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I finished my entry for category A... All feedback is welcome! I'd really like to get some critism to improve this small build . Thank you!

I'm not too sure about closing a guild... When I joined, I wanted to go to Avalonia, but it was closed. And as impatient as I am, I joined Mitgardia... a week after I signed up it reopened. Now with Book II I finally could join the guild of my dreams, but in this moment, it doesn't look as attracting as it was back then. Changing that, making the other guilds look more attractive (as Z did it perfectly with Nocty and also could gather some members for it . We in Avalonia and Kaliphlin should take that as a perfect example!) can also help out getting a balance of active members in the different guilds.

I was busy with sorting . I found some great sets for great prices, so I couldn't resist... The best deal I got was 7094 and 7573 together for 80 bucks . Until now, I didn't even had time to start my challenge 1 entry/entries...

@synbiote: Is it this technique? Roof technique: Credit to Matija Grguric, on Flickr

I finally made a Cuusoo account and supported it! Great stuff my friend!

Wow, what an old topic. I still think it's worth to share "my" roof technique: hint: You'll need a ton of 1x2 tiles for it .

*Novvember .

I also sign up!

Hey guys! Maybe you already know this great project called Creations for Charity. Builders create MOCs, which are for sale. With all the money funded, LEGO sets will be bought and given to children who can't afford to buy them by their own. So I'm proud to announce my small contribution: Khashtri Castle You can buy the creation here: Creations for Charity BrickLink store Thank you! Simon

Great Work DC! You really are a Wunderkind .

Great build and an even greater atmosphere ! Seeing such builds, I just want to join Nocturnus

Hey guys This post is especially for non purist Castle fans: I sell custom parts (mainly Brickwarriors for the beginning) and I'm located in Switzerland. I finally finished the set up of my BL store, so now it's open for you guys. Here's a link: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Simon_Schweyer I have cheap shipping cost (they won't change, regardless how many you order): -1.20 CHF to Switzerland -2.00 CHF to Germany -4.00 CHF to all other countries in Europe -5.00 CHF to USA and Canada Until now, I only have a few items listed, but I hope that the store will grow fast . Thank you for checking out and have a nice day! Simon

Congrants Z! You did such a great job and invested so much time and effort in the Guilds of Historica project that you more than deserved it !

Wow guys, don't bring up such an old topic, especially not this one. Now everybody sees how bad I am in finishing the stories I once begun . Still, thanks for the compliments.

Nice build mate! Everything looks great in it. I especially like how you incorporated the structures in the rock. The only critism I have here is the black frame and the shield. I think the pictures would look way better without them and there's almost always a free corner to place a sign or the name of the build .

Thanks a lot for this nice comment . Thanks Damaximus. It was not an easy choice, as all 4 guilds are great , but Avalonia was my favourite in the end. Thanks Ecc! Thanks mate! Thank you. I also was pretty happy with the result, but I somehow felt it was a little bit too much average. There weren't any unusual colours, no special trees, etc. I might do something a little bit more different next time . Thank you. I also don't have the leaves for a long time, not even a half year. They just sit in my LEGO-shelf and wait till all together will be used in a huge display for the SteinCHenwelt 2014 (an event organised by the SwissLUG) . Thanks mate! Thank my mitgardian friend. I also never tried it before, but a lot of other (very good) builders did it, so I thought I might give it a try.

Thanks mate! You know, at least there actually is something you can burn, in comparison to Nocturnus, where everything is already burned . Thank you! Thanks mate. It was actually my first try with such detailed cliffs and I like the result. The only bad point is that it's pretty fragile compared to the "standard" rockwork. Thank you! Thanks Matthew for this nice comment! Your Comments always have been very encouraging since I know you on MP . Thanks a lot for the kind words . Thanks Niku. I think I will only do one more for my characters backgroundstory, as the challenges (hopefully) start soon. Thanks mate .

Thanks a lot! It's difficult to make this technique not repetitive... Thanks for the comment . You're absolutely right, but this doesn't seems like a problem to me .

Chapter 1: The Little Vagabond Tavern So our 5 adventurers started their journey to discover and settle Nalderic... Simon: "I think we're almost here. It seems like we brought a little bit too much food with us." Franzisco: "Yeah, this must be it. Shall I sing a little song for a warm welcome in our new home?" Thomas: "You want to give yourself a warm welcome? If you're going to sing I will..." Franzisco: "Ok, ok. Take it easy man, I just wanted to brighten this party a bit." Steven: "Do you think this is it?" Sara (whispers): "No, I doesn't look like a secret isle that nobody discovered before us." Simon: "I heard that! Are you in doubt about my leading quality? I'm sure that this must be the right isle." Franzisco: "Of couse it is. Look at the map: It's the only one we haven't visited yet..." Simon: "So first, let's get to the ground..." Thomas: "And how should that work? Look at the cliffs, there's no place where we can dock our boats." Sara: "We won't land here. Look on that cliff there, a house. This is definitely not an inhabitated isle where we can start our new lifes." Steven: "But now we're already here. I propose that we just go to the régime, take them as our slaves and take control of this isle. Then we can do what we want with it. Sounds good, eh?" Simon: "I like the idea of taking the lead, but we won't harm them. There must be another way to become king of this place." To be continued... Chapter 3: A Warm Welcome Challenge 1 (A): A Bad Nocty! Challenge 1 ©: The Genius Malignus

