The Medieval Village of Elderfern
- sarahwilk24
- Mar 2
- 7 min read
Updated: Aug 1
The couple invites you to enter the AI-generated world of Elderfern, a medieval village full of drama, romantic intrigue, medieval weaponry, and dragons. This story was authored by Chat GPT (by the time they reached this part of the website, Sarah didn't have any original creativity left). Hunter is very proud of his medieval village display. Of all the museum exhibits, this is the one Hunter put all of himself into. For every charming detail you spot, there are five others you haven't found yet. Every element of this display was meticulously staged to bring Elderfern to life before your eyes.
The Market – Rumors in the Wind
2,614 pieces | Funwhole: F9015
Assembled by Hunter Williams, March 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
The cobbled square of Elderfern bustled with life, but beneath the surface hum, fear simmered.
“Another hamlet burned,” croaked Old Maeryn to a customer. “South of the Moor.”
Edric passed her stall, buying apples for his master. He paused as he heard the word dragon whispered among the vendors.
“Young lad,” Maeryn called, eyes sharp. “Your forge might burn like the rest if the council does nothing.”
Edric frowned and moved on, but not before slipping a red apple into his satchel—meant for someone else.
The Tailor Shop – Stitching Wounds
1,994 pieces | Funwhole: F9038
Assembled by Hunter Williams, February 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
Maribel’s fingers moved swiftly, repairing a banner that had once hung from the village tower. Her father, Doran, paced.
“If the beast comes, we’ll need to evacuate the children,” he muttered.
“Will the lords send soldiers?” Maribel asked.
“Not in time,” he replied, tightening the threads on a torn surcoat. “If we’re lucky, they’ll send mercy once it’s over.”
She said nothing, but her eyes fell on the padded vest Thane had left earlier—scarred with scorch marks, likely from practicing near the kiln. A friend, but foolish.
The Apothecary – Fear in a Bottle
1,470 pieces | Funwhole: F9024
Assembled by Hunter Williams, December 2024
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
Wren mixed ash balm by lamplight, grinding the herbs harder than necessary.
“They’ll come,” her grandmother murmured. “You know the signs. Smoke on the northern ridge.”
Wren nodded, her hands trembling only slightly. She reached for the red apple resting on the sill. A gift from Edric.
He’d said he liked how she listened. She wasn’t sure what that meant—but it made her want to do more than just listen.
A bell rang. She looked up, and her face lit up—then quickly masked itself. It was Edric.
The Pier Inn – Uneasy Cheer
2,143 pieces | Funwhole: F9011
Assembled by Hunter Williams, May 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
The Brine and Barrel overflowed with nervous song. The fishermen drank as if ale could drown fire.
Thane sat at the bar, oil-slicked and silent. Maribel approached with a satchel of salvaged thread, dropping it at his feet.
“I told you to stop testing your armor in the kiln.”
“It needs to endure heat,” Thane said flatly. “We all do.”
From the corner, Captain Alric watched them. He wasn't fond of Thane’s recklessness, but the blacksmith made weapons the way some prayed—desperately.
The Training Ground – Sparks of Resolve
964 pieces | Funwhole: F9048
Assembled by Hunter Williams, December 2024
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
“Again!” barked Ser Calwen.
Edric struck with a dulled sword, sweat streaking his face. Wren stood behind the fence, basket in hand.
“I can’t do this,” Edric muttered after a poor parry.
“You can,” Calwen said grimly. “Because you must.”
After the others left, Wren stepped forward. “I made a poultice. For bruises.”
Edric smiled. “I get those a lot lately.”
They sat in silence. Then Edric asked, “If the dragons come… where will you go?”
“I won’t leave the village,” Wren said softly. “Not without you.”
He said nothing—but didn’t look away.
The Watchtower – Smoke on the Horizon
1,625 pieces | Funwhole: F9027
Assembled by Hunter Williams, February 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
From the high tower, Alric saw it first: a distant smear of black rising like ink into the sky.
He sent the bell ringing.
Below, villagers paused—some in denial, some ready.
Lysa, the miller’s daughter, climbed the steps breathlessly. “I heard… It’s time, isn’t it?”
Alric nodded. “Tell your father to stop the wheel. We’ll flood the lower field. It might help.”
She hesitated. “And after?”
“After?” he echoed. “We bury our dead or rebuild our homes. Either way, we fight.”
The Forge – Weapons of Will
1,595 pieces | Funwhole: F9040
Assembled by Hunter Williams, November 2024
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
The forge hissed as water hit the steel. Edric hammered, Thane beside him.
“We’re not soldiers,” Edric said.
