Tomsche Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 The hall was restless, Hagen noted. A tension hung in the air, a sort of electricity of bad things about to happen or that have happened. He knew the old sage had requested a gathering, and scanning the hall, he noticed many of his mightiest warriors had gathered today to see what the old man had to say. For months now, strange attacks have been occuring in the North, but the fancy political struggles in far south Kaliphlim have made it a problem Mitgardia alone will face. From the frozen lands of the great beyond, mysterious white warriors have been attacking small villages and settlements. But none of those white clad brigands have been caught so far. They seemed to come and go as fleetingly as a snowflake in an icy storm. Sage Knorr was pouring more herbs into the firepit, when he signalled his assistant to light the fire up. A thick black smoke started to rise, but then suddenly the fire burst into bright blue flames. Flames that almost looked as burning tendrils of ice. The smoke changed colour, and turned to a snowy white, and he was certain the temperature in the room dropped a few degrees as the warriors shifted uneasily as they looked on. He saw the outlines of a man... no, not a man, a demon. A demon that looked like it spawned straight from the big glaciers. "Behold" Knorr said "our scourge!" He had the attention of all gathered, as he continued in his raspy voice. "They have been sent by our Lord Odin himself, ressurected warriors of a bygone age. Mighty is their number, and cold is their touch!" "But why?" Bork Blackbeardson asked. "Why does Odin send these fiends against us?" The answer of the old sage send a shiver down Hagen`s spine. "He wants to test us. According to the legends, every 7 generations, he sends forth these fallen warriors to see if the People of Mitgardia still remain strong. They will make sure that we are still the wall that stands against the colds of the Frozen Beyond... and for that, he sends against us... THE ALGUS!!!" As the hall roared, and Wulf leaped on the table with his axe shouting he would defeat them all, Hagen could have sworn he saw a flicker of malignicy in the Raven Statue`s eye... Quote
MassEditor Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Superb story, I have been absolutely captivated by the appearance of these snow demons and it is relieving to see the story unfurl. Though, I'm left with more questions now than when I started reading this fantastic tale. Also, the build is great and does a very nice job of telling the story - the Algus appearing in the fireplace is brilliantly done. Excellent work here Tomsche! Quote
Tomsche Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks The fireplace was actually a rather late moment idea, at first I wanted to try ruins, then books and scrolls... then decided on `heck, vikings did spirit quests, let`s try that road` and actually quite happy how it turned out :-) Quote
Gunman Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Nice job Tomsche, nice idea with the fireplace... So the threat is Algus....! Quote
mccoyed Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Nice build Tomsche. I like a lot of things about it, especially that Raven statue. I also like the story. Particularly the fickleness of Odin! Quote
LittleJohn Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Great build! I like the green and yellow stripe in the wall and having a lot of barrels around is a good touch Quote
Blufiji Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Finally a background story for these guys. It's good to see that told doesn't stop elsewhere despite the civil war. Great Job! Quote
Robin Creations Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Nice! That guy is giving me a bad feeling though Quote
soccerkid6 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Great to learn more about these frozen invaders The interior looks appropriately norse as well Quote
MKJoshA Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 The Algus! They will pay for what they are doing to our beloved North! Quote
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