Legends of the Celts Kingdoms part II
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Ā "I've been following you since the spider lair, and this one might be my favorite. Top 3 for sure. Flidais is what really captured my attention. I've been using Flidais as an archetype for video game characters like Elder Scrolls ever since I heard the name in a Protest the Hero song Limb from Limb in 2008, so that particular sculpt has a lot of personal meaning to me. Blows my mind that you chose her out of all the Celtic deities, and even more so in a way that aligns with my own interpretations. I swear you made that just for me!"
- Broc
"I really LOVE this release, I have been taking a break from printing for a few months, this is going to bring me back! You all are the reason I even bought a 3D printer and I have been a sub since month 1. It's been great seeing your journey and this is fantastic, love the mix of male and female. Nice job you all!"
- michelleoakes6318
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- Lance Benjamin
"AWESOME!!! What a wonderfully envisioned and sculpted set. The modular scenery is so useful to me as well. The rendering, painting, presentation, video...all so well done. You and your team are masters at what you do."
- wwquicksilver
"IBrilliant! And thanks for the male models as well! This will combine with the previous Celt set to make some really cool armies!"
- Envious Raccoon
"Great to see more home country Scotland getting some love. Well done!"
Ā - Chris Lee
Fionn mac Cumhaill, the leader of the Fianna, who is very much an example of the Warrior for good, some kind of Paladin, but wearing traditional Highland type of clothes rather than heavy armor.
Alastair Stonecrusher, the giant of the tribe. Heās the guy who towers above everybody else, so strong and so powerful and at the same time, heās that nice guy that everybody loves.
Aislinn Ironwill, a character that I again designed to be something different than usual, being younger than most of our other characters. Sheās a very stubborn young girl. She wants to do her thing and her rebellious personality is sure to shake things up in her tribe. But she will fight for what's right and for her clan.Ā
She's the kind of girl who is unmoved by boys trying to put her down or maybe joking around, saying things like āShe's a girl, she's gonna fight like a girlā¦ā. Well, just fight her and you'll see what you get!Ā
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Why don't we revisit this and have an Elf Queen who would be half a butterfly and who would be a very powerful sorceress of the woodland and of the fairy realm? And so that's how Aine came to life.Ā Aine the Midsummer Goddess.Ā
Nuada, the King of the Tuatha de DanannĀ to be a mix of wildness and sophistication. So he has a very elegant attitude but at the same time his torso is bare, he's got wild red hair and heavy furs on his shoulders, and you can see the wind whipping his cape. He's someone you should definitely not mess with. He comes across as a very dignified and composed character but you can feel the power in him.
Scathach, the Isle of Shadows Champion, is exactly what I wanted to do with those elves. With a wild, nearly berserk attitude. She looks like an explosion. And I've been drumming that into the sculptors during the entire sculpting process: āMake them look like an explosion!ā
Here is the full line-up of all the minis from this release.
From the release post
Focus on Tuatha de Danann and Highlanders
In this one, we focus mostly on the Tuatha de Danann, which would be similar to Sylvan Elves, and on Highlander human characters on the side of good in opposition to the darker humans of the first release.
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The Wild and Unpredictable Sylvan Elves
I wanted to give the Sylvan Elves a very wild feel.Ā
I've been collecting miniatures myself for decades now, and I always felt that Sylvan Elves tended to be represented as a more gentle group of people, but when you read a little bit about the Celt legends and you talk about characters like Cerunos and wild creatures of the forest like that, you are in for something that is very wild and dangerous and unpredictable.
The Intensity of the Characters
These characters are not evil by any means.Ā
But they are intense.
They are wild.
They are coming out of this forest, charging at you, screaming!Ā
Thatās what I wanted to channel. Weāve given those elves a very unique vibe that is more intense than what is usually presented, especially for the Troopers and some of the Heroes. Of course we wanted to have a King and a Queen who would be more noble and refined, but we just had to have wild, unstoppable Heroes and Heroines and very raw characters.
And for the Highlanders, I wanted to have characters that would remind you a little bit ofĀ BraveheartĀ orĀ Highlander, but also something a bit more fantasy-like. So it's kind of a mix of all this.
Character Spotlights: Fionn mac Cumhaill and Alastair Stonecrusher
Fionn mac Cumhaill, the leader of the Fianna, who is very much an example of the Warrior for good, some kind of Paladin, but wearing traditional Highland type of clothes rather than heavy armor.
And then I wanted to have a kind of character that weāve never done before:Ā Alastair Stonecrusher, the giant of the tribe. Heās the guy who towers above everybody else, so strong and so powerful and at the same time, heās that nice guy that everybody loves.
When I work on a new release, I'm always thinking about how we can inject a little bit of storytelling in there. So I thought this guy is everybody's friend and he's very relaxed. He is so strong that he doesn't have any fear of anyone. And he doesn't have enemies. He's a playful guy, a fun guy, and hey, you know, he's probably a guy that a lot of girls like a lot.
