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Note: Didn't have much time, but I just wanted to start this storyline with the build for challenge 2C Bran was summoned by his dad, Narbilu lord of Avalonia, to meet him in the alley of the far east corner of Kashgar... nothing is known what the two talked about, but it will have consequences for the loosing party.
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Although the Khaor family thinks that anything cultural is a waste of precious time, they can't let the golden city of Kashgar live without the grandeur of a theater. Every seventh day of the week a small group of actors perform a comedy play. In this case a Kaliphlin soldier who has to fight an evil witch. This way, the Khaor can contol the entertainment in the city. Circus and other artists have to audience before Throll first before allowed in the city. *HSS - Entertainment The open air theater is also suited for my MOC of Kashgar
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It is a good thing that Bran keeps a short leach with his family on the other sde of the ocean. The abundance of food that grow in Hemresa, a large island within the borders of Avalonia, is a good trade good versus the high quality clothing that the Khaor supply. The Khaor family have a small fleet of trading vessels like the one shown below, that sail to and from Varlyrio and Kashgar almost all seasons of the year.
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Guest house & residence A town can only flourish if the visitors not only trade but decide to reside there also. The streets are filled with beautiful architecture, no matter how small the house. This particular building represents on the left the guesthouse of the Khaor family (you can see uncle Nar Bilu is visiting) and on the right a small traders house. Sorry no interiors in this build...
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Prologue: Bran was able to get a job on a ship going to the islands of Yureishima. The fare was long and exhausting. They faced sea serpents, low sand banks and at the end a fearsome storm. On the third hour of the storm, the boat was challenged with enormous amounts of water hitting the deck until the cause was lost. A large wave flooded the deck and everything beneath. Every passenger tried to grab something suitable for floating, when the boat started to flip to its side. Bran fell into the ocean holding nothing more than a single board. Hours went by, dancing on the high waves, gasping for air every time he could, before the strangest thing happened. His feet touched ground. Orien: It seemed he washed upon a shore. Surprisingly the island showed some kind of civilization. Or at least it used to have that, because the buildings on the shore looked abandoned. The next hour a few more lucky souls drifted close to the shores of this island. Bran and his newly acquired best friends scouted the surroundings of the old buildings, until one of the men found a bookroll about this. These buildings used to be the Temple of Airjitzu and was inhabited by a clan of martial arts warriors. Further in the logs, they found out a folk called the Ori ambushed them and destroyed most of the clan. They were in luck, the buildings were filled with ancient katanas and building tools. Bran placed a few guards on strategic points and the rest used the next couple of days to make the buildings habitable and finding food. The latter wasn’t too hard, the scaled animals crawled out of the ocean themselves and the waters are flooded by fish. Anomaly: For the fourth time within a day’s cycle the ground shook, like an earthquake, but different. Bran went on a stroll, scouting the rest of the island (if it is just that). After just a brief moment he encountered something strange. The sandy surface transformed into greens, more dense than he remembered about Avalonia. The plant-life had even stranger seed-like flowers and the plants moved. Further ahead a large root grew taller than the clouds and with every burst of growth the ground trembled and made a deafening roar. It looks like the plants are taking over the island... So is this a safe haven or not even close to that... -
(due to lack of time, I post this as a freebuild instead of Categorie C of our last challanges) Is this the end of this Era? Hemresa, Narbilu and his men was preparing for the final battle with the Spire. The Tower of Doom was set to travel to the north east corner of their controlled land to wipe away their border post to give access to the army to finish the job. One last good night of sleep before the journey. In the midst of the night a large explosion woke everybody up. A mushroom cloud lit up the square where the Tower of Doom used to be standing. Everyone, not caught by the explosion, rushed towards the burning structure. The fire and destruction was massive. everyone was there except their leader, Narbilu. An observant officer noticed that and send two guards to his tents, when the church bells started to sound. Odd for this time of night and even stranger, because everyone was watching the blazing tower. The officer send two other guards to check it out. When the two entered the church, a gruesome scene wrote a nightmare in their memories. The Lord of Hemresa was nailed to the main cross behind the altar. The Spire was one step ahead of them, was this their victory? Was this the end of Historica as we know it? - to be continued -
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From left to right Pucket His size makes him a perfect scout and don’t let his age fool you. He is one of the bravest I know. Trish Knows her way around trash, she can repair anything with just a piece of tape and some scrap metal. Bran Fearsome, excellent leadership capabilities and one h*ll of a shot. Levy The booze doesn’t temper his judgement, just keeps away any obstruction in his brain. Tolly Scavenginger and master of the blades.
