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Thanks everyone! Your kind comments are a real encouragement to me to continue on . I'm really glad you all are enjoying the story so far, I know I am @DrC: It's made up of the sails from the Ninjago set, Destiny's Bounty. I have them upside down and overlapping to create the canopy.

Amazing work on the sides of those wagons! Are they just being held by gravity?

I've been thinking about trying to trade off some of my flesh heads and hands as well. If anyone else wants to trade for some of my fleshies you can message me. And Simon, I'll be shooting you a message in the next few days just in case dG's aren't enough for you.

Gorgeous. I love it. I'm going to have to use some of these building techniques.

My last freebuild in Kaliphlin (at least the last one I have planned) before my story moves to Avalonia: An Excuse For Dialogue

OoC: Before you go any further, let me warn you. There is a lot of writing included in this post. This build became the perfect opportunity for me to bring some story lines together that have been tumbling around in my mind; and it resulted in a lot of dialogue and story telling. I'm afraid you won't find this post very interesting if you are just looking for some cool MOCs. So, let me suggestion that you save looking through this until you have the time or desire to read and look at the same time. I don't pretend to be the greatest story teller out there, but I hope that my story has been and will be at least interesting to read. Without further ado: An Excuse For Dialogue See the previous tales: Wyndor's Saga Chapter 1 Part 1: A Tragic Beginning Part 2: A Rude Awakening Part 2.1: Liam's Shop Part 2.2: Upward Trek Part 2.3: Misty Fight Part 2.4: Arrow Training Part 3 Intro: An Evil Plot Part 3: A Timely Friend Part 4: For Whom the Bells Toll Part 5: Small Help Part 6: The Map Maker “Well Gex’s map says this is the place,” said Natolyth, “sure doesn’t look like much though.” They were staring at a sand dune. “Give that map hither!” said Wyndor. “Well look here, we made a wrong turn at that last sand dune! I swear, the only thing in Kaliphlin is sand!” They soon retraced their steps and ended up at the right sand dune. As they approached they heard shouts, cheers, and the sound of weapons clashing. “Now this seems like the fighting pits Chalin is rumored to be champion of.” said Wyndor. “Just because I misdirected us that one time during All Hallow’s Eve doesn’t mean I’m going to misread the map every time Wyndor.” replied Natolyth in a huff. They worked their way through the crowd to get as close to the fight pit as they could. An announcer was shouting above the noise of the crowd, “Next we have the fearsome Finrod against Feanor!” “It doesn’t look like Chalin is fighting this round,” stated Natolyth, “I guess we’ll have to ask around…” Natolyth stopped because he realized he was talking to thin air. Wyndor had walked a few paces away and was staring with his mouth hanging open. “What are you doing?” Natolyth asked? “Have you ever seen anyone so beautiful?” asked Wyndor. He was staring at a woman across the fighting pit from them. “Hold on there Wyndor, we’re here to find Chalin remember?” Natolyth said restrainingly. “Yeah, yeah, of course,” answered Wyndor, “Uh, why don’t you go ask at the booth there, and I’ll ask some of the people in the crowd.” “Oh no you don’t,” replied Natolyth, “I’m not letting you walk around with Cupid’s arrow in your eye. We are both going to talk to the gentlemen at the booth.” Natolyth practically dragged Wyndor across the sand to get to the betting booth. Natolyth made some inquiries while Wyndor kept turning around to see if he could catch sight of the woman. “Ok, Chalin is up next Wyndor… Wyndor! Are you listening to me!” yelled Natolyth. “What? Oh, yes, yes. What did you say?” answered Wyndor. “I said, Chalin is one of the next contestants.” replied Natolyth while rolling his eyes. “What! Just like that we find him! It took me weeks of searching to find you and Chalin just shows up on a rooster?” “Well, assuming it’s the same Chalin that Gex was talking about, and assuming this Chalin is indeed our brother, then yes. Sorry to have been such a bother to rescue” Natolyth said as he zapped Wyndor. “Ouch!” yelped Wyndor, “Stop doing that! Ever since you gained these wizard powers you’ve been abusing me with them!” “I have not been abusing you,” answered Natolyth, “I’m just trying to keep you focused. We’ve traveled all this way to find our brother, let’s not get distracted now.” “You’re right” replied Wyndor, “let’s go find Chalin.” They made their way back to the ring and waited for Chalin to appear. As they settled in to watch, Wyndor realized they were standing next to the woman he had been watching earlier. “Hello, do you come here often?” asked Wyndor. “And who are you?” the woman asked. “I am stunned by your beauty.” answered Wyndor. “Well thank you, but I meant your name.” she said. “I am Wyndor Grahamson of Mitgardia and you have my service.” said Wyndor. “Well, Wyndor, I am Valanice of Avalonia and I will take your service and leave your flattery.” Valanice answered. At that moment the announcer stood up and snapped Wyndor out of his stupor for a moment. “And now,” shouted the announcer, “the champion you’ve all been waiting for… Chalin the Mitgardian!” The entire crowd cheered even louder and Chalin hopped over the edge of the ring and raised his arms to the cheering of the crowd. Chalin made quick work of his opponent and circled around the ring taking in the applause of his fans. Wyndor and Natolyth tried to be seen by Chalin and caught him just as he was exiting the arena. Chalin caught sight of his brothers and stopped in his tracks. “What are you doing here?” questioned Chalin. “We’re here to rescue you.” answered Wyndor. “Rescue? You both don’t understand; I don’t need any rescuing. It’s great to see you again, I didn’t think I ever would. But I’ve got a great life here. After the elemental attack I was captured by Kaliphlin pirates and brought here as a slave. The local government caught wind of what was going on and broke up the pirate’s activities and set me free. I didn’t have any way to get home so I signed up as a fighting pit contestant. And as you’ve probably heard, I’m quiet famous here.” explained Chalin. “But what about home?” asked Natolyth. “We can all go back together now. Our plan has been that as soon as we found you we would all travel back to Mitgardia.” “Home? How long has it been since we’ve been there? People there have moved on, I’m sure, and so have I. Thanks for coming to find me. It really is good to see you again, but I’ve got to get ready for my next fight. I’ll see you around if you ever come back to Kaliphlin.” And with that Chalin turned around and walked away. “Well what do we do now?” asked Natolyth. “I’m not sure Natolyth. This isn’t exactly how I imagined this meeting would go.” said Wyndor. He then noticed Valanice walking away from the arena. “But I’ve got a great idea for how to finish a different meeting.” Wyndor runs up to Valanice with Natolyth on his heels. “Lady Valanice, I am sorry for my rude departure earlier. When I offered you my service I meant it. Is there anything I can do for you?” “Well,” began Valanice, “I actually do need an escort back to my home in Avalonia. I was going to see if I could hire some guards in town, but (she says as she bates her eyes) if you’re offering, it would save me the trouble of having to find someone else.” “Don’t trouble yourself my lady, my brother and I would be happy to escort you.” answered Wyndor. Natolyth just rolled his eyes as if to say, “you are crazy, but I’ll go with you anyway.” Wyndor continued, “We are traveling back to Mitgardia anyway and it would be no trouble to take a detour through the fair country of Avalonia.” “I fear it may not be as fair as it once used to be” Valanice stated. “That is one reason I need an escort. Our land is overrun with soldier of the Hand of Corruption as well as Drow and other vile creatures. But if you are willing to go with me still I will see to it that my Uncle takes good care of you.” “We are your humble servants my Lady Valanice” said Wyndor and Natolyth just rolled his eyes again. They all headed towards the tents and pavilions that were set up as a camp near the fight pits and found horses and provisions for their journey. They had just set out towards the Oil Road when they heard the galloping of a single horse behind them. “Wait! Wait brothers! I’ve changed my mind!” called out the rider. The three travelers turned in their saddles to see Chalin racing up behind them. “I would be a fool not to go with my brothers, my family, and see them safely home” said Chalin as he caught up with them. “I for one am glad you are joining us Chalin” replied Natolyth. “We will need someone to help keep our brother sane.” “Lady Valanice, may I introduce my brother, Chalin” said Wyndor. “Chalin, this is the Lady Valanice whom we have agreed to escort back to her home in Avalonia. Are you still willing to join us?” “Whatever crazy adventure is ahead of us,” answered Chalin, “let’s do it together.”

