{"id":4343,"date":"2014-11-01T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T20:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4343"},"modified":"2014-11-01T20:13:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T20:13:40","slug":"exploring-the-dwarven-mines-of-marathon-caye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4343","title":{"rendered":"Exploring The Dwarven Mines of Marathon Caye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Dwarven Mines At Marathon Caye by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15063392683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3940\/15063392683_e18d0797c6.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dwarven Mines At Marathon Caye\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dwarven Mines Of Marathon Caye are the stuff of legend in Dwarven folklore. Rumour has it there&#8217;s gold in the mines, along with ale, great feasts and more importantly, feisty Dwarven ladies. However you know what legends are like, they don&#8217;t really exist.<\/p>\n<p>However I was out with a witch by the name of<a title=\"Happy Halloween Strawberry!\" href=\"http:\/\/strawberrysingh.com\/2014\/10\/29\/happy-halloween\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Strawberry Singh<\/a>, who told me that the mines really do exist and after getting fed up of me trying to get her to go dancing, she teleported to me to the mines! My first idea was to ride the train throughout the whole mine, do the tourist thing, you know how it goes, however halfway around I noticed a sign for The Dire Weasel Tavern and promptly ditched my ride.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dire Weasel Tavern by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15064798673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7479\/15064798673_8e2d8a4d58.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dire Weasel Tavern\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rumours you see, are true, there&#8217;s gold in that mine and plenty of it. However I wasn&#8217;t sure whether others in the vicinity were merely enjoying the tavern or whether the gold was for use by everyone. Chancing my arm I dipped into the gold, entered the tavern and engaged in an ale, or two, or three. The Dwarven ladies seemed a bit the worse for wear and I should warn you, you don&#8217;t want to try and chat up a Dwarven female after a few ales, they can be rather vicious. Instead I engaged in some polite conversation with the male Dwarves, who were still very much in Halloween party mood.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Converstation by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15064799263\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5601\/15064799263_e27bfdbd7b.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Converstation\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After a few more ales I was feeling a tad hungry and sensing that as a fight in a Dwarven tavern is never far away, I followed the sign to the great feasting hall, where, unsurprisingly, I enjoyed a great feast.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Feasting Hall by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15498771908\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5603\/15498771908_609f171092.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Feasting Hall\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictures of my ancestors on the wall gave me great warmth and who can resist a pie in Second Life? Heartily fed and feeling just a little bit sleepy I decided to head to the living quarters.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Living Quarters by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15498300289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7583\/15498300289_f5bd819232.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Living Quarters\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However it should be said that they were a little bit spooky and the statue of a legendary Dwarf made me feel a little chilly, so I headed for the teleporter, vowing to come back another day for more fun and frolics.<\/p>\n<p>The Dwarven Mines Of Marathon Caye uses props, and of course characters, from the <a title=\"Dwarfins\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dwarfins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dwarfins team<\/a>, who are not only really nice people, they make cool products. Trust me, I&#8217;m a Dwarf!<\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2c2e30; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: auto; width: 450px; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: #2c2e30;\"><a style=\"border: none; color: #5cb192; display: block; margin: 0; padding: 5px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/dwarven-mines-marathon-caye?sourceid=dgw1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 440px; display: inline; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/13477\/53fb68ed62bb9963163980.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #5cb192; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; padding: 6px 0px 3px 2px; margin: 3px 0px 0px 0px; border: initial none initial;\">The Dwarven Mines of Marathon Caye<\/h1>\n<p style=\"border: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 2px 0px 3px 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: #bbbbbb;\">Marathon Caye has gone in a new direction. They&#8217;ve invited an NPC dwarven community to take root and delve deep. Explore the forest above or travel down the mineshaft by rail or foot to explore the subterranean levels. Don&#8217;t get lost down there!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sl-dg-widget-btn\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.496094) 0px 1px 3px 0px; background-color: #ff5c00; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FFB23F), to(#FF9A03)); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094); border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: none; outline-color: white; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 3px 0 5px 0; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px -1px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 100%; border-width: 0px;\">Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"dgw-pix\"><\/span><!-- End Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<p>SLURL toThe Dwarven Mines of Marathon Caye \u00a0:\u00a0<a title=\"SLURL To The Dwarven Mines Of Marathon Caye\" href=\"The%20Dwarven Mines of Marathon Caye\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Marathon%20Caye\/72\/57\/33\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4343\" data-via=\"Ciaran_Laval\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dwarven Mines Of Marathon Caye are the stuff of legend in Dwarven folklore. 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