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With Bran and Levy scouting the area, the rest of the crew should keep their belongings and themselves safe from other scavengers or even the undead creatures menacing the streets. Will they survive?
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The last scavenging round Tolly acquired a reasonable looking truck. Trish placed some TLC into the vehicle and prepped it for any encounter. Now it’s time for Bran and Levy to map the surroundings and scout for any other survivors.
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After Narbilu received the letter, he was surprised it came from his old war-buddy Osric Isentooth. The Alliance is growing stronger and he would like us to participate in the battle against the Spire. Before the arrival of Osric, he summoned his commanders and other wise men to come up with a plan to overwhelm the enemy. It was a hard task to think of something evil enough to beat pure evil. Greed and ego is the solution. A gift to the Spire, in honour of their evilness. Narbilu and the alliance with the fallen Avalonian warriors forged a plan to beat the Spire. Craftsmen, sorcerers and the fallen started constructing a statue. Just finishing up when Osric arrived. Narbilu explained the idea to his old friend. A gift with a surprise. (sorry for the picture quality, just finished my new Lego room, and the lights aren't in place yet)
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While Lord Nar Bilu spends his days rebuilding his city on Hemresa, he sends out his great great grandson (future Narbilu, or the Green Shade as he was named here) to try and find out what is happening in Nocturnus. Weeks passed, roaming the wild woodlands and swamps of Nocturnus ground until an anomaly appeared. Narbilu reacted somewhat startled at first, but quickly he recognised the ghostly form. It was the commander of the fallen Avalonian warriors. It only spoke a few clear words “War already started, take this home now, haste back”. It handed a letter to Narbilu. A bit disoriented Narbilu turned his head to see where the ghost went, but he had vanished in thin air. The ground beneath his feet started shaking and as Narbilu jumped aside a large bonelike monster erupted from beneath the soil. It hovered a few feet above the ground, patiently awaiting Narbilu’s response. As Narbilu saw that the beast meant no harm, he threw a rope around the neck of the beast and climbed his back. Swiftly the animal flew away, clearly heading west. Back home. For more pictures, check my FlickR account
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As the Green Shade returns and hands Lord Nar Bilu the letter from he fallen warriors, he looks sad. Again their assistance is required outside Avalonia. Maybe even a battle for life and death of Historica as we know it. He assembles his entire army, speaks to them with words of encouragement and honour. They all line up and march east, leaving Hemresa behind...
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The Civil war and the events which occurred on Hemresa left a lot of folk in despair. The elves took over the Avalonian island with the help of the dark and vicious drow. Every man, creature and other inhabitant of Hemresa was enslaved by those ruling the island. Nar Bilu was banished to the island of Norra and disappeared when he faced the wars in Kaliphlin. Recently he was released of his curse by his future great grandson and together they travelled back to Hemresa to reclaim their heritage. The tremendous amount of loyal followers gave them the opportunity to fight off the elves and gain control of the greater part of Hemresa. This event reached the outer parts of the island, freeing the slaves and giving Nar Bilu the opportunity to make new alliances with the races of the island. Now it is time to pay some respect to those who fouled the pride of Avalonia. Nar Bilu decided to take a hand full of archers and footmen to Nocturnus. The drow will have to face their trial. Out of the northern, rocky part of Hemresa came an unexpected alliance. Those of the Giants of Rock. A strong ally who will surely make the difference. The master builders of Avalonia designed an armour for the Giant and together with the army they faced the Kelra Labyrinth. With the towering creature looking over the walls, every challenge was dealt with and almost in a straight line they found their way into Nocturnus. Ready for a fight!
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Greater Direstan B08 – Nothing suspicious Junali 3815 After a quick scan of the surface below, Narbilu decided to do a solo survey of the planet. As it seems the large plains of grass attracts no danger. For miles and miles Narbilu shears through high grasses on his newly obtained speeder bike, leaving a trail that has the characteristics of a grain circle. Over ten miles he flies in a straight line, before treasure is found. A strange field of flowers, growing awesomnium. This is something our botanists and scientists should look at. If this is reproducible, this would be a goldmine. Instead of searching the galaxy, we could just grow our resources. Narbilu circles the area placing beacons for the extractors and filing photographic scans of the surroundings, so the planet is mapped and stored in our database. Greater Direstan seems harmless and save for Kawashita to dominate without any trouble.
