Way Shrines

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The villagers worship The Mother (Rhya) and The Father (Taal).

Apart from the sacred stone circle which is used for religious festivals they also use small shrines which are dotted about the village and fields.

These are kept to help ensure a good harvest and ward off blight.

Common offerings are food from the land and small dolls stuffed with oats, herbs and seed.

Plants and the Sun are common symbology but we can also glimpse a crude painting of The Mother, seen naked with yellow flowing hair and a crown of leaves.
The larger shrine will have offerings placed inside relevant to the particular festival which will be being celebrated at the time.



I quite enjoyed both making and painting these, I will be making some inserts over the next few weeks for the bigger one.




Comments

  1. FreeXerjin18 September 2026 at 10:20

    Hello Mike,

    First these are nothing short of fantastic. You should be really proud of them, the are the sort of thing that brings the whole little world to life. Plus you painting is also brilliant 🤩 love the booage.

    I am particularly impressed by the little dolls such a creative and wonderful idea that fits ideally in the lore.

    Creativity of this sort of standard really is the pinnacle well done 👏

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    1. Mike18 September 2026 at 10:23

      Thanks, it is as you say the little details; the day to day things which are irrelevant for the most part superfluous in normal mass battle games that help make small skirmish games that more believable.

      Now I need to make the village green and stuff for that.

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  2. FreeXerjin18 September 2026 at 10:23

    I would like to read more about villagers stories and interactions with this sort of thing.

    Also you might want to mark the 4 individual shrines on your map?

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    1. Mike22 September 2026 at 11:47

      The village is still very much a WIP and I have no idea what the final layout will be, I am making it as I go.
      My method is to make the buildings in the order in which they were built and then just see what the next logical step is in terms of what should be next.
      So until it is all done I am not sure where anything will be.

      :D




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    2. FreeXerjin24 September 2026 at 17:53

      That’s a good idea, so on that logic the blacksmith hut is next?

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    3. Mike24 September 2026 at 17:57

      Already done that.

      Baker next.

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  3. Rob D21 September 2026 at 21:02

    It's really fun to watch this project develop and these sort of little projects really help to bring it to life.

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    1. Mike22 September 2026 at 11:47

      Thanks.
      I want to tell the story of the village rather than tell the story of the armies, so little things like this matter a great deal to me.

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  4. Suber8 October 2026 at 21:09

    I'm impressed by how natural and realistic these look. They are way more than mere scenery pieces, they tell a story by themselves and add a lot of depth to any board. Seriously, you raised the bar with these!

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    1. Mike9 October 2026 at 10:45

      Thanks dude, I am making a field at the moment and I am leaving space for one of the shrines.
      Hopefully it will look nice in situ.

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  5. Dr Freakenstein11 October 2026 at 20:25

    Superb 👏

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