Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

A Golden Treasure at the Dog & Pony Show

September 10, 2024

The amazing Dog & Pony Show is back! From September 6th to October 6th you can visit the biggest animal-themed event in Second Life to shop everything you might possibly need for your Teeglepets and Teegle avatars. Coats, tack, barn accessories and whole barns, it is all available. But of course, this is not just a shopping event, but there will also be plenty of performances and demonstrations as well as the amazing One of a Kind auctions. Do not miss out on this!

As always, Teegle has gone all-in and has no less than FOUR new pets available at the event. There is a cropped as well as a natural Doberman and two new horses, the Indian Marwari with its very special ears and the gleaming Akhal Teke with its unique metallic coat. I will be showing you all of these and I just had to give golden Hakan the Akhal Teke the first post. Such a special beauty he is, shining gorgeously in the evening light. A video would have been even better, but alas I have a stubborn cold that has me croaking and sniffling.

Like all Teeglepets Hakan comes in a no copy or a copy version, allowing you to have a whole herd of these rare horses if you so desire. Various add-on creators have already refitted their tack to the new breeds and there will also be a couple of brand-new tack sets from Teegle later on during the event. For this post, I decided to show off my avatar’s horsemanship and went without bridle and saddle, which of course looks particularly fancy when also using a couple of the archery poses from Animosity that are also available at the event. These pose both horse and rider and include bow props for each pose and there is both a male and a female set.

Fantasy Faire 2024: Almost the Last Stop

May 05, 2024

The end of the Fantasy Faire draws near, but there is still time to experience the magic of the Fairelands for two more days, until the 7th of May. I have paid several visits to The Last Stop, the underwater sim designed by Teegle, but so far I had not done any photography there. That was, of course, an excellent excuse to do a bit more poking around on the back of the gorgeous Hippocampus, the second of the new Teeglepets.

Like the Kelpie, the Hippocampus is half horse, half sea creature. But despite is foreboding name—Scylla—the Hippocampus has a much more benign appearance than the sharp-toothed Kelpie. Mythologically, they are often seen pulling the chariots of gods and goddesses of the sea or being ridden by nymphs of the sea.

There are already a ton of beautiful appliers out, both from Teegle and other creators, but here I went with the gorgeous default applier. Its too bad you would need a very big aquarium to keep a Hippocampus! ;)

Also from the Faire is the lovely gown by Portal, its shimmering fabric a nice match with the iridescence of the Hippocampus coat, and a delicate circlet from PANIQ.

Fantasy Faire 2024: Walk the Plank

April 25, 2024

Adventure calls at Plankbarrow Harbor, where many broken ships have come to rest and a twisted array of ropes and planks shaped into a town of sorts. A hideout for pirates and treasure seekers, with dangers lurking both on the rickety wooden piers and below the waves. If you plan on visiting, you had better keep your wits about you and a trusty dagger at hand. Not all encounters will be friendly, especially after dusk.

The Muses Wanderer outfit almost looks made for the Atriane Gloves from Senzafine, or vice versa. A great base for a pirate look, with the ostentatious hat by Attitude is an Artform adding a lot of flair (and sitting nicely on the curly hairstyle by Analog Dog). The necklace from Portal is rather understated but has an interesting design and the obsidian dagger from Oblivis Solem looks appropriately menacing.

I am late to report this, but LL has allowed the Faire two extra days before the Fairelands fade away, which means you will be able to explore, shop and raise money for RLF until the 7th of May!

Fantasy Faire 2024: Deep Ones

April 23, 2024

A princess of the Deep and her deadly Kelpie steed awaits you in my first vlog from this year’s Fantasy Faire. The Kelpie is one of two fantastical new horses from Teegle for this Faire, the other being the far more benign-looking Hippocampus. They have been released as Teeglepets so far, but there will probably be avatar versions down the line as well. The black skin is by CORN who has released a really nice set of textures for the two mer-horses in their Fantasy Faire store. You will find the Teegle store on the Last Stop sim, one of the underwater sims for this year. The video below was filmed at Thunnus Bay, another of the underwater sims.

In addition to the gorgeous Kelpie, the video also features a side-saddle riding mer-princess. The beautiful, glistening tail is the Odyssey tail by Brine, in the version fitted for the Legacy female body. The tail requires a little fiddling with your shape to fit perfectly at the waist, but it was fairly easy to sort that out. I have left the original materials on the tail, but added a black BOM texture from Krature. The crown is by Drunken Brokkr and the cuff necklace and armbands by Petrichor. The skin is one of the Draugr versions by Fallen Gods. Detailed credits with links to Faire-stores and main stores can be found below the video and the photos.