The Forest Spirit

Can you see them? Dancing just at the edges of your vision, flickering within the embrace of the trees. 

Not everyone can. Not even all of the druids. It takes a special attitude, special attuning to the forest before your eyes open.

But when you do, when your mind is finally relaxed enough, accepting enough, they are everywhere. Joyous, carefree, soothing. Even curious.

From that moment on you will never leave the trees, no matter how far you might travel. The spirit will always be there, at the edge of your vision. Dancing.

The gown by Evie’s Closet, headdress by Alchemy and jewelry by .Eldritch. are all discounted at the moment in We Love Role-play. The skin by Jalwa and the makeup by +Nuuna+ are both from Skin Fair, which opens on March 14th. The hair by Exile can be won from The Arcade.

Scene: Athan

Body: Skin: Jalwa – Meenakshi Salt Black Brow* | Hair: Exile – Rain 14 Wild Fusion | Eyes: IKON – Spectral Eyes Leonine | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Face Tattoo: +Nuuna+ Fen Green | Hands: Slink | Nails: Beautiful Freak – Galaxy*

Outfit: Gown: Evie’s Closet – Nimue Gown Illusion | Headdress: Alchemy – Druid Headdress | Jewelry: .Eldritch. Caird Set 

Poses: .Infiniti. – Better To See You With 2 | Exposeur – Back to Black 2 (x2)

The Tower

Sometimes it’s all about security, of strong walls and gates, of narrow staircases leading higher, easily defensible positions.

Sometimes it’s about the vantage point, of being able to see further than others, to have the whole picture in one glance, to enjoy the vision.

Sometimes it is a test, of having the perseverance to climb all the way to the top, to reach the treasure. We all know instinctively that only the most cherished things are kept there, protected by the whole of the tower.

The one thing we often forget is that sometimes the towers are not places to escape from or to break into. Sometimes they are the foundation of our strength, enhancing our ability to see far and true, keep unwanted matters away from us. Princesses might be locked in towers, but queens stroll as they please up and down because they know better. 

The gown set by Senzafine (the dress and the overcoat are two separate pieces) and the jewelry by .:ellabella:. are available in the current round of We Love Role-play. The crown by Remarkable Oblivion can be won in the Fantasy Gacha Carnival.

Location: Annon

Body: Skin: Jalwa – Zahida Coven Salt* | Eyes: IKON – Spectral Eyes Leonine | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair: Exile – Dream of Paradise | Hands: Slink – Elegant 

Outfit: Gown & Overcoat: Senzafine – Solveig Gown Set: Overcoat Onyx, Gown Silver* | Jewelry: .:ellabella:. – Nahimana’s Winter Necklace & Earrings* | Crown: Remarkable Oblivion – Sylver Crown

Poses: {Imeka~} Reika-Pose 2 | aDORKable Poses – Sunny 3m | {Imeka~} Katie-Pose 1

Awaken

The statues line the sides of the bath house, sculpted into aesthetically pleasing poses and forms, the nudity both a declaration and invitation to the visitors to do the same, to drop their garments, their covers and relax.

The black marble seems almost warm under the sun, tinted by the golden rays, the embrace of the heat of day. Maybe some of the statues were sculpted with this in mind, to look up at the source of life, to bask, to admire, to be grateful.

Everyone drops their armor here, even the soldiers. The delicate chains wrapped around the statue’s neck must be there for decoration or offering. Perhaps the statues are seen as the spirits of the bath, watching the people relaxing.

Or perhaps the said statues happen to awaken when the prey is relaxed enough. Awaken and keep trophies after.

The skin by Fallen Gods Inc., necklace by .Enfant Terrible. and the hair by *Milk* are all available and discounted in the new round of We Love Roleplay that just opened. There’s also brand new appliers for the whole Materica line of skins in the Fallen Gods Inc. main store, huzzah!

