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Hello my Lizard friends!
As I said in my introduction topic:
https://www.lustria-online.com/threads/im-back.26471/
I'm back here because of a contest of scenery construction, of an Italian forum dedicated to the subject, which I joined:
https://www.capochino.it/forum/viewforum.php?f=65
This year the theme of the contest is free, and I decided to build a pyramid dedicated to Tepok, for Warhammer Fantasy Battles!
The only limitation is the size: the scenery must measure a maximum of 60x60x60 cm.
Why Tepok? I've always found it fascinating and mysterious, and while Sotek is a bit "inflated"; I think that this other Old One has still much to offer in terms of concepts.
Now, in other forums I've posted in, I've started with a brief description of who Tepok is, and I've attached a photocopy of the Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page where Quoatl's background is described, but I don't think that will be necessary...
However, I'll put some classical lines anyway, for those who have known Seraphon as an army, instead of a dragon XD
Tepok the Inscrutable
Let's start with the size.
After much calculation, the youngest Skink Priest in my army prophesied that the pyramid would have a square base, with each side measuring 47.6 cm.
I'll need some empty space on the upper part, so the pyramid will have 5 floor, each 6 cm tall (1 for the floor, and 5 for the height of the walls above it). Each floor will be removable, as the pyramid will also be playable inside.
To build it, I'll use 5 cm XPS, which will be cut with the aid of a Proxxon Thermocut 230/E, and a classical cutter.
This was to show the size.
The first thing I did, though, was to build a 1:20 model, to figure out the measurements. I've been buying a lot of our of production models on the web lately, including this temple guard (which I'm sure you'll recognize...) that happened to be painted purple on the back, so I put it in the photos as a good omen.
In the next post I'll show you exactly how I used it.
That's all for the moment, I hope you can enjoy, it and give me feedbacks and advices.
As I said in my introduction topic:
https://www.lustria-online.com/threads/im-back.26471/
I'm back here because of a contest of scenery construction, of an Italian forum dedicated to the subject, which I joined:
https://www.capochino.it/forum/viewforum.php?f=65
This year the theme of the contest is free, and I decided to build a pyramid dedicated to Tepok, for Warhammer Fantasy Battles!
The only limitation is the size: the scenery must measure a maximum of 60x60x60 cm.
Why Tepok? I've always found it fascinating and mysterious, and while Sotek is a bit "inflated"; I think that this other Old One has still much to offer in terms of concepts.
Now, in other forums I've posted in, I've started with a brief description of who Tepok is, and I've attached a photocopy of the Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page where Quoatl's background is described, but I don't think that will be necessary...
However, I'll put some classical lines anyway, for those who have known Seraphon as an army, instead of a dragon XD
The Lizardmen worship the deity Tepok as the feathered serpent god of the air and of
sacred places and a powerful symbol of protection against harmful magic. The
being is frequently referred to as “The Inscrutable,” a characteristic manifested in
its followers, who have an air of mysterious otherworldliness. The feathered serpent
totem-creature is believed to refer to the Quoatl, a mythical creature said to be a
bizarre hybrid of serpent and bird. At times, the Quoatl is depicted as a huge
snake covered with brightly colored feathers; at others, it is a snake with wide,
feathered pinions. These feathers are invariably purple, deep blue, or a
combination of the two, and it has been reported by returning explorers that some
Lizardmen sport feathers of this color as a mark of rank or role. Most scholars refuse
to believe the feathers are from an actual Quoatl, for surely such a creature must be
extremely rare, if it even exists at all.
