Mitgardia Guild: Homepage, Sign-up and Discussion

[Jacob Nion]

Hey hey!

Today I found the inspiration for a real warrior beauty:

A dark elven princess. Hope that some more people will come up with an entry so the contest wont fall through.

P.s.: the reason for the black lever bases on the pic ist that I first used these and forgot to put them away. It's no dirty joke or something

Edited August 21, 2012 by Jacob Nion

[Toma S]

Hi all! I wuold like to join Mitgardia Guild!

I don't have much snow minifigures and for that reason i wanna be somewhere here. Reason for that place also is that I build usually creations with small green hills (I will add snow if is winter ).

Rules say that I must present my hero, so I introduce you:

Tomas Erdey

Weapon: Wooden rod

Age: 14

He was lived with his mother and a step father (his bioin house with ground floor transformed to Blacksmith. His step father always was drunk, so Tomas must do weapons, armors and other stuff alone. One day when he play with his friend they strayed to wizard's house.

That is all what you need for now about my hero. You will be find out more soon (I have one story about him...).

p.s. My hero is also on my avatar, but with no green cap.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Toma S

[kabel]

Welcome Tomas,

you are most welcome to this guild. One thing though, I actually like your hero better without the gnome hat

@all Mitgardians: please make sure you participate in building a wall around our beloved capital. Valholl needs you!!

[soccerkid6]

@Toma S: Welcome, looking forward to seeing some of your MOCs

[Toma S]

Thanks for wecome!

@Toma S: Welcome, looking forward to seeing some of your MOCs

Oh, there are on EB some of my creations already. Here and here.

[lego_legis_legere]

I, Scipio Barbatus, pledge allegiance to Mitgardia ! Long live Jarl Nibelung !

I was born in a small village, which was burned during a Nocturnus' skirmish. When Mitgardian troops arrived, I was the only survivor. Then I spent the next decade in a cold military camp.

Last month, I had to weigh the pros and cons of an other decade in the army or the joys of a civilian life.

I chose to be an adventurer, but I kept my gear.

Edited August 22, 2012 by lego_legis_legere

[Jacob Nion]

Ahoy Barbatus! A nice presentation of your avatar.

Today I wrote the history of my 5th guild: My link

What do you think guys?

Edited August 22, 2012 by Jacob Nion

[Simon_S]

Ahoy Barbatus! A nice presentation of your avatar.

Today I wrote the history of my 5th guild: My link

What do you think guys?

I like the Idea and glowing mushrooms for light would also be great ;)

A small suggestion: I'd change the colours, maybe to black/brown, cause there are already 2 factions with green in it.

The rest is perfect, sounds scary

[cornbread]

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums but I'm really excited about joining the Guilds of Historica. I've always loved roleplaying and recently got back into Lego, so I thought this would be a perfect fit! I've tried to read as much as possible over the last few days and know the first thing is to create a sigfig so without further ado, I give you the Seril family.

Pictured middle is me, Valaryn Seril, with my father, Lord Gerard Seril (pictured left), and my brother, Aeryn Seril (pictured right). You might be saying to yourself, one of those guys doesn't fit, and you'd be right. My family has been in Mitgardia for many generations and while we hold only moderate power and influence, my father is nonetheless a Nobleman and a Knight. No doubt you can then guess which of his sons is eldest and heir to our House... my brother Aeryn. As befitting an heir to a noble house, his upbringing has been mostly dominated by military training. I, on the other hand, being the second son a noble lord, am destined to help my brother run his estate. As such, I was trained in matters of the mind instead of sword. Though I am knowledgeable in many areas from economics to medicine, my true profession is Engineering, the practical applications of math and physics, with a specialty in machines of war. I design and oversee construction of numerous devices and vehicles, all of which are created to not only increase the power and influence of my house, but strengthen and defend Mitgardia against all her enemies.