Scene: Garden of Dreams – Roman Bath* | ~Libertine~ Legends, Table* (the decor in the middle picture)

Statue: Skin: Fallen Gods Inc. – Materica Black Marble* | Eyes: +Nuuna+ – Nuuna’s Creepy black eyes | Hair: *Milk* Hair ~ Queen of the Court* | Necklace: .Enfant Terrible. – Decor Armor necklace silver* 

Poses: {Imeka~} – Katie-Pose 4 | flowey. it’s a time machine | {Imeka~} – Katie-Pose 3

Krampus the Yule Yak

It’s almost time. All the signs are there: the shifting colours to very specific spectrum of reds and greens, the emergence of lights in the middle of the darkness, the mistletoe and holly and all other words ending in -olly.

We’ll leave the reindeers to more commercial types and instead set out with yaks. Nobody expects the yak acquisition! Acquisition and re-delivery, that’s the name of the game. The Great Yak Company: bringing smiles and laughter around the world since the… era that you’ve never heard of but is surely there. Yes.

Little Krampus here is a perfect candidate, ready for hours of work to find things that were lost and to bring them to people who miss them. Sometimes it’s the same people, sometimes different. We don’t mind, we’re creative about the whole distribution. It’s not about who throws money around the most, it’s about how to make the most people smile in the end.

So when you have a moment to sit down in all the commercial stress and rush, listen to the clip-clop of tiny yak hooves and prepare to enjoy the spirit of Gothmas: accept yourself with all your misgivings, accept the people around you with all of theirs, take a deep breath and simply smile.

Most of the look can be found in Gothmas by Gaslight: the dress by :{MV}:, the earrings by House of Rain, the eyeshadow by Beautiful Freak and the liner by Pin Me Down are available in Cursed. The ribbony Batty necklace by lassitude & ennui is available in Sium. The delightful stripes in the hair are from the new Winter HUD by Alice Project, colouring your favourite hairdos to new tones. The yule antlers by Cerridwen’s Cauldron are available in the current round of We Love Role-play. The skin by Al Vulo is from The Dressing Room: Fusion, the house by Scarlet Creative from Collabor88, the eyes by Adoness from her Christmas Market and the rocking chair by Atelier Visconti and the yak by +Half-Deer+ from The Garden. The dresser by DIGS, the crown by Schadenfreude and the tree and wreath by Trompe Loeil can be won at The Arcade.

Scene: House: Scarlet Creative – Trilby | Chair: Atelier Visconti – Mont Blanc Rocking Chair | Krampus: +Half-Deer+ Winter Yak Black | Dresser: DIGS – Geary Dresser Moon RARE | Crown: Schadenfreude – Storybook Royalty: Crown of Skulls | Tree: Trompe Loeil – Star Tree | Wreath: Trompe Loeil – Branch Wreath 

Body: Skin: Al Vulo – Mimi Dk dark brow cleavage milk | Eyes: Adoness – Lignum Eyes Weed* | Eyeshadow: Beautiful Freak – Lua Eyeshadow Blood Red* | Liner: Pin Me Down – Julie Eyeliner 8 | Lashes: Redgrave – Luscious | Hair: Alice Project – Bella II* | Horns: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Yule Antlers*

Outfit: Dress: :{MV}: Translate Dress Crimson* | Shoes: Has Been – Betsy Bow Pumps | Stockings: ~Cannibelle~ Gothic Lace Suspender Tights | Necklace: lassitude & ennui – Batty Necklace Black* | Earrings: House of Rain – Melt Earrings Garnet/Silver* 

Poses: N/A | Kirin – Nina Pose 4 | Part of the chair.

 

 

Gothmas by Gaslight

Soon. In fact: tomorrow. There are two sims covered in snow, hosting a plethora of dark houses and glowing lights in the midst of the permanent night. Gothmas helpers are sneaking about as well as one can in boots that could kill, booths are getting filled with gifts worthy of Gothmas spirit and the gaslight lamp posts are lit to welcome visitors.

Gothmas celebrates the wonderfully monochromatic nature of blacks and whites, of pervasive darkness lit with lights like stars, the natural palette of all things goth.