A full-fledged spawning of a Sacred Host of Tepok has been reported on several
occasions. The oldest such reference was found in a transcription of a single
fragment of the long-lost Seventeenth Cycle of the Chronicle of Hexoatl. The
transcript states that during the fifth configuration of the Fire Star (around the
year 500 by the best calculations), the “Dark Ones” (Dark Elves) made an attack
on the sacred Mirror Pool of Tepok. Decades earlier, a Sacred Host of Sotek had
been spawned at Hexoatl, and this army marched to war against the Elves and
fought a mighty battle on the shore of the pool itself. The Dark Elves were, according
to the inscription, defeated despite terrible dark magicks unleashed by their sorcerous
witch of a leader. Only through Tepok’s protection did the force survive her arcane
onslaught by walking calmly through ardent violet fire to smash into the Dark Elf
lines, slaughter every last Dark Elf, and win the day. The witch was thrown into the
Mirror Pool of Tepok as a sacrifice to the feathered-serpent god of sacred places, and
it is said that her screaming, cursing face is still visible there to this day and remains
unable to break the surface of the perfectly calm waters.
Interestingly, the Chronicle of Hexoatl suggests that the Children of Tepok will return at the next conjunction of the Fire Star to oppose once more the Dark Ones who would despoil the lands of Lustria.
The configuration has recently occurred.
Thus, it may well be that a Sacred Host of Tepok once more walks the land.
sacred places and a powerful symbol of protection against harmful magic. The
being is frequently referred to as “The Inscrutable,” a characteristic manifested in
its followers, who have an air of mysterious otherworldliness. The feathered serpent
totem-creature is believed to refer to the Quoatl, a mythical creature said to be a
bizarre hybrid of serpent and bird. At times, the Quoatl is depicted as a huge
snake covered with brightly colored feathers; at others, it is a snake with wide,
feathered pinions. These feathers are invariably purple, deep blue, or a
combination of the two, and it has been reported by returning explorers that some
Lizardmen sport feathers of this color as a mark of rank or role. Most scholars refuse
to believe the feathers are from an actual Quoatl, for surely such a creature must be
extremely rare, if it even exists at all.
A full-fledged spawning of a Sacred Host of Tepok has been reported on several
occasions. The oldest such reference was found in a transcription of a single
fragment of the long-lost Seventeenth Cycle of the Chronicle of Hexoatl. The
transcript states that during the fifth configuration of the Fire Star (around the
year 500 by the best calculations), the “Dark Ones” (Dark Elves) made an attack
on the sacred Mirror Pool of Tepok. Decades earlier, a Sacred Host of Sotek had
been spawned at Hexoatl, and this army marched to war against the Elves and
fought a mighty battle on the shore of the pool itself. The Dark Elves were, according
to the inscription, defeated despite terrible dark magicks unleashed by their sorcerous
witch of a leader. Only through Tepok’s protection did the force survive her arcane
onslaught by walking calmly through ardent violet fire to smash into the Dark Elf
lines, slaughter every last Dark Elf, and win the day. The witch was thrown into the
Mirror Pool of Tepok as a sacrifice to the feathered-serpent god of sacred places, and
it is said that her screaming, cursing face is still visible there to this day and remains
unable to break the surface of the perfectly calm waters.
Interestingly, the Chronicle of Hexoatl suggests that the Children of Tepok will return at the next conjunction of the Fire Star to oppose once more the Dark Ones who would despoil the lands of Lustria.
The configuration has recently occurred.
Thus, it may well be that a Sacred Host of Tepok once more walks the land.
Let's start with the size.
After much calculation, the youngest Skink Priest in my army prophesied that the pyramid would have a square base, with each side measuring 47.6 cm.
I'll need some empty space on the upper part, so the pyramid will have 5 floor, each 6 cm tall (1 for the floor, and 5 for the height of the walls above it). Each floor will be removable, as the pyramid will also be playable inside.
To build it, I'll use 5 cm XPS, which will be cut with the aid of a Proxxon Thermocut 230/E, and a classical cutter.
This was to show the size.
The first thing I did, though, was to build a 1:20 model, to figure out the measurements. I've been buying a lot of our of production models on the web lately, including this temple guard (which I'm sure you'll recognize...) that happened to be painted purple on the back, so I put it in the photos as a good omen.
In the next post I'll show you exactly how I used it.
That's all for the moment, I hope you can enjoy, it and give me feedbacks and advices.