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I've read as much as possible and I see there is a mini-challenge going on to build a part of Valholl's walls. Is there anything else going on at the moment? Is there anything I should be building as part of my "initiation", or should I just go ahead and get started on my first MOC? Is there any need-to-know information you guys would like to pass on to me? I really look forward to participating in this awesome group!

[lego_legis_legere]

Today I wrote the history of my 5th guild: My link What do you think guys?

Very nice ! Especially the minifigure (what an impressive work, it reminds the dark elven of Heroes and Might and Magic).

A can't wait your next pics.

Keep bricking on !

[kabel]

I see there is a mini-challenge going on to build a part of Valholl's walls. Is there anything else going on at the moment? Is there anything I should be building as part of my "initiation",

#1: Welcome to Mitgardia, we're glad so many new people have joined our guild recently!

#2: You taking part in the valholl community build would be very great. I'd furthermore also invited all the other (new and old) members to participate in it, as it could show the power of Mitgardia in just one series of mocs.

#3: there is a mini challenge to design a new guild contest going on

#4: it's good as a new member to show that you've got your own troops, maybe a village and or tower or that kind of thing

[Jacob Nion]

I like the Idea and glowing mushrooms for light would also be great ;)

A small suggestion: I'd change the colours, maybe to black/brown, cause there are already 2 factions with green in it.

The rest is perfect, sounds scary

Thanks. I don't have brown. Dark green black was the best combination I could make.

I hope it doesn't sound too scary so it would be to close to Nocturnus.

[Sirens-of-Titan]

Guys, remember to build and take part in the Valholl Community Build, hosted by kabel! It looks like a lot of fun, and it'll be nice for us to build up our capital. I urge all Mitgaridans to give it a try.

[Cara]

Yay! for more people to chat to. Welcome to the guild Toma, Barbatus & Valaryn.

Well I'm barely caught up on the board after the holidays. And the other evening my husband decapitated my phoenix while trying to swat a fly. I think I'll break it all down. I have to do that after every build so I have enough pieces for the next and I don't have a single bley headlight brick left at the moment.

Funny how builds make you realise how little you have of what you think is a common piece. This last challenge I ran out of 1x2 light bleys bricks. Now if only they would ever have those or dark bley 1x2's on the brick wall.

Edited August 24, 2012 by Cara

[kabel]

Yay! for more people to chat to.

it's great to see Mitgardia becoming strong again as we were in the beginning. In the first months we were actually leading by points, time we get back to this!

Funny how builds make you realise how little you have of what you think is a common piece. This last challenge I ran out of 1x2 light bleys bricks. Now if only they would ever have those or dark bley 1x2's on the brick wall.

Make sure you enter a wall piece to the community build before you run out of bley again!!!

[Kayne]

I don't live close to a Lego store, the nearest one is almost 3 hours away in Detroit area, but I end up there about once a month for work, so I always stop in. In January they actually did have 1x2 Dark Bley bricks in the wall, so I bought a whole cup! In June, they had the 1x2 L-shaped brick in Dark Bley as well and I bought a bunch of those as well. As far as Light Bley, the best I ever found on the wall was the 2x2x2 slope pieces

[Pyrovisionary]

it's great to see Mitgardia becoming strong again as we were in the beginning. In the first months we were actually leading by points, time we get back to this!

Make sure you enter a wall piece to the community build before you run out of bley again!!!

You are about to have one more member!

I'm new and I am to register for Mitgardia! Is that ok?

I just post a fig with a backstory and Pledge my services to the jarl and I'm in?

[Jacob Nion]

You are about to have one more member!

I'm new and I am to register for Mitgardia! Is that ok?

I just post a fig with a backstory and Pledge my services to the jarl and I'm in?

Aye. This is how it works.