Let us not forget the red so strongly associated with this time of year: it belongs to Gothmas as well, simply translated slightly differently. Perhaps translated in an older fashion of warm blood on the snow in the lasting dark, the hope of bringing back the sun. It makes as much sense as a jolly man in a red suit, after all.

If you are tired of the forcefully obligatory cheerfulness and all the bright expectations of the season, come walk our paths in the dark, come enjoy the darker twist to the holidays. Come enjoy Gothmas.

Gothmas by Gaslight opens at noon SLT, December 15th. 

The Huld outfit by Zibska and Winter Queen makeup by Beautiful Freak will be available at Gothmas by Gaslight, SLURLs added tomorrow when the event opens. The collier and bracers by .Enfant Terrible. are available in the current round of We Love Role-play. The Sol hair and Prince Edward nails by Adoness are still on discount in the Main Event (last day December 14th). The eyes by IKON can be purchased in the current round of FaMESHed. I would also like to take a moment to point at the skin and squee at the fact that +Nuuna+ has Slink appliers now!

Scene: Gothmas by Gaslight (SLURL to be added on 15th)

Body: Skin: +Nuuna+ Kati Skin Goth | Hair: Adoness – Sol Scarlet* | Eyes: IKON – Spectral Eyes Black | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: Beautiful Freak – Winter Queen Dark Wine SE* | Hands: Slink – Elegant1 | Nails: Adoness – Slink Fingernails Prince Edward*

Outfit: Dress, Collar & Tights: Zibska – Huld Sangue* | Boots: lassitude & ennui – Flutter Boots Cardinal* | Collier & Bracers: .Enfant Terrible. – Chloes Silver* 

Poses: c( Two Cats ) – Miqo’te 1 | aDORKable Poses – 11 of 25 2012 | Exposeur – Back to Black 2

Once Upon a Time…

…there was a small flight of dragonlings, the last five survivors of their kin. Their mother had bravely hidden them away before luring evil humans after her to save the dragonlings. Their big sister found them and brought them to safety to their aunt, who lived far away from others because she liked peace and quiet and… put that down. Right now.

Alright, where were we… ah. The said aunt promised to look after her small nephews and nieces while their big sister went to hunt for proper food and- Those are not healthy, especially not before dinner, stop- …oh, so you paw-stamped and licked them all already? Very well. Just this once.

The young dragonlings were completely unaware of the tragedy they had faced and played around recklessly without a pinch of gratitude, I might add, and would certainly soon catch the melting sickness from all those candles if they do not stop pretending to be deaf and get out of there right this moment.

In the end their aunt accepted that her sensitive silence-loving ears would never stop ringing for the next couple of centuries and- …where did the fifth one go? I swear when I find you little rascals-

The skin by Fallen Gods Inc., dress by Senzafine, horns by .{Rue}., dragonlings by ~Alchemy~, chairs, table and candles set by .a i s l i n g. and waystone and blue grass by Cerridwen’s Cauldron are all available in the current round of We Love Role-play. The cherry noms by Apple Fall can be won in The Arcade and the eyes by IKON can be purchased in FaMESHed.

Scene: Background: MAB – Small Season Changing Cave House | Singing Stone: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Fae Waystone, Two Holes* | Chairs, Table, Candles: .a i s l i n g. – Louarn Set* | Blue Grass: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Winter Underbrush Field/Blue Grass* | Cherry Noms: Apple Fall – Cherry Voulevants | Tea Service: c( Two Cats ) – Tilting Tea Server White* | Dragonlings: ~Alchemy~ Baby Dragon Accessorie Air

Body: Skin: Fallen Gods Inc. – Draco Glacier Scaled SB* | Eyes: IKON – Spectral Eyes Wight | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair: Analog Dog – Wound Up Winter | Horns: .{Rue}. – Horns/Krampus Ghost*

Outfit: Dress: Senzafine – Thetis Dress Mithril*

Poses: A part of the chair | {Imeka} Reika-Pose 8

The Dragon Nest

The rumor was true: the elder frost dragon had managed to lay her last eggs before luring the hunters to a merry chase that drew them far away from the nest, a chase that ended with her life.

