Khorne

Eric felt newfound strength and energy coursing through his veins. Despite landing a heavy blow to the dog, Godricsleif did not seem to be bloodied at all. It was as if it had absorbed the blood, sucking it from the dog. The Nord looked at the rest of his party, grinning. "Maybe we could check out the crates the dog was guarding, first? You never know they contain something of value. If they don't contain anything, I agree with Rufindel and support his proposition of checking out aisle 1."

That's a militant of the Order. They wear protective silver face masks, so that Vampires can't bite them . Should've mentioned that in the description too. The Inquisition has a strange affinity for large hats .

I just wanted to say that the description for the Inquisition is now up, as well. The Inquisition is a faction I invented myself, not basing it on any existing LEGO faction. It started out as a specialist counter-Necromancy organisation funded by the Crown Knights, but has since grown to be a large international organisation fight Evil in all its forms. They're a bunch of religious fanatics who are not afraid of using a bit of excessive violence in order to achieve their goals.

Another lovely creation of yours! I like this one better than the fortress. I don't really know why, though. Maybe it's because there's more colour variation here. The interiors are simple and look really classic-LEGO like. A bit like those found in the old WW sets. I also love how you placed figures from your other creations here, great continuity between your MOCs .

Looks like you're on a Wild West roll there, Athos, with all of these wonderful WW creations popping up . You captured the marshal real well using only official LEGO pieces. "This guy looks like Cogburn" was one of the first things that came to mind when looking at the picture. I was happily surprised when I read the description and found out it was indeed the marshal you based this guy on . I really like the use of the graduates gown as a longcoat, but as TazManianc said, the effect might be more reinforced when coupled with black arms. Too bad, it makes the figure look too black in your opinion. Are you planning on building more True Grit creations?

Great build! I like all the different parts/rooms/areas you put into the fort. It makes it so much more real (especially when compared to Fort Legoredo ). The interiors are well done, as well. Maybe the walls could've used some more mottling, though, to break up the white some more. Maybe a bit of tan mottling would look great on the walls?

Instantly recognisable scene from one of my favourite movies! This scene has been done before (I think), but from what I can recall from it, I think yours is better. The tree looks really well and the figure is just perfect! I take it that the torso is a custom decal? I can't seem to recognize it . I hope you'll do well in the contest ! *EDIT* I just looked at your Blondie minifig and I must say I'm impressed. The deccal is really detailed. What software are you using for making these? Illustrator?

Eric grins, his eyes burning with a fiery passion. He quickly draws Godricsleif, his greatsword. The blade was eager for blood, Eric was ready for battle. This mongrel dog didn't stand a chance. Eric will attack Rover, fighting from the first row, of course.

Vikings settled in Normandy, hence the name Nor(se)man-dy . They also settled in Sicily, if I'm not mistaken, and then there's of course the Danelaw in England. Mostly they adapted to the locals and over time, you could no longer tell the difference between Viking and local.

Glad you like the map! Your alternative story sounds great. I especially like the relation between Crown Knights and Vikings, based on their stories. That's something I hadn't thought of before. Maybe I could work that into my realm as well . In the time between when I uploaded that map and now, I have already designed a place for the Vikings to live, so that rules them out as homeless people. I also have a map for the Ninja dudes, it's based on the map LEGO provided for Ninjago . I'd post it here, but the file is freaking huge (forgot to downshrink )! The link between Vikings and Dwarfs is also a nice touch. I have a similar thing running in my storyline. The Dwarfs taught the Vikings how to write (that's why the Vikings use runes), how to do metalworking, stuff like that. They both share a similar mentality and regard creating intricate things as higher than magic. They do know how to wield magic however, but they don't really use it that often. I have a lot of stuff already worked out about hte Vikings, but I rather wait to share it, since I developed it mainly for future Heroica Quests and I wouldn't want to spoil anything for the players . As for the Lion Knights, they don't really have to be South. The lion could be a symbol for their courage and not because there are lions living in the country. That's how I explain the emblem of the Lion Knights. It the personal coat of arms of the Lionheart family which rules the country. Be sure to post your story here, once you've fully updated it! I always like reading things like this .

Maybe Alexis could talk it into sleeping again, once she's done asking about the crates?

Same here ! I'm not much of a reader (but once I do get started on a book that's good, I read through it like a train), but I am familiar with the stuff you posted. I'm not much of a gamer either, but my brother is. He's really into Warcraft and Warhammer and stuff like that, so I got the opportunity to read through some of his books. It was stuff like that, that prompted me to begin flesh out the background of my LEGO Kingdoms.

