Kayne

Alright, my entry is up! http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81898

After hunting down the Hand in the swamps near Nocturnus, Kha was exhausted. His sister had died defending Starbowl from Victor’s elemental, and the pain was still fresh. Watch Sal, his passion is strong. The last words Aran said to him as she died. They burned in his mind still. What is it that she meant, he had thought. In the following weeks, it was clear. Saladus was consumed with vengeance, the only thing that he lived for it seemed. Growing up human, with the elves of Aridesti, Saladus had always seemed to be barbaric to the others. Kha knew that it was his humanity that made him seem so to the elves. The longevity of the elves, the lifespan of hundreds of years had bred in a patience, to some it seemed indifference. The Aridesti were a little different, the customs of their people held vengeance as a sacred rite after the death of a loved one. Still, their countenance was not that of the humans. And Saladus was a human in the land of elves. He was a brother to Kha, long before he married Kha’s sister, but still he did not know him like Aran did. Watch Sal, his passion is strong. Now, after traveling from one end of Kaliphlin to the other with Saladus, he had seen a darker side to Sal. The vengeance had driven him to cruelty. Truth be told, it was deserved by those bastards of the Hand. Still, that side of Sal scared him. Kha looked around at the harsh land they found themselves in. Behind them stood the Tower of the Hand, its jagged spires looked like claws reaching for the heavens to tear them down. Here on the borderlands near the Rakath Mountains, the desert met the twisted nightmare landscape of Nocturnus and Kha thought it appeared as if some disease affected the land tainted by Nocturnus and he could see where the infection stopped. The carnage around them was a result of the vengeance Sal so desperately sought. “Where to now?”, Kha asked. He knew the answer before he even asked the question, and said it in his head as Sal responded. “We continue to on to find Victor. I cannot rest until he is dead” Watch Sal, his passion is strong. As Kha looked around, he could see a shelter of pines near the base of the mountain. The large needle covered branches seemed to want to hide the ground beneath from something watching from above, so thick were the branches. “Over there, we can find shelter for the night under those pines.” As they walked across the barren land towards the mountains, Kha could see that there was an abundance of life near the base of the mountain where the pines stood. It was certainly not like Kaliphlin to see that much green life, and it seemed to mark the change in Guilds as well as anything could. As they entered the shelter of the pines, they were met by a woman dressed in brown spun wool. She was carrying a staff, and Kha noticed that she had pouches and poultices strung along her rope belt. “Our apologies for disturbing you ma’am….” Kha began politely. “No need to apologize Kha, it is you whom I seek.” The woman began mysteriously. Kha loosened his sword from its scabbard, a nervous habit from his many years on the road. Kha saw Sal look up sharply at this. “And you as well Saladus.” She finished. “I am Ravenna, a Druid of the ancient order. It has been many years since Historica has been this threatened as it is now from Revolword. In this time of need, we came together again.” “I thought the Druids died out years ago?” Kha felt a strange affinity with this Druid, but needed some answers before he could trust her. With a gentle smile, Ravenna began. “That is what we needed everyone to believe. It is best for us and the realm that no one remembers us. People like Revolword and the Hand do not seek us out and try to usurp our power, because they don’t know we are here. Yet, we have always been around and have had our hands in play for years. We have learned over the centuries that we are better set to help shape and guide from without, than to take direct actions in the directions of the Realm. However, now we have been forced to act. Many of my brothers and sisters have already met with others from the 4 different Guilds and the pieces have been put into action. Elon Chorian, deGothia, General Grimm Vexus, Darecold, Legonardo and Erudhalion Sansael are leading an attack on Victor’s stronghold at Dawn. Others are leading raids across the countryside on Hand strongholds. And then there’s you two.” Kha looked at Sal and could see a glimmer of hope there. Kha knew what Sal was thinking, this was his chance to get into Victor’s stronghold unnoticed and seek his revenge. “What is it that is left for the two of us? And more importantly, why all of this coordination? Is Victor really that strong?” “Not yet, but the powers that he could unlock with the Helm are limitless. His elementals are childrens toys compared to what power is available. Control of the elements has many manifestations, the elast of which is automating them as elementals. Giving life, taking life these are the real powers, but we do not believe that Victor knows this. As for you two, I am bringing you through the carnage directly to Victor. That is what you want is it not Sal?” “It is, and I will gladly accept any help you can give us. However, in preparation for Victor I would like to learn from you what it is he might be able to do with his new power. Might I learn from you as we travel?” Kha had not seen Sal so receptive in nearly month, not since Aran-Salath had been killed by the Hand. This was the Sal he remembered, cunning, smart ready for action. Something nagged at him though, why the sudden change. Watch Sal, his passion is strong. They traveled all night, and Sal was attentive to everything Ravenna had to teach. As the day dawned bright and clear, Kha felt that today really would be the day that Historica changed. The heroes from across Historica gathered outside of Victor’s stronghold and prepared for the assault. The castle on the borders of all 4 guilds seemed to have sprung from nowhere. No one remembered having seen it before. But how could they all have missed something so large! The assault on the main gates was intense and led by Rellik Nam of the Hand. Inside, Kha, Sal and Ravenna had made it into Victor’s throne room. “So, this is the rabble that has come to stop me? You send a distraction to the front gates and distract my forces so that you can take me out…..hahaha. This may be the best entertainment I’ve had in a while!” “Victor, the Druids have gathered and orchestrated this coordinated effort against you. You may find that you powers are subdued and your elementals gone,” Ravenna smiled as she informed him of his predicament. “And now you will die bastard! My wife fell to your thugs, and while I have systematically removed them, you are the focus of my vengeance!” Kha heard the anguish in Sal’s voice, but there was something else too. It seemed as if Sal spoke with hope as well. Watch Sal, his passion is strong. Sal, launched himself at Victor and in a spray of gore, his twin blades ripped Victor’s body into several pieces that fell into the glowing portal in the center of the room. Sal, slowly stood up from the ground and looked at Kha without any emotion in his eyes. “Now Kha, it’s time to bring Aran back to us.” “What are you are talking about Sal? She’s gone there’s nothing you can do!” As he was speaking, he saw Sal crossing the room to the throne. In a frozen horror, Kha saw Sal lift the Helm of the Druids and place it on his head. “You see Kha, Ravenna taught me all about the powers of Druids last night. Victor was a fool, he sought conquest and supreme power through his elemental bullies. But, the power in here that cannot be stopped is that of life and death. With this I can bring Aran back to life!” “Sal, you didn’t listen to me, you only heard the words I spoke! The power of life and death is not to be toyed with!” Ravenna looked desperate and started to approach Sal but stopped abruptly as if frozen. “The power of life and death. You see I did listen, and I know that I can remove your life if necessary, or just suspend it as I am doing now. I don’t want what Victor wanted, and I don’t want to hurt you. I just want my wife back, and I will not allow you to stop me.” “Sal, you still aren’t listening. When you play with these powers, things change. She won’t be what you remember, and it will begin and unraveling of the line between life and death that will blur those lines across Historica!” Ravenna was desperate, but Kha could see that she was powerless to move. “Sal, please….for Aran don’t do this!” Kha pleaded. “For Aran, I am doing this.” Kha watched in horrified fascination as Sal slowly put on the Helm and sat in Victor’s throne. Watch Sal, his passion is strong…. Just some shots of the interior build to show the size and how it is held together, along with the LED's and underlighting. So, here is the end of GoH challenges....I wish I had more time to do more. But, at least we have another round coming!

