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Nice build. I was expecting the story to be longer from the way you billed it - definitely not too long!

What a great trio. My favourite is the Lady in Black - that head pairs really well with the head piece. Is the headdress originally from Star Wars?

Beautiful! Came straight here after seeing the pics on Flickr to read the tale. Alrune’s mother is one nasty elf! Where is the banshee headpiece from?

Onwards from hamlet to village status!

Beautiful orange roof and rockwork.

This is really cool! Thanks for sharing insight into the design.

Very exciting! Can’t wait to see the incredible builds that will come out of this.

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I’m keen

Thanks Ellen. No, I believe there is only the one photo of them all together sadly. Which is your favourite?

Thanks! Yes it would fit very well in the Blood Sands. Let’s add to the lore by placing this tree within that region. Yes there is the octopus as well as the legs of the one Atlantis minifigs. They seems to add some nice organic shaping to the trunk. That’s a very good point about the staff. As for the fig, I was channeling my two nocty mutants from my previous figbarf. Thanks everyone else for the kind words too. It was a fun build to work on. Were it not for the gradient restrictions, I would have tried for more sophisticated foliage but couldn’t make it work within the colours. Next time!

Under the blood tree The carnivorous blood tree of Nocturnus was rare - thankfully - and deadly. As it digested its victims, the soil around its roots would stain red. This faded over time and only the collection of bones within the twisted roots hinted at its terminal hunger. Build notes This is my entry for the gradient category of Summer Joust 2022. The minifigure harkens back to my CMF entry last year and the two Nocturnus troublemakers.

Thanks all, really appreciate the kind words.

The woods of Avalonia were home to many critters, familiar and rare, wild and civilised, magical and mundane. One that was rarely sighted was the shy talzoin. Sometimes called “cave-bears”, the talzoin lived underground in the Wizard’s Spine mountains. The bipedal creatures were covered in thick grey fur and sported four eyes, which granted clear sight in the dark caverns and tunnels they carved in their subterranean domain. On odd occasions, talzoin would emerge into the surface forests for a spot of moonlight.

Obviously they are scattered randomly but are all the same shape. I was thinking that a 1x2 on top of a 1x1 both in sand blue would make o a bit more organic- just an idea

Great dragon. So bony! I also think the fire on the right is especially good - seems to have a lot of volume there!

Nice clean build. The sand greens and blue are a nice splash of colour, although the blues may be a little too regular. what a crowd assembled for the duel!

I really like those windows. I have two of those printed pieces too, but the addition of slopes underneath adds a little extra. I guess this is feedback for Andreas! 😁

I’ve definitely had this issue with DR Brown minifig arms. So frustrating!

Such a grand and spacious build! The floor patterning with that elaborate rug is my favourite part. Is the bedchamber a separate build?

Haha yes, I smashed it out wanting to introduce the jerboan race without having to painstakingly build terrain. Even the hut is actually heavily taken from a Star Wars set. Then as I sketched out an idea for a story this one kept being pushed back. I’ve almost got the sequel build finished but have a backlog of two stories to write and post first 😅 The martens are unlucky. If I redid the build now, it would probably be squirrels on the chopping block!

