often remarking that they have the sheer ferocity and total abandonment of Dwarf Slayers.[1a]
Trivia[]
The term "harridan" means an ill-tempered, scolding, belligerent woman, often used in theatre plays as a stock character or archetypal stereotype.