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Ten years after it fell, the High Mage Greylen magically rebuilt the Tower of
Olyian to suit his own needs. Not knowning it's true history, the people of
Ikros began calling the tower "Greylen's Tower," and the name stuck. As
Greylen's power and popularity grew, people began flocking to his tower for
guidance and help. Eventually, the small village of Dahyart, several miles
away, moved itself to sit along the path that lead up to Greylen's Tower to be
closer to Ikros' star wizard and to gain his protection. It has now become
somewhat of a tourist trap, as the village is beginning to tailor itself to
meet the needs of those who travel so far to visit the High Mage.
The village straddles the road that leads to the front of the tower, and boasts
a blacksmith's shop and three small shop stalls. The total number of
buildings, aside the tower and its signature six spires, is 18.
Teaser Pic:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/village/village01.jpg
Gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35194
Pictures of Greylen's Tower and it's interior will come later.
Thanks goes to Jon Furman and his Provincial Village for no small amount of
inspiration.
PLMKWYT
--Anthony
http://www.ozbricks.com/ikros
http://www.ozbricks.net/ikros/chaos.html
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Anthony Sava writes:
> Ten years after it fell, the High Mage Greylen magically rebuilt the Tower of
> Olyian to suit his own needs. Not knowning it's true history, the people of
> Ikros began calling the tower "Greylen's Tower," and the name stuck. As
> Greylen's power and popularity grew, people began flocking to his tower for
> guidance and help. Eventually, the small village of Dahyart, several miles
> away, moved itself to sit along the path that lead up to Greylen's Tower to be
> closer to Ikros' star wizard and to gain his protection. It has now become
> somewhat of a tourist trap, as the village is beginning to tailor itself to
> meet the needs of those who travel so far to visit the High Mage.
>
> The village straddles the road that leads to the front of the tower, and boasts
> a blacksmith's shop and three small shop stalls. The total number of
> buildings, aside the tower and its signature six spires, is 18.
>
> Teaser Pic:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/village/village01.jpg
>
> Gallery:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35194
Anthony,
Wow, this looks really intriguing so far. I can't wait for the rest of the pics.
Are you going to add a lot of backstory, and illustrated stories, etc?
Thanks,
George
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Hey Anthony,
What an interesting backstory! I love stories that incorporate generational
changes (how Tower of Olyian -> Greylen's Tower), and how subtle things can
really change the lives of many people (like all the villagers of Dahyart).
I also love seeing village mocs. I think they are my favorite of all castle
creations. Your cities are always so interesting to look at.
my only criticism is that the houses seem to look similiar. I imagine that a
medieval village would be more of a hod-podge of different houses.
Thanks for sharing! I'm really starting to get excited about Chaos Skies!
_lenny
<snip>
> Teaser Pic:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/village/village01.jpg
>
> Gallery:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35194
>
> Pictures of Greylen's Tower and it's interior will come later.
>
> Thanks goes to Jon Furman and his Provincial Village for no small amount of
> inspiration.
>
> PLMKWYT
>
> --Anthony
> http://www.ozbricks.com/ikros
> http://www.ozbricks.net/ikros/chaos.html
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> Thanks goes to Jon Furman and his Provincial Village for no small amount of
> inspiration.
>
> PLMKWYT
Hi Anthony,
Your village is so adorable. I want it to mix with Jon's Provincial Village
and then my collection would be complete.
I wish. 8-)
Needless to say (but I will) I really like your village. Hugs, Shirley.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Anthony Sava writes:
[snip]
> The village straddles the road that leads to the front of the tower, and
> boasts a blacksmith's shop and three small shop stalls. The total number of
> buildings, aside the tower and its signature six spires, is 18.
Nice, my only comment is that the village looks too tidy, with all the house
frondsides almost in one straigt line. In my humble opinion, you should make
their apperance less "planned" by allowing more offset back and forth. Try
also to place some buildings at an angle differend from perpindicular to the
road (there are several solutions to do this in a neat way).