“No,” Thane grunted. “We’re survivors.”
They worked late into the night. Edric wrapped one blade and carried it away, quietly slipping into the apothecary as the moon rose.
Watermill
1,278 pieces | Funwhole: F9061
Assembled by Hunter Williams, December 2024
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
The mill wheel stopped turning.
Lysa and her brothers dug trenches nearby. Children ferried buckets. Even Doran the tailor filled sandbags.
Wren, now clad in a thick leather apron, organized herbs by burn severity. She turned to see Edric behind her, holding out a short sword.
“For you,” he said. “Hide if you must. But if you can… help.”
She took it. “I won’t run.”
Then the bell rang twice. Fast. Loud.
Not just one dragon. Two.
The Attack, Part I – Fire and Fury
568 pieces | JMBricklayer: 30001
Assembled by Hunter Williams, December 2024
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
The sky cracked open as two shadows swept down. One red. One green.
Fire ripped across the rooftops. The tailor’s shop went first—flames devouring cloth like dry grass.
From the tower, Alric loosed bolts. Arrows rained from the fields.
In the square, Edric fought beside Thane, the younger boy keeping close to Wren, who tended wounds as fast as she could.
The Attack, Part II – Resolve
715 pieces | LEGO: 31161
Assembled by Hunter Williams, May 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
They were outnumbered. Outmatched. But they did not flee.
Maribel hauled buckets. Lysa ran into a burning barn to rescue a child. Ser Calwen fell, then rose again, bleeding and bellowing orders.
The red dragon wheeled above the forge. The green swooped toward the water mill.
The Ending – Embers and Echoes
3,745 pieces | LEGO: 21348
Assembled by Hunter Williams, January 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
Smoke choked the sky.
The bell was silent.
Wren leaned against the scorched stone wall of the watchtower, blood drying on her hands. Beside her, Edric stood—one arm burned, sword gone.
They didn’t speak. Just looked at what remained. Fires smoldered. The inn was rubble. The market square was ash.
But some villagers moved—limping, digging, living.
Above, the dragons circled once more. Then vanished over the ridge.
The wind returned. Quiet. Still.
Was it over?
They didn’t know.
Epilogue: A Story in the Ashes
1,248 pieces | Lumibricks: L9063
Assembled by Hunter Williams, August 2025
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
Two years after fire rained from the sky, Elderfern still smelled faintly of smoke when the wind blew east. The market square had been rebuilt with uneven stones and stubborn hope, and now it thrummed—not with fear, but with music.
The traveling caravan rolled in at sunrise, banners bright against the soot-streaked buildings. By dusk, the Heartfire Troupe had raised a stage where the old fountain once stood. Villagers gathered, some in patched cloaks, some still carrying the weight of memory. They came anyway.
The play began: a tale of dragons and defiance, of blacksmiths and apothecaries, of brave foolishness and quiet heroism. Children gasped as crimson fabric “dragons” swept over the crowd; elders wiped eyes when Wren cradled Edric with fake blood on his brow.
When the curtain fell, no one moved at first. Then came applause—soft, steady, growing.
The troupe bowed. They would leave at dawn.
But in Elderfern, the story would stay.
Dungeons & Dragons Minifigures
3,745 pieces | LEGO: 66765 (retired)
Assembled by Hunter Williams, December 2024
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
Hunter has nine of the twelve DND minifigures pictured here. Can you find the three he doesn't have on display?
Miscellaneous Accessory Sets
Interaction Rating: 3 / 5 (interaction with the set is okay, but only if an adult is helping)
Set Details:
Medieval Scroll Shelf
85 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B4-68-1
Assembled by Hunter Williams, January 2025
Town Message Board
61 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B23-26-1
Assembled by Hunter Williams, January 2025
Stew Pot & Fire
39 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B24-12-2
Assembled by Mike Alfare, March 2025
Turkey Spit
41 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B24-13-2
Assembled by Mike Alfare, March 2025
Water Fountain
55 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B4-62-2
Assembled by Sarah Wilkinson, May 2025
Feast Table
322 pieces | Unbranded: 164216
Assembled by Hunter Williams, April 2025
Canal Bridge
125 pieces | Unbranded
Assembled by Sarah Wilkinson, January 2025
Transport Horse
32 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B13-37-1
Assembled by Mike Alfare, March 2025
Fire Pit & Logs
25 pieces | BRICKPANDA: B8-40-1
Assembled by Sarah Wilkinson, May 2025
Cooking Fire
23 pieces | BRICKPANDA: Z04-32
Assembled by Sarah Wilkinson, May 2025