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@zoth33 Thank you! The torso is indeed from a HP minifig (the Death Eater from 2019), and the legs are quite commonly found in the Star Wars sets.

I think it might be possible to put a tiny LED underneath. The flame part is held by a bar and the connection is rather instable, but there is a small space behind it.

@kodlovag Well spotted! It's indeed a skeleton leg-with-boot!

Day 2: Brasero Evrart – “Standard-issue solace for winter nights on guard duty!” Previous | Next

@Sympatik Brick We do need cheerleader minifigs singing "Go Go GoH!" @Professor Thaum Ce col de fourrure vient bien de la minifig Monkie Kid pointée par T-86! It indeed comes from the Monkie Kid minifig found by @T-86(swe). @T-86(swe) Awwwwwww, thank you so much! @Yperio_Bricks Thank you very much!

Day 1 : Night Watchman Dresghar – “When the nights get long and cold and deep, the villagers believe the light of his torch wards off the evil that lurks in darkness.” Evrart – “And just in case it would not be enough, Sir, I have assigned him an excellent dwarven-made halberd.” Next

@Frike @kodlovag Thank you so much, guys! I hope you'll enjoy it!

The nights are getting longer, the air is getting colder, and it's even starting to snow here in France : time for fire in the fireplace, and time for an Advent Calendar! From tomorrow onwards, I'll update this topic with a small build or minifig per day.This year's theme will be winter nights in Embervale, with comments from my main GOH characters Alrune (elven mage and governor of Embervale), her uncle Dresghar and Evrart (the captain of the guards). Scene 1. Night Watch Scene 2. Embervale by Night Scene 3. At the Edge of the Woods Scene 4. Night Forest Scene 5. Stargazing Scene 6. Grandfather Frost and the Maiden of Light

The white horse without bridle (Pegasus) is available on B&P! Now let's hope it will still be available on saturday for VIP Weekend...

Same... I'm so hoping at least the white horse and dark green fern piece will still be available on saturday...

Very nice ship! Like previous commenters, I really enjoy the brickbuilt shields. I also love the way you built the water, very neat and crisp. The seal cave is an excellent idea too!

Great news and awesome prizes! Is it allowed to make a combined entry to this challenge, Brickscalibur and/or the CCC? Great news and awesome prizes! Is it allowed to make a combined entry to this challenge, Brickscalibur and/or the CCC?

@Kai NRG Thank you so much! The next two episodes of the story are already written - just waiting for the corresponding builds to be created (for Brickscalibur). @Exetrius Thank you very much! I agree the tree trunk would need some more texture...further experiment with those parts will be needed! @Grover Awwwww, someone remembers the minidolls! I happen to really like them, would you believe that? Anyways...Thank you so much for this detailed review! I found the unprinted violins on Bricklink while looking for something else, and they actually sparkled the idea of a luthier workshop. I'm really glad the workshop ends up credible - I had no idea what such a place was supposed to look like! I took full advantage of one of the visits of my (guitarist of a) husband to a luthier in the vicinity to learn more. @zoth33 Thank you very much! And indeed, it's a pear tree! So glad you reconised it! @Professor Thaum Thank you so much! The tiles on the façade are all monochrome - either black, or blue. I have to admit I absolutely love the black "double arrow" one! @Alexandrina Thank you very much! Let's hope those new tiles will soon be made in many different, timber-framed-appropriate colours!

I just received my order for this set...and that's exactly what I thought when I picked this shield! It's definitely an awesome set, thank you so much and congrats for having designed it!

