ARKUM ELO

Moff Skal Rhonba and Lieutenant Commander Scosalt Pronma of the once mighty 224th Imperial Armored Division emerge from the unknown regions to pledge their allegiance to The Imperial Consortium! Moff Rhonba After devastating losses during the galactic civil war, Rhonba’s starship was hijacked by rebel agents during The Battle of Fondor. The rebels sabotaged the navigation system causing the ship to blast into hyperspace, to places unknown… The 224th managed to reclaim the ship, but was now alone, in unknown territory… Lieutenant Commander Scosalt Pronma Scouts of The Imperial Triumvirate had discovered the remaining 224th during their excursion to the unknown regions. By the time they returned to headquarters, the New Republic had repelled the Triumvirate's advance, causing them to splinter into multiple imperial remnants.

*This entry has earned 19 XP* Imperial Triumvirtae forces wreak havoc on the citizens of Iridonia. Ortibal bombardment destroys defenses vital to the protection of the planet. Now, light anti-infantry artillary is deployed against the remaining insurgents. The TIE-ap1, also known as the TIE-Mauler is feared for it's brutal tactics involving speed and agility to maul it's enemies down as they flee for cover. Three anti-infantry cannons are mounted beneath it, along with a detachment for a sentry. With the power supply to the urban areas destroyed, the people will starve, berfore they perish against the might of the empire.The insurgents never stood a chance....

*This entry has earned 23 XP* Having swept through the outskirts with ease, Bravura squad and the 224th have reached the urban settlements. A brutal close-quarters battle between the remaining citizens and waves of imperial forces takes place. People fight and flee as chaos ensues. The Imperial Triumvirate has shown it’s hand, and the resisting locals have been outplayed. Order and prosperity will soon be upon us. Those who oppose are burned. Glorious victory is now, finally, a certainty! To the Empire!

*This entry has earned 11 XP* The Crescentius orbits the Iridonia system. DT-R65 and his BRAVURA Squad are expecting a new presence to join them in the briefing room... A rush of cold air bursts through the blast door. Moff Koruth enters the briefing. Cold light shapes the silhouette of his shadow. Two of his troopers recruited from the once mighty 224th IAD follow closely. DT-R65: Moff Koruth! Your arrival has been long anticipated. Moff Koruth: Let us get to the matter at hand. DT-R65: Of course, As you can see, Our fleet has blocked off all surrounding hyperspace lanes, and commenced disrupting communications across the system. Cpt. Lemrick has landed with two of my squad. Cdr Bannon and the Reaper squad have landed as well. The rest of my squad, along with your troops will eliminate rebel forces across the outskirts before destroying these strategic positions near the populated areas. My men are otherwise at your disposal sir. Moff Kurath: Excellent work commander. Notify Commander Bannon, Captain Lemrick and Admiral Neimor of my arrival. I will require 10 of your best men and 20 centuries of stormtroopers. Along with the 224th Imperial armored division, wiping out the outposts will be a trivial matter, a display of power that will imprint fear into the enemy. Hold your heavy gear until we reach the suburbs, we will need the fuel… DT-R65: Yes, sir...

Such a cool scene!

*Your entry has earned 22xp* “Ambria was a rather peaceful place...” says Coda as he walks past DT-R65 on his way to the bridge of the crescendo for the briefing. “Apart from the beast that almost devoured me.” DT-R65 replies. Coda grins at him. DT-R65 replies with a deadly stare. Coda halts, and the grin fades slightly. “I suppose it wasn’t my time, not yet.” says DT-R65. Coda releases his breath and nodds with a smile. “A LL-30 blaster pistol will get you far, despite its size.” he chuckles. DT-R65 smiles, for the first time in a while... Mission after mission... putting your life on the line… It takes a mental toll. At the same time, one is always reminded why this effort matters, and the results are palpable. The hope of a new order keeps DT-R65 going. DT-R65 enters the bridge, all of Bravura Squad is waiting for him around the holotable. The transmission comes through… “Inscriptions on the pike recovered by your squad revealed the coordinates to a nightbrother stronghold on Dathomir. We’ve had trouble identifying all the markings on the artifact, but it would seem an object, some sort of key has been placed here. Your mission is to recover the key, and document the scriptures surrounding it. Wipe out any resistance. The nightbrothers are savage warriors, with primitive weapons. Use your technological assets to your advantage. IG-828 will be accompanying you.” [excerpt from mission log] A treacherous meeting committee welcomes us with their blunt force weapons and bows and arrows. They don’t stand a chance against our blasters. IG-828 is quite handy with the blaster pistol. The temple is large, a swamp surrounds it, a small settlement accentuates the fact that we will undoubtedly cross swords with more of the night brothers. As we approach the entrance, the sky darkens, and the moons of Dathomir awaken. Lanterns lead the way towards the main entrance, a trap set by the locals. Dolore takes to the heights to cover our position. IG-828, Coda, Ferroce and myself walk spring the trap… A giant boulder crashes into the ground in front of us. We turn around to see a platoon of nightbrothers streaming out from the tunnels and caverns behind us. “30 hostiles approaching from the south” reads through the comms. Dolore has our back. Coda picks off the first barbarians. More of them tumble through the terrain. “Commander, watch your back!” From behind the large boulder a beast emerges, a nydaak. It’s huge arm sweeps towards me and IG-828. The impact slings us towards the cliff, IG-828 flies off the edge into the abyss. I’m left immobilized. Ferroce turns towards the nydak. He blasts it, but it’s hide is too thick. The bolts won’t penetrate deep enough. The beast approaches Ferroce. He runs up an incline to flank it, but the creature predicts his move, smacking him to the ground. Coda stands alone, as Dolore covers him from the nightbrothers. He smacks a power charge into his repeating blaster and lets loose on the nydak. It runs straight at him. The nydak swipes towards Coda as a wall of blaster fire covers it's chest. The swipe narrowly misses Coda, and the creature collapses. It lays motionless in the red dirt. The remaining nightbrothers scatter. The destructive power the heavy repeater displays against the nydak is enough to repel them. Ferroce and I recover, and walk towards the end of the cliff. IG-828 has been lost… The temple reveals the altar to which what used to be a key of sorts, but whatever was there had been stolen. Our mission is a failure…

This is awesome, great job with all the details, and the figures are fantastic!

