White bishop - Grey Wizard

The white army has wizards as their bishops. Representing the king's main advisor is the Gandalf minifigure. To replace his boring staff I have given him twin electric blue lightning bolts. They can be adjusted to shoot out in every direction.

Black Bishop #2 - The Necromancer

The second black bishop is certainly a menacing figure. He holds a bone staff with twin blades at the tip. His helm is borrowed from the Vladek minifigure. His cape is draped around him to give him a mysterious and intimidating appearance. His whole appearance reeks of evil.

Black Bishop - The Grim Reaper

The back bishop is the grim reaper. He is a skeletal figure with red eyes and holds the reaper scythe. Hooded with black wings and and a black cape he is a piece to be feared!

Black Queen and King - The Witch Queen and Merciless King

In the picture below you will see the black king and queen guarded by their two loyal bishops. 

Although they are custom made, some of the ideas have been borrowed from the giant lego chess set. The king's throne is almost an exact replica apart from a few minor alterations such as a tiled floor and slight improvements. The king's shield shows a red scorpion borrowed from the Evil Vladek minifigure. His throne is decorated with twin flames and tipped with red gems. The back of his throne has a window just like the queen's throne. He wears black armor and holds an aqua gem tipped staff. 

The black queen is a witch and she is wearing a black cape with a black hood. Her chest is armored and in front of her she has two carefully placed potions ready to consume.Her throne is shaped just like the queen's chess piece.

White Queen and King pieces

Here is the custom white king and queen. 

King has a golden helm, armor, sword and cape and a wizened aged look to his face. His shield is decorated by his emblem that his army also carries. He sits on his throne which contains an inverted cross.

The queen is also dressed in red with a golden crown and goblet. She holds a ruby red gem tipped staff and her throne is the same shape you would expect out of a chess piece. 

The throne required a lot of thought to design and are ofcourse custom made. If you compare the pictures of the queen and king chess pieces below you will see the cross representing the king piece and the spikes representing the crown of the queen. 

Custom White Rook

Here are the rooks for the white army. Although the towers are black the flags show the alliance between the humans (represented by the red flag) and the elves (represented by the green flag). 

The towers have black windows and the red stripe. Each tower is guarded by a soldier. On the left side it is guarded by an elf with a longbow. On the right side it is guarded by a human with a crossbow and kite shield.

Custom Black Rooks - Trolls or Towers?

For the Black Rooks I am yet undecided. The trolls seem like a good idea as they represent strength and stability like the rooks do in chess. However I have also made twin towers with skeletal guards to match the  towers of the white army. Both pieces are currently being used in the chess set.

The trolls both have giant clubs but surprisingly they keep their balance very well. To the figures I have added black teeth and horns on the side of their heads.