The Lotus empire still lurks in the east as a sleeping giant. Although the Carnite-Lotii war saw them battered and pushed back  and for a moment entirely on the defensive, little is known of their overall position and strength in the New Haven Sea.  In recent months, the Lotus banners have started to reappear, rumours of a new Lotii commander have emerged together with reports of vast new Lotii and allied Monomonto land forces massing on Eastern El Oleonda.  Now, it appears Carnite forces are under siege in their settlement of Seawatch, while Oleon and Corrington marshal forces for a combined land campaign on El Oleonda. But what... and who will they face??? Aim: To highlight the NPC factions of the Lotus Empire and Monomonto Shogunate Category One - Fig Barf! Task A: Show an example of Lotii soldiers and equipment. Your entry must: Consist of a minimum of four and maximum of eight figures. Your figures must be purist. eg. Constructed using official Lego torsos, legs, heads and headgear/hair (or digital renders of parts and colours available in real life). Third party weapons are permissible. All other parts must be official Lego parts. Your figures must be presented on a plain background with no base. OPTIONAL: Although your figures can not be presented on a base, you may choose to place a stand alone tree/vegetation or other feature in the background. Focus should remain on the figures, your background feature should compliment your entry but not dominate it. Examples: 1 2 3 A link to your entry topic should be posted in this thread. Example of Lotii Troops by @Khorne Task B: Show an example of Monomonto soldiers and equipment. Your entry must: Consist of a minimum of three and maximum of eight figures. Your figures must be purist. eg. Constructed using official Lego torsos, legs, heads and headgear/hair (or digital renders of parts and colours available in real life). Third party weapons are permissible. All other parts must be official Lego parts. Your figures must be presented on a plain background with no base. OPTIONAL: Although your figures can not be presented on a base, you may choose to place a stand alone tree/vegetation or other feature in the background. Focus should remain on the figures, your background feature should compliment your entry but not dominate it. Examples: 1 2 3 A link to your entry topic should be posted in this thread. Example of Monomonto Troops by @Ayrlego Category Two - War Junk! Task: Build a Lotii (or Monomonto) naval vessel in service of the Lotii in the New Haven Sea. Your entry must: By licensable under the EGS rules for ships, but not be licensed to any player (intention is to license them to the Lotii for use as MOC'd vessels - Thus available for capture by players). No class limit for this category. Be distinctively Lotii (or Monomonto) in character. (Please no 'captured' Madrician (European style) vessels).  A link to your entry topic should be posted in this thread. Due Dates Category One: 28 March 22 Category Two: 25 April 22 Rewards: Category One: Know thy enemy: The faction with the highest average combined score across both sub-categories will receive one extra experience point to be applied to a single selected commander when fighting against the Lotii or their allies on El Oleonda.  Category Two: The top three scoring entries in this category will be rewarded with a license for an un-MOC'ed ship equal in class to the ship they built for the Lotii. This un-MOC'd ship may be used for the tMRCA but can not be sister-shipped if lost. Index of Entries: Corrington: Cat 1a Viceroy's Horse Archers and Personal Guard @evancelt Ikko-Brikki martial artists @Brickwolf Red Fire Banner Army @Ayrlego Various Lotii Units @Spud The Viking Heavy troops of the Lotus @Bregir Cat 1b Clan Tori samurai @Brickwolf Monomonto Samurai and Ashigaru @Ayrlego Spectres and Soldiers @Spud The Viking A new foe arrives @Bregir Eslandola: Cat 1a The Happy Bunch @Captain Braunsfeld Keyto Blue Dragon Banner @Maxim I Cat 1b Long Tall Sully and his Experienced Arkebusiers @Captain Braunsfeld Oleon: Cat 1a Perise Mercenary Troupe @Jeff of Clubs Outlaw Gangs @Ross Fisher The Blue Banner answers the call @Khorne Lotii units @Bodi Yellow Banner Troops @merc The sons of the East @Keymonus Terrible As An Army With Banners @The Sarge Cat 1b Monomonto Warrior Monks @merc Monomontachi go to war @Khorne The way of the sword @Keymonus Cat 2 Lotus warship @Bodi Sea Rats: Cat 1a Earth Banner Detachment @Professor Thaum