Sometimes in Second Life you find yourself in some very odd locations and today was one of those times. I headed to a region called Dragons Hearth, expecting to find dragons and adventure. I did find dragons and adventure of a sort, a sort I wasn’t expecting. I also found a lot of ice cream, sweets and Gingerbread.
Dragons Hearth is home of The Pink Dragon and upon landing you are handed information about the region and rules regarding roleplaying, which is described as light roleplaying. Upon exiting the initial landing point you will see a pirate ship, you will also see lollipops, a castle and an area entitled “Fairytale Deathmatch“. I did not witness any of these events myself!
As I said earlier this is a roleplaying region, the notecard provides information about the roleplay, here’s an extract :
The Pink Dragon Realm floats within the universe of DnD but is away from its mortal Realm. Those who are not Natives of the land are brought here from the mortal world by the same way as the Queen and King once were, by touching what is known as ‘The Pink Flower’… a flower magically encased by glass and is only found by a certain special few. The Realm itself a spindle of all sweet dreams, virtue and hope from all it’s Citizens. Created by the worshiped deities the Goddess of Sorrow Sappherios and God of Happiness Dorai Asha.
I’m not sure how much in theme the current region is. Giant teapots aren’t mentioned anywhere in the texts I read.
The sim offers rentals, which are small or large gingerbread homes and come with prim limits, which is standard fare. Items need to be medieval or in theme, so no hoodies allowed.
The Queen of The Pink Dragon is Lexi Sapphire and The King is Mithic Rainfall. I did actually bump into them on my visit, but I was multitasking when they said hi, so I missed out on asking what on earth is going on here.
The region is undoubtedly fun, it’s bright, it’s different, it is great to explore. There are surprising sights and on a hot sunny day you will find yourself wanting some of that ice cream.
I’m not quite sure what to make of the region as a whole, this is one of those places that makes you realise one of the large advantages of user generated content in virtual worlds such as Second Life, the ability for the land owners to create whatever vision they deem fit.
If you’re looking for a bit of fun and sweetness, this is a region that’s worth a visit, that’s for sure.
SLURL To The Pink Dragon : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dragons%20Hearth/226/25/25