The Story of Orc Village Volume 2
Orc Village Volume 2 is a "sequel" to Meshbox Design's Orc Village Volume 1. Orc Village Volume 1 was Meshbox Design's first bad guy series of models.

The Village Series
Meshbox Design's Village series of models are extremely popular with artists and animators.

• Strong Outside Value. The Village Series of models are designed to not only "fill in a background" but also provide "inside" functionality. Designs are logical where possible, inside and out.
• Continuing Logic. The Village Series volumes are usually based around a specific culture. There may be variations from one volume to the next but there is an internal consistency so that its possible to mix one group with another.

The Models
The series includes the following models released to date...

• Orc Village Lighthouse. The Orc Lighthouse serves the purpose of both communications signal fire and to ward off orc boats and ships in the fog. The lighthouse has plenty of space to store wood and oil to keep the lighthouse alight. The Orc Lighthouse is reached by way of a bridge that is well guarded at all hours. A middle section of the bridge can be added to and extended, allowing great flexibility in using the lighthouse in a wide river or river mouth.
• Orc Village Surgeon. Everyone dreads a trip to the surgeon since unlike the Dragon Shaman, Bone Carver or Temple Priest, the surgeon more often than not solves problems with ampuation! Given orcs regenerative healing capabilities this isnt as problematic than it is with a visiting ambassador from a human tribe. The building includes private stalls where orcs can recouperate or get examined, plus a well lit surgery - equipt with cutting tools.
• Orc Village Cottage. This model has a simple outer design. A base stone foundation could have been from the ruins of a previous civilization, upon which the crafty and survival oriented orcs add their own additions. Wooden framing holds down a dragon skin roof. Every orc warrior is expected to slay a dragon before he can form his own household. Inside, there are two rooms - a spacious bedroom with furniture, and a kitchen/dining room/living area. The living area has an orc butsudan for revering his ancestors and the earliest defeated foe of his ancestors. An orc citizen warrior leads a rich though humble life.
• Orc Village Noble House. The Orc Village Noble House combines an Asiatic design with the dragon hide and dragon bone motifs of the orc. The grounds are well defended with spears and halberds within reach, and wooden platforms from above for defense. The noble's family sleeps at the highest point of the house, protected directly by the dragon hide roof.The Orc Village Noble House includes color, bump and transparency maps that brings out details in the dragon skin roof and stone texturing. Several props are available that can be used outside of this model.
• Orc Village Stables.Orcs prefer to fight from the advantage of high ground and in hand-to-hand combat rather than mounted combat - though a rare orc sorcerer will coerce a small dragon to carry him into battle. The Orc Village Stable tends to hold beasts of burden and the beasts of non-orc visitors who trade with the orcs.The Orc Village Stable is capped in dragon skin in case of attack. The holding area is well protected with a wall, and an interior stable protects more expensive beasts. Water and feed troughs are in the yard. Additionally, a loft above the stable can hold any sort of grain or hay.
• Orc Village Dock.Orc Village Docks, like all orc architecture, is designed for easy defense. The dock includes heavy winches for raising and lowering cargo onto ships, extensive quays and walkways, a watch tower and a covered cargo area trimmed in dragon skin.
• Orc Village Kiln Master. Orcs are an industrious people - often making works that arent beautiful but more utilitarian. The Kiln Master creates the daily pottery of the tribe, following ancient and effective techniques known to all the free peoples.The Orc Village Kiln Master includes a bump map that brings out details and pottery. Several props are available that can be used outside of this model, including each of the pots, the kiln itself, potters wheel and stool in Poser PP2 format.
• Orc Village Drum Master. Other races do not consider Orcs musically inclined, yet orcs have integrated music into all labor intensive parts of their lives in order to keep both citizens and slaves highly productive. The drum master creates drums for both work and war, from lowly materials such as cow hide to more noble materials such as dragon hide.