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EN2380 - Karaxus

Karaxus

The beast of myth and rumour was the rarest of creatures:
A dragon with powers of enchantment, Its skin was reputed to shine in the sun like precious argent, and at certain times to shed scales of real silver. Scales of Karaxus were said to possess remarkable powers. If one was used to make a vessel in which a medicine was prepared then that remedial draught became enchanted panacea to cure all ills. A beauty cream applied as a mask with a scale spatula transformed the face of the subject into one of great loveliness. A mail shirt of layered silver scales rendered the wearer impregnable to injury, be they set upon by sword, lance, arrow or even dragon fire. Little wonder then that the scales of Karaxus were valued highly. The silver dragon was said to be the slave of an evil old sorceress called Melidan, who kept the noble creature prisoner in a high tower in a far off lonely valley. Melidan kept the dragon hostage so that she alone could have possession of its precious gifts; and charge a high price to those who had need or were desirous of the silver scales' inique powers. Melidan's castle clung precariously to the sheer, craggy face of a high cliff. It was a small cluster of crumbling towers the largest of which had at its base a great arch sealed with a strong web of iron bars. Imprisoned in the chamber within was the Silver Dragon..

(The above is taken from the certificate)

NUMBER	EN2380
NAME	KARAXUS
TITLE	'KARAXUS'
SCULPTOR	ANDREW BILL
HEIGHT	24cm (9.75")
RELEASED	July 2003
RETIRED/SOLD OUT	-
LIMITED	2,950
NUMBER ACTUALLY MADE	-
ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE (£)	£95.00
BOOK	The Freezing Fire
PAGE	104
CHAPTER	Stories and Adventures
PICTURE	-
OTHER INFORMATION	This is the 2nd Edition of Karaxus, the first version was a horrible piece (EN2241 Karaxus) so this Andrew Bill sculpted version makes amends.

Original artwork of Karaxus below was drawn by Rob Simpson and as such he owns the ©copyright to this art - used with kind permission

The sticker on the base of the RD/HSC pieces shown below (photo supplied by Amber Racy)

Note that the sticker on the base of the first pieces released by xystos states that the piece was sculpted by Rob Simpson instead of Andrew Bill! I hope that this isn't a sign of things to come!

I have seen three different markings for the limited number etc...
Note that the limited number of this piece was to be 1,950 as the stamp on the photo below clearly states but RD decided to give this piece a larger production run than originally intended and upped the edition to 2,950 so production pieces have a 2,950 stamp and not the 1,950 one as in this photo

Below is the production piece released by RD/HSC with a 2,950 stamp (photo supplied by Amber Racy)

Below is the production piece released by Xystos, note that "Holland Studio Craft" has been removed
 

This piece came with the full colour card folder type certificate

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