What a great series of MOC's! This one is probably my favorite, just because we haven't fleshed out Valyrio enough and this looks great for that guild!

A great series of MOC's SK! The planning you Mitgardians put into play here is great!

This made me chuckle....Michigan feels the same. I think that's why I chose Kaliphlin instead of Mitgardia. I can at least pretend to be warm

Fantastic builds and story! The cathedral is top notch, and the interior scene is absolutely amazing! I'm glad to see I won't be the only one with a forced perspective microbuild as one of my builds too!

I think its time to bust out my Stark minifigures....I don't mean Tony Stark

Thank you! I have been in and out of here, just haven't said too much!

So, I've tried reading through most of the 96 pages in here, but I haven't seen what I'm looking for. Does anyone know if the polybags 30252 and 30255 are going to be released in the US anywhere? I know one was a giveaway with a Dutch magazine, but the other one I have only heard that it will be released and have seen the pics of it. I'm trying to find a way to get about 10-15 of the crocs without spending $300 on sets! And on Bricklink the figs are still a bit expensive

Wait....this whole thing was a hoax. I may have to rally da boys in the militia about this

MMM...Rotisserie Chicken...my favorite! Looks good all around here!

Funny isn't it? I thought when I saw the challenge originally posted that we had plenty of time to do this. If it weren't for the extension, I probably wouldn't have been able to get my entry done in time. It seems like most of us are in that boat....except SK and LD of course

Yup, I have some of it back already, still waiting on the rest. But, we have no debit cards to use for a week or two. So.....no lego purchases unless I take out more cash. Just focusing on groceries and gas for now!