Perhaps our Ranger, Alexis could try her special power (animal friend) to talk to the dog? Maybe the dog knows if there are any special crates here. I'd like to check out the crates, as well, but first we need to deal with the dog. What if it suddenly starts barking? I'd be more than willing to kill it, but that would leave traces . *EDIT* If the dog decides to act against us, I could choke it with its chain. You know, make it seem like an accident.

I'm okay with that. Fingers crossed!

Thanks! This is just a really short and not so epicly told version of the story, though, I have it written out longer on my computer, but I didn't want to clutter the thread with it . I wanted to create my own Wiki or website for all this once, but it's just too much work to do and I know nothing of making websites . Maybe I could start a topic here someday, containing the full background fluff and all the pictures in one thread. I'm really glad you like it, though . I've really spent ages on creating my LEGO-vers, making new maps over and over again, until I finally came up with something I liked. The pictures detailing the nations are also something I only recently started, but I really liked how they came out . Here and here are some pictures containing information about non-Human races. I plan to make more of these series, eventually giving some information about Dwarfs, Elves and Dragons, too. Another series I want to do is about significant people inhabiting my LEGO-verse (I don't really have a good name for it yet ). A bit like this one. One character I'd really like to have good photo of, is Amset-Ra the arch-Necromancer (and later Dark Druid). Here's some concept art I did for the guy. Plus, more concept art: wizards and Orlan. Again, thanks for taking your time to read it all. I really, really appreciate it .

, if you put it that way, everybody here could say that they're also Ethiopian, 'cause some time back, we all lived in Ethiopia (and neighbouring countries); except people who think humans originated in the Garden of Eden, though. Those guys would be Iraqis (since the arable land between Tigris and Euphrates is thought by many to be the place the biblical Garden of Eden refers to). I'm amazed at how much all you people know about your ancestry. Here in Europe, most people have been living in the same country for ages, so not a lot of people have split ethnicities. Oh, and for the record, I'm 50% Flemish and 50% German . I guess that would make me 100% Frankish .

Seeing ziljin posted his background fluff, here's mine (with an introduction) . I have several castle factions, seeing as I've been a fan of this line since I was a kid. These are kingdoms I have figs of: Black Knights Royal Knights Dragon Knights (old ones) Wolf Pack Fright Knights Knights Kingdom I and II Bull Knights Lion Knights (new ones) Dragon Knights (new ones) Crown Knights However, since those are really a lot of factions, I decided to include only the post-2000 factions in my LEGO-verse, for easiness' sake. This leaves me with: Knights Kingdom I - Bullknights Knights Kingdom II - Scorpion Knights Lion Knights Dragon Knights Crown Knights - Dwarfs - Elves Evil Horde - Necromancer + skellies - Greenskins For these factions, I have created a map. The plan is that eventually each on these nations will have its own map like this one (Sublime Kingdom of Ankoria). I've also been working on-and-off on some background history for my world in general and each of the Kingdoms. I have a rough timescale to place all this origin stories on. The scale is based on the Sinking of Atlantis, the greatest "Empire" Humanity ever saw. The Atlanteans were the only ones in history who were able to unite most Humans (except the Ankorians and other barbarians) under one government: the Serene Republic of Atlantis. Anyway, my world was created long before Atlantis sunk. I'll post the first part of my story here (the stuff I already kind of finished). First, a bit of explanation to do. My world is part of weird cosmology thing existing out of several worlds. The Humans name these worlds as following: Upperworld: world where the Gods reside. Main well-known gods are (Ankorian names will be given, but the gods are omnipresent in all Humans nations and tribes): Ozora, god of war; his wife Nizari, goddess of magic. It were their parents and uncle who created the world. This World/Our World/[The] World: The World all non-divine races inhabit. Netherworld: The realm were the Dead go. It is a failed copy of the World, created by Ozora's uncle. He was banished there after creating the Orcs and now rules this realm. Otherworld: This is the realm were spirits dwell after their corporeal husks have died and before they can travel to the Netherworld. Necromancers tap into this realm to resurrect the dead. Long ago, the World was a barren place devoid of all life. Then suddenly the Gods discovered it and decided to shape it akin to the paradise-world they inhabited. Shaping it was easy, the hard part was in creating life. First, the Gods created normal creatures, such as horses, chickens, etc. But the Gods wanted to create sapient creatures, like theirselves. So, they first created the Dragons. The Gods were pleased, but not really happy. Dragons were too wild and too powerful. Long story short, they then created Elves and Dwarfs. Last came the Humans. The divine uncle was jealous of his brother's success and tried to create his own creatures. He made the Orcs, a failed copy of Humans. For this he was banned to the realm he had created. Anyway, Humanity prospered on their native continent and its numbers grew. No longer able to sustain themselves, they started to emigrate. They first arrived on the island of Thallasa. From there they went to Ankoria. In Ankoria, they learned how to control magic from the Dragons. Dragons and Humans co-existed, until, once again, the land could no longer sustain the two species. A long war followed and the Dragons were driven away, nearly extinct they fled North. Ankoria prospered and many city-states came into existence. The most powerful one was Ozora, named after the god of war. This warlike state conquered all others, uniting Ankoria. People from opposing states fled, going back to the island of Thalassa. There, they mixed with the native population (who had remained there the first time, not going further) and founded Atlantis. Atlantis grew and eventually conquered the entire island. In the meanwhile, Humans had ventured to the West in all manner of directions and had settled most of the lands on their way, driving the Orcs living there East, or into the mountains. These Humans also had their own distinct culture and were predecessors to many later Kingdoms. Here's a list (names are links to pictures and description on flickr): Given names are what the Atlanteans call these peoples: - Tauri --> Bull Knights - Draci --> Dragon Knights - Morciani --> Knights Kingdom II - Brodicani (no picture/info yet) yet --> Lion Knights Again, long story short. Atlantis conquered many. The Republic even managed to ally themself with the Dwarfs and the Elves, establishing one of the most powerful entities. The Sinking of Atlantis, however, destroyed the political powerbase and killed most ethnic Atlanteans, giving rise to rebellion and instability in the provinces. Outside powers saw their chance to reap the rewards of the rich Republic and invaded its realm en masse. This caused several provinces to proclaim their independance, because they could counter the invasions easier alone, without having to wait for orders from Atlantis. During this time, many of the "modern" Kingdoms have their roots. - Lion Knights - Crown Knights (Kingdom of Couronne): established by Titus Belflora, an Atlantean general - Knights Kingdom of Morcia: succesor state to the short-lived Empire of Atlantis. It was founded by Orlan Phew, that was a lot . Got carried kind of carried away with it. I just love inventing background. I even have more, but it's still a very rough, unpolished version at the moment. Besides, I think I already kind of caused an overflow of information . I even have an exlanation/legend/story about the origin of Necromancy. It involves Amset-Ra, the antagonist of Pharaoh's Quest. I love to include characters already established by LEGO .

