Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Fantasy Faire 2026: Magical Meetings

May 10, 2026

The official program for Fantasy Faire 2026 ends today, May 10th, but the Fairelands have recieved an extension and will not fade away until the end of Wednesday, May 13th. That said, I am not sure how much more blogging time I will have, so this post may be my farewell to the Fairelands for this year, with a final magical meeting on the quest sim of Kallissya. And yes, if you have yet to finish the Quest, it will also be available until the end of the 13th, so don’t miss the chance.

The beautiful coat on my Teeglepet Arabian is one of many quest gifts, this one by the Cozy Den. It comes in several shades and includes both PBR and non-PBR versions. I love how the palest shade looks here, almost ghostly, which makes it a fine fit with the second of Teegle’s two new pets for the Faire: Osaka, the spirit wolf, here beautifully adorned by the flowery drapes from Mythril. They really do look like two magical creatures in a magical realm, and I am just lucky to be along for the ride. And speaking of riding, Osaka is of course ridable as well as useable as a companion.

Seascapes

July 03, 2025

My gorgeous hippocampus, one of Teegle’s releases for last year’s Fantasy Faire, is taking me beneath the waves today. But appearances are deceiving, because this is a photo backdrop by Petrichor rather than an actual underwater scene. It is almost like a little aquarium and it cleverly allows you to shoot from different angles using walls that are transparent from one side. The photodrop is available in single colour setups or as a fatpack where you can customise it to your heart’s content. There are also a few mermaid poses included that will have you lounging on the central rock. Oh, and it is actually quite a bit smaller by default than shown here, I sized it up to fit my hippocampus in.

The gorgeous skin with the beautiful blue and green scales is also by Petrichor, in collaboration with TRAP, and comes in a huge range of different base tones with different tattoos on. It is also available for both male and female avatars and each pack includes a ton of customisation options and fits for many different bodies and add-ons.  You will find the skin (alongside many other Petrichor items) at the SL22B Shop & Hop.

The Baron’s House

September 30, 2024

Yesterday, I turned myself into a man for the day and took a walk around the SL Renaissance Festival. Across the sims dedicated to the event, there are some beautifully atmospheric areas. This one uses custom builds by Harshlands which also are available for purchase in their store at the festival. The one I’ve focused on in the second image is called Baron and is a donation item where the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

The top half of my outfit is also from the festival, a very elegant long coat from Noble Creations. A shirt peeks out from under it as well and it fitted very nicely over the trousers from ContraptioN.

Golden Rogue

September 19, 2024

We Love Role-Play meets the Dog & Pony Show in today’s post, which dresses up the Teeglepet Akhal Teke with the brand-new Regalia tack set from Cheval D’or (which includes both PBR and fallback textures) and the Akhal Teke Gold applier from the Texture Barn. On this handsome eastern steed, a rogue rides into a medieval city, wearing a PBR-textured outfit from Project and a very fancy bejewelled eyepatch from Pendulum, both from WLRP.

The Teeglepet we’ve already looked at in a prior post, though I think I forgot to mention that the default texture is a PBR-texture, just like on the Marwari.  The Regalia set, like the Dune Lord set, draws inspiration from traditional Marwari tack, but it has been made available for the Akhal Teke as well and looks fabulous on it. And of course it offers a number of texturing options for all the different pieces. The applier from the Texture Barn is a classic Akhal Teke colour, a burnished gold, which also shows off how lean and thin-skinned these horses tend to be, by including detailed muscles and veining.

The outfit from Project includes shirt, breeches and boots and very extensive texturing options for all pieces, including the ability to separate out buttons and different parts of the boots. The PBR textures look amazing on the boots in particular, but it is tougher to get non-shiny surfaces like the shirt to be completely realistic. However, this is definitely a brand to keep an eye on if they plan to keep making such nicely texture role-play outfits for men. Finally, we have the eyepatch from Pendulum, which comes in a left eye and a right eye version and includes both PBR and fallback textures on the HUD. I would have liked the design to include how it is supposed to be fastened, I admit, even if it is obviously designed for the visual impact rather than being at all functional.

Oh, and I lied, I did have one more thing to mention. The Courney hair from Magika is a new release that is out at Access and I do love that she keeps including male sizes on all her hairs.