WELCOME TO NORTH FORTRESS!

SET DESCRIPTION

The model consist of:

2799 total pieces,

614 differents parts,

No Stickers,

10 Minifigures

1 Skeletons

4 small Animals (spider, frog, pigeon, rat)

Set Dimensions are:
40x29x32 cm (closed)75x35x32 cm (open)
16x12x13 inches (closed) 30x14x13 inches (open)
50x38x40 Studs (closed)94x44x40 Studs (open).

Global weight aprox. 2.2 Kg

BUILDING INFORMATION

The Model consist in 2 main parts connected by hinges:
many features are accessible in closed asset and even more in opened asset.
The buildings are designed to be completely accessible and comfortable for minifigure playability (minimum of six brick height in every single area).
The entire model is organized in 3 levels: ground (lvl 0), main (lvl 1) and upper (lvl 2).
In every level there are several areas for a total of 12 differents areas:

Level 0

Outside (pine forest, the plains, the stairs, the great oak)

Sewers/Cistern with secret entrance/escape from Prisons

Cave with secret entrance to Prisons

Prisons/Dungeon and Storeroom

Cellar and well with stairs to level 1

Level 1

Gate/Gatehouse

Great Hall/Throne room with dovecote and library

Kitchen and pantry with stairs to lower level 0

Library

Armoury and stairs to level 2

Level 2:

Garrison quarters/Barracks with stairs to lvl 1

Curtains Walls and Wall walk

Keep with private room

To ensure an active playability 4 hidden passages and 1 trap and are present in the set.

Traps list:
- Trapdoor (from the Gate down to the Sewers)

Hidden Passage list:
- Sliding wall (from the outside to the Sewers)
- Hidden Cave (from the outside by the Cave to the Prisons)

- Trapdoor (from the Kitchen down to the Cellar)
- Trapdoor in Private room (to hide the Treasury)

The 10 Minifigures consist of: 5 Griffin guards, 1 Griffin king, 4 Kraken warriors

Game-Play Plot

Among forests and montains, populated by the strong north clans stand the Griffin kingdom North Fortress, which rule on the surrounding wildlands. The closest allied villages is far in the southern lands so only occasionaly new fresh supply arrived here and the little group of veteran guards survive on little resources. Messages brought by pigeons have announced that the Griffin King himself is going to visit this place in order to meet the leaders of the northmen clans.New supplies and recruits for the garrison will arrive too. In the meanwhile a huntress belonging to the north clans has been captured woodcutting a tree in the fortress surrounding forest: the penalty for the crime would be life imprisonment unless she survives in single combat. It seems nothing to worry about, what could goes wrong?
Will you stand for the Griffin or for the Kraken Clans side?

Quiz for Visitors:
New recruits have to get a deep knowledge of the fortress, before being able to complete their training.
Are you able to find all the following stuffs showed somewhere in the pictures?

Easy quest: book, key
Medium Quest: pigeon, torch, bucket

Hard Quest: bone, mushroom

You can write your answer on comments area. Thank You for visiting the North Fortress!

This diorama has been dedicated especially to all the lovers of classics Lego Castles who grew up playing with sets full of knights, skeletons, traps and secret passages.