TalusMoonbreaker

I really like the turquoise and navy blue cheese slope design in the floor. The minifigs also look quite nice. Cool that it was a collab. I'm interested to see how the new Uni Petraea satellite campuses turn out. I guess all of the bards from the previous challenge will have new homes.

Unfortunately, Ilazio doesn't have his dragon-riding license :( Dragon-riding hasn't become normalised in Varlyrio yet despite Rufus Baiamonte's best attempt. And I don't know if Ilazio even believes in dragons, he was rather skeptical of the Mad Rego's dragon joyride through Illaryian. Maybe a visit to Avalonia would make him believe?

Draaaaaaaaaagon! This is a quite adorable and also terrifying beast! The shaping is really good. The contrast between the dragon and the fortress works really quite well. And more dragons is always good. Ilazio might need to borrow one the next time someone tries to stab him in the back.

This is a really cool build! Well, I guess it’d be hot with all of the lava. I hope the Nocturnians can breathe all that SO2 and CO2. I really like the terracotta roof design that you did. Is it ok if I use it in the future? Also, the cheeseslope heater shields are cool and you managed to eliminate the gaps that occur if using only cheeseslopes for the bottom and 1x1 plates for the top. How did you build the concave shape of the arena? I can spot your sigfig, he seems to get around Historica quite a bit.

Those in the GoH discord might have already seen this, but I made a map of Varlyrio for fun! I got inspired by the wonderful maps that JTooker is doing for Kaliphlin. I tried to reference real builds of locations in Varlyrio when possible and referenced the original map by Mikey B and the map from last book by Rogue Angel. I wasn't able to cram all of them in and I don't wish to upset the Kolgari by showing the world the location to the entrance to the Sunken City! Locations: Abradule: based on Gnome builds by Rogue Angle (Amancio) Apri: no build, I drew it based on some buildings in Catania Fort Defiance: by W Navarre (de Cioto) Grahark: by narbilu (Khaor) Gromm: no build photos available, based on sign up page wasteland images, story by Judge of the Wastelands (Waythe) Ilesole: by W Navarre (de Cioto) Illaryia: by MikeyB Kashgar: by narbilu (Khaor) Mines of Rhangvar: by Louis of Nutwood Pilars of Allunare: no build Porto Nascosto: myself (Moccenigo), based on Manarola and Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre Ostia: by ZlatanXVIGustaf (di Carlo) Razinia: no build Tergiversa: by ZlatanXVIGustaf (di Carlo) Veniera: no build, based on Tuscan villa Other locations, some of which didn't make it to the map (perhaps I'll do a bigger one someday?):

Sorry for such a late response. I meant to earlier but my semester got really busy and stressful towards the end. Thank you for such a detailed response @Grover! I really appreciate the feedback. I'll keep your advice on building and photography in mind for my next GoH build. Also, thank you for the advice on anachronisms. I'll make sure to ask first next time so that it makes sense within GoH and to get a better idea.

I suppose it would be a little awkward if I didn't...

I declare my allegiance to Varlyrio. Ilazio Moccenigo, son of Brabantio, was previously an architect before getting embroiled in intrigue following the sudden death of his father. He is the current Rego following a "healthy amount" of intrigue and conspiracy including the an unlikely alliance, the tragic death of an honourable Kolgari Prince (rip :( ), one failed assassination attempt on Luca di Carlo, a few minor setbacks and family drama, a secret alliance with Arama di Athena de Cioto and the great families, and the subsequent betrayal of Arama. More can be found out about the Moccenigo famiglia here for all of your backstabbing needs :) I'm excited for book IV!

Yayy!! This is exciting. I declare allegiance to Varlyrio and will make sure to post a photo of Ilazio Moccenigo in the corresponding thread. Thank you to all of the guild leaders and organizers for all of your work!

This is great Eyrezer! I can recognize several of the builds like Notomys Stables, the fishing village, and the circular pool that you integrated into the village. The waterfall and all of the other moving parts are great. They really make the scene feel alive! What is the moduverse template?

