Will the city thrive as a peaceful trading hub… or fall into chaos as knights clash with rebels and invaders at the gates?

Within the walls of the North Gate district, life unfolds: Knights and merchants gather to buy and sell goods at market near the well, the scent of fresh bread drifts from the bakery, after the baker picked up some fresh flour from the working windmill at the edge of town.

The Griffin Knights defend the walls, and the Kraken Faction control trading and crafting. However, rumours say the traders are secretly rebels, smuggling weapons into the city and planning a takeover. When they get caught, their friends will have to do their best to break them free from prison!

A wealthy townhouse displays the prosperity of the city’s elite, who enjoy organizing and watching famous plays at the theatre, such as ‘’A Forestman’s Quest” and “The King’s Night of Fright” . But, is the famous actress really just acting or does she have a darker past?

Features

Modular city walls. Set up your own city walls however you want, with easy connections for many interesting layouts
Play as a peaceful kingdom or city under siege
Gatehouse with working portcullis and doors
Water gate with working portcullis
Bakery and wealthy townhouse that can both fold open to display full interiors. They can also be displayed open behind the wall to suggest more houses or bigger streets behind the walls.
Theatre with 2 backdrops and costume items for many different plays
Markets and waterwell with griffin statue
Prison cell with hidden escape door
Working windmill with milling stone to grind wheat
3916 parts, 14 minifigures from different factions, 9 stickers
80 centimeters of red brick city walls, inspired by the many medieval cities and castles of northern Europe
Tested as a physical build and made sure all the functions work

About the Designer – Lucas Bolt

Since the beginning of my journey with LEGO as a kid, I’ve always been fascinated with building castles and have even made a small contribution building a real castle in France. The castles from where I grew up in the Netherlands were built from red bricks, and their details and warm colors are something I’ve wanted to represent in LEGO form for a long time. My other passion for fantasy and storytelling is something that came together in my idea for the LEGO IDEAS Dungeons and Dragons set. I wanted to bring those elements back together for this build, creating a new location for your adventures.
I also believe LEGO is meant to be rebuilt, to find new ways to use the same parts. It’s why I enjoy creating alternative builds for sets, and why The Northern City Gates contains this same idea through its modular design, letting you rearrange the walls and houses however fits your medieval city.