Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

A Forgotten Christmas

December 09, 2025

Snow presses softly against the windows of the old manor, muffling the world outside until it feels as if time itself has stopped.

The violet upholstery of the Winter Bruise Loveseat from Noctis catches the candlelight, rich and worn in all the right places, like a relic from Christmases long before the house fell still. Beside it, the Victorian Christmas Side Table from the same brand holds a glass and a half-eaten slice of fruitcake.

The light comes from the Radiant Stag Candelabra. Its antlers shimmer like frost-caught branches, illuminating the carved edges of the Dukes’ Dining Table from Props! and the dim corners of the room. You don’t see much of it beyond this room, but the Abandoned Manor from Moon Coven is an eerie, worn-down building, perfect for a Gothic Christmas.

All of the above, and the Roweyna black dress from Goth1c0, are available at the December round of We Love Role-Play. The beautiful Natalie skin is a lovely gift from alaskametro at the Shop & Hop, which includes a total of nine skin tones.

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The Perils of Power

September 05, 2025

This ended up so much more moody than I had imagined at first. The regal lady, with her ornate headdress and dramatic gown (I love how the horns of the Escoffion by Grasshopper Street are echoed in the Melisende gown by Ruxy), seems both powerful and vulnerable, drinking her wine in solitude even though there are other glasses on the table. Did she expect someone to join her? What happened to keep them away?

The Escoffion is closely modelled on an actual historical headdress and can be extensively customised with textures and tints. It comes in a rigged and an unrigged version. The Melisende gown also offers several texture options for different parts of the gown.

The Labyrinth set of wine glasses, bottle and decanter is made by Cerridwen’s Cauldron and the Darkmoore chair and the table are by Noctis. Like the escoffion and the gown, they are available at the new round of We Love Role-Play, and everything is discounted for the duration of the event.

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Winter Nymph

December 23, 2017

I’ve spent the day cooking food for tomorrow’s julbord—Christmas smorgasbord—and just managed to get everything finished before midnight. My brain is feeling a little overcooked, though, so I’ll be keeping this brief. I am continuing the farewell to genre with a piece from Noctis, combined with a lovely new skin from Fallen Gods and a gacha hair from Analog Dog. My winter nymph is accompanied by an arctic fox from Jian and sits on the elven throne by HEXtraordinary.

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Tournament of Love

February 14, 2015

Valentine’s Day isn’t really much of a tradition here in Sweden, but a touch of romance never hurts. In this case, it appears to be a romance with complication that plays out in the Jousting Pavilion by noctis for We Love Role-Play. I am not sure the royal couple are entirely pleased with each other…

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