Grazie mille il mio compagno! I'm glad that you like the water technique. It was exciting to build for Varlyrio again, and I'm interested to see how things shape up for Book IV with @Velnerius character getting involved in the intrigue. Thank you for kind feedback @LordDan! I really appreciate it. Ideally, I would've expanded the width of the bridge by eight studs. This would allow for the buildings to have a façade of 1 stud and a street of 7 studs, it would bring it more in line with the actual design of Ponte Vecchio and probably look better. Unfortunately, I wouldn't have had enough water pieces if I'd done that and my olive green supplies were rather depleted as a few are trapped in this build: I'll keep it in mind for next time to have better composition for photography. Nice! I probably won't be able to build until a big break, but I'm excited to see what you make! Thank you for your feedback @jtooker! Unfortunately, I only had like twenty minutes to take the photos. Otherwise, I'd probably look into getting feedback to make sure they are good since I'm not a great photographer. Thank you @mrcp6d! I love shoving in as much to as little space as physical possible so I'm glad it worked! There's a youtuber named RobinHoodBricks who likes to say "Stacked and Packed," which I think is a great philosophy! Sometimes at least. Thank you @Kai NRG! The houses fell a lot when I was building this. Thank you for your feedback @MKJoshA! I had fun doing the research on the historical bits. I understand what you mean on the electric guitar. I was pressed for time and the minifig already had it in his hand. Part of me also thought it'd be funny since dwarves like to carve their homes out of stone (also there's real life metal bands that dress up as dwarves) and I wanted to represent musicians from across Varlyrio. It probably would've been better to stick with historical instrumentation (ie, give him a drum or sackbut instead), like you suggested, or go full anachronistic like @Grover Highway to Hell build or like the film A Knight's Tale , which has a rock soundtrack. I'll keep that in mind for next time. In hindsight, I probably should have put Zuan (lute guy) in the forefront of the troupe since he is the local musician. Thank you for your feedback @Ben S! I'm glad you liked it! Yeah, it was a bit tricky to place the figs. Thankfully, I designed the walkway and buildings to be separable from the bridge, which made it a tad easier - but it weakened the structural stability.

I like the floor technique that you used. The bookshelf design is also very nice. The story is very interesting. Nice to see some intrigue again in Varlyrio! I wonder who this Asdrubale really is… To be perfectly honest, Ilazio hasn’t really done much (that has been revealed) since becoming Rego, other than teaching his niece his trade and reconnecting with his famiglia (and nearly getting stabbed by his brother, Ristoro), patronizing of the arts, daily guild business, and being taken on a lovely vacation (that part only happened irl, not in game haha.) Predominantly, that’s been due to me being busy with my studies so I haven’t had as much time to build. There’s also the matter of an old force coming back into play and the imprisonment of the previous Rego, Luca di Carlo and his conspirator/girlfriend? Arama di Athena de Cioto in the wastelands. For photos, since you mentioned quality issue when directly inserting them into eurobricks, I generally use bricksafe because I find it simple. I just upload them to bricksafe and then copy and paste into eurobricks. I don’t know if this method would help with the quality. Anyways, happy backstabbing!

This is really cool! I love the way you made the curving wooden roof of the hall. The interior is also very impressive with the shields in the wall, crowded benches, and raised platform of to the side. In the final photo, the background blends in well with build. Given the way you built the rocky base, is this supposed to be built on an igneous batholith (like Half Dome in Yosemite)?

Excellent first build, Velnerius! I’m glad you decided to join. I love the liveliness of this castle great hall. The stain glass windows are very nice. How did you do the carpet? Are the tiles just not pushed down all the way? Also, where in Varlyrio is Rocca Velneria exactly?

I like the simple style of the Traveling Bard. It makes it look like the inn is very well taken care of. The bottom floor is a great bit of Romanesque architecture! Some diagonal crossbeams might look good in the segments without windows on the waddle and daub section. You could use slope bricks and tiles. I also like the story. Tragedy about Lord Ellerion of Everwater, though it’s good that the townsfolk have some good news.