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.

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.

Deer Valley

May 29, 2025

I do pure landscape pictures too rarely, especially since I do have a whole sim to play with and practice my landscaping skills—and they do need practicing. But I am fairly pleased with the idea I had here, of combining some of Fanatik’s PBR releases to create a secluded wetland in a canyon, where my two Teegle deer could graze in peace. I showed off the stag during the Fantasy Faire, and then I picked up the doe as well at the very end of the Faire. They make a very pretty pair and I am hoping there will be some additional coats soon, I would to do a scene of a knight hunting a white hart.

Fantasy Faire 2025: Ghost in the Grotto

April 27, 2025

Delving deep into Yuum Baalal Grotto is not for the faint of heart. There is old magic here, the air is thick with it, and you never know when something long gone might rise again.

A Ghostmare seemed like the steed of choice here, with mysterious markings across her shining coat (by new-to-me brand Auro) and her beautiful tack (from the Flying Pony) something out of a fairy tale. And for our intrepid explorer, fine armour with a mirror sheen to it (courtesy of Mesh Entity) and a magical elven sword (by Sarer-S-Creations). Even so, one must tread carefully.

The Ghostmare series of coats are all quite lovely, with PBR as well as fallback textures. There are also special RFL editions available. The Russell tack has a great fantasy look to it and that is always great to have on hand when a more modern set would look out of place. It, too, has lovely PBR textures. The same goes for the armour, which really has a superb sheen in the right light. And the sword is a very pretty fantasy sword which includes a HUD with some cool magic effects.