The nest was a haphazard arrangement, the surroundings not even properly frosted over yet: she had been in a hurry. Some of the growth nearby was still green, the ground only iced over, no sign of a freezing blizzard or intricate icicle formations.

The eggs glowed of stubborn, magical life, fragile as any beginning. Easy prey for a dragon hunter. Fortunately they will never share mother’s fate, not if I have anything to say about it.

“Come, little siblings. I will take you to desolate hunting grounds, far away from the humans until you learn the disguise and can pass off as them. Then we will return to completely different hunting grounds, my little brothers and sisters. Completely different ones.”

The pauldrons and armguards by [The Forge], the mask by ~Chimeric Fashions~, the dragonlings by ~Alchemy~, the horns by .{Rue}. and the waystone bench that worked as a nest by Cerridwen’s Cauldron are all available for discount in the new round of We Love Roleplay. The eyes by IKON are their latest group gift and the skin by .Birdy. can be won at The Arcade. The bamboos by Cerridwen’s Cauldron and the hair by Adoness are new releases.

Scene: Bamboos: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Bamboo Set v2* | Nest: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Bonus: Fae Waystone Bench* | Eggs & Dragonlings: ~Alchemy~ Baby Dragon Accessorie Air

Body: Skin: .Birdy. – Blair Skin Porcelaine Goth Black | Hair: Adoness – Luna Pitch Black* | Eyes: IKON – Spectral Eyes Leonine | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Horns: .{Rue}. – Horns/Krampus Wrought Iron*

Outfit: Chainmail Layers: The Muses – Rainha Black* | Pauldrons & Arm Guards: [The Forge] – Eldar Armour Regal* | Boots: [The Forge] – Daerwen Boots Worn Black* | Leg Guards: [The Forge] – Cadeyrn Upper Leg Armour Black/Br* | Harness & Belts: [The Forge] – Stomach Harness, Chest Harness, Belt Harness* | Collar: [The Forge] – Posture Collar* | Weapons: [EZ] Weaponry – Bacurd Mace & Shield* | Mask: ~Chimeric Fashions~ Dragon Motif Mask (Burgundy&Silver)*

Poses: Exposeur – Call the Shots 4 | aDORKable Poses – Smart 4 | Exposeur – Call the Shots 1

Frost Flowers

They bloom only in the cold, in the frost that makes every inhale a shock to warm human bodies, every exhale a cloud in the air. They cover the black branches, they decorate every window, they blanket the evergreens, they turn every shape into a piece of art. They cover the white with sparkles, creating a world made out of diamonds.

What humans don’t usually know is that the said sparkles are all they can see from the frost flowers dancing. Around and around and around, spinning wildly of joy, more and more of their companions falling down to join them.

What they also don’t know — cannot see, cannot hear — are the ancient singing stones playing the melody for the dance. Wings flutter to the rhythm, feet never truly touch the ground, but leave frost sparks in their wake. The sway of the white hair creates a soft breeze that only playfully toussles the fallen snow.

Every sparkle is made out of the most precious substance winter creates: light. Every little starlet fallen on the ground holds the promise of more of it returning. Soon.

The skin by Fallen Gods Inc., wings by c( Two Cats ) and the scenery by Cerridwen’s Cauldron can all be purchased on discount in the new round of We Love Roleplay that just started today. The white curlique Breeze tattoo by Fallen Gods Inc. is a hunt prize in MadPea’s Holiday Havoc Hunt, hop over here to begin.

Scene: Cerridwen’s Cauldron – Fae Waystones and Winter Underbrush*

Body: Skin: Fallen Gods Inc. – Crystal Female Ice Opal Gloss* | Tattoo: Fallen Gods Inc. – Breeze Large 70%* | Lashes: Essences – Eyelashes 01 | Eyes: IKON – Horizon Eyes v2 Pale Glass + Adoness – Mystic Eye Glow | Hair: Analog Dog – Meme Winter | Wings: c( Two Cats ) – Tristani Faerie Wings*

Poses: N/A | Exposeur – Spinning 2 | Musa – Fantasy Pose 056

No News, No Shoes

When will the trade airship arrive? I’ve been waiting for days at the window and nothing. Just occasional wispy cloud passing by before the sunset. No news. No new groceries. Most importantly: no new shoes.