I tried to make something like a map for my 5th guild entry. Any point of criticism? I really want to try my best at this mini challenge.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Jacob Nion

[Angeli]

Jacob! That is so lovely :) I love the whole feeling it leaves, and the dragon made form a snake ;) Khaliphlin is especially good

Kayen, the closest PaB for me is 18 h by car, and people say that it never have anything interesting ;) for the next one I have to take a plane :)

what would I give for just 3 h of driving to the PaB :))

[Simon_S]

Jacob! That is so lovely :) I love the whole feeling it leaves, and the dragon made form a snake ;) Khaliphlin is especially good

Kayen, the closest PaB for me is 18 h by car, and people say that it never have anything interesting ;) for the next one I have to take a plane :)

what would I give for just 3 h of driving to the PaB :))

In my country there isn't even one PaB store, but it's also has something positive: I'm from Basel (Switzerland), so I live 15 minutes from the border of Germany, means I can go to buy LEGO there and I get the tax (19 % !!!) back

[Sirens-of-Titan]

Prelude to Challenge 5:

And so it was that the great Elemental Plague washed over Historica from border to border. From the frozen plains of Mitgardia, to the lush forests of Avalonia, all the way to the sandy expanses of Kaliphlin, and the boiling volcanoes of Nocturnus, great elemental monsters devoured villages and towns, forcing the citizens of Historica to flee by the thousands. Only the great capitals and largest cities continue to hold out against the elemental threat. While the monsters at his command decimate the landscape, Victor Revolword plots the overthrow of Historica’s Capital Cerdica.

In a dungeon not far from the High King’s mighty city, a well-dressed gentleman fears for his life. He is a servant to the High King; one of a myriad of fateful lackeys sworn to his majesty’s service, who finds himself in a dire situation. The door to the small dungeon room opens and the black wizard himself steps through.

Victor: “Do you know who I am, servant?”

Servant: “Yes. You’re that wizard… The one who unleashed the elementals. Please don’t hurt me! I don’t know anything, I swear!”

Victor: “Silence! You’ll do well for yourself if you rethink your loyalties. Now, keenly pay attention to what I say. Rumor has it that the king’s servants use a secret entrance in and out of the capital city. The rumors go on to say that this entrance leads out somewhere in the wilderness by the Hammerhead lake. If that were to be true, I very much want to know about where the entrance is. Now speak, I am a busy man.”

Servant: “What? There’s no such a thing! The only way in and out is through the guarded gate! You have been misled, good sir.”

Victor: “Careful, servant. Lying to me has dire consequences. I ask again; where is the hidden entrance inside the city?”

Servant: “I swear to you, there is no such a thing!”

Victor: “Very well, then we must do this the hard way” He walks towards the door and calls out. “Rellik, come in here.”

A tall, intimidating character steps through the door. He is armored from head to toe, and yields a mighty war ax. His face is blistered over and muddy, his eyes a piercing shade of blue. He walks in, bows, and stares down the terrified servant.

Victor: “Are you familiar with “The Hand of Corruption” servant? Of course you are; you must have heard stories about them your whole life. I’d like you to meet their leader, my trusted general and the agent of your Guilds’ undoing! This is Rellik Nam; the Scourge of the Eastern Kingdoms.”

Servant: “Impossible! The Hand of Corruption is just a folk tale!”

Victor: “Oh, it’s more than a tale foolish servant. It’s a cursed legend. “The Hand” forgives no one; its grasp is far reaching, and its retributions are swift. Look into Rellik’s eyes servant, and tell him you don’t know anything about a secret entrance in the wilderness.”

Servant: “I beg you sir, please realize I know nothing! I fear for my life, and your general fills me with terror… Alas, I cannot give you what you want, as it does not exist. Please good sir, let me go, I’m merely a servant. I know nothing of the affairs of the High King…”

Victor: “Enough. Rellik, this tight-lipped and stubborn servant won’t tell me what I want to know, and I grow impatient. Persuade him to speak. I shall be outside.”

Rellik Nam: “Yes my lord. My pleasure.”

Servant: “Wait! No, please sir, I swear I don’t know anything! Oh no!!!”

Victor leaves the dungeon cell, and closes the door shut behind him.

After a few minutes of horrific screams and sounds of struggle, Rellik opens the door and flashes a rotten grin to his master. Victor nods, and walks in along with blistered creatures who carry the mark of the “Hand of Corruption” on their armor and shields. The servant lies on the ground, bloodied, weeping and clutching at his side.

