Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Shrine of the Huntress

July 14, 2025

As part of their Rome Series of buildings, Del-ka Aedilis has this beautiful shrine dedicated to Diana, the Roman counterpart to Greek Artemis. As a Huntress, she has a close association with animals such as deer, so I liked the idea of a rural shrine set in a grove of trees and visited by some wild deer, courtesy of the two newest Teeglepets that were released at the Fantasy Faire. It is a small, rather modest shrine, with a water fountain within it and a bronze of Diana mounted on a stag crowning the roof.

The landscape is again the Emmental Solid Sky Landscape, with trees and patches of uneven and rocky ground by Fanatik.

Villa Urbana

May 06, 2025

One of the releases in the new Rome series from Del-Ka Aedilis, which includes buildings to create a whole Roman city, is the Villa Urbana. This is a two-storey city villa for the rich and famous of the Roman upper class. At the entrance you are of course met by an atrium and there is also a banquet hall and a study, as well as a small garden at the rear. Upstairs, there is a lovely balcony and two bedrooms. Additionally, there are rooms that can serve as kitchens and other utility areas. The villa is available in red, light blue and dark blue.

For this setup, I’ve added a few furnishings from the Del-ka Aedilis range: the Banquet Triclinium from the Civitas series and also a chair, table and writing set from the same series for the balcony. The walls surrounding the villa to keep out the city noises are the Roman Walls from Fanatik‘s Forum set.

Fantasy Faire 2025: The Maiden and the Wyvern

April 23, 2025

Word went around the village that a great red beast had made its lair in a nearby cavern and disappearances of livestock and even people were blamed on it. A decision was made to try and appease the creature in the old-fashioned way, with the sacrifice of a maiden. But the maiden that they selected had an idea of her own, and thought it would be best to simply go and talk to the new visitor to the area.

I have featured Prehistoricas fantastic dragons and wyverns before, then in the avatar versions. For this years Fantasy Faire, Prehistorica has released animesh decor versions of the Dragon and the Wyvern, allowing you to include them in your photography without needing to get an alt (or your husband) to dress up as a dragon. The decor versions also come packed full of animations and sounds, making them lifelike and very impressive additions to your sim. They have a lower poly count than the full avatars, but the detail still looks amazing. The included HUD also offers the full range of skins, so each creature can have its own look. 

But that is not all, as RFL releases you will also find decor versions of the Bone Dragon and the Bone Wyvern, frightening skeletal versions of these creatures. These do not, for obvious reasons,  have different skins available. Both the regular and the bone versions include five different sizes, from small(ish) to gigantic.

The maiden’s beautiful dress is from Rakshasa, a simple kirtle with a belt that will suit a variety of role-play scenarios, and the lovely floral crown from Les Encantades. Finally, we have glowing blue grass and rocks from 3rd Eye Perceptions to finalise the look of the Altamira Cavern from Fanatik.

White Wedding

March 28, 2025

Grasshopper Street has a beautiful set of bridal veils and a tiara, plus a lovely mirror as a gift, at the current round of the Engine Room. The layered veil can be worn in different ways as it is available both as a whole linkset and as individual veils and the HUD allows for a choice of patterns for each layer as well as tinting options.

I didn’t have a dress that I felt suited the style of the veils, so I decided on a bride in lingerie (a beautiful set by alaskametro) for a very lacy and ethereal look that I felt would contrast in a really interesting way with the surroundings provided by the almost-empty Nautilus building by Fanatik, with just a few decor elements from DICTATORSHOP’s Heritage series. It also raises the question of what has happened here, especially when I added the puddles and water leaks on the floor, which is a new PBR set from Fanatik.  Unfortunately, there seems to be a bug in Firestorm so that the lovely reflections I can see inworld are not preserved in the saved image. But trust me, it looks fantastic.

The beautiful upholstered and tufted sofa from DICTATORSHOP has a very traditional look without becoming too heavy or oldfashioned. It offers 7 different metal options, 23 leathers and 9 fabrics, for easy matching with your existing furnishings. Its available as PG or Adult Vanilla, with over 400 animations.