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:: The Traig Treaty :: Junali 3815 In recent events on Traig I spoke to a society, calling themselves the Tron. Their marking had a resemblance to something I encountered in history books, but I can’t really recollect in what matter. Fey and Brazer are looking into that. Kawashita acknowledged that I am doing a pretty good job so far, so they freed me of my parol and given me extra authority. Basically meaning I can decide things for myself. Together with the Tron I fabricated a plan how to taunt the other two corporations speed in dominating Andromeda. Tron is part of an alliance called ALIEN, Alliance of the Liberated & Independent Entrepreneurial Nations. We are at the verge of a collaboration with this alliance, but they have some demands. These demands are of no concern of other members, maybe even a bit dangerous. For the sake of Kawashita I comply and agree to be escorted to Arium Major (F10). They supplied me with a spy outfit so the jumps are made easier. What my fate there will be is still a bit cloudy. I grab a small vessel, which was just assigned to The Collision. When I exited the docking bay a small squadron of four disc-like spacecrafts surrounded me and set course. We flew past a small dozen of planets before we entered the Arium Major subspace. My radio started to rattle. I expected to get instructions of one of the four spacecrafts, but instead the voice of Koro whispered in my com. He will report our conversation separately. In the middle of an asteroid belt in the outer orbit of Arium Major we halted. Now the leader of the pact contacted me just to tell me that we will hide in the astroid belt to conduct scans of Octan activity. We still float undetected between the large rocks circling around the planet as a lost moon, mapping the whole planet trying to find a save spot to land. .. end transmission ..
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:: Unexpected recovery log :: The lifeless planet of Guinevere is the next stop in the Kawashita path in Andromeda. This steaming planet is worth exploring from a distance at first. Streams of boiling stone in the cracks of dark stone. The probe searches the area for a decent stock of resources when the scanner blinks. Narbilu checks the report of the scanner. Biomass, a life form. Somehow fauna of some sort seems to adapted itself to grow in these circumstances. Oxygen levels are acceptable, so it is time to drop ship and discover this for ourselves.
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:: The Traig Society :: Junali 3815 Hovering over the mountains of Traig, a strange anomaly triggered the scanners. It seems that there is some sort of life on Traig, and it appears they are intelligent enough to use metals and electronics. Something worth exploring. Fey drops the ship to the hard rock soil and Narbilu exits the vehicle in his newly obtained walker. Only a few clicks north before he encounters some sort of entrance. Narbilu was already spotted. A few manlike spacesuited figures guide him to their leader. Kawashita are the first visitors they could actually speak to in over a millennium. The content of the discussion won't be reported in this log, it seems to be secret and board members eyes only. What will happen and what is discussed???
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:: Crentium A08 :: After the board approved the alliance with ALIEN, I was offered to learn about the ways of the Terrestrial. They seem to have advanced in farming and terraforming planets we have not discovered yet. It seems that they use snow and water to grow biomass. And they use awesomnium to power the machines that make snow out of the water that is hidden within the very atmosphere. I talk to one of their officers and he has the approval of the ALIEN council to teach me, or so to say Kawashita, the basics of their farming technology. For a price of course, so after the tour I head back to Orinshi to collect the payment. to be continued... soon! making and melting snow Logistics and command farming and growing Overview - check out my flickr for more detailed pictures
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Serium B09 - Shallow Water Maian 3815 Everything seems to develop in a proper speed on Orinshi, our help is necessary elsewhere. So the Collition sets to the adjacent system of Serium. Inside the flagship figs run around preparing for the first official scout mission. Brazer sits in the operation room with Narbilu, discussing the first target. When they reach the orbit of the oceaan covered planet, the Collition halts. Narbilu and Fey readied the Renegade and left the Collition to orbit Serium. The craft hovered over large oceans for hours before the scanner showed some sort of surfaced land. When Fey spotted a small sandbank she decended to a height where both would be able to see what was beneath them. Narbilu opened the bar to exit the Renegade after checking the surface for hardness. The ground feels like regular sand and a first glymps doesn't show any from of life. Narbilu took out his scanner to check the content of the surroundings. It revealed a small amount of awesomnium in some craters in the shallow waters. A closer look revealed the veins were visible and easy to mine. When Narbilu wanted to enter the water, a large black snake-like creature surfaced from burrows between the awesomnium. Fey jumped out to pull back Narbilu. Both watched the animals for an hour and study them. Fortunately the creatures seem harmless. They appear more visious than they are. This will be a great planet for our miners. Although they need own supplies to survive.
