When approaching new minifigure designs, I’ve always found myself drawn to the dark fantasy aesthetic and take a lot of inspiration from the Dark Souls series. When that can be paired with a little bit of whimsy, that’s even better! I started imagining these six characters as soon as I saw the new Mineral Collection from LEGO. I loved the idea of an order of knights who could be paired with each of the crystals in the set. As lore is also important to me, I had a really fun time writing little poems and such to go along with my builds. I hope you’ll enjoy!
Rhodochrosite:
Should you find yourself
Unsure
Let not your wariness of spirit become all-consuming.
Many fears are born out of reluctance to question
Be at peace with yourself
Knowing
That things unfold as they should.
Pyrite:
Foolish to think that
Things of gold might be
Best.
I swear to you I’ve seen more
Beauty trapped beneath
Grit.
Amethyst:
When my time comes and I am
Dying
My prayer would be that I do not go
Gentle
Might I greet my end with a glorious
Rage
I am a child of all of creation and
Possibility
I will not lay myself down and easily
Fade.
Fluorite:
Do not shame yourself for
Growing old.
Also do not fear the arrival
Of years.
Most are not blessed with
Time here.
Take the wisdom it offers with
A smile.
Surrendering gracefully the things
Of youth.
Tangerine Quartz:
Light one for me
A candle
It need not burn
So brightly
Even a small ember
Would suffice
That I might return
To you
Tourmaline:
Remember well that your soul’s worth
Is entrusted to your keeping
Alone.
All about, some may try to move you
They will tell you to do one thing or
Another.
But when you close your eyes one last time
And look upon all you have done to yourself and
Others.
Will you be satisfied with your life’s weight?
Or will you think perhaps, that you should have been
Kinder