Erebor House - Stones & Ice

Erebor House - 12 Wyrmhoard Bridge, Velthing. Erebor Homestead.

Environment: Gundabad (Mattugard) brightens up the atmosphere.
Music: Black Book of Mordor Themes II, Prancing Pony, Black Book of Mordor Themes I

Outside

The basic Erebor home can become crowded with the limited space. At the very least, there needs to be a clean pathway from the fence to the entrance of the house. This won't be straight since the fence isn't directly centered with the yard. I added crystals to highlight where a person needs to go.
To the left are the stone dwarves. I added a bunch of things from dwarf ballistics, cave claw mount, a couple of traditional Gundabad pieces, and the infamous Dainlik center piece. The way the basalt pull away from the statue really highlights its features.
To the right are the ice dwarves. Anything that had snow or ice was included: the chest, winter birdhouse, snowy Bingo Boffin, and the goat with icicles on the end of its horns.
Only the toughest steeds are shown here. Ponies are on the left and goats on the right.

Inside

The entrance is a lot brighter than before with soft light fixtures against a black background.
The banker with coins remained, but I allowed a more neutral brown background to show along with the War of Three Peaks table set.
The wall creating two smaller rooms has been removed as well as the kegs. The bedroom has been expanded into a study room.
There is a slight jab with how the callbox decoration is setup right next to the large firepits. The decoration will do nothing as this is a self-serving area.
The Moria Geode completely engulfs the entire room but it is perhaps the best thing to include in an area so large. I had originally added the Moria mirrors but their sheer size didn't quite match the atmosphere.
The rock room perhaps took the longest time to adjust. It wasn't until I added the intense yellow light did I realize that the flowstones were really the room's best feature. It might seem like the dig site would have been a natural choice to include but it wasn't added until way later.
I've always wanted to do something with the small gap underneath the staircase but there are a limited number of slots that reach way back there. I thought about adding a door to make it appear you are entering into another dimension but felt as if leaving a few trinkets from your experience in Gundabad would probably be for the best.
Although you might not see it from the photo, there is a red candlelight added in front of the frame to make it appear as if the Balrog is still breathing.
The attic was completely redesigned. As much as I will miss the dark shrine that's attached to the Felbeast head trophy, the design was too extravagant to keep. Instead, the dwarf tombs seen in Stonejaws with a couple of "ghost" dwarves was a better fit. The fiery embers rising from the ground might not be a good choice for such a setup but it creates a sort of natural uneasiness that fits the theme.

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