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't notice the new pictures. It looks good! I would vote for continuing on.

Wow. Just wow. I love the snot rock work inside. I need to learn better how to do that!

I know the deadline for this is tomorrow right? Is it okay that I've just been editing my previous post with all my builds?

Gotta say, I love the ducks.

I have the same question. How? This is amazing all around. Building perfection.

Yeah, I'm not too happy about $4, but it's not a deal killer for me because I usually only get a few. But it does make me hope that there is something extra (besides a gamecode) that qualifies the extra dollar.

Maybe add some texture such as tiles or extra studs, or maybe add a slope.

This is such a great idea for a Phase II! I love it! Could we have some more pictures please?

I wanted it to look like a smaller waterfall so I purposefully tried to not have too much action at the top of it. But thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for the suggestion HammerBro. However, that doesn't look like sideways brick build. I'm I looking at the wrong picture or were you giving an example of other rock technique? Those are some good suggestions. Thank you!

Just saw from a catalogue over on Brick Heroes that series 12 is coming at the end of this year and it is confirmed that both it and the Simpsons minifigs will be $4 a pop. Too bad.

Oh my goodness! Stop giving people heart attacks for no good reason!

A great build all around. My favorite part is the bridge. I love the SNOT work underneath!

I really like this. Great job on the angles!

For a first go at it, this is an incredible build on many accounts! Great use of foliage and I love the river! Do watch out to make sure all your bricks are connected all the way. On your first picture part of the bridge isn't connected

So how do the polybags fit in the rules for minifigure-per-part ratio? Seems like they break all the rules...

Thanks everyone! I thought about it, and maybe I should have done it anyway. I do think the holes gave it a good organic feel. There are woodpeckers in Mitgardia you know, and the feared burrowing worm... Yes, I was less than pleased with the block hinges, unfortunately I don't have a lot of plate hinges. I'll have to acquire some more soon.

I actually ran out of 1x1 cylinders. I thought I had a lot more and was planning on all my tree trunks being built out of them. I was quite surprised when I found out I had only enough for a few trees Guess I know what will be in my next bricklink order. I went back and forth between adding random pieces and trying to do it thoughtfully. I guess the mixed result showed neither method very well Thanks! I was definitely more focused on the water and less on the foliage. That's a good suggestion. It also reminds me that I need to be thinking about the whole build at once, not just one aspect of it which is often my downfall.

Thanks everyone! Any suggestions for improving the sideways rock building for next time?