Bulwark

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'''Bulwark''' is a neutral [[alignment]] [[town]] to be released in an upcoming version of {{hota}}. Bulwark represents [[Vori]] islanders.

Chieftains and Elders rule over the Bulwark.

The [[native terrain]] of Bulwark is [[Snow]].

==Heroes==
* Oidana the Chieftain (Vori Elf)
* Eikthurn the Chieftain (Jotunn)
* Dhuin the Chieftain (Vori elf)
* Kynr the Chieftain (Kobold)
* Sial the Elder (Vori Elf)

==Creatures==


* Tier 1: {{Cnu|Kobold|Kobold Foreman|name='''Kobold''' -> '''Kobold Foreman'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

* Tier 2: {{Cn|Argali|name='''Argali''' -> '''???'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

* Tier 3: {{Cn|Snow Elf (HotA)|name='''Snow Elf''' -> '''???'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

* Tier 4: {{Cnu|Yeti|Mountain Spirit|name='''Yeti''' –> '''Mountain Spirit'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

* Tier 5: {{Cn|Shaman|name='''Shaman''' -> '''???'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

* Tier 6: {{Cn|Mammoth|name='''Mammoth''' -> '''???'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

* Tier 7: {{Cnu|Jotunn|Jotunn Warlord|name='''Jotunn''' -> '''Jotunn Warlord'''|image=Placeholder|image2=Placeholder}}

Bulwark's [[war machine]] is currently unknown.

== Official Renders ==
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Bulwark Castle render.png
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== Gallery ==
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HotA teaser youtube render 1.png|Likely the Town Hall (center, above), Mages Guild (right), Mammoth stables (center, below), and the city's unique building (horn monument on the left).
HotA teaser youtube render 2.png|Presumably the fully upgraded fort as seen in the Youtube teaser.
HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 1.png|Dhuin going to Borea.
HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 2.png|Kynr going to reclaim a Sawmill from some Seamen.
HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 3.png|Todd in an unfamiliar land.
HotA teaser Chieftain design.png|Evolution of the design for the Chieftain, Bulwark's Might class.
HotA teaser Bulwark battle.png|Bulwark units fighting other Bulwark units.
HotA teaser Bulwark unit lineup.jpg|Bulwark unit lineup
HotA teaser Bulwark Factory battle.png|Todd's ill-fated fight against the Bulwark army.
HotA teaser Bulwark Ice Elemental battle.png|Bulwark units fighting Ice Elementals.
</gallery>

{{User commentary|
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, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}5uM--UyP-Kg here], is a direct sequel to the first teaser for the Factory [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}HTXUglrxUQc here].
* It seems the Mages Guild will only have three or four levels.
* The [[wikipedia:Elder Futhark|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 [https://forum.df2.ru/index.php?showforum{{=}}75 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 [https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Town/Highlands%20Town/ Highlands].
* A very different interpretation of the Vori from {{dor}}'s [[Palace]].
}}{{end of user commentary}}

{{Town 'see also'}}
[[Category:Bulwark]]

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