[O9 - Onderon & Dxun - CE] Where the wild things are...

[n1majneb]

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Following our victory against the remnant forces loyal to Pyerce, Mandalore was finally returned to the Mandalorians and a sense of relief swept the planet.Simultaneously the reports, once covered up by Imperial occupation and their sinister Intelligence service, began to come through of the atrocities the remnant forces had been committing across the galaxy.

As Clan Eldar dispatched it’s forces to aid stability across it’s protectorate, we couldn’t ignore the reports from further afield of aggressive occupation, orbital bombardment near destroying species and their history and raiding at an unrivalled level. 

One such report stood out to me – the disturbed resting places of fallen Mandalorians from wars and battles millennia ago being pillaged for the now rare Beskar armour these comrades from antiquity still bore in their graves.

Seeing that new friends were being taken care of I set course for Onderon and its moon Dxun. An odd pair, it was a site of historical significance that I had wanted to visit since before my time exploring the Unchartered Regions.

 

The opposite of Mandalore, the depressive permacrete cities and wastelands there were now replaced by verdant jungles across this planet. I made my way to a landing site and followed the stream leading me out of the basin I had landed within.

 

Following the stream I could hear various animals calling, celebrating the rich land across the moon.

 

Ahead of me a glint in the Sun drew my attention to a rocky outcrop and I headed toward this.

As fingers guarding something precious the helm and blade of a fallen Mandalorian laid in this. An odd image, a crypt made of the rib cage of some great beast from long ago.
It had long been known of the Mandalorian wars with the Sith Empire and the fate of Mandalore the Indominatable. It seems he wasn’t the only warrior that fell victim to these once great beasts that roamed here.

It also seemed that the Rocks were much more than this. Derelict and near reclaimed by the Jungle here I had found the ruins of a great building, but I was not alone. Atop the rocks was a hover sled containing Beskar armour. It was true then, even long dead Mandalorians were not awarded peace.

 

Disabling the sled, I followed the tracks to discover the raiding party and put an end to their crimes. I knew other Mandalorians were now in system, following up on the reports that brought me here, and I signalled ahead - we didn't want any ships escaping with Mandalore's most precious metal...

 

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For some time I had wanted to build water from Sand Green, living near a basin myself the water is never clear as it carries the silt from upriver and had wanted to return to building natural over buildings so it was nice Clan Eldar's narrative sent Torak out this way.

A few further images of the build below. With hindsight I should have used more of a darker colour to separate the sand green stream from it's banks but overall i'm pleased with how this came out.
I like my solution for the ruins and i'm pleased i went with a brick built column over 2x2 round bricks and it compliments the lbg/dbg walls well.

 

 

Edited February 4, 2021 by goatman461

[Darth Bjorn]

A lot of great details in this build. Interesting plants, rocks etc. Maybe a bit too much variety - it looks a bit busy... ?

[Ross Fisher]

There is a lot going on here, but I quite like it. Looks like a proper jungle!

[Brickwolf]

A riot of colours anf forms.

[Simulterious]

Love the plant designs!

[n1majneb]

On 1/23/2021 at 2:52 PM, Darth Bjorn said:

A lot of great details in this build. Interesting plants, rocks etc. Maybe a bit too much variety - it looks a bit busy... ?

Untamed jungles adhere to no rules ?

On 1/23/2021 at 2:59 PM, Ross Fisher said:

There is a lot going on here, but I quite like it. Looks like a proper jungle!

Thanks!

On 1/23/2021 at 5:05 PM, Brickwolf said:

A riot of colours anf forms.

I’m pretty pleased with the variety and how I’ve tried to differentiate the plants too

21 hours ago, Simulterious said:

Love the plant designs!

Thanks- I’m pretty pleased with the designs I’ve used here

[Darth Bjorn]

On 1/23/2021 at 3:59 PM, Ross Fisher said:

There is a lot going on here, but I quite like it. Looks like a proper jungle!

 

1 hour ago, n1majneb said:

Untamed jungles adhere to no rules ?

I see what you're trying to get at, but I feel there's a difference between a busy build, and a dense and varied vegetation... Jungles of forests are imo some of the most difficult to do well... I have trouble building these environments too, but here's a few examples of messy vegetation without the overall moc looking too busy... Again. Take it as my personal opinion... ;)

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