The build: Something was rotten in the forest of Notomys The story: After the archery graduation ceremony at Slågö Farm, Tarra rejoined her litter mates at their trappers’ camp in the forest. While she loved the women in the local archery militia – their steely determination to protect their families, their commitment to mastering their skills, and the warmth of community they shared – they were still foreign. Human ways were different and often strange to the ways of Tarra’s people, the Jerboans. Take for instance, the women’s militia garb. It wasn’t a uniform – they were too informal for that – but most chose to dress in green robes thinking this would help them blend into the Enchanted Forest. Maybe it did if you relied so heavily on sight, but for Jerboans, whose ears were as large as heads, all it did was generate many sounds foreign to the woods: leather rubbing on wool; wool rubbing on burlap; burlap rubbing on furs. She’d tried suggesting the women wear less but that idea had only gained traction with Scythia the Cyclops – and even Tarra herself opposed that idea! In her absence, Tarra’s litter mates Otis and Bibly had continued trapping and skinning martens. This season they’d set up temporary camp near a pond that provided ready access to fresh water. Marten furs fetched a good price at the hamlet of Notomys and it had been a bumper season. “Look at this monster,” said Otis eagerly on Tarra’s return, showing off a plump marten. “I should get double for this pelt!” “‘We’ will get double”, she corrected as she deposited a freshly caught hare by their hut. The camp was simple – not like the elaborate structures her human friends built: a simple semi-circular hut, covered in treated hides; a small cooking brazier; a drying rack; and a few supplies that couldn’t be foraged from the surrounding lands. This was another difference between the Jerboans and Humans – the former preferred more nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyles while Humans seems to prefer to hide behind large stones. As Humans had moved in the Jerboans had accommodated them but it led to the curious naming of the hamlet Notomys. The word “Notomys” literally meant home in the Jerboan language but it had become just a place signifier in the common tongue. About a week later, the trappers received an unexpected visitor – another Jerboan accompanied by a white swap wolf. “Bayawarra!” called Tarra, recognising their guest. While Tarra and Bayawarra were from different packs, they had fought alongside each other in the Notomys militia years earlier. “It’s been too long. Do you know Otis and Bilby?” she said, introducing her litter mates. After introductions and niceties, Bayawarra took Tarra aside, his nose wrinkling as it did when he was contemplating something serious. “This isn’t just a friendly visit,” he began. “Have you … have you seen anything strange recently?” “Strange? Yes, definitely”, chuckled Tarra nervously, “I saw Bibly do some actual work!” “Oi! I can still hear you from over here,” interjected Bilby from the other end of the camp, “these ears aren’t just to make me pretty!” “But seriously, no, we haven’t seen anything odd that comes to mind. Why?” Bayawarra continued, “I’ve increasingly been coming across animal corpses in the woods, but they haven’t been eaten – or even touched by wildlife – as you’d expect. And some have had … well mutilations is the best work I can think of. Hearts removed but nothing else. And what concerns me most is that I can barely find tracks to follow.” He paused, petting his wolf. “Simma here can pick up a little scent, but I can tell it’s unfamiliar to her.” “Gosh – no we haven’t seen anything like that. It sounds creepy! You don’t suppose… no… Look, if you can’t track it, I’m not sure that I can do much better.” “Perhaps, but you know this area far better than I do. I’m starting to miss the Inner Marshes. I would really appreciate your help tracking this down – if you’re free to come that is.” Tarra knew a request like this from Bayawarra would only come if he was deeply worried. What could she say but yes? “Sure, Bay, I’ll come. Can you stay for some tucker first or do you want to move straight away?” Bayawarra agreed to spend the rest of the day at the camp. That night they all traded stories over the campfire; Bilby adding levity with his comic impersonations of friends and foes alike; Otis delighting with a few of the simple magic tricks he was practicing; and the tracking animals – Bay’s marsh wolf, Otis’ corhounds and Tarra’s fox – sniffing and grooming each other. It was a moment of rest and tranquility that poorly foreshadowed what was to come. Build notes: More photos on my Flickr album.

Thanks @Canuck33! I also love diving having learned in Indonesia. The wetsuits as the corporate uniform were one of the first things we agreed upon as part of this collaboration. I have made a couple of reef builds. The centrepiece here is actually from the Galidor theme, which - if I do say so myself - is not a bad piece of NPU. Where did you learn to scuba dive? Glad you enjoyed it @Feuer Zug.

Wow, what a thread! It had never occurred to me to consider all the LEGO Space themes as being in the same continuity. Excellent effort drawing together lore from so many different sources. It was a fun read through. It is a shame that many of the links now seem broken but I did read up on Life on Mars on Brickipedia. It mentions that in the video game "Soccer Mania" the players ends up on Mars. Unless, I missed it in the timeline above, this is another theme/game to add in to the timeline (link). @TalonCard, any updates to the timeline since you last posted several years ago?

This is cool and the use of the AT-01 piece (a helmet?) adds a nice touch of realism!