Victor: “Well Rellik? What did he say?”

Rellik: “There is a small town on a lake near the capital. Above the lake is a windmill; isolated from the rest of the village. A trapdoor in there will lead us directly into the antechamber of the King’s Summer palace.”

Victor: “Wonderfully done Rellik. It appears we are ready for our little escapade. How large is our force?”

Rellik: “Five hundred strong; more are joining every day my lord. “The Hand” has ways of corrupting the mind. Very soon Histroica’s own defenders will be marching under our banners.”

Victor: “Excelled Rellik! Now… we no longer need this spineless worm. Feed him to the wolves.”

Rellik: “Yes my lord.”

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Meanwhile in the Mitgardian capital of Valholl an old Norse warrior steps through the threshold of a well-lit library room. He looks preoccupied, and the haste in his step suggests purpose and timeliness.

Jarl Nibelung: “Ah, Hersir Chorian! You’ve come just in time! Step closer, tell me; what is the situation outside of Valholl?”

Elon Chorian: “It’s pandemonium out there Jarl Nibelung! The damned elementals have devoured everything east of Ondylion. My city is taking on thousands of refugees. I make a great sacrifice coming here today; I pray you have something important for me.”

Jarl Nibelung: “I do Hersir. We may have found a way to dispel the Elemental magic used by the traitor Victor Revolword!”

Elon Chorian: “By the gods! Do tell Jarl!”

Jarl Nibelung: “I received a visitor late last night. He came to the palace all the way from the top of the temple on Mount Varocha. He is a monk of the Order of Eden. He brought a curious scroll along with him. He claims that the magic described herein can dispel any elemental monster.”

Elon Chorian: “Magic? That’s what we resolve to? We’re Norsemen men Jarl! We fight with sharpened steel. I’ve seen these monsters with my own eyes; I hardly see how a magic spell can knock them down! And why am I summoned to hear about it? I am no wizard, Jarl Nibelung!”

Jarl Nibelung: “No, but there is something you should know. Let me introduce the monk to you. Brother Hemli, please come over.”

A man dressed in a grey tunic, yielding a magic staff, stands up in the opposite corner of the library. He puts the book he has been reading down, and walks towards the Jarl and the Hersir.

Brother Hemli: “Yes Jarl?”

Jarl Nibelung: “Brother Hemli, this is the Hersir of Valholl, Elon Chorian. He needs to hear what you told me about ancient sites of power.”

Brother Hemli: “Ah yes! It’s a fascinating scroll we have here! It describes the elemental magic used by the black wizard Victor to raise the elementals. Interestingly enough, it appears that the elementals, while mighty and powerful, are susceptible to a particular type of ancient magic. This is the same energy present at mystic sites throughout Historica! Elven villages, mystic forests, haunted cavers, and many other locations emit this benevolent type of magic; harmless to people, but deadly to the Elementals. As a result they won’t go near these sites!”

Jarl Nibelung: “You see Chorian! This is a major advantage to us! There are areas throughout Historica where these elementals cannot go! We can use them to organize our forces; make camps for our soldier and refugees, and eventually use the magic to drive these abominations back to Oblivion!”

Elon Chorian: “With camps like these, we can organize a resistance and fight back towards the cities! But can we move this magic around?”

Brother Hemli: “Yes! Mages trained in this magic school can accompany your forces and drive the monster back!”

Elon Chorian: “Then we can win this war! This is great news indeed!”

Jarl Nibelung: “There is unfortunately a complication. Victor has not been seen since the attacks started. Without knowing where he is, we have no way of stopping him. While we can hold back the elementals, he too can summon them without end. We risk turning all of Historica into a permanent magical battlefield, the consequence of which will be severe for generations to come! Worse yet; I’ve heard news from our friends in Avalonia; they say regiments of the “Hand of Corruption” roam their countryside, abducting young men, forcing them to join the ranks of Victor’s corrupt forces. It seems that the wizard is planning something big.