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Nar Bilu takes his army on a short journey south to the Delta of the Qar-Akhen River. It seems that band of soldiers try to pass security and move inlands at a small bay leading to the main river. Nar commands his troops to set up a blockade within the river bay. With the little resources at hand the men build a few connected floating towers. One of the archers approaches Nar Bilu and warns him for incoming troops. In the shallow waters of the bay, armoured men try to sneak up. Within range of the towers the Serpent Spearmen arise ploughing the tips of their spears between the breastplates of every soul within reach. Before the commander is able to retreat his men, the water has turned from clear blue to deep red. Shields and bodies float to shore, while sword sink to the bottom. They will think twice before taking this route again. Check my Flickr account for other angles and details
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As discussed in previous chapters, Nar Bilu discovered a treasure, a legend of which Kaliphlin failed to pursuit. He changed a bunch of mercenaries to a strong courageous army, suitable for his dreams. Will anyone be brave enough to face them? Will Nar be able to rule Hemresa again? Or will his dreams go beyond that... The Heroes: Narbilu, the Lord of the Wingless Serpents Phyton, Mage of the dessert V'nom, commander of scouts and tracker The riders Together with the mage, two giant lizard like creatures joined the army. They are tamed and ready for battle. Nar Bilu ordered to gear them properly for different situations. Spearmen In the front line of Nar Bilu's army are the spearmen, together with the axemen they are the first to sprint into battle. Archers Just behind the front line stand the archers, equiped with crossbows able to pierce thick armour. With goggles to protect their line of sight they are piece of the heart of the army. Scouts Nar Bilu doesn't send his army out to undiscovered area's. A small band of scouts, under the command of V'nom, find trails, scout territory and seek out any obstacles before sending the army in. Swordsmen When the first wave entered the battlefield, the swordsmen make sure the job is finished. With their shields and swords they bash into the fight, shedding blood and terror amongst their opponents. Elites The rage of the swordsmen is assisted by the battle eager elites. They already earned their stripes and are an inspiration to every soldier waving their weapons against the metal of the one they are facing. Together for one cause. Axemen The axemen are always in the front line. Learning, receiving scars and earning the respect to move up the ladder. All dream about the armour of the elites, to become a line in a story or song of the bards. And so the army of Nar Bilu and his Wingless Serpents is formed and grows by the day. Fearless and strong. Army overview...
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Back to Book I A small time lad from the countryside retrieved a letter telling that his granddad left him an island, in the middle of Avalonia. Stunned by the inheritance, he dove into the history books only to find out that his granddad was a legend. Avalonia was now a peaceful, fertile and glorious. Nar Bilu’s dad passed and his little brother was too eager to help their mother with the farm, so he could own it when she passes. (this was my first GoH build ever) With nothing more than his hooded cape, a walking stick and some rations Nar said his family goodbye and started walking west. At the borders of his legacy stood a ruin of what used to be a gatehouse. He arrived. Hemresa was filled with friendly folk, farmers and woodmen. A long lost lore told the locals that their saviour would rise and when Nar arrived and showed them the paperwork that he owned the lands, they embraced his arrival with a large feast. In this stage of his life, Nar became a diplomat, an army officer and a beacon for people to go to. His folk accepted him and his decisions. Hemresa was kept out of the disturbances told in Book I. Civil wars in Historica – Book II (Nar Bilu - Lord of Hemresa, Protector of Avalonia) Of course the tumult started in Nocturnus. And when trouble arises in Nocturnus, the dark cloud would cover the whole of Historica. Nar Bilu and a hand full of his most loyal elves set route to the borders with Mitgardia to assist the Snow Elves. Keeping the Nocturnus threat out of Mitgardia. When the wars in Nocturnus were attenuated, Nar Bilu head back to Avalonia. On the one side a plague was counting casualties, but what was even more disturbing was that Drow found a way under the tunnels of Avalonia. Hemresa was invested with these dark creatures. Bow’s Arch, the Northern Tower and many other peaceful places fell. Nar Bilu got help from the elves of the Enchanted Forest. At their castle, Hembrugga, they defeated the Drow. The elves betrayed Nar Bilu and he was banished from Hemresa. With only a few men he set sail to a small island northeast and build a settlement. Norra Island was his haven, where he would be able to rebuild an army and retrieve what is rightfully his. He and his henchmen raided the shores of Hemresa to gather intel and harvest resourses, but they were not strong enough to invade Hemresa. In the meantime Mitgardia was under attack, but Nar Bilu didn’t have any resources to help them out. (Nar Bilu - banished, he removed his Avalonian greens) Kaliphlin knowledge Nar Bilu realised he has to be swift if he ever wants his property back. He needs a strong, large army to push back the elves and their allies. One night he wakes up after having a dream. A dream of legends and their might. He wants to become such a legend. He grabs the first torch, packs a backpack with the most necessary rations, a weapon and a shield. He writes a note to his family and leaves together