Thank you! I'm not sure yet how long the story will be, but don't expect too much. I should be just the backgroundstory for my character and all the secondary ones. Thank you . Actually, the thing with the inner wall could get a little bit complicated, because of the half stud inset but I might try that in the future. Thanks kermit . Thanks Gabe. The feasting scene was actually just a 15 minutes quickie to complete the first part of the story, but I also like how it turned out.

Thank you. Saidly no, I'm going to vacations tomorrow and the MocOlympics were more important for me. Sorry. Thanks for the kind words mate! I will also look forward to your story . Yeah, I also liked them, I think I was the first who did that . You will see more soon . In Mitgardia it wouldn't really have fit well, so it's not really a shame . Thanks for the comment! Thank you! I'm looking forward to see your next build. You really improve fast! Thanks mate ! Thank you Gideon. Credit for the use of dark orange goes to Legonardo me . Thank you! I won't write very long stories, I rather build in this time, so I have to keep it short . Thanks Matthew.

Thanks mikey! The next build is already up, I just didn't have the time to write a story yet ;). Thank you! It's inspired by Legonardo's and SoT's work. Thank you! Thanks mate =). The picnic scene actually was just a quickie, not really thought out, but I still wanted to do it for the story ;). Thanks!

Simon, a ranger in the deep forests of the mighty Avalonia was straying around on the Mystic Isles, the heart of the Kingdom. Everywhere was just forest and when he thought he finally found a way, it ended soon and he stood on a cliff where he couldn't pass. It was a hard adventurous life as a ranger and one day, he was sick to death of it. He wanted to start a new life at a new place... and so the story begins: He headed to the Little Vagabond Tavern, where he wanted to stay for one night, as it was one the cheapest and confident place to sleep on the isle. In his bedroom, he lied down... rshlrsshhl. Something rustled. He had to bend over the whole bed to try to see it. And WUMMS! He fell down. But now he saw it. It was some kind of ancient pergament. He rolled it up. It was an old map of the Mystic Isles. "But wait", he thought, "there's an isle that doesn't exist on the other maps I've seen until now". I'm sure this must be some secret place, which is surely unoccupied. There I will start my new life, I just need some fellows to go there." On the other morning, he went to the waitress... Simon: "Good morning, maid." Waitress: "Good morning sir. Did you sleep well?" Simon: "Not really, but considering the price I paid for my room, it was ok. Oh, and I have a Question: Do you have any guests who stay here for a pretty long time and who don't have anything to do? I need some mates to go to an adventure." Waitress: "I thought you would be fed up with the adventurous life, but there are some lads outside in the garden who are bored. Maybe you can convince them, but I'm not sure." Simon: "Thanks, I will have a look." Meanwhile in the garden... There were four people having a big banquet. Not much talking, but a lot of eating noisily. There was one Knight, in full armor with almost shiny blonde hair. Sir Steven. He once was a Lord of a small area, but the people revolted and exiled him to the Mystic Isles. Now he's here and doesn't know what to do. Next to it there sat his loyal soldier and also good friend, Thomas. His home was destroyed by Elementals long ago, he flied to the isles, where they didn't follow him. Then, there was a young pretty lady, wearing a chainmail made by elfes, but she was a human and was called Sara. She looked like she would be easy to convince to come on an adventure. They all were happy, most probably because of the jokes and songs of Franzisco, the bard. His mother came from Varlyrio and his father from the southern part of Avalonia. He travelled around the whole world and earned his daily bread by singing, dancing and making jokes about prominent persons. Simon:"Hey guys! ... Some hours later, Simon walked out of the Little Vagabond Tavern with three mates, going to explore a secret isle. Franzisco was the only one who didn't join the crew. But, thirty minutes after they left... So now they were complete and could start with their trip. To be continued... Chapter 2: The Discovery of Nalderic Chapter 3: A Warm Welcome Challenge 1 (A): A Bad Nocty! Challenge 1 ©: The Genius Malignus

Welcome Kyle. When I joined Avalonia, I didn't know you also was here, but that even doubles my joy . Great troops I've seen so far! Also, my next free build is finished:

I almost finished my next free build (which is also my entry for the MOCOlympics Round 2, against Ru Corder, who was active in Mitgardia during the beginning of Book 1). I just need to add some final details and take all the pics .