With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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In lugnet.castle, George Haberberger writes:
<SNIP>
> Anthony,
>
> Wow, this looks really intriguing so far. I can't wait for the rest of the pics.
>
> Are you going to add a lot of backstory, and illustrated stories, etc?
>
> Thanks,
>
> George
The rest of the pictures will come when the village is finalized. I still
haven't decided on whether or not to leave it alone. I have several other
designs in mind that I haven't tried yet.
It'll be in my story, Chaos Skies. I don't know how much more backstory it
will recieve.
Thanks for the reply!
--Anthony
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In lugnet.castle, Leonard Hoffman writes:
> Hey Anthony,
> What an interesting backstory! I love stories that incorporate generational
> changes (how Tower of Olyian -> Greylen's Tower), and how subtle things can
> really change the lives of many people (like all the villagers of Dahyart).
Thanks much. I had almost given up on the idea of building a village, leaving
the tower by itself, but I'm glad I followed through.
> I also love seeing village mocs. I think they are my favorite of all castle
> creations. Your cities are always so interesting to look at.
Not as interesting as they could be... Since I only create MOCs for my
stories, what could be really complex MOCs turn out to be less than their
potential, since my true MOC is the story they play a part in.
> my only criticism is that the houses seem to look similiar. I imagine that a
> medieval village would be more of a hod-podge of different houses.
Well, lack of parts dictated my houses would be very similar. I explain it
away as that the houses were all built at the same time, since the village
moved itself.
> Thanks for sharing! I'm really starting to get excited about Chaos Skies!
> _lenny
Thanks much! I aim to please.
--Anthony
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In lugnet.castle, Yaron Dori writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Anthony Sava writes:
> > Teaser Pic:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/village/village01.jpg
> >
> > Gallery:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35194
>
> WOW! great work as always Anthony
Thanks much!
>
> > Pictures of Greylen's Tower and it's interior will come later.
> can't wait to see them.
Soon, very soon.
>
> in which chapter it's about to enter the plot? will we have to wait long?
>
> Love LEGO, Love Castle
> Yaron "Webrain" Dori
I couldn't tell you which chapter the city will be making it's debut, as that
would be giving away too much. But I can say that you won't have to wait all
that long to see it again.
And thanks for the reply!
--Anthony
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In lugnet.castle, Shirley Kearns writes:
> > Thanks goes to Jon Furman and his Provincial Village for no small amount of
> > inspiration.
> >
> > PLMKWYT
>
> Hi Anthony,
>
> Your village is so adorable. I want it to mix with Jon's Provincial Village
> and then my collection would be complete.
>
> I wish. 8-)
>
> Needless to say (but I will) I really like your village. Hugs, Shirley.
Thanks much! Though I don't think I'd feel right about mixing his village with
my own. His has much more detail in the buildings as I have, as my buildings
are nothing more than facades.
Thanks for the reply!
--Anthony
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In lugnet.castle, Manfred Moolhuysen writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Anthony Sava writes:
> [snip]
> > The village straddles the road that leads to the front of the tower, and
> > boasts a blacksmith's shop and three small shop stalls. The total number of
> > buildings, aside the tower and its signature six spires, is 18.
>
> Nice, my only comment is that the village looks too tidy, with all the house
> frondsides almost in one straigt line. In my humble opinion, you should make
> their apperance less "planned" by allowing more offset back and forth. Try
> also to place some buildings at an angle differend from perpindicular to the
> road (there are several solutions to do this in a neat way).
>
> With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
Thanks much! Those are great ideas. Before I read your post I was torn
between leaving the village as is or scrapping it to have it encircle the
tower. But with changing their relative positions, I think it'd make the
village look much better.
The reason they are all in a line like that was because I wasn't really
thinking. Originally I was going to have the buildings hang off the green
plates onto the tan ones to hold them in place, and then after rethinking that,
moved them back. That's where I didnt think to move them back different
amounts. I'm glad you pointed this out.
And thanks for the reply!
--Anthony
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