Book II - Avalonia: Guild sign-up and Discussion

[Gideon]

Well, right now there's not one established religion, or even a predominant one from what I've seen. However, the Faith, the religion of Burnby, worships one god that has five aspects.

From various builds and the discussions in the Grand Griffon there seems to be quite a few religions in Historica and so far it seems to be free for everyone to come up with their own.

What are those five aspects of the Faith? I think it would be probable that many people (at least outside the Faith) mistake it for five distinct gods?

[Hammerhand]

Here's my "preview" of my Task 5 build -

[TheUtilityBelt]

Woah, Hammer!

[Rogue Angel]

The foothills on the northern side of Avalonia have snow cover for a good portion of the year, and there are a few snow covered peaks in the mystic isles. There is not anything in the south of Avalonia at this point for snow, as there are no real mountains or peaks.

In regards to religion for Historica in general, there is no uniform religion nor even a dominant religion. Historicans worship deities and nature aspects and mortal/undead beings and many other things depending on where you go. There are a number of widespread faiths that have spread to multiple guilds, but again, no dominant ones that account for more than a fraction of any guild. Many individual territories have established pantheons, but it is common for this to be confined to only the local regions. There is also a large number of Historicans who do not worship at all.

[Lord Vladivus]

All this talk of religion makes me want to do a build to represent Shadowmere's twisted, malicious, dark and brooding patron deity.

[Bregir]

Can't wait to see more, Hammerhand! Task 5 really seems to have gotten people inspired.

[TheUtilityBelt]

I want a Kali task 5...

[-Carson Haupt-]

From various builds and the discussions in the Grand Griffon there seems to be quite a few religions in Historica and so far it seems to be free for everyone to come up with their own.

What are those five aspects of the Faith? I think it would be probable that many people (at least outside the Faith) mistake it for five distinct gods?

That's the feel I got too. The five a aspects are said to be the Father, the Mother, the Warrior, the Maiden, and the Other. And yes it's a ver common mistake, even within the faith.

[kabel]

Are you sure you didn't mean seven?

[-Carson Haupt-]

Are you sure you didn't mean seven?

Haha, yes, that what it was based heavily on! I plan to make it more unique, it's just hard to depict without a build and all my bricks are tied up at the minute.

[Bregir]

I want a Kali task 5...

What's stopping you from completing it? - I guess it really works just like a freebuild for Avalonians too, apart from the fact that we have a name for it. (AKA Task 5)

[Gunman]

Looking good Hammerhand!!! Cant wait to see it finished.

[IenjoyLego89]

Looking awesome Hammerhand :) can't wait to see it finished :)

[TheUtilityBelt]

What's stopping you from completing it? - I guess it really works just like a freebuild for Avalonians too, apart from the fact that we have a name for it. (AKA Task 5)

I am planning on making a big home for my siggy after the battle of Eastgate. :)

[LordDan]

guards by lorddan413, on Flickr

what do you guys think of these militia. I was thinking of how to use them, possibly as a small guard for a vilage or something, but I still haven't decided what. they looked slightly professional for a small village. anyway maybe someone could think of a good use for them

[Maxim I]

what do you guys think of these militia. I was thinking of how to use them, possibly as a small guard for a vilage or something, but I still haven't decided what. they looked slightly professional for a small village. anyway maybe someone could think of a good use for them

They look really nice :) They don't have the Avalonian colours so you will have to think a bit further than town guards. Maybe something as harbour guards, Kaliphlin mercenaries, trade guards, ...

[LordDan]

They look really nice :) They don't have the Avalonian colours so you will have to think a bit further than town guards. Maybe something as harbour guards, Kaliphlin mercenaries, trade guards, ...

Thanks! I was messing around with the torso from the king in knights kingdom II and I noticed the coat of arms was similar to the current castle theme.

I was thinking along the same lines. I was thinking maybe former cedrian soldiers who had retired. ( because of the crown logo and stuff) And moved into a small village in avalonia and are now the town guard, or maybe honorable mercenaries hired to help a village, etc. I've already started building a moc

[TheRedViper]

Looking forward to seeing your task 5 Hammer!

[LordDan]

texturing by lorddan413, on Flickr

could someone give me advice/ feedback on my texturing so far?

[LordDan]

wagon burning by lorddan413, on Flickr

lord Dan's wagon was suddenly attacked by raiders, who planned to steal the materials they needed but encountered some resistance and in the fight the wagon was roasted. the raiders numbers far outnumbered the small number of guards lord Dan had, but they retreated once they saw that the wagon was destroyed and of no use to them, so lord Dan's guards managed to survive. luckily for them , they were already inside lord Dan's claimed land and didn't have far to go...

[Bregir]

texturing by lorddan413, on Flickr

could someone give me advice/ feedback on my texturing so far?

Greetings, mylord.

I really like the crenelations (?) on top of the left side of the wall. However, generally, I think the texturing is too busy, and some of the shapes doesn't make much sence. Consider that all shapes in this wall should be concievable in stone (I guess ),which has some limitations in the shapes it will take. (E.g. the grille bricks, and the 1 by 2 hinge plate on the right doesn't seem like normal stone shapes.) The odd shapes apart, the busy texturing and SNOT-work does make it look like the wall was erected in a hurry by unskilled craftsmen for quick defenses. (Something like the Kingsbridge city wall in "The pillars of the Earth".)

A final note: I am very impressed how you make your SNOT-work all fit together! There are so many odd angels, but very few gaps - I could definitely learn something here!

On your other posts (Yeah, I know - I wrote "final note" just above... )

I love those troops you have put together - and I am sad to hear your wagon has burst into flames - I sure hope you are not too far from a nice place to settle, and that you didn't lose too many vital supplies!

At your service,

Ser Beorthan,

Lord Mayor of the Trifork

[narbilu]

Part II of my story is up...

Link

[Bregir]

Greetings, proud Avalonians.

I've got a couple of freebuilds underway for Task 4. Just need to take proper photos and write some descriptions- Here are a few teaser pics:

Taverna:

Taverna by beorthan, on Flickr

Loggers:

Loggers by beorthan, on Flickr

At your service

/Beorthan

[LordDan]

for task 5 is it important to have living area, for the sigfig, or could it be strictly military?

[MiloNelsiano]

Hello,

I'm not a big poster here on eurobricks, but have always been more of a lurker, at times even lurking in GoH. Several times now I have considered joining, but have not yet for several different reasons, especially being overwhelmed and confused by everthing (I still am quite a bit). Long story short, I've decided to give it a try, and have chosen Avalonia, as it seems to be most like my building style. I am currently waiting on a bricklink order so I can build an appropriate Avalonian banner. I will post a picture of my sigfig when that order arrives. In the meantime, I am hoping to clear up a few questions regarding tasks/free builds/Phase I-III builds. From what I've (quite possibly falsely) gathered, tasks 1, 2, 3, and 5 are posted in this discussion. Task 4 is posted in the General GoH area and then linked in the Task 4 discussion. Can everything that is not part of the main challenge may be registered in the free build discussion? How exactly do the Phase I-III builds work? Can they be the same as Task 4 builds? I'm pretty sure I found a discussion to post links to your Phase I-III builds once, but I haven't been able to find it again. I realize all of this is probably clearly written somewhere, but I'm having an awfully difficult time finding and understanding it all at once. Any Information you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!