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2023-10-27

It is hard to say what is most repulsive about harpies and their cousins, the shishigas: their hideous appearance, the overwhelming stench of rot and bird excrement that clings to them or their bloodcurdling screech. Suffice it to say that even rats, who dwell happily among the rankest fecal…

2023-10-15

Leshens dwell in dense, primeval woods. Fiercely territorial creatures, they hunt with stealth and cunning as their only companions. They use their inborn magic to control the plants and animals within their territory - and so, when stalking them, half the battle is merely getting near enough to…

2023-10-11

The Blacksmith is finally finished! It was a great project and I've learnt so much for building more in the future. It's far better than I thought it would ever turn out and will look great on the table. I've always enjoyed building terrain but have never made anything this good from scratch! There…

2023-10-02

To begin with I made a black wash and applied it over the mortar and and ground slate with a sponge to give it some definition. I also added some below the walls to help create a better transition later on. I added a few layers of the wash, applying it with the brush in the smaller areas to create a…

2023-09-23

Some crimes are so terrible that they fill people with terror and offend the gods. The criminal's ill will and the cruelty of his deed conceive a curse that brings the archespore to life. The beast attacks innocent creatures hatefully, trying to take vengeance until justice is done. Miniature…

2023-09-20

Along with the MDF template for the core structure of the building, there were also many sheets of tile strips included. To tile the roof I started at the bottom and cut a strip to the length I needed and hot glued it so it overlapped partially over the edge. Then when glueing the next one I used…

2023-09-17

Barghest are creatures summoned by the Beast and haunt Vizima's outskirts. There are those who claim they are ordinary dogs transformed into monsters by some curse; others believe they came from the spirit world to torment the town's inhabitants. Packs of barghests appear out of the blue, in the…

2023-09-15

This is the point I decided to glue the house to the base, and I cut out a bit of wood to extend the canvas as it slightly overlapped. To create the base I squashed up tissues and hot glued them to the base to create the rough shape of the hills. This is to prevent applying the Fast Drying FastMache…

2023-09-10

Wyverns are an endangered species of ornithosaur with snake-like necks and long tails that end in a venomous trident, adorned almost fully in dark scales. Their menacing teeth allow the creature to swoop down from the sky, easily snatch their prey and carry it off to their nest, not caring if it…

2023-09-09

Before starting the plastering I decided to add the base colors for the wood and the brick. For the wood I used a wood stain paint after spraying the balsa wood first to help the stain to flow over the wood. This was just a thin coat for now to get the base color down before applying the plaster. I…