THE BUILD The Adventurers' Guild and the workshop of Guillemin, the luthier of Embervale. As soon as that "double arrow" modified tile (3396) showed up, I knew I was going to use it for a timber-framed house inspired by the place I come from - Alsace. It took me a while to figure out the design (and choose the colour)...but here it is! The border is designed to be very easily removable to allow further expansion of the village. All custom printed parts are from Briquestore. More photos of the interior in the spoiler section below. THE STORY In the last episode we left Alrune unconscious, stunned by a banshee’s wailing, her spirit drifting away in the ethereal plane. Will she be alright? Will her devoted uncle find a way of healing her? What’s for dinner? Let’s just let those fundamental matters rest for now, dear reader, and let’s have a look about a year earlier. Let’s go back to a nice fall afternoon, in the mountains at the border between the Elven Empire and the Human Realms. Let’s focus on a castle surrounded by a picturesque wine village and deep, dark forests streaked with turbulent streams. This place is called Embervale – a phonetic and misleading transcription of Ombreval, its name in the local dialect – but you probably already figured that out. Embervale has a long and chaotic history. Over the past centuries, it had been besieged, captured, recaptured, occupied, and annexed by Elves or Humans, by one faction or another. At the time of our story, though, it had been under control of the Empire for a couple of decades. The Elves had expanded the castle, improved the battlements, appointed a governor, and then seemingly forgotten about it. Yet the dreadful reputation of the Empire and the strength of the fort were enough to ensure peace, and the place was enjoying quiet, prosperous days. Due to its location, the village attracted travellers of all stripes. Merchants, frequently, and many wanderers from the Human Realms coming to seek adventure in the mysterious mountains of the Elven Empire. And on this day, on this beautiful fall day when our story is about to begin, Asceline the Head of the Adventurers’ Guild was gleefully attributing quests, selling gear and having drinks served to a colourful bunch of guests. Her business was thriving. The story began with a handful of riders stopping by the Adventurers’ Guild of Embervale. Four men, wearing the dark red and silver colours of the closest Human barony. ne of them, as Asceline realised when he loudly demanded drinks for his retinue, was the Baron himself. “I sent three letters to Governor Voronthir, and he never replied,” he barked at Asceline – as if she could do anything. “Mind you, he never gave me back that mushroom knife I lent him last winter!” Adventurers were starting to pay attention, always on the lookout for quest opportunities. “I’m afraid he won’t be able to answer you anytime soon, sir,” Asceline said. “Everyone is sick in the castle, and they have closed the gates to all visitors until it gets better.” “What kind of disease?” The Baron’s sergeant enquired. Some of the adventurers were now taking notes. “The kind that, er – gives rash,” she replied. Neither the soldiers nor the adventurers looked impressed. “Very itchy? Extremely painful? Highly contagious?” Still no reaction. "Did people enter the castle and never came back?” one of the soldiers asked, and beamed when he received enthusiastic approbation from nearby adventurers. “Not really. Some did. It’s not the kind of serious epidemics that decimate populations, you see. Just a fleeting and very unpleasant inconvenience.” Disappointment loomed over her audience. There was nothing heroic in facing a mild infection to retrieve a mushroom knife, and no reward had even been mentioned. A few adventurers moved away. But the Baron was made of sterner stuff – and had subordinates to take care of the dirty work. “Evrart, you’ll be going,” he ordered his sergeant. Who was, literally, saved by the bell as the bell tower of Embervale chose this precise moment to start ringing the solemn pattern that announced the arrival of an Imperial visitor. THE CAST Front, from left to right: - Asceline, the Head of the Adventurers' Guild - Guillemin, her husband, luthier - Agnès, their housekeeper - Pernelle, Angès' granddaughter - Mahaut, the village elder - Urbain, the apothecary - Roland, Guillemin's cousin - Two visitors from below the mountains - Adventurers (bard, ranger, fighters, mages) Behind, on horseback: - The Baron d'Autours - Evrart, his sergeant - Two soldiers

I did. Yesterday evening at ~10pm, french website.

Some of the animals from this year's Arctic sets are available on PaB in France: - The big turtle (more expensive than on BL) - The orca - one part for the body, one for the jaw (for half its current average price on BL) - The adult polar bear (same price as BL, on average) - The polar bear cub (cheaper than on BL) - The baby seal (same price as BL, on average) And perhaps others...but by the time I wrote this comment, the LEGO website is now down... Fortunately, I had already placed my order for a whole polar bear colony.

FalconFan states a moulded Norbert in this set as well! I can't envision it being a reuse of the ugly one from 2001-2016, and the recent Ninjago Riyu mould does not look like Norbert at all. So most probably new mould IMO! That was my first thought too when I read about the Forbidden Forest set! But given the price of the set, the unicorn will probably come from somewhere else...

Looks like the Babysitter from Series 16! LEGO minifigures COL259 Babysitter, Series 16 (Minifigure Only without Stand and Accessories) | Brickset

I recently watched a few episodes of the Dreamzzz animated serie, and I definitely hope there will be a set for the Murky Realms: it could bring us evil sirens, an evil witch, and - fingers crossed - her pink and black crow. And perhaps a bubbling cauldron, and vials...

@Feuer Zug Thank you so much! There are so many fun and unusual parts in licensed sets...I would never have expected to find a use for Throg for example, to be honest! @AmperZand Thank you very much! It took me a few trials and errors before getting the frog statue right, I'm so glad you like it! @Grover Thank you so much for such a detailed feedback! I'm especially happy you recognised the mangrove!

Mine would be a crow - even if it's just a recolour of a mould we already have. And then a fox and fox kits. And after that, a white stork. And a boar. With boarlets. And a cockatrice. *Sigh Let's see what the future brings.

Not even the adorable smowl could save your day?

A mighty princess joins a Frogfolk paladin in his quest for the Golden Egg, whose possession would establish him as the rightful Prince of his people.

Great! I hope the blue morpho from the Friends' Botanical Garden set will show up as well one day! The dark orange husky also appeared today as a new part in B&P.