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.
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)
??? the Chieftain (Jotunn)
Creatures
- Tier 1:
Kobold -> Kobold Foreman
- Tier 2: Argali -> ???
- Tier 3: Snow Elf -> ???
- Tier 4: Yeti –> Mountain Spirit
- Tier 5: Shaman -> ???
- Tier 6: Mammoth -> ???
- Tier 7: Jotunn -> Jotunn Warlord
Bulwark's war machine is currently unknown.
Gallery
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Evolution of the design for the male Chieftain, Bulwark's Might class.
(models by DrSlash) -
Evolution of the design for the female Chieftain, Bulwark's Might class.
(models by DrSlash) -
Evolution of the design for the female Elder, Bulwark's Magic class.
(models by DrSlash) -
Bulwark Castle (model by Alex-ander and Balkron) -
Likely the Town Hall (center, above), Mage Guild (right), Mammoth stables (center, below), and the city's unique building (horn monument on the left).
(render by Alex-ander) -
Presumably Castle as seen in the Youtube teaser.
(render by Alex-ander) -
Dhuin going to Borea. -
Kynr going to reclaim a Sawmill from some Seamen. -
Todd in an unfamiliar land. -
Bulwark units fighting other Bulwark units. -
Bulwark unit lineup -
Todd's ill-fated fight against the Bulwark army. -
Bulwark units fighting Ice Elementals. Oddity: Stal has Knowledge 8, but only 32/60 spell points. Knowledge nerf?
Trivia
Bulwark was also known as Kronverk (crownwork). The English name since has been changed to Bulwark. The Russian name, Кронверк, still transliterates to Kronverk (crownwork).
- 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 Crownwork 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/reanimated in the VCMI town mods Highlands and Ark.
- A very different interpretation of the Vori from Day of Reckoning's Palace.