The reason they turned from nuns into armed militia is because of their strong will to defend the town they serve and the surrounding settlements that lack protection during times of war. Their main duty is to repel bandits and also keep on their original monastic services.

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Sir Henry Morgan (c.1635-1688)
Was a Welsh pirate and privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main and waged several attacks against the spanish and maroons

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Domingos Jorge Velho (1641-1705)
Was a notorious brazilian pioneer (Bandeirante) and infamous hunter of natives and fugitive slaves, in 1694 he led the troops that destroyed Quilombo of Palmares (a community of escaped slaves). He also founded a couple of settlements in Paraíba

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Somehow I'd never gone down this way, a nice transition path leading from Highmountain to Val'sharah, has a neat little consistency detail of torii gates at the borders to signify the start of night elven settlements, similar to settlements in Ashenvale

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Mexican presidial lancer, 1836.
The presidial (from "presidio," not "presidential") cavalry was formed originally by the Spanish to basically provide a flying squad to colonial settlements. During the time of Santa Anna, the presidials were invaluable as scouts and light cavalry.

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For day 9 of the advent calendar, we would like to show you two of the lesser-known settlements being worked on by the Cyrodiil team. Here are some concept pieces we hope showcase the unique qualities of these places. Concepts by Jo-Steezo and Alex Danila

https://t.co/o0tj6q3RY1

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A campaign idea for The PCs head down a very long river, being tasked with delivering something/one, but are tempted by side quests along the way. The river could move through various environs & pass various settlements & features. Art by by xiaodi jin

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Indian brubafa are variable and widespread in the subcontinent. Based on archeological and historical evidence, it is believed that these brubafa were the first to form multi-species settlements with humans, with the oldest evidence pointing to over 3,000 years ago!

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Thank you, here's the full piece
She's the captain of the local guard in one of the settlements, so she's pretty important

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Armored Sicklemouth. Extremely popular in gladiatorial games due to their love of sword fighting, sicklemouth have been bred and used as pit stock in some of the larger human settlements. To train one, a keeper must beat it in a fight, then stay in the ring with it for a week.

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This map only needed geographical features and no settlements or labels. It was interesting to make just a geographical map and my imagination goes wild thinking what the people of this continent could be like.

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Panthers Travels

A weary traveler of the new found wilds and settlements of Earth

1/1 edition available now


https://t.co/iT69Vogvv8

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. 『主観視点で焼かれる集落』
(Settlements burned from a subjective viewpoint)

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If I could create one *very* self indulgent Tolkien inspired work, it would be a slice-of-life anime starring my postman OC Fileg

Just him traveling to different settlements, delivering letters and learning about the cultures and natural wonders of Middle-earth 🌲🏔✨

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Because of this, the Southern Finnic settlements in Livonia, Ugaunia and East Latvia were not fit to become a stable heart-land for the Finnics. Further north the Finnics assimilated the Germanics living on the coasts of Estonia, adopting their technology and many loanwords.

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Manticores live predominantly in migratory routes for large grazing animals, where they grow truly massive on passing herds. The winged beasts don't stop growing, and if they reach a certain size they'll begin to branch out and target settlements.

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This is a redesign i made for the Pechs, Pechori or Tommyknockers, depending on who you ask.
These race of fairy creatures can be found underground, where they have adapted and created tiny and reclusive societies hidden away from the mayor settlements.

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The Armed Forces continue their counteroffensive, 30 settlements in the region have already been liberated

I want to cry from happiness for every city,village, every inhabitant of our country

We are all waiting for the final liberation of our country from the occupiers

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And meet the older family member of the Axew line, Altan Fraxure!! These often act as the guardians of Axew settlements, enacting fierce revenge on any species that would raid their supplies.

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To give a sense of the war crimes damage Russia continues to inflict on & its people - over last 24hrs, Russia's forces shelled & bombed 81 settlements across 🇺🇦 - with much of it deliberately aimed civilian areas. That's cities, towns & villages. https://t.co/JOl6ZDNxAE

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