Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Fantasy Faire 2025: The King’s Sword

Fantasy Faire 2025: The King’s Sword

A young maiden in disguise takes on a perilous quest, to deliver a king’s sword to its rightful owner. Her travels take her far from court and through many wondrous and sometimes dangerous realms, deep within the mystical Fairelands.

This absolutely gorgeous and well researched Renaissance-inspired outfit is a new release from Grasshopper Street for the Faire. The Prospero set is primarily intended for male avatars, covering a range of bodies, but there is also a Maitreya Flat version that works well for all Maitreya bodies as long as you wear the included alpha. It also works quite well on Legacy’s female bodies with a bit of additional alpha usage.  The HUD offers three different textiles, each with eight colour variations, and each section of the outfit can be coloured separately. Also available at the Faire are the velvet garters, these are sold separately for male and female bodies.

Uzme poses provides some of the best action-oriented pose sets around and for the Fantasy Faire they have out a set of single poses and two couple poses, all featuring swords. I had to tweak my arm a little for the first photo, as it sank into the clothing, but otherwise they fit me very well.

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Fantasy Faire 2025: Oh Deer

Fantasy Faire 2025: Oh Deer

Apologies for the title. Fantasy Faire 2025 is here (and I have never been so late on my first post, but life is crazy and its in the middle of Easter) and of course that means fabulous new releases from Teegle as well as a gorgeous Fantasy Faire sim built by the team.

Fantasy Faire, now on its 17th year, is one of the main events in Second Life raising money for the American Cancer Society through RFL - the Relay for Life. During the Fantasy Faire, you can shop new exclusive releases where the sale proceeds go to RFL as well as participate in a huge number of events that raise funds in various ways.

You are getting a video to get a hint of what the Wraithwoods have to offer and a good look at one of the new creatures, the Whitetail Stag, as well as quick peeks at the other releases. So far Teegle has out three new creatures, three new tack sets and three RFL releases.

In the video you can also see my new outfit and my new horns, the former being by Petrichor & Ersch and the latter by just Petrichor. With its bones, leaves and berries, the Karvani set felt suited to the wilds of the Wraithwood and the Yuen horns took my avatar from human to something a little different. Both come with extensive customisation options both in terms of textures and hiding/showing parts of the design. You will find Petrichor, with a huge amount of new releases available, on the Mire of Whispers sim. Also on Mire of Whispers are Analog Dog and the Stream hair is a new release for the Faire.

 

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White Wedding

White Wedding

Grasshopper Street has a beautiful set of bridal veils and a tiara, plus a lovely mirror as a gift, at the current round of the Engine Room. The layered veil can be worn in different ways as it is available both as a whole linkset and as individual veils and the HUD allows for a choice of patterns for each layer as well as tinting options.

I didn’t have a dress that I felt suited the style of the veils, so I decided on a bride in lingerie (a beautiful set by alaskametro) for a very lacy and ethereal look that I felt would contrast in a really interesting way with the surroundings provided by the almost-empty Nautilus building by Fanatik, with just a few decor elements from DICTATORSHOP’s Heritage series. It also raises the question of what has happened here, especially when I added the puddles and water leaks on the floor, which is a new PBR set from Fanatik.  Unfortunately, there seems to be a bug in Firestorm so that the lovely reflections I can see inworld are not preserved in the saved image. But trust me, it looks fantastic.

The beautiful upholstered and tufted sofa from DICTATORSHOP has a very traditional look without becoming too heavy or oldfashioned. It offers 7 different metal options, 23 leathers and 9 fabrics, for easy matching with your existing furnishings. Its available as PG or Adult Vanilla, with over 400 animations.

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A House of Healing

A House of Healing

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.

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Dive Into Dutchie’s Pool

Dive Into Dutchie’s Pool

Dutchie’s Swimming Pool is the latest creation from Froukje Hoorenbeek. Suitable as a luxurious…

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The Phoenix Fae

The Phoenix Fae

A peek into the deep woods, where strange things grow and all manner of curious creatures make…

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Petals on the Wind

Petals on the Wind

The Empire-waisted Lottie gown by Sweet Kajira is made ultra-feminine and ethereal by the partially…

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Luxurious Heritage

Luxurious Heritage

Step back to the 19th century with this beautiful evening gown from Grasshopper Street. A corseted…

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Dancing Djinn

Dancing Djinn

It is dangerous to venture into the desert at sunset. Deep within the djinn reside and the unwary…

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Heritage Valentine

Heritage Valentine

You still have a few days left to visit the Valentine Shop & Hop where, among other things, you can…

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In Gothic Solitude

In Gothic Solitude

Welcome back to Otherworldly, now finally on its own domain that I have been sitting on for years.…

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Frosted

Frosted

An elegant set of matching furniture draped in luxurious fabric and offering a wide range of…

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Winter Haven

Winter Haven

A cosy winter skybox, furnished with a couple of elegant new pieces from Libertine’s collection,…

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Dutchie’s Femdom Chair

Dutchie’s Femdom Chair

The latest release from Dutchie may look modest but appearances are deceiving. This rustic chair…

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The 14th Annual SL Christmas Expo

The 14th Annual SL Christmas Expo

The 14th Annual SL Christmas Expo invites you to visit and take a journey through Christmas Through…

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Just Follow Me

Just Follow Me

It is quite safe, I promise. The door is right over here.

Petrichor and Ersch have a new release…

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