with a few henchmen to aid him with his search. (Nar Bilu - undercover in Kaliphlin) In the month ahead he travels from city to city, only visiting libraries, reading about legends, their tools until he reaches the University of Petraea. The books here not only describe the heroes, but they own the information of how to gain the power also. His most loyal henchman set up a meeting with a local diplomat, who was searching for mercenaries to aid Ulandus in the expected Kaliphlin war of the three lords. In his studies, Nar Bilu encountered a story he wants to pursuit. In return of his services he wants a map, instead of payment. The diplomat agrees and delivers the map and the orders from his lord Ulandus. Nar Bilu scavenges the bars, brothels and other lowlife places where he could round up men. That turned out easier than he expected. Becoming a legend Packed with little more than the weapons on their backs, the dessert was their destination. Nar Bilu was more eager to find the x’s on the map than to help the Ulandus with their struggle. Nar wondered why never anyone study these documents before, because within days they found the entrance of the first step to never ending glory. When they found the first relic, a four hundred year old mage, their armour transformed. He agreed to aid the first man who ever asked him for help. When they stepped back in the sun, two giant lizard like creatures awaited them. They were the pets of the mage and probably as old as him. After dealing with some of the requests of Ulandus, they set path to the Dune Sea where the second dig site of the Serpent legend lays hidden. The tomes were exactly on the spot the map designated. When they descended, hiding from an upcoming sandstorm they strolled through the tunnels and decided that this would be their settlement when staying in Kaliphlin. Behind a sealed door, Nar found the second and last relic. He took the golden statue from the plinth and a green blast of magic lit up the tunnels. Everyone passed out. Nar was the first to awaken. He looked in the reflexion of his sword when he gazed at the faces of his men, they all had snakelike faces. Scales on their bodies. Their tongue changed and they spoke a strange language, but understood each other. Nar Bilu had lost his scars. Everyone was filled with courage, strength and hope. Hope to win back Hemresa. Hope to win whatever is bothering Kaliphlin. (Nar Bilu - fully transformed and Lord of the Wingless Serpents) Nar Bilu screams it out. The pain has gone, he traded it for hope. Now they are ready to face whatever challenge they encounter all the way to Pertraea and then to Hemresa. Their arrival in Petraea will be diplayed soon... I hope Watch the pictures of the Wingless Serpents army post...
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The mage has proven himself worthy of the trial in Bella’Erezhi, so Nar Bilu decides to send him out to the Northwall Corridors, when he received notice of trouble in that region. Again with a small band of troops, Phyton leaves the army to follow his orders. Python was welcomed within the walls and before he could settle, he was requested on the northern part of the walls to assist defence against the advancing troops. He watched the helpless men raging the large walls. Python commanded the archers to start launching salvos of arrows. A few seconds later all the Desert Kings Troops were pre occupied and not watching the approaching cloud of arrows. From beneath the sand a small nest of Underdark Serpents erupted, feasting on the soldiers. The men who survived the attack of the serpents, was struck by either an arrow or scattered in such was that they lost track and died somewhere in the adjacent dessert. (I hope to make improved pictures later this week)... have to go now :)
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The Army of the Wingless Serpents The battles in Kaliphlin were merely starting, when a councilman of Ulandus seeked out the homeless Nar Bilu of Hemresa for help. Nar was since the battles on Avalonia a simple mercenary resizing and training his army to reconquer his island in Avalonia. The councilman was offering gold and other valuables, but Nar had only interest in one thing... a map, that Nar knew was in the possession of Ulandus. Nar promised a large army worthy of the fight and free of charge. Nar Bilu received the gift and took his men along the map, into the deepest desert. Luck was on their side, a recent sandstorm revealed the entrance of the cave that Nar was searching for. But somehow Nar knew this day was close, a shaman told him. Down the cave was a mage and with just little convincing, the mage joined Nar in his fight. Deeper down the path was an armory. When the footmen of Nar put on a helmet, their bodysuit magically changed into olive green scales. When they exited the cave, they were ready to head further into Kaliphlin to help Ulandus. (note: a little lack of time today, made me shorten the version of this story, it will be updated later this week)
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Wingless Serpents Scout Surprise At the edge of the Nestlands, where the forrest meets the desert a band of Mypar Stedor mercs scouted the area for a way into the dense foliage. But it seemed that not a high price was paid for their services, because a couple of keener eyes observed them every step unnoticed. A couple of Wingless Serpents Scouts, led by Venm. At the first possibility, the leader of the pact was surprised by a single blow in the chest by Venm, dropping him hard in the dust. Without any doubt, the others scattered into the desert, not even taking the opportunity to raise a weapon. A simple victory, without the lost of any of our scouts. After a short examination of the blood soaked corpse, proudly Venm send out one of his men to Nar Bilu, who was heading to the Lonely Mountain.