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"Legends and Horror Stories of Historica"
There are all manner of scary stories told throughout the ages in Historica. Some are surely simply tales created for entertainment around a fire on a fall evening. Some may be fairy tales sometimes used by parents to try to keep their children close to home during dangerous times. Some may result from the, er, "impaired" sensory experiences of wandering travelers. But, some, some are true.....
Historica is an ancient land with magics and mysteries stretching many generations.
Who can tell the fact from the fiction?
You?
I doubt it.
There's still time to join in on the fun! Here's the link to the Challenge thread over on Eurobricks:
www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/186512-g...
The Guild is a intergalactic mercenary corps. They specialize in everything from inciting government coups to guarding merchant ships.
The Commander is a highly trained leader willing to do anything to get the job done
MO: 9348467
Name: NORTHERN GUILD
Vessel Type - Generic: Cargo - Hazard A (Major)
Vessel Type - Detailed: Container Ship
Status: Active
MMSI: 636091385
Flag: Liberia [LR]
Gross Tonnage: 41835
Summer DWT: 53870 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 264.2 x 32.25 m
Year Built: 2009
Home Port: MONROVIA
Photo exhibition of previously unseen photos from the 2012 Preston Guild by Preston photographer Bernie Blackburn
For those who don't know, the Preston Guild takes place every 20 years and we are now exactly half way between Guilds. So if you were at the 2012 Guild pop down to The Larder 50 Lancaster Road and check out this stunning exhibition of the amazing Preston community at its best. You may be in some of the photographs.
There are photos on the walls, a slide show of 100 photos and coming soon a Flickr set of another 100 photos. All of which will be available to order as A4 prints. More details of how to order to follow soon.
An unplanned and trip up to Saddle Tor one morning before work ended with the hill fog and low stratus clouds rolling in. However not before the sun punched through a small fleeting gap on the horizon to give some very soft but vibrant warm light.
Guilds of Historica challenge 6, more to come...
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Built for the Guilds of Historica 10 year anniversary contest on Eurobricks.
The grand entrance to Treacleheim was famous for it's large statues depicting the dwarf brothers Dwim and Dim. As travelers approached the dwarven city, the light would catch off the gem-studded door drawing attention to the large doors. But it was the towering statues that kept visitor's attention as they crossed the bridge.
Wyndor was visiting the dwarves of Treacleheim. The citizen's of his city, Dalig Ulv, were bringing their fall produce to trade for weapons. Raiders were becoming more and more of a problem. And with winter coming soon, it was likely the raids would only increase. Best to be well armed. And what better way to protect yourself than with a dwarven blade?
"Legends and Horror Stories of Historica"
There are all manner of scary stories told throughout the ages in Historica. Some are surely simply tales created for entertainment around a fire on a fall evening. Some may be fairy tales sometimes used by parents to try to keep their children close to home during dangerous times. Some may result from the, er, "impaired" sensory experiences of wandering travelers. But, some, some are true.....
Historica is an ancient land with magics and mysteries stretching many generations.
Who can tell the fact from the fiction?
You?
I doubt it.
There's still time to join in on the fun! Here's the link to the Challenge thread over on Eurobricks:
www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/186512-g...
Mamiya RB 67 with Sekor 90mm f/3.8 lens Fomapan 100 film developed in Rodinal 1:50 Off 35th St. in Oak Park, Sacramento, California, September 2020 Jaua King, Artist (IG@artchickjaya) part of Sacramento's Open Walls project (IG: @openwalls916)
in Quilteritaville. lol
My Modern Quilt Guild challenge quilt is all basted and just waiting for me to have time to quilt it.
thequiltingdee.blogspot.com/2011/04/basted-away-again-in-...
The Arkbri River has been a major trade route through the heart of Historica since ancient times. Where the great river meets the sea, the port city of Barqa is ideally positioned to connect the inland river shipping with the sea traders, making Barqa a major hub for trade between all corners of Historica.
To ensure a safe haven for the valuable shipping, fortifications guard the harbor and over time a strong harbor citadel has been built. A lighthouse has subsequently been built on top of the fortress - guiding seafarers safely into the port with its bright whitewashed walls by day, and with its fire at night.
Built for the Guilds of Historica 10 year anniversary challenge, in the category “Old but Gold” - revisiting an older build to demonstrate the progress as a builder over the years in GoH. Here is my original lighthouse build from 2014.
This is also my first module for the Swebrick GoH maritime collab project.
Guilds of Historica Book II Challenge 1 A
In some parts of Nocturnus, the strangleweeds grow very thick and the only relatively safe means of transportation is on the rare stone paths with stone walls and regular patrols to get rid of the weeds. These paths are unfortunately also an excellent place for an ambush.
...except for the free food the queen provided the poorest quarters in the city, she would also once a year gifts of gold and food to the one that was singled out as the poorest citizen within the town and its outskirts...
This recipient would be new every year since they got so much gold that they could support themselves for years...
For singling out of this person the queen had assembled a small board consisting of Her, Prince Albert, the town mage and also every city guilds chairman as well as some official minority groups leaders such as from the middle-esterling refugee population living in the capital...
Every year would start the same, the Wizard would say that he was the poorest citizen, anyhow as he argued, compared to the cost of running experiments that his budget would go on a big negative value every year, after this queen would grant him some gold to keep quiet for the rest of the meeting...