That's quite a lot of impressive armies you got there, de Gothia. I like how you mixed new and old parts, combining new faces and old torsos, etc. It really adds character to the army.

I don't usually venture down here to the Town subforum, but I was reading the topic here and I just had to comment on your build. It's simply jaw-dropping and amazing. As others have already pointed out, the art deco look work great on the movie theater, all of the SNOT work must've a pain to accomplish, but the outcome is definitely worth it . Your movie theater is way, way better than the one LEGO released once. The diner is nice as well. It's simple and straightforward compared to the theater, but it does the job. It really reminds me of the diners in GTA4 (and thus also of those in NYC, since GTA4's Liberty City is basicly a NYC rip-off).

Hmmm, if I had to chose, I'd go with B-A-T. It just seems more likely than T-E-N, then again, seeing as it's the Shadeaux we're dealing with, maybe they'd purposely pick the most unlikely combination. Do any of the others have any suggestions for a possible combination?

Ah, okay. I thought they were about the size of the Heroica Hall and that other parts of the builds would be unveiled as the Quests moved on.

I love the MOCs accompanying the Quest, Sandy. Will you be posting them in the History forum again, when the Quests are finished?

I already saw this MOC when you first posted it in your flickr stream, but I still wanted to place a comment here. I think this MOC is just fabulous. The colours and details are great. On one hand, it's kind of sad that it's a big too big for minifigs, but on the other hand, the added scale allows for greater detailing, which sets this MOC apart from others. Maybe you could build a downscaled version of this fit for minifigs ?

I know I already replied to this update, but I have to say it again: this is jawdropping . I love the WIP/interior pictures you posted, too. Does the blacksmith have a backside? Because in the second picture there is none (most likely because it's a WIP picture).

There are so much combinations to try here, the possibilities are near limitless! Could we look around for a clue, maybe? If not, here are some suggestions: G-O-S : Guild Of Shadeaux S-S-S : Sneaky. Shadowy. Shadeaux H-A-B : Hinckwells Are Bastards Do you think the three letters should make a word or something ? *EDIT* After inspecting the building once more, I noticed the bat insignia. Maybe B-A-T could be another, more likely, possibility?