The Stone Circle

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 Heiligsheld was not always called such.


In 2155 Imre Jenz a veteran of the battle of Hel Fenn, died defending the sacred stone circle off in the forest from followers of chaos.


Imre was already well respected in the village but when he managed to kill Grazak The Unclean a champion of Nurgle and later died of his wounds, the villagers, so grateful for his sacrifice at both Hel Fenn and right here in the village decided to rename the village in his honour.


Since this renaming was never sanctioned by the Emperor, it is not official which no doubt goes some way to explaining why Imperial cartographers have not placed it on any maps.












The stone circle is a site holy to Rhya, or as the villagers refer to her, The Mother.

Rhya is the wife of Taal, (another of the villagers favoured deities) mother of Manann, Morr, and Verena.  
Those who worship her view Rhya as the deity of fertility, childbirth and the family.

The Stone Circle predates the village and not much is known about it.

What we do know is that there are 12 standing stones organised into groups of three.
Each group is led by a taller stone and this is thought to represent the start of each season with the tallest proudest stone opposite the entrance.

It is thought the proud stone is the start of Spring and that it represents Taal, whilst the entrance which has two stone steps leading up to it represents the Mother.

Inside is the stone altar and here the priest/druid leads celebrations on the main holy days.

The Mothers main festive days are the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes as they are associated with the planting and harvesting of crops.  
Minor days include the 2nd of Jahrdrung (Day of Pruning), and the 9th of Sommerzeit (Harvest of Spring Fruits).


There is tell of an older shrine on the site, but nothing of that is evident?





Holy Days are overseen by Ulric Versorgen, he does not live in the village proper, but travels to Heiligsheld to oversee the festivities.

Comments

  1. Suber25 May 2026 at 17:32

    That's beautiful! Really atmospherical, I like how natural it looks. But it's huge!!

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    1. Mike25 May 2026 at 18:59

      Thank you.
      I guess it is quite big, but then bigger is better when it comes to godly offerings?

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  2. Andy McMaster25 May 2026 at 21:53

    That's a splendid bit of scenery! Very well done. And nice background to it as well.

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    1. Mike26 May 2026 at 07:58

      Thanks dude.
      It matches the overall look of all my other stuff but being in the woods, it is more overgrown so needed a lot more scatter/tufts, it was a long job.

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  3. Rob D26 May 2026 at 19:06

    Very cool and fits in well with your other stuff 😁.

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    1. Mike27 May 2026 at 08:25

      Thank you. I am halfway to getting a small part of the village ready!

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  4. Old Hob27 May 2026 at 09:16

    That's turned out awesome. Love the watery ditch. What did you use?

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    1. Mike27 May 2026 at 10:33

      Thanks dude. I used 3 layers of Vallejo Still Water.
      Layer, layer with colour (greeny brown stagnant looking painted on), final layer.

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    2. Old Hob27 May 2026 at 11:57

      Nice one. Ta. I have a large river that needs painting up at some point, so this is really helpful.

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    3. Mike27 May 2026 at 12:04

      It does dry smooth and flat, but I have used it for a river once and made ripples in it by stippling it before it was dry.

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    4. Mike27 May 2026 at 12:06

      River piccies here:

      https://www.thewargameswebsite.com/forum/topic/abs-15mm-fantasy-thing/page/58/#post-144177

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  5. Ian27 May 2026 at 15:34

    Great little set piece but I can't find signs of an older site. Should make for some good battles.

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    1. Mike27 May 2026 at 16:53

      Thank you. They are there, maybe, could be toooo subtle and hidden?

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  6. Victor Honrado28 May 2026 at 17:06

    I love it. Both the stone circle and its background. And the Talisman Druid miniature is one of my favorites from that range.

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    1. Mike28 May 2026 at 17:08

      Thank you. That Druid is just a great model, so much better than the over the top later ones.
      The art of subtlety seems lost to GW these days?

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  7. FreeXerjin29 May 2026 at 11:02

    This is brilliant story. Village has only got to write to the emperor and I am sure he would like a little visit.

    I think I can see three more entrances over the dyke, is that something to do with the older shrine?

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    1. Mike29 May 2026 at 11:30

      Oooh no, we don't want any Imperial entanglements thank ee very much.

      Thanks for looking, alas that is not anything to do with any older shrine.

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    2. FreeXerjin31 May 2026 at 15:07

      Can we get some more pictures maybe please?

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    3. Mike31 May 2026 at 15:31

      Ha, it is not that important surely?

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