Gideon

Great entry! This is in my opinion the kind of "world building" that has made GoH what it is over the years Old techniques that worked well back in the days are still good, especially when used in a well-balanced way like this. A small detail I really like is the use of both (medium?) nougat and tan for the fresh wood, just as in reality different kinds of wood have different hues. I was about to write the same thing!

Beautiful! I especially love the awnings and the colorful goods (lots of Scala pieces?) Still can't really get my head around how you've done the ground too 🤔 Great to see more Kaliphlin builders taking on this "world-building" challenge

My entry to this challenge:

The city of Barqa is one of the most significant trade hubs in Historica. It is located where the mighty Arkbri river meets the sea, after providing an artery of trade from the mountains of Mitgardia through much of central Historica. Barqa sits in the middle of the southwest coast, also making it a great place for seaborne trade between Avalonia, Varlyrio, and the southern parts of Historica. Sometimes, traders from the eastern side of the continent or the islands in the Great Southern Ocean also bring their goods here. All this trade passing through the city gives Barqa's authorities a chance to collect a small portion of the wealth. They do this at the city's grand toll houses, designed to impress travelers used to more modest towns. This building was recently rebuilt and extended, as much of the city of Barqa has been in this current era of peace out of the ruins and neglect from the Elemental and Civil Wars. Every morning, merchants queue up, anticipating the bell that signals the beginning of the day's trade at sunrise. Before long, the initial toll of the day will be gathered, and the coastal breeze will carry the distinctive sound of gold, silver, and copper coins—the quintessential commodities of Kaliphlin. Lines of merchants in front of the toll booths. To be bestowed with the duty of tolling the commerce bell is a noble distinction for a junior guardsman of the City Watch. They reassured him that the hearing loss is typically temporary, for most guardsmen. In the bustling crowd waiting for the toll booths to open, some merchants, instead of holding their place in line, are drawn to the street musician's melodies, perhaps seizing a moment for flirtation. Chancellor Gideon, chairman of the City Council, halts during his morning stroll to exchange greetings with the toll master. The toll master, on the balcony outside of the fiscal hall. One of Barqa's numerous alchemists, deeply engrossed in his arcane pursuits, goes about his own business. As crucial as the City Watch for order in the city, the renowned black cats of Barqa play a vital role in keeping the rodent population in check. More pictures:

Lovely color choices, and especially great job with integrating the lights

Things have been a bit crazy on both the work side and family side until Christmas unfortunately, so I've not had any opportunity to start a build yet. Still planning to make an entry however (I have another 130 hours or so to go ), but it will rather be a part of the harbor than the full harbor of Barqa this time. (I've never been one to ask for deadline extensions, so I won't start now.... but I would appreciate one very much )

Aha, then I think the problem of course was that Discord is blocked from my work computer... I'll download them and upload to Flickr just in case then.

As I expected, the links to these concept art pictures from Midjourney are broken now... I'll check if I have some of them saved somewhere to be able to upload some to Flickr. ...or I'll pay for a subscription for it again in January, after the challenge deadline, and generate some new concept art with one more year of AI development behind it

It was great to meet you again there This type of challenge is exactly in line with the discussions I participated in there (Now I just need to decide if I’m going to build something small and hope to finish it in time, or give the harbor of Barqa a chance…?)

Great news! I’m happy to see a Challenge of the classic GoH kind, where one can focus on the unique character of a guild 🥰

Lovely little build, great details in such a small footprint Photo presentation is also good, although a small suggestion for improvement (in the GoH spirit of continous improvement as a builder ) in the future would be to have the camera further back and zoom in a little bit more instead, in order to not "magnify" the front of the build so much at the expense of the great details further back.

I'm even more late to read about this... Great job so far, I really like the style you have established here and the story fits very well into the overall GoH setting! The photos look stunning too What kind of backgrounds have you been using and what post-processing have you done to get the nice vignetting...?

Excellent overall design, and superb roof on the round tower!

Great build overall, especially the various brickbuilt detailing

Very nice keep, especially the angeled section! But it is the rock below it and the vegetation on it that really stands out for me Great to have you back in GoH too!

Lovely build! I especially like the vibrant houses inside Once again in this category a great example of how GoH participation has honed your skills!

Great job putting so much details into that tiny footprint I also love the idea to flesh out the Aslanic faith with different traditions, already gives me some ideas for future builds

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Fingers crossed!

Many nice details here, as usual Some particular favorites are the dome (which I got inspired by to build a smaller version of for my lighthouse), palm trees (simple but super effective trunk technique), hull shape of the ship (need to look a bit closer at that in Örebro ) and the overall shaping of the quay. The architectural details of the bazaar/storehouse building at the back are also great

Impressive build in both its scale and detailing! It has been great to be able to follow this grow into the finished construction, and I love how you are expanding on a detail in one of your very first GoH microbuilds

Impressive scale, yet with a lot of nice details. I love the great hall building! The roof and the tiled decorations look great, and the crow is just lovely Nice great elk skull too.

Great improvement over the original, yet instantly recognizeable I especially like the shaping of the edge of the roof, and the detailing on the bottom floor which is nicely greebled without losing its shape.

Bold choice of scale that really paid off! Beautiful color use and great shaping of the clothes. Faces and hands are notoriously tricky to build in any scale, but I think you managed quite well there too