Character Spotlights: Aislinn Ironwill and Taliesin
And then you gotĀ Aislinn Ironwill, a character that I again designed to be something different than usual, being younger than most of our other characters. Sheās a very stubborn young girl. She wants to do her thing and her rebellious personality is sure to shake things up in her tribe. But she will fight for what's right and for her clan.Ā
She's the kind of girl who is unmoved by boys trying to put her down or maybe joking around, saying things like āShe's a girl, she's gonna fight like a girlā¦ā. Well, just fight her and you'll see what you get!Ā
I also wanted to have a different kind of mage than usual. And this is howĀ TaliesinĀ came to life. We often get requests from our female subscribers saying, āHey, you're making a lot of good-looking female characters, and we would like to have more good-looking malesā.Ā
So I thought, why don't we have a young and handsome bearded mage? A young, good-looking, fiery character with red hair and an intense gaze. Not the usual old mage. Something else.Ā
And I like him a lot. I like his silhouette a lot, and how he's dancing on these stones and nearly levitating with magical energy. He's a great, beautiful character.
The Elves Revisited: Design & Aesthetics + Character Spotlights
Now, about the Tuatha de Danann, about the elvesā¦
Many months ago, we did two Fairies releases, theĀ Winter FairiesĀ and theĀ Summer Fairies. We had a fantastic Queens and Kings for those releases. But one of the complaints we had on occasion was that these miniatures were fantastic, but they were so big that they were hard to use on the gaming table.Ā
So I thought: Why don't we revisit this and have an Elf Queen who would be half a butterfly and who would be a very powerful sorceress of the woodland and of the fairy realm? And so that's how Aine came to life.Ā Aine the Midsummer Goddess. Her design is inspired by a Lunar Moth because when I was very very young, I was simply fascinated by butterflies and moths, and one of my favorites was that one.
I wantedĀ Nuada, the King of the Tuatha de DanannĀ to be a mix of wildness and sophistication. So he has a very elegant attitude but at the same time his torso is bare, he's got wild red hair and heavy furs on his shoulders, and you can see the wind whipping his cape. He's someone you should definitely not mess with. He comes across as a very dignified and composed character but you can feel the power in him.
Scathach, the Isle of Shadows Champion, is exactly what I wanted to do with those elves. With a wild, nearly berserk attitude. She looks like an explosion. And I've been drumming that into the sculptors during the entire sculpting process: āMake them look like an explosion!ā This is really what I wanted. I wanted to have that spikiness all around. That spiky silhouette and that wild animal pose turn that girl into a fantastic sculpt.
It's the same thing forĀ Flidais, the Wild Huntress. She may look calm and composed, but you can feel the wildness and the energy boiling inside of her. That woman exudes power!
I used a similar inspiration forĀ Ogma, the Skilled One. I wanted that whirlwind of energy, and that sensation of someone ready to jump on enemies or preys. And Ogma, in the Celt legend, was a very skilled warrior, but he was also someone who invented poetry and writing. So I thought it would fit that guy very well:Ā you can feel his wildness and his energy and, at the same time, his intensity and his smartsā¦Ā
You can almost feel his brain working, in my opinion. This is a beautiful, very energetic character.
Monster Design: Duir the Oak Spirit and a Fae Dragon
It also made sense to have a beautiful Tree Man in that release, and is howĀ Duir, the Oak Spirit, came to life. I wanted this release to have a woodland / fae kind of monster.
That's also why, on top of a Tree Man, I went for a large fairy dragon for the second monster.Ā
I especially love the version with the dragon hugging the Elf Goddess. You can feel how they work together and how he is supporting her and protecting her. I love staging the relationship of a humanoid character and her animal friend.
Troops and Followers: Guardians, Archers, and Fianna Warriors
As for the troops, we needed badass looking followers and bodyguards for our main characters. So here goes:
TheĀ Nuada's Glade GuardiansĀ are very explosive, very intense Sylvan Elves, nearly naked on the battlefields. Very, very raw and aggressive. And their mounted version, of course, is in the same spirit.Ā
For theĀ Saighead Shadows, the Archers, I wanted to keep that hood that we often see on Sylvan Elves, but at the same time, infuse them with that wild vibe that the lancers have.
And the humanĀ Fianna WarriorsĀ are Braveheart / Highlander types of characters. I really like how they are fierce and full of energy that matches the Elves warriorsā energy. And they look very, very cool and very intense.
A Rich World Awaiting Exploration
So I really hope that you will like this release. It was absolutely great to take another deep dive in the Celtsā world and bring to life all these new characters. I hope you really will love them and have a lot of fun with them.Ā
Of course, if you haven't seen ourĀ previous Celt release, you should definitely get it. We also made anĀ Orc releaseĀ that was intended to go with the Orcs created for that first Celt release. And with all of that, you got a fantastic treasure trove to dive in and build a fantastic adventurous setting or some fantastic armies. You should also check ourĀ Winter FaesĀ andĀ Summer FaesĀ releases. They go perfectly with those two Celt releases and with that, you've got an even bigger range of characters to choose from and you can really build a fantastic world, there is so much characters and troops and monsters to use, you can build a full campaign with this or you can build a set of armies that are themed to work together. So many possibilitiesā¦
Again, I hope you'll have fun with this release. I hope you'll like them as much as we do. Of course as always you haveĀ fantastic sceneryĀ to go with this and build some really cool wargame tables or dungeon type scenery. This is a fantastic set once again that has so much value in it, it's just insane.Ā
As always, we absolutely need you to tell us which are your favorite characters and how you will be using them. Please let us know, we are dying to know what you've enjoyed the most in that release.
Have a great day, have a lot of fun, have a great game and talk to you soon. Bye bye!