Lord Vladivus

Thanks Ex!

Welcome to the right Guild!

Cheers guys!

Cheers guys! I need to pick up a few more Nexo Knights baddies- they work pretty well!

The free build registration forms might be a good place to start- they've a good number of the MOCs.

Cheers guys!

Cheers guys! Don't expect Krell to come back to life anytime soon. He was born in Hades, and I wanted to explore the setting a bit. I'm hoping to build some more of Krell's journey!

Looking good Exetrius! Another two builds from me: Ghosts in the Dungeon and The Gates of Hades

A weary traveller returns home, to the Gates of Hades, guarded by fell demons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C+C welcome!

"The dungeons? What is this?" exclaimed Alric, "Fenrir, after..." "Fear not young one" interrupted Sithanna. "We mean you no harm. This is a council of war, of which you are very much a part of. Allow me to introduce Amset Ra, envoy of the Desert King of Kaliphlin." "The Desert King?" asked Alric apprehensively. "Ana khadimaan mukhlisanaan lil Shadowmere." The mountain mummy sorcerer spoke in his native tongue. "He says he's a loyal servant of Shadowmere. So let's get back to the matter in hand." Fenrir spoke swiftly. "Rivalries and political differences matter not if we can't match the Spire. Vladivus is dead, yet his legacy stands- the Resistance. Even the might of the Desert King and Ulandus combined would falter if we let Ravaage win. We are here to see that day never comes. We stand as warriors before the end times. Amset, with me. Alric, Tauro, you may find it prudent to move away" Amset and Fenrir, staffs aglow, moved to the end of the room, where a pool of blood smouldered. As the others watched, a ghostly figure began to coalesce above the bubbling red liquid. "VLADIVUS!" exclaimed Sithanna. "But, how Fenrir? What foul magics is this?" "My dearest Sithanna. Did you truly think that death could hold me back? Krell bound my spirit to the mortal realm- due to my mixed heritage Hades itself finds it hard to retain my spirit. Without Krell, I would have wandered the void between life and death forever. Nevertheless, I do not intend to stay as a ghost. I wish to feel Gurthanol in my living hand once more, to strike the head from Ravaage," said Vladivus. With that, Amset and Fenrir levelled their staffs at Vladivus' ghost. A dark cloud, streaked with red blood enveloped the two staff wielders and Vladivus ghost. The smoke cleared, and a marvel stood before them: "I have returned". Vladivus clenched his fist. "There is much to be done." "My Lord," called Alric. "I am honoured to meet you. My name is Alric, and I am from Dronds Feelds. I helped Fenrir cleanse the rot. How may I be of service?" "Hail and well met, Alric of Dronds Feelds. I am familiar with your neighbour, Beorthan of the Trifork," Vladivus paused. "I would request your aid in helping to clear Shadowmere of, well, undesirables." He turned to the minotaur standing next to Alric. "Ah, Tauro, it's been a long time. If you would be so kind as to return to the Trifork and tell Beorthan that his alliance with Shadowmere still stands. As does the alliance between Dronds Feelds and Shadowmere." The two nodded their heads and departed, Sithanna spoke up; "What now Vladivus?" "We fight," came the grim reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next step in the story! C+C welcome!

Nice build! Good to see the embassy expanding!

Awesome! I love it! Great stonework. The trebuchet and interior are fantastic too!

Another freebuild from me!

