Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Basilica Marius

February 25, 2025

Del-ka Aedilis has a brand new Rome Series with a whole range of public roman buildings. I hope to be featuring quite a few of these and I am starting with the Basilica Marius. In Ancient Rome, the basilika was a multi-purpose public building, used by the court system as well as for other official functions. Every Roman town would have one in the center, usually next to the forum and often opposite of a temple. The Basilica Marius is a large, beautifully textured building, with an expansive space within that would be perfect for roleplay.

I found myself in dire need of some new-ish Roman (or at least Roman-inspired) clothing, but could not find anything I liked that would fit a basilika. However, how about that horse that Caligular wanted to make a consul? Perhaps he could put in an appearance?

Shop & Hop With Love

February 02, 2025

The 2025 Valentine Shop & Hop opened a few days ago. I haven’t had time to go through it all yet, but with the handy guide (see the previous link) you can always hit your favourite stores first. For me, it was deviousMind and Teegle this time around. deviousMind to pick up this gorgeous gift outfit which comes in red or pink and Teegle to make up my mind as to which of the 100 new PBR coats I wanted to buy. That was not an easy task! There are so many gorgeous new coats for both the dogs and the horses, and I am sure I will be back for more (they are at 20% off at the Shop & Hop), but for now I picked up Pearl (the light grey) and Sizzle (the sorrel).

The Amour hair from Wasabi, with optional hearts sprinkled all through it, was a Happy Weekend special a few weeks ago, but seeing as it was so well suited to the Valentine-themed gown I just had to wear it now. I do love a long and flowing style, and it matches the beautiful manes on the horses. ;)

Banshee

January 26, 2025

The Banshee set from deviousMind for the Wild Haunt event caught my eye right away as it really captured something of what a darker fae or fairie might dress in with its blend of ragged furs and jewels. This particular lady of the fae also sports a set of impressive horns and long, slender ears courtesy of Petrichor’s Ostrae set, which of course comes with a multitude of texture and configuration options such as optional decorations and optional strands of hair woven around the horns (a separate HUD with hair textures is also included). The Noelle hair from Magika, a loose braid with soft wisps and optional bangs around the face, worked very well together with the horns.

A fae, of course, needs no saddle or bridle to gallop through the enchanted woods and her bold steed is not entirely mortal either.

The Forgotten House

October 10, 2024

Strange, moss-covered trees, enormous brambles and a persistent mist surrounded the house at the outskirt of the woods. By appearances alone, not the most welcoming place. On the porch stood its current occupant, a pale woman in a wine red gown, at her side a tall black dog. And what was that in the strange cylinder that seemed to float beneath her hand?

Alright, now its time to get spooky, with the Fantasy Witch’s House from Nocturna Deed for We Love Role-Play as the centerpiece. The house comes in a convenient rezbox that makes it easy to setup and place. There’s a whimsical spookiness to the design and plenty of room for decorating inside. On the outside, I mixed items from Fundati, Lore and Botanical to get a creepy forest feeling.

The beautiful gown is by the Muses, a high-waisted and high-necked design suitable for a variety of fantasy and role-play outfits. You will find that at WLRP as well, together with the Cindy skin from Poema as well as the floating reliquary from En Pointe which comes with several options for what bones to have within it.

Finally, we have the Teeglepet Classic Doberman, which was released at the Dog & Pony Show and hopefully should be in the Teegle mainstore now or at least soon.