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By HAWKWIND - Dec. 31, 1969 Eliohan’s House of WondersIn the city of Kensington, there are shops and markets for virtually every need. Foremost among them is a large shop near the harbor. No sign hangs over it’s door, but every resident of the city will point to it and tell you “if there is something you cannot find anywhere else, you will find it at Eliohan’s”. Eliohan has built himself quite a reputation, not just as a buyer and seller of exotic goods, but a source of knowledge for all things odd, arcane or ancient. A finer library of the occult cannot be found, but even it’s use comes with a price. Eliohan is not cheap, but his services are well worth the gold you spend. I realized once I started making things with my bricks, one of the things I always wanted was a fully functional city for my fantasy campaign. This is the sage/magic shop. I took the inspiration for the shop directly from my books (www.worldofmarna.net). Eliohan’s House of Wonders is a sturdy, elegant building with stained glass windows made from a dark stone not found in the city. I actually went through 4 or 5 rough drafts of the building plans before I settled on this one. I’ll probably recycle several of the other designs. The first floor is Eliohan’s “showroom”. This is where he conducts most of his business, buying and selling arcane and exotic objects. The first floor had to be spacious, yet have comfort to it. I decided to go with the windows from the gothic church mold, as the stained glass effect really does well in them. I went with a sturdy looking doorframe, as I wanted the place to look secure. The fireplace is mostly there to act as a cooking fire. The second floor is the library. This is where the real value of Eliohan’s shop lies, thus the iron door protecting it. There are few things that cannot be researched here, and even elder wizards will come from time to time, just to see what new acquisitions Eliohan had made. When I made the stairs to the second floor, I wanted to put an arch supporting them, similar to the one on the roman prison tower mold, but I realized the arch in that mold didn’t really match the rest of the building. Pic’s 10-13 show the work I did cutting a small angled block and using a half of a window arch to make the brace. Once all cut to place, there was still a gap. I used a bit of heavy cardboard as a shim, reasoning that once painted, it would mostly blend in. One of the design matters I had to deal with was the desire for a fireplace on the first floor. I would have to run the chimmney up two more floors. I wasn't sure I wanted to make the chimney a solid piece that went the height of the tower. Fitting the floors to fit around it was not something i was looking forward to, so instead I decided to have it come apart with the levels. Once assembled, it would give the illusion of a solid piece. Once complete, deciding on the paint was a bit easier. After the Dutch Boy Semi Gloss Black undercoatm, I found a bottle of “Ord Blue” from Ceramicote. It is a dark gray with a bluish tint to it, and looks great with a “Space Wolf Gray” (by Armoury) drybrushing. I sealed it in a semi gloss, giving it a marble or polished look.The stained glass windows are printed on transparency film, so they can be seen through, but they don’t show real well in the photos. The shelves, display case and lower door are made from stained Popsicle sticks; the upper door is painted with Ral Partha “Steel” rather than stained. The various pieces of jewelry, beads and hardware used to make the jewelry and décor are from scattered sources. The books are made from 9 ounce “oak” craft leather, typically used for making keychain fobs. All my blocks are cast from Durham’s Water Putty. Molds used: Gothic Church Roman Tower Dragon’s Inn Gothic Floor Basic Block Blocks used: 300+ Measurements: 9” x 8” by 8”
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