The clash of metal on metal emanated from the inner citadel, as the leaderless Shadowmere Guard followed the last command the fallen Necromancer, Krell had channelled through his staff: ATTACK! For weeks now, the remaining living troops had been embroiled in skirmishes with the undead. It was all coming to a head- Lady Sithanna and Sir Eothain the Insane lead the offensive, holding the famed Obsidian Road. Predating the founding of Shadowmere, it lead to a central island where the main citadel was located. This island was ringed by roiling lava flows, making it easy to defend. The fighting was hard and fierce, but with a sudden speed, the Shadowmere Guard ceased combat. The forces of Sithanna and Eothain gathered themselves, and the two leaders ventured out onto the bridge. Standing before them was the traitor, Fenrir Bloodcloak, accompanied by warriors of both Nocturnus and Avalonia, and bearing the staff of Krell. That's why the zombies stopped fighting, he has control of them, thought Sithanna, careful to keep her shock hidden, "Why are you here traitor?" asked Sithanna. "This is my home Sithanna. Not yours or your pet birds. I come with the forces of Dronds Feelds to restore order to this mighty citadel. Even now they assault the walls, and the Shadowmere Guard. I will remove the corruption at it's heart." replied the wolf. "Corruption? I suppose an agent of the Spire knows all about corruption!" snapped Sithanna, her anger palpable. "Why don't we ask one then?" growled Fenrir, turning to Eothain. The Black Falcon reacted with great speed, leaping at Fenrir who barely had time to raise his axe to block the lightning blow that descended. Their blades clashed, but Fenrir uttered words in an ancient tongue and levelled Krell's staff at the Falcon. A blinding flash and a puff of smoke appeared and Fenrir was thrown back. As the smoke cleared, it became clear that another creature stood in the Falcon's place- a crowned snake wielding a mighty scythe. The snake fought simply to escape, and as Sithanna joined the duel, he forced his way though Fenrir's forces, faster than anyone could catch. Fenrir then bowed before Sithanna. "I am truly sorry my lady. Eothain was never truly ours. He has manipulated us from the beginning. I... I have done things I am not proud of. Vladivus is slain, on his orders, by my hand. Without the staff of Krell, Shadowmere would have fallen. An iron fist is needed to keep the warriors of the Shadowmere in line. The creature posing as Eothain was the self-styled "KIng of Snakes", an agent of the Black Spire. There are few as degenerate as him gods be thankful..." Sithanna interrupted him at this point; "We have much to discuss. Follow me." She had realised that regardless of who Fenrir was, without the Falcons, who seemed to have vanished, her Manbats would be unable to match Fenrir's forces. He had won this battle. Fenrir turned to a ghostly warrior beside him. "Come old friend, lets go home."

So do we register races we use, or just those of our sig-fig? Vlad is a half-vampire, but I also use full vampires, manbats, werewolves and zombies in significant numbers.

There's a reason Avalonia exists. Because Nocturnus holds back the rot of Ravaage. We are true heroes. Anyone can sing songs of ancient, faded deeds, but through our blood, those minstrels can wander free (if a little chafed by all those tights), flicking their long blond hair in the air whilst the bearded maidens from Mitgardia giggle and flutter their overly masculine eyelashes and merchants from Kaliphlin con the former two guilds out of their gold.

S'dak'l'vl'th was a members character. I think it just refers to the land, not the mountains though.

I do agree with the Steward- it's not about quantity as much as improving. Take your time, don't rush them- I know it can be tedious and time consuming using LDD but your builds suffer. Smaller is easier to improve techniques on. Once you master techniques you can get bigger. I don't think I went above 16x32 for about a year- I'm still far better at smaller builds. Check out "Becheman" on Flickr, he builds in LDD and produce beautiful builds that can easily match real brick builds. As for the build itself, using plates to add relief to the fields can simulate ploughing, and a fence or wall around the edge would add more detail. You're heading in the right direction with the 1x1 rounds for texture, a few more perhaps!

Nice figs. Try adding tiles to the floor- try not to leave bare studs on interior builds. Some furniture- weapons/armour racks, or statues would help make the build more visually interesting, as well as adding more colour. At the moment it's very grey.

Nice bridge!

A) Halhi141 2, Gideon 1 B) Gideon 2, Soccerkid6 1 C) Simon S 2, Jacib Nion 1 So many good entries. Hard to choose!

Damn, this is awesome! My favourite detail has to be the pipe taking the steam though!

Nice build! I'd agree with Titus about the tiles!

Nice changes! Love this summer version!

Love the build! And great story!