In a far off land, deep beneath the pine-covered peaks of the North, a secret source of power has been found! Join the brave miners of Glimmerstone as they extract rare blue crystals from the earth. But keep your wits about you—the glowing ore is a prize many seek.

For generations the Dwarves of the Glimmerstone Mountains have mined the blue Glimmerstone, a blue crystal that has a peculiar creation. As the mysterious void arachni move between planes, it leaves a "resonance", where the void between the planes touches on their reality. This "resonance" spreads out in the form of these blue crystals. The Dwarves of Glimmerstone Mountains soon realized that these crystals not only held great beauty but great power. They began to forge the crystals and fuse them with their weapons and machinations in their cities.

Mining of the crystals is not without danger, however, as the void arachni build their nests on this pane of existence in the deep dark crevices of the Glimmerstone Mountains. Venturing too close to the nesting grounds can cause the larger ones to come out of the shadows and defend their brood!

Background:

I really enjoy the fantasy setting, and if you were to look at the bell curve of being into Lego as a kid and then to adulthood, I missed out on the fantasy sets in the early 2000's. I wanted to create something that was distinctly different in it's story but build wise similar to the castle setting of today. Being influenced by the large variety of fantasy settings out there, I came up with the Glimmerstone Peak Mine. I really didn't want to use existing factions, but to create a new one, that used a different crest - combination of a nordic style rune with the legs of a spider coming from it.

The top level is the entrance, hidden and nondescript it's built into the mountain itself. Inside, the foreman is checking the logs of the Glimmerstone that has been moved out, while two keen eyed scouts sit atop the battlements watching and surveying the land around them.

The second level features the smiths in action. One is in the process of hammering out a piece of Glimmerstone that is to be combined with an axe or a hammer. The other is dealing with a pesky baby void arachni that has made it's way into the living quarters of the dwarves as this outpost.

The bottom most level has two of the dwarven guard face to face with a full grown void arachni that has crept from the crevasse below. The vibrations of the mining has disturbed a nest of the arachni and it has come to investigate and if need be, deal with the dwarves. A young dwarven miner, with no facial hair grown yet, can be seen carrying a sack with the precious ore fleeing the scene.

All three level can be stacked on top of one another or displayed separately.

Dimensions:

All Built:

H: 34.2 cm

D: 28.1 cm

W: 27.2 cm

Each level has roughly the same depth and width, with the top level being a little taller due to the towers.