MassEditor Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) This guerilla action is against zone G14 . The wall at Qaryat-Dul-Khat has stood for ages as a place of solace and worship for the people of Kaliphlin. One of Kaliphlin's many holy sites, the wall bears ancient inscriptions describing various religious beliefs and practices. When Ulandus stormed through the southern Rakarths, Qaryat-Dul-Khat and other shrines fell under the First Centurion's dominion. Pilgrimages ended almost immediately as worshippers feared how Ulandus would treat visitors to these sites. Rumors spread that the authoritarian Ulandians regarded such worship as dangerous and backwards-thinking. Whether or not these rumors were true, the Desert King saw this as a perfect opportunity to strike Ulandus and demonstrate his devotion to Kaliphlin's traditional values. He sent a small group of civil and military officers to capture Qaryat-Dul-Khat who then invited worshippers to once again pray at the holy wall. In this time of suffering and uncertainty, the shrine has seen a huge growth in visitors. Guards dispatched by the Desert King ensure offerings are not stolen. So far Ulandus has not reclaimed the site, no doubt fearful of further antagonizing the local populace. Worshippers come from all over for fellowship, to pray and to leave personal offerings. Below, a Desert King civil officer helps an elderly worshipper while another recites the shrine's ancient inscriptions: ----------------------------------- Hello! My first Guerilla Action entry, hope you don't mind the stickers! They seemed to work here and finally gave me something to do with the Moria Mine stickers I've collected. I'd have to admit the rockwork needs some finesse. I would have liked to go a bit bigger to give a better impression of a shrine embedded in the mountain - unfortunately, most of my dark bley slopes are tied up in another build and this was all I could scrape together. In any case, thanks a ton for looking. Hope you enjoy it! Edited March 25, 2015 by MassEditor Quote
Graham Gidman Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Another fantastic build! Keep 'em coming, man! Quote
LittleJohn Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Fantastic build! I love the pillars and the irregular base I really like the dark tan on top of the rocks too Quote
Adair Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Looks great! Love the architecture and the use of dk. tan! Those stickers are so useful! Quote
Yzalirk Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Nice guerrilla, it certainly is clever and it looks good! Quote
Elostirion Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Great idea and very well executed. While I love the flawless design of the wall itself (great use of stickers btw) and the great irregular plate, my favourite part is the small path leading towards the wall. While I have many ideas on how to counter this build, I am not sure whether I could execute any of these well enough to even stand a chance. Quote
gedren_y Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) This must be somewhere northwest of the Nestlands, then; close to Qarkyr. Edited March 26, 2015 by gedren_y Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I like the pillars and the overall atmosphere - looks great. Quote
Kai NRG Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 A well executed guerrilla ME, the rockwork is very well done, and the height of the pillars is super impressive! Quote
Gideon Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Beautiful build, with a fresh approach Only thing which looks a bit weird to me is how the pillars are supporting a slab of natural rock? Quote
Blufiji Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) The rock work is not as bad as you think, but the architecture is great. Excellent guerrilla build for the DK. Did you base this off of the real life city of Petra? Edited March 26, 2015 by blufiji Quote
Capt Wolf Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Great job combining the architecture and natural terrain. Good figure posing, too. The whole build conveys a solemn feeling appropriate for the story. Quote
Balbo Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Very nice story and impressive build! I really love the rockwork. Quote
MassEditor Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Thanks a lot everyone, glad you enjoyed it! This must be somewhere northwest of the Nestlands, then; close to Qarkyr. Yessir! Thanks for helping me out there! Beautiful build, with a fresh approach Only thing which looks a bit weird to me is how the pillars are supporting a slab of natural rock? Now that you mention it, yeah, it doesn't look quite natural. The pillars are only there to support the structure, while the structure itself is embedded into the solid mountainside. Would you suggest pushing the rockwork a brick or two back from the front edge of the structure? The rock work is not as bad as you think, but the architecture is great. Excellent guerrilla build for the DK. Did you base this off of the real life city of Petra? Yessir, Petra was definitely the inspiration here. At first I wanted to more faithfully recreate its facade but there just wasn't enough time or bricks! Edited March 26, 2015 by MassEditor Quote
Robin Creations Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Great job! I think the rockwork looks pretty good. And great sticker use Quote
Garmadon Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Excellent build MassEditor, great work with the columns and the rock-work! This is going to be a tough one to counter for sure! Quote
soccerkid6 Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Simply beautiful Wonderful architecture and color choices I always enjoy seeing your builds, so glad you're a part of GoH Quote
LordDan Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) Fantastic work ME! Its nice to see how the Desert King helps the people of kaliphlin Edited March 29, 2015 by LordDan Quote
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