...then Prince Albert would complain about that his consumption of alcohol made him have large tabs on every pub and then stated that if he would pay every tavern what he owed them he would be on a minus so huge that even the states entire annual budget couldn´t stuff his holes in the budget, then the queen would given him a gold coin and he would excuse himself and vanish with the speed of drunk-light!!!
Then the meeting could start for real... this year an old miner living in an abandoned mine close to town was the one the board agreed on was the poorest person and should be granted the award, but the members of the board warned the queen, that he was a nutter, so she would better bring a whole army to keep safe...
The queen settled for three soldiers and Puffy iff her favorite dog...
...later that day a horse-drawn chart loaded with food and gold arrived to the abandoned mine...
the queen jumped off her horse, there was no one to be seen, when she peeked inside the main building, there was just a big abyss of a hole, she called down the hole:
- Is there anyone home, it is you majesty Queen Esmeralda, with a surprise...
then it just echoed for ever and ever, then she heard a faint voice:
- I will just be a jiffy, I am here digging, will be up quite soon...
...after a while a dirty old bearded man climbed the walls of the abyss like a mountain goat... very agile despite his ancient age...
- Hello Madam, I am...
oh what is my name now again?
yes nap, nappy, Napoleon, yes that is my name, Napoleon and some number I can´t remember!
Who are you my fair lady?
- Hi, Napoleon I am Esmeralda also with a number, Actually Esmeralda the first...
- Yes, first, one, one that is my number and one more number that is higher than the first, yes one plus three, I am four, no wait I am 1 and three that is 13, oh wait I am, oh I forgot what my first name was...
- Napoleon, the queen replied!
- Yes that is the guy, Napoleon number 13, who are you?
- I am ruling queen of t his queendom, eh I mean kingdom!
Step outside I have a small surprise for you!
- No you can´t be ruling this kingdom, because I am King, from here to the land of the forestmen, the barbarian, the middle-asterling emirates, I own it all...
- Oh (*giggle*)! You Majesty would you please step outside and look at the surprise I have brought you...
- ok, ok, ah it is daylight my poor eyes... oh I see now, your brought your King and Emperor three men and two horse to help me dig, I am very pleased my loyal subject... You will be rewarded later, or now, I will award the title: Earl of the eastern wall of my hole between 30 feet and 45 feet...
- Eh Well, your Majesty actually my gift isn´t my henchmen or beast of burden but what we have brought you on the chart over there, one chest of gold, a box of food, a chicken and a sack of cereal seeds...
- My subject, are you trying to make mockery out of me? I have gold, I am the richest man in the world, down my hole I have lumps of gold so huge that a dragon couldn´t lift a grain of them... you really disappoint me citizen, I hope the crate with food is fresh earthworms? since that is the only thing I eat, all other food just gives me constipation or was it the other way around, anyhow I eat only fresh squiggly earthworms...
- Eh, Well you majesty, no I have failed you, I have brought you nothing of value and as a self-punishment for the shame I have brought up on my self, will leave you to your work and retreat to my "prison-like" palace and no longer bother you your majesty...
I am so sorry!
- Well Subject citizen, I Napoleon the 14th forgive you, no need for you to punish your self, but, now leave me alone and get your stuff out of my property... Now I have more important things to do than to squabble and gossip with puny subject...
- Yes your majesty...!
the queen slowly backed away while bowing and kneeling respectfully, she picked up Spotty iff and she and her men mounted a rode away to the farm next door and gave the random family the gifts perhaps they were not the poorest but they surely needed the gifts more than Napoleon!
City & Guilds Black and White Prints.
This is one of a series of prints for a City and Guilds course
I did back in the mid ninties. This and the other photos in the group, were shot using:
Nikon F2 with a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 lens. (With one exception)
Film stock: Ilford HP5. Dev: ID 11
Print paper: Ilford Multigrade.
Enlarger: Condenser type, possibly a Durst.
Lens: Nikkor EL 50mm f2.8.
As stated at the start all shots were taken with the 35mm f2, this is because I wanted a consitsant 'look' throughout the panel of photos which were viewed as one complete set.
These shown here have simply been re-shot from the original 15x10 inch prints. If there are any grey pale areas it's from the sheen of the paper and not the printing.
Pepijn, Kuba, Cloudy and I collaborated on this story for the Guild Evolution category of Summer Joust 2024.
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Our story chronicles the Bakers Guild, from its humble beginnings as a passionate alliance to its ultimate demise by royal decree.
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Part 1: The Signature of the Bakers @lego.pepijn
Part 2: The Bagelning @cloudythelegofan
Part 3: Golden Age @teenbrick
Part 4: Crumbly Conclusion @bryckland
"Legends and Horror Stories of Historica"
There are all manner of scary stories told throughout the ages in Historica. Some are surely simply tales created for entertainment around a fire on a fall evening. Some may be fairy tales sometimes used by parents to try to keep their children close to home during dangerous times. Some may result from the, er, "impaired" sensory experiences of wandering travelers. But, some, some are true.....
Historica is an ancient land with magics and mysteries stretching many generations.
Who can tell the fact from the fiction?
You?
I doubt it.
There's still time to join in on the fun! Here's the link to the Challenge thread over on Eurobricks:
www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/186512-g...