Bulwark
Bulwark is a neutral alignment town to be released in an upcoming version of Horn of the Abyss. Bulwark represents Vori islanders.
Chieftains and Elders rule over the Bulwark.
Heroes[edit | hide | hide all]
- Oidana the Chieftain (Vori elf)
- Eikthurn the Chieftain (Jotunn)
- Dhuin (Vori elf)
- Kynr (Kobold)
Creatures[edit | hide]
- Tier 1:
Kobold -> Kobold Foreman
- Tier 2: Argali
- Tier 3: Snow Elf
- Tier 4: Yeti –> Mountain Spirit
- Tier 5: Shaman
- Tier 6: Mammoth -> Armoured Mammoth
- Tier 7: Jotunn -> Jotunn Warlord
Bulwark's war machine is currently unknown.
Official Renders[edit | hide]
Gallery[edit | hide]
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Likely the Town Hall (center, above), Mages Guild (right), Mammoth stables (center, below), and the city's unique building (horn monument on the left). -
Presumably the fully upgraded fort as seen in the Youtube teaser. -
Dhuin going to Borea. -
Kynr going to reclaim a Sawmill from some Seamen. -
Todd in an unfamiliar land. -
Evolution of the design for the Chieftain, Bulwark's Might class. -
Bulwark units fighting other Bulwark units. -
Bulwark unit lineup -
Todd's ill-fated fight against the Bulwark army.
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Bulwark was also known as Kronverk (crownwork). The English name has been changed to Bulwark. The Russian name, Кронверк, still transliterates to Kronverk.
- Judging by the previous concepts, the faction will probably be slow and defence-oriented.
- It will not have any flying units, which will make the sieges harder. But some units will make up for it with shooting/magic abilities.
Some random observations:
- The name "bulwark" literally means "beamwork" and originally designated city walls reinforced with wooden beams. The name "boulevard" comes from cities where bulwarks were dismantled to create broad streets in their place. The name "crownwork" designates a forward fortified position which is separate from the main fort, and directly exposed to fire from it. Attackers who manage to breach into the crownwork and seize it will not be able to use it against the main fort.
- The first Youtube teaser for the Bulwark, here, is a direct sequel to the first teaser for the Factory here.
- It seems the Mages Guild will only have three or four levels.
- The Elder Futhark runes on the massive horn building transliterate to "fukïzt", which is meaningless.
- Although associated with the Vori elves, the architectural style of the fort, mages guild, and horn support is more typically associated to dwarves in pop culture (e.g. the Moria/Khazad-Dûm from Peter Jackson's movie adaptation of The Fellowship of the Rings, or from The Rings of Power series, Orzammar and the Deep Roads from Dragon Age, etc.) with sharp angles and straight lines that are visually reminiscent of the Futhark runes.
- Previous point is because Bulwark is a fusion of a previous abandoned project of a faction of mountain dwarves, and a newer project of making a Vori elf town. The dwarves have been replaced with elves, but part of their aesthetic remain.
- Several units that had been created for the old dwarven Kronverk project have been preserved in the VCMI town mod Highlands.
- A very different interpretation of the Vori from Day of Reckoning's Palace.