Haven't figured out yet who or how it was done, the fraud department at my bank says they most likely will not find it out either. I checked everything else in my name and it all seems good for now. Since it was just our debit cards(we don't use credit) that were compromised, but not the bank account number I am assuming there was some sort of reader at a gas station or something that stored card numbers. Then I'm guessing whoever got it sold it online since there were charges in California, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois all in the same night.

So, how's everyones Challenge 6 progress going? I am nearly done with most of mine, however the large battle scene that I had planned will have to be a smaller battle now. It turns out that I was hit by Identity theives and they hit my account pretty good before the bank shut it down. But, now I'm waiting to get the charges reversed and new cards for my bank account that work. Not sure if anyone else has had that happen, but that sucks! Anyway, I can't buy anything right now, so I won't have as many figs in the battle as I originally planned.

I'm with you Z, the Dragon Knights here are a big disappointment to me after the ones from Kingdoms. The Lion/Crownies here have some promise for mix and match usage though. As far as the builds themselves, I feel that they are a bit remedial compared to what we had with Kingdoms. I totally understand the strategy in the way that LOTR will take the sophisticated castle builders while this fills the void for the younger crowd, but I also can't help but be a little let down with this wave.

Looks great, there are some great details in the pictures you linked to!

I'm in for sure. I have the first 2 builds done, and the third is taking longer than I expected but it will be complete for sure. And yes, one is 32x48, one is 32x32 and the one I'm still on is 32x64(which is less studs than 48x48). So mine are not hitting the size limit either

What kind of guild are we running here

Very cool build! I love the clean feel to it, there are so many castle MOC's that feel dirty and worn, but this has a feel of a place in the height of its glory

Yeah, I haven't had much to say....but I'm here reading everyday! I have been busy, and trying to use my freetime to build for C6. ***EDIT****I guess the only news that I have to post is that I just got my first ever order from BrickForge! I have not ever had any custom items before, but when it arrived yesterday I was quite pleased. My only complaint is that if you have a lego suit of armor on a fig, then put on the BrickForge Neck Armor with some pualdrons, the basic helmet with moveable visor doesn't sit right on the figs head...it keeps popping off because it can't fit down far enough on the figs head to snap onto the stud. Oh well, I guess the knights will all have their glamour shots with nicely combed hair

What the heck? I thought this would be ASOIF MOC, but it's just another LOTR with Boromir......just kidding! This is very cool! I am just finishing a Dance with Dragons this week and there are not enough ASOIF MOC's around!

-Z - I can't speak for the others, but I don't build for prizes. I like the idea of the custom orcs and such that have gone out, and the custom trophies that SI did are very cool. That being said, I would keep building for GoH without any of that incentive. Basically, I think what I am saying is that I am no help in this matter, as I don't care! I think the whole project has been a blast and helped my building skills, and that is what I am here for....fun! As for the Guild structure, when I post my Challenge 6 story, it will explain some of my thoughts here, but I kind of want to branch out of Kaliphlin and try some stuff in the other guilds. Notably Nocturnus. I love Kaliphlin and my guildmates are the best around, but truth be told, I am a little burned out on the landscape and have been in a darker mood for a while. I also probably need a new character as will be explained in my Challenge entry. -Kabel - Congrats on the 1,000 posts! -Ska - That constitution looks great, there was a lot of thought put into that and I think we all appreciate the help in that aspect. My fear with this project is it becoming too constrictive. It seems like most everyone is on board that we enjoy our freedom to do what we have to this point, but some of the charters, etc feel like they could become to limiting in this setting. As for the challenges, I think some of the smaller challenges around 32x32 max worked well for us. It feels like we had far more participation in the beginning with some of those smaller challenges. While I know that many things probably worked in the initial allure of GoH, such as claiming land and building up one's own city or territory, I think that some of those initial challenges of the watchtower and embassy helped to keep some people interested over here. We may want to explore similar ideas in the beginning here to draw some more people in once again.

Here is the link to the Classic Castle Flickr Group. Here you can browse through many castle creations and there are some really large great castles, as well as many small medieval builds. http://www.flickr.com/groups/classic-castle/

About 10 years ago as a young pup in college, I was the Toy department Manager in a Meijer. That was a great job! Also, the Lego rep used to hang out in my store because I was a nerd for legos. She always had good info and brought the new sets first so we could sell them(or me buy them). The problem was that I spent too much money....between Lego Star Wars having first started, Star Wars figures and Gundam models I feel like I spent far too much of my paycheck each week. My wife agreed :)