Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Fantasy Faire 2025: Elf Nouveau

April 29, 2025

Far away from secluded woodlands, yet somehow familiar given the ornamental and graceful buildings. The gardens were beautiful as well, and the art that graced some of the walls, but the fountains held a particular allure.

Galerie Gaillard is probably the most intricate and ambitious build at this year’s Fantasy Faire. It is sponsored by ContraptioN and you could spend so much time wandering around there, looking at all the displays within the gallerie and discovering new things to see. My photos hardly do it justice, it is too large too feature at the same time as you try to feature the details of an outfit, but perhaps I will have time to revisit it.

The beautiful gown by Poet’s Heart has the option of plain or embroidered textures and the latter suited the look of sim very well. I accessorized with filigree earrings and a necklace by Petrichor, as well as the halo that gives adds even more of an Art Nouveau touch, and with the set of delicate rings by Tealeaf Treasures, a store that is new to me but looks very interesting. On the Elfin ears by Illusions are ornate ear caps that blend nicely in with the style of the rest of the jewellery. The hair by Raven Bell is the beautiful Louise updo, which offers a lot of options for customising the style, and I used the Secret Garden poses by Mysteria..

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.

A House of Healing

March 25, 2025

One of the buildings in the new Rome Series from Del-ka Aedilis is the Hospital Celsus, a combined residence and hospital for a medicus or healer.  The build features a beautiful garden, for relaxation as well as for growing medicinal plants, flanked by barracks with rooms for patients. At the end is a two-story building serving as a residence for the medicus. The build features PBR textures and the light from the fires illuminates it beautifully.

For a suitable outfit, I decided to make use of the newest release from Rakshasa for We Love Role-Play. The Fineas Camisk is…well, part of a Greek or Roman outfit, with a draped cloth that covers half the body and leaves the rest bare. In contrast to the rich fabric, it is tied with a rope that is matched by the ropes around the wrists. There are also matching laced sandals and those as well as the outfit are available for both male and female avatars. We’ll just say that the medicus of this hospital may believe in a bit of sexual healing as well. ;)

My hair is a brand new release from Raven Bell for the Engine Room. With the floral ornaments removed, I thought it could pass for a Romanesque style. Either way, it is a very pretty updo.

Dive Into Dutchie’s Pool

March 21, 2025

Dutchie’s Swimming Pool is the latest creation from Froukje Hoorenbeek. Suitable as a luxurious addition to your Second Life home or as part of a spa, this pool offers beautiful PBR-textures and top notch animations, including custom swimming and diving animations. Naturally, I had to dive in and explore the options, and you can see some of the results in the video.

As I note in the video, there is a PG and an Adult version, with the Adult supporting Aeros and Physics Cock for automatic tilting as well as being Lovense Sex Toy compatible. I also mentioned the additional tiles available to landscape around the pool, but I forgot to note that there are also two landscape surrounds with cut-outs for the pool, so that you can more easily use it on land where you can’t landscape. My setup is in the sky and I used one of the surrounds to create a little hill around the pool.