Gideon

Only 3 points to hand out... But I'll give 1 point each to: 5. @Kai NRG 6. @Servertijd 13. @Henjin_Quilones

Thanks! The shield is an ordinary round shield with a 2x2 printed dish on it.

Thanks! The cape is the inside of Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak bb0871

My entry to the CMF category:

My entry for CDC2 Category 1: Populating Historica Kaliphlin Kaliphlin merchant Trade is the lifeblood of Kaliphlin, and the merchants are the true masters of the southern realm. Khel'Zarim battlemage Warden of the eternal flames burning in castle Zar, high up in the Rakath mountains. What she doesn’t know about fire is probably not worth knowing. Barqan astrologer The city of Barqa is a center of glass making in Historica, and subsequently its stargazers have access to some of the best telescopes in the known world. Many celestial objects have been discovered and named by these scholars, and even more has been written about the supposed influence on the events of Historica by these heavenly denizens. Petraean swordsman A soldier loyal to the Kaliphlin High Council. As important as the trade itself are the guardians of the trade routes. Avalonia Elven ranger Only seen when they want to be noticed, the elven rangers are keeping intruders and the more sinister beings of the forests in check. Satyr axeman The satyrs are usually a jovial and peaceful folk, who prefer a good evening of dance to the tune of flutes and drums under ancient trees in the forests of Avalonia to adventure or violence. However, don’t underestimate them when they, however reluctantly, have applied war paint on their faces... Antyrian guardsman A true Avalonian warrior. Fierce in combat, loves to hug his town’s hallowed trees and probably wears tights under his chainmail. Mitgardia Husfrue This lady is the wife of a minor Mitgardian jarl, and a former shieldmaiden. While her husband might be in charge of the jarldom, she is definitely the one in charge of the household. The keys to the longhouse are hers, and whenever the men are off to war the thralls of the estate know better than to be lazy… Minotaur geologist The mountains of Mitgardia are hiding many veins of valuable minerals, but only the most hardy geologists can endure to search for them. Be sure however that whenever a rich vein is discovered, dwarven miners are swift to start digging there...if they haven’t already done so from below. Algus warrior Far north of any lands habitable to warm-blooded beings, these frigid creatures thrive. From time to time packs of Algus venture south, causing havoc to the lands of Historica. Last time however, they were thwarted by the searing flames produced by burning black oil from Kaliphlin. Nocturnus Herbalist Many exotic plants thrive in the Moruth Swamplands, and some even dare to harvest them. When harvesting the seeds of some of the more rare carnivorous plants, the herbalist does best to imitate being a plant himself to not be the one harvested for nutrition. Werewolf bounty hunter You would not want to be on this lycanthrope’s hit list... Cyclops matriarch The cyclops tribes of Nocturnus often have strong female leaders. The matriarch is skilled in making various concoctions, to heal friends or poison foes, as well as herself pick up a weapon to fight neighboring tribes or intruding Avalonian adventurers. Varlyrio Illyrian lawyer This counselor knows all the paragraphs, precedent and loopholes of Varlyrian law and can for a suitable sum of gold twist it to any outcome for his client. Adventurer The ancient caves of the island of Varlyrio hide many secrets and riches, and many young noblemen set out to discover these. Rego palace guard Guarding one of the palaces of the Rego is probably the most honorable duty a Varlyrian soldier can have. A peculiar property of Varlyrian armor is that it is usually thicker on its back side. (Thanks @Ecclesiastes for extending the deadline, although it took me until the last day to put an entry together anyway )

Thanks for quite a few good laughs

Wow! Just wow! You’ve really managed to capture the feeling of an immense arena, clever use of the perspective in the panning. This is also fitting perfectly in how I imagine Kaliphlin, with kind of Roman moral values where people are enjoying blood sports and rulers/wealthy patrons can buy the appreciation of the people by arranging these kind of games

Nice collection of figs! Seems like you are rebuilding a sizeable collection of fig parts again

Great collection of figures and overall great theme! Nice to see the other 99,6 % of Historica than the lords and heroes get their own CMF series

Absolutely lovely build! I think this style and lore fits perfectly in the Rakath area of eastern Kaliphlin

Fantastic figs, all of them! Great choice to use a common theme and I also like the guild backgrounds

Nice detailed build and that optical illusion is top notch! Good choice to have a colorful door being visible only in the reflection

Perfect Kaliphlin atmospehere! I'm always fond of well-photographed "all-LEGO" shots Great also to see the City of Barqa continue to be fleshed out (Always on the lookout for more HSS categories to include in Barqa btw, I'm probably looking too hard but am I seeing a cloth merchant...? )

It's not so often that medieval MOCs are this...medieval I think you've done a great work in illustrating and describing some very plausible Historican punishments! Great job with the nice clean background and crisp photos too. I do howeer agree with the comment about the lighting, maybe some additional diffuse light or reflectors to add more lighting on the front of the object would have made the presentation "pop" better. There are tons of good tutorials out there on (also budget-friendly) setups for product photography (which MOC photography essentially is).

Congratulations to two worthy winners! I hope we can keep (or increase) this level of participation throughout the 10 year anniversary

Great to see you back too!

Louis of Nutwood - 1p Adde51 - 1p

1 p HQ 1 p Adde51

I think it would be excellent to frame the anniversary as the start of Book IV GoH is for sure picking up momentum again, so allowing for all the new and returning members to feel like being part of something from the start would be a good idea.

This is one of the most dynamic micro-builds I think we've seen in Historica Great to see such an important part of Kaliphlin lore be illustrated so well

Great color use and some really interesting shapes I however definitely like the alternative further down with a more homogeneous clean background better than the faded cutout.

My first build for Historica in way too long, but it definitely calls for more!

The busy trade routes of Kaliphlin are often following paths which pass by sources of water at decent intervals. Many of these wells are protected by at least somewhat fortified way stations. Sometimes, like here along the Oil Road, the tower also contains some rooms for travelers and shade for their camels to recuperate before continuing on the road. The well is a place where many rumors, and sometimes also goods and gold, are changing hands. In the cosmopolitan Kaliphlin, many travelers from all over Historica can be seen. Cyclops are known for their somewhat ...exotic... cuisine, and this wandering cook seems to have had a long journey already looking for new places to serve culinary surprises. A merchant is waiting for his turn to fetch water for his camels. By the looks of his clothes, he is quite successful at his trade. These vital arteries of trade in Kaliphlin are watched over by a small garrison at each way station. Some hardy plants are growing and even blossoming in the half-desert along this part of the road.

Welcome back to Kaliphlin! May we dare to hope that this mysterious wanderer will have some more adventures during this anniversary...?

Why build a tower when you can build three? Very nice build overall and great color use!