Brother Hemli: “Yes… they are corrupt creatures from the eastern Kingdoms, led by an infamous blood-thirsty fiend. If the wizard manages to raise himself an army of them, the elementals will be the least of our problems.”

Elon Chorian: “Then we must move quickly to secure locations around Historica! If they are indeed safe from elementals, we can use them as war camps to hunt down Victor’s forces and to find him!”

Jarl Nibelung: “That was my plan yes. But we must move quickly.”

Elon Chorian: “I will return to Ondylion and prepare a war party!”

Jarl Nibelung: “Good. Brother Hemli will go with you; he will ensure the city is safe. Meanwhile, the other Guild leaders have already begun preparations of their own. The armies of Historica move to its ancient places, and prepare for the coming storm. Let’s pray to the gods that we are ready when it comes.”

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In the High King’s summer palace, the royal steward is frustrated. After calling on the servants several times, not a single response has come from his majesty’s kitchens.

Steward: “Unbelievable! What kind of servants are you!? If the King was here he’d have you booted from the high tower from taking so long to answer! I said what kind of…”

As the Steward raises his voice in annoyance, he suddenly falls silent. Instead of the neatly dressed royal staff he commands, a raggedy group of repulsive creatures storm into the chamber. The steward is taken aback by their ghastly appearance, and he stumbles backwards as they approach him.

Steward: “What in the name of his majesty’s sacred honor is going on here?! Who are you?!”

Victor: “I am the next High King of Historica. Your Kingdom will tremble before my might. Now where is the High King?”

Steward: “Usurper! Traitor! Curse you and your abominable minions! This chamber is sacred! GUARDS!!!”

Rellik: “Your guards are dead pathetic human. All that’s left on this floor is you. Now answer my lord’s question, or you shall join them.”

Steward: “Merci! Merci! I will tell all! The King is at the theater! He loves the plays! He’ll be back soon; must be no more than an hour until his return! Please don’t kill me!”

Victor: “How comical that your High King enjoys the finer things whilst his Kingdom burns. Which way does he come back into the palace? Speak!”

Steward: “He’ll come from the Eastern corridor! He’ll be escorted by two guards, no more! I swear it!”

Victor: “Excellent! I like this servant. He knows what’s good for him. Let’s keep him around. Rellik, prepare a little surprise for his majesty. Make sure he is taken alive and brought to me.”

Rellik: “Yes my lord.” (He bows and leaves)

Victor sits on the throne.

Victor: "The reign of the High King is coming to an end and my glorious reign is beginning. Soon, Victor the Black Wizard will rule all of Historica, and all will bow down before him."

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Soon to follow:

Challenge V

[lego_legis_legere]

Jacob, your underground map is very cool ! I can't help thinking of Heroes and Might and Magic.

Good work ! Keep bricking on, I want to see more.

Maybe could you add a lego printed mushroom (red and white)? But it may not match with the green colour.

[Ecclesiastes]

Looking forward to challenge 5. I like that you use your rise of the mage mocs also for guilds of historica. And it's always nice seeing your own fig in it

[NiceMarmot]

Funny how builds make you realise how little you have of what you think is a common piece. This last challenge I ran out of 1x2 light bleys bricks. Now if only they would ever have those or dark bley 1x2's on the brick wall.

Cara, I was at the Santa Clara store today (Sunday) and I don't think they had any light bley or dark bley 1x2s. However they did have 1x1 dark bleys bricks. And there were white 2x2x2 slopes and white 1x8 tiles, both of which would be very useful for Mitgardian landscapes. They also had dark bley (and reddish brown) 1x2 log bricks. Picked up a few white 1x4 arches too. And of course they had the usual useless bright orange and yellow junk.

I have seen both of them there on that wall in the past year however, so keep checking.

[Ecclesiastes]

I still have to make a vignette, but I couldn't resist making figs for the 5th guild challenge. So here's a sneak peek and yes the leader is a woman :