This is a state of emergency that can cause a lady to despair. My latest delight and joy in the form of boots has only five colours I haven’t worn yet! This is utter nonsense and I will make an official complaint to the Air Trade Companies.

This is beginning to be rather disconcerting. Surely nothing bad has happened? I know they hire only the best of squirrel crews, the ones that pass the No Nuts in the Mast test, but still…

How is one supposed to live without constant influx of new shoes, seriously?

The stunning materials-ready Duchess C. Influx dress by deviousMind and the jewelry by Bliensen + MaiTai are available in the current round of We Love Role-play. The house by Scarlet Creative is from Collabor88 and the multitude of boots by lassitude & ennui will be released in the upcoming Shoetopia, opening on November 15th.

Scene: House: Scarlet Creative for Scarlet Apple – Neva Captain House | Couch: . a i s l i n g . – Lady Sciarri | Table: . a i s l i n g . – Edward Table Sun | All the Boots: lassitude & ennui – Jolenta Boots*

Body: Skin: Essences – Song TDRF Lait Brunette | Eyes: Poetic Colors – Summer Wheat | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Hair: Exile – Crazy in Love Sunset | Hands: Slink – Avatar Enhancement Hands Elegant1

Outfit: Dress: !dM deviousMind – Duchess C. Influx corsetDress/C Leather/Gold* | Necklace: Bliensen + MaiTai – Time Loop Necklace* | Earrings: Bliensen + MaiTai – Dewdrop Earrings Red Gold* 

Poses: N/A | Part of the couch. | Kirin – Burlesque Poses Cane Pose 5

The Blue Lady of Gentle Waves

Dream Guardians come in many shapes and forms, sizes and temperaments. The Blue Lady has carried many names in many cultures, times and places: Soft Singer. Hazebringer. Sway of Serenity. Calm Caller. The Sailor of the Gentle Waves.

She is the one you call when you sing a lullaby, the one you hope will come to you when you take a deep breath and wish to find peace in your dreams. Her presence soothes all the daily worries, lets them fade into the blue haze, lets your mind drift freely and rest calmly.

She will sail on the river of dreams for as long as you are with her: always sailing for the destination is not of importance, only the gently rocking motion of the boat and the lullaby of lapping waves.

No nightmare dares to approach her. They know that near her even they would lose their power and drift to peaceful sleep at her feet, too content to remember the horrors they had conjured up. So she sails with her peaceful passengers that come and go as they reach for her in their dreams and fade back to the waking world well-rested: sails and smiles.

The Blue Lady’s Ceridwen gown by Evie’s Closet and the Maris headdress and necklace (gacha) by GSpot are available in the current round of We Love Roleplay.

Scene: Garden of Dreams – Moonshine Boat*

Body: Skin: Jalwa – Jezebel Vamp Ethereal Black Brow* | Eyes: Adoness – Bestia Eyes Dragon* | Lashes: Redgrave – 39 – Luscious | Makeup: Beautiful Freak – Odetta Vicious Violet* | Hair: Analog Dog – Scene Space Dream | Hands: Slink – Avatar Enhancement Hands Elegant1 | Nails: Orc Inc – Glitter Colors*

Outfit: Gown: Evie’s Closet – Ceridwen We Love RP* |  Headdress & Necklace: GSpot – Maris Headdress v1 Black & Necklace Blue Silver* | Bangles: [The Forge] – Ailida’s Bangles Black* | Standard at the Back: GSpot – Vexillum of Bellerophon Silver Blue*

Poses: Orc Inc – Behind 5 | aDORKable Poses – Sunny 1 | !bang – Taurus 5