Thank you! glad you like it. :-D Check out Inthert.lego for details on the walker! Glad you're a fan of the terrain and detailing! :-P

Great build! Love the photography work put into this.

Thank you!

*Your entry has earned 9 XP* Dathomir had taken the wind out of us… The loss of IG-828 was a major setback. He was never fully decrypted. We would never find all the secrets he had to share with us. A tremendous asset in battle, IG-828 will be deeply missed. However, the expansion of the triumvirate is infinite. We must move on despite our setbacks. Onderon had been an interest of the republic during the clone wars. In uncertain times such as these, all possibilities must be considered. A further expedition of Onderon has to be carried out… The jungles were thick, moist ground, red with iron sediment and clay covers the planet's natural surface. An absolute nightmare for our walkers… Upon arrival in the jungle, Bravura squad begins their expedition with searching the former imperial outposts. Any clues as to why the planet was surrendered would be helpful. Unfortunately imperial records had gone cold after the destruction of the second death star. Our own records were scarce, but a few reports of raids from the galaxy’s scum had been filed. The system has certainly attracted the pykes. Gangsters indicate some sort of wealth to the area. And these outposts weren’t abandoned without resistance… The jungle is also filled with ruins from a bygone era. A historical site… If we can clear out this jungle, maybe we can find more of these ruins, perhaps something of value has been left behind… Thank you for reading! Be sure to check out Inthert.lego, the designer of the AT-RT!

Thank you very much! The constructive criticism is much appreciated! Thank you so much! Glad you like the bounty hunters, definitely took some inspiration from the resistance show, but also from Dengar and Evalo Moral from the clone wars. Seeing some salvaged cloe armor on "civilians" would also be quite cool! Thank You! Thanks a ton! I figured indeed that the empire needed some room for their assembly, and they aren't exactly know for being environmentalists. xD If I had more time to put towrds this MOC I certainly would have added a larger tree as well. His designation is DT-R65, Sirname is Kurath, and his title is Moff. Thank you so much! Thrilled you like it! :-D Thank you! Thanks! Thanks a lot! Thank you! Yes, K-2SO droids are awesome and overpowered. :-D Yes, thanks a lot! :-D Thank you very much! There is rarely an opportunity to display larger amounts of troopers, so I'm glad I could display my shock troopers with this build. The pit droid has just been stepped on by the AT-RT and coincidentally there was a puddle of blood there from previous troopers. I didn't notice until you pointed it out. Looks a bit odd...xD. Thank you so much! :-D Much appreciated, many thanks! :-P

It may be small, but it looks very clean. Excellent work!

*Your entry has earned 60 XP* Our missions on Ambria and Dathomir were a bit too exciting for my liking, although they had earned me a promotion and a trust very valuable to me. Our next mission would be to secure the moon of Endor, where that fateful battle, in which we lost so many, was fought. It was about time we had our revenge, and as the NR rangers suspect shady business going on throughout the galaxy, the core is conveniently in denial of our ever-growing presence. We must be patient. Our time will come. The time when we have amassed enough resources to complete our ultimate mission. The final mission… As DT-R65 walks out of the lambda class shuttle, the moist air condenses on his visors, bringing him back to when he first fought here. The objective? Acquire weapons stored since before the first battle of Endor and advise the mobilization of troops to exterminate the local fauna. It seems smugglers and bounty hunter scum had already claimed the weapons cache, and were now selling weapons to both NR and Triumvirate forces. A reminder of the accelerating chaos growing in the galaxy with the New republic regime… Lieutenant Conwick, operating number ISB-098, is in charge of one of the platoons stationed here. As we make our way towards the received coordinates fallen troopers lay scattered, impaled and beaten. Helmets pierced by pikes decorate this savage combat zone. The fauna was more intelligent than anticipated, and was quick to adapt. We do however have one advantage; brute force. Conwick approaches on an AT-RT. Haven’t seen one of those in ages… In front of him stands the presumed weapons dealer, a Duros. A Pyke stands beside him, a bounty hunter by the looks of him, no doubt connected to the syndicate. They wear imperial armor, a mockery of the uniform… Their pit droids drop off the crate filled with high standard mandalorian weapons. They will serve the empire most effectively… Lieutenant Conwick -Commander Kurath, We are honored by your presence. Cdr Kurath (DT-R65) -I see your efforts here have yet to be proven… Your platoon has taken some losses. Lieutenant Conwick With all your experience in special operations, we will wipe out the remaining obstacles. Especially with the reinforcements you have dispatched. A squad of heavily equipped shock troopers march to meet the challenge. The beasts native to this moon will be burned, just like the rest of those who oppose us... AT-RT design by Inthert. Swamp speeder design by 8thbrotherbrick. AT-DT is of my own design, inspired by Sean Drews and concept art. There are 5 ewoks hiding in this MOC, can you spot them?

Yes, I agree, thanks a lot! Not harsh at all! I appreciate the great feedback, and take it to heart. I'm glad you like it! Thank you very much! I agree as well. :-D