The small village of Nokandoo is situated on the Denial river. Many and varied adventures have been had inside its confines (see posts “treasure hunting“, “Which Dr“, and “In the jungle” to name a few.

The tombs which scatter the outskirts of Nokandoo are full of tomb guards which are a group of mysterious ancestor worshipers whose exact nature is unclear. No reliable sightings exist. All that is known is that they leave behind the mutilated corpses of those who disturb the cemetery of Nokandoo.

One of these groups is centered on the great Temple of Bastet, which was a place of worship dedicated to the cat -goddess Bastet located in the Bubastis district of NoKandoo, Egypt, during the 1st century BCE.

The temple of Bastet is one of the main cult temples of the goddess “Bastet” in the Old Kingdom, which was associated with fertility and often acted as a protective deity. Originally, Bastet was depicted as a lioness, and later as a cat.

In recent times, sightings of strange cat like humanoid figures have been seen at night in the ruins of the once great temple. Rumours abound within the superstitious local inhabitants that these are the Goddess’ temple guard come back to claim the temple for their master, and that they are a precursor of her reincarnation (I see another scenario), but of course this is all superstition.

The figures are from Eureka Miniatures. The terrain is either scratch built, or from Aquarium suppliers. The figures used as statues on the top of the scratch built Mastaba are from the old Atlantic Egyptian set.

All of the tomb warriors

Bastet Temple Guard Archers (1)

Bastet Temple Guard Archers (2)

Bastet Temple Guard Archers (3)

Bastet Temple Guard Archers (4)

Bastet Temple Guard Archers (5)

Bastet Temple Guard Swordcats (1)

Bastet Temple Guard Swordcats (2)

Bastet Temple Guard Swordcats (3)

Bastet Temple Guard Swordcats (4)

Bastet Temple Guard Swordcats (5)

Bastet Temple Guard Spearcats (1)

Bastet Temple Guard Spearcats (2)

Bastet Temple Guard Spearcats (3)

Bastet Temple Guard Spearcats (4)