April 2013 – Page 3 – Ciaran Laval

April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

Fantasy Faire 2013 – I Think I Was Kidnapped By Elves!

Fantasy Faire 2013 is held in a land far away and as a blogger for the event, Dwarfins boss Dwarfins Judy has kindly allowed me to take up accomodation at the Dwarfins Store, which also happens to be the home of the Flaming Tankard Inn. On Tuesday night, I had some some strange experiences there, which meant I was out of action all day Wednesday!

Things started reasonably well, I returned to the accomodation after a hard working day.

Once inside I noticed The Dwarfins staff hard at work, meeting and greeting people.

On duty at the time was Olga Rockbeard.

Thorrak Rockbeard was also on duty.

They introduced me to an acquaintance in the shape and form of Fio’O Krolmskull Bethune.

At this stage nothing untoward had happened. I merrily chatted away and then decided to relax in the Flaming Tankard.

Fio : “Who is that?”

Olga : “He’s some sort of reporter, Judy said we need to look after him.”

Thorrak nodded agreement “Fio, keep an eye on him in there, Judy said we’re not to let him get drunk.”

I stepped into the inn.

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April 23, 2013

Fantasy Faire 2013 – News Regarding The Quest For The Golden Prim

I awoke this morning at Fantasy Faire 2013 to find that someone had slipped an envelope under my door, there was no writing on the envelope, so I opened it and read the note inside:

“It seems that the Faire this year has been joined by a group of intrepid explorers who are seeking a mysterious artefact known as “The Golden Prim”. Whether they expect to find it here in the Fairelands, or whether they are here for some other reason remains to be seen.

They seem to be based at the Explorers’ Club (Oriental Branch) in Lotus Valley Dream – you can learn more of their adventures there – and discover some secrets too, it is believed.

If you encounter one of them at the Faire, they’ll be happy to talk to you – and they’’ll also have things to give you too …

So look out for the Questers – and join their adventure.”

Usually I would consult with my Chief Elf on such matters but she is elsewhere in the Fairelands, I decided to go to this Lotus Valley Dream location and take another look at the Explorers club.

This was also useful as despite my lodgings having a very comfortable bed, The Explorers club is the home of the only wash room in the Fairelands!

On approaching the explorers club I noticed a lady and a gentleman stood outside:

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April 23, 2013

Fantasy Faire 2013 – Dwarfins Items And Hunt Items

The Dwarfins store at Fantasy Faire 2013 is a hive of activity, that’s me in the foreground looking for a means of escape as their drunken bawdiness spills over into serious rowdiness. However The Dwarfins team have been working hard and Dwarfins Judy managed to introduce me to some of the wares they have for this year’s Faire, then afterwards I went photo snapping the Dwarfins staff….. I may have done this sneakily, although I’m sure this wasn’t the cause of the bar brawl!

“Well for a start we have Wizard and Enchantress Dwarfins – These are Dwarfins that are made specially for Fantasy Faire, we have tried to capture the colours of RFL as well as the magical and fantasy aspects of the faire. The Dwarfins each come with a special food that these people of magic particularly enjoy, a weeks supply of mushrooms. These Dwarfins will be sold at the faire with all proceeds going to RFL.”

An Image Should Be Here — Dwarfins Wizard

“Interactive Magic Book – We felt that any good wizard and enchantress would have a book of magic, this book acts as an interactive with the dwarfins and will work with any dwarfin, it works as all of our interactives work, just set the book down within the range of your dwarfins and sit back and watch them practice their magic. (the red markers are just indicators to show you where the dwarfins will go to interact with the book, if you long left click on the book a menu will pop up allowing you to turn the markers off). The magic books will be sold at the faire with all proceeds going to RFL.”

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April 23, 2013

Fantasy Faire 2013 – The Golden Thorn

There I am in The Dragonspire, I’ve avoided Goblins, Pixies, Dragons, evil overlords and am just about to make my escape when a voice hisses “Oi, Where do you think you’re going?” I look around, and can make out a shape in the shadows of a store called The Golden Thorn….. “I haven’t seen you since the days of the XStreetSL forums, oh and here.” a large pack looms out of the dark and I catch it, written on it are the words “Bloggers Pack“…. “Do it!” hisses the voice, then the shape disappears from view.

There’s something familiar about the cat like way this person appeared and disappeared, hmmmm, wait wait wait, it’s Thorn Witrial! However too late, Thorn has gone, now and I’m left unpicking this riddle…. well opening the bloggers pack at least.

I concentrate hard and using all my wizard like powers manage to sumon Thorn back, Thorn appears, looking a little shaken and I demand that Thorn tell us something about the store and the avatar behind it:

“I am the owner and creator for The Golden Thorn, a shop that sells fantasy jewelry, silks, sculpture and roleplaying props. I’ve been in SL for five years, and find it a perfect place to express myself and think it is an unparalleled place for creativity and opportunities to appreciate people for who they are, absent of ‘real world’ factors (like looks, physical disability or geography) out of their control, that obscure the brilliance of their spirits.”

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April 22, 2013

Fantasy Faire 2013 – Refined Wild Introduction

My next mission takes me back into the depths of The Dragonspire sim, the colouful caverns have a special interest this time because the store I’m looking at is also responsible for the sim build. The glowing crystals are part of the wares of Refined Wild store owner and mesh builder, Khyle Sion.

Illuminating the caverns so we can see where we are going, these crystals and accompanying displays bring a sparkle of light to what would otherwise be a dark dank area where Goblins would have way too much fun.

The store at Fantasy Faire contains many varied items such as wooden signs, fonts, wells, hair, obelisks, eyes, pipes of the smoking variety, necklaces and original items designed just for Fantasy Faire 2013. There’s plenty of choice here, this is a very diverse line of products.

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