{"id":4669,"date":"2015-02-13T20:48:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T20:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2015-02-13T22:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T22:30:18","slug":"a-dwarfin-goes-to-the-isle-of-view-and-meets-xiola-linden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4669","title":{"rendered":"A Dwarfin Goes To The Isle Of View And Meets Xiola Linden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Addressing The High Council by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16335474417\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7289\/16335474417_281f6221b6.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Addressing The High Council\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pensively I announced to The High Council Of <a title=\"Dwarfins\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dwarfins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dwarfins<\/a> that I had to embark on a perlious mission to The Isle Of View in Second Life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Second Life?<\/em>&#8221; pondered the woman sat next to me, &#8220;<em>Is that still around?<\/em>&#8220;. The females either side of me found this highly amusing, I just raised my eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The mission is perilous<\/em>&#8220;, I announced, &#8220;<em>Love Is in the air, everywhere I look around, Love is in the air, every sight and every sound<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The lady stood to my left groaned and said &#8220;<em>Will you please stop singing that bloody song!<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>With that I left the hall.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Talking To Gwarda Rockbeard by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16495382466\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8561\/16495382466_e780be7018.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Talking To Gwarda Rockbeard\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Gwarda!<\/em>&#8221; I shouted as I saw Gwarda Rockbeard, &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m off on a Perilous mission to The Isle Of View in Second Life<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Why?<\/em>&#8221; asked Gwarda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Love is in the air,\u00a0In the whisper of the trees,\u00a0Love is in the air,\u00a0In the thunder of the sea<\/em>&#8220;, I replied.<\/p>\n<p>Gwarda frowned and went about her business.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rehri Rockbeard And Me by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16335116169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7408\/16335116169_b0c3004f38.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rehri Rockbeard And Me\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then spied Rehri Rockbeard and went to speak to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Don&#8217;t you dare bloody sing!<\/em>&#8221; he told me, &#8220;<em>Oh and be careful, I hear there are Lindens there<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hitching a Lift On A Dragon by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16521409355\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7304\/16521409355_b15b175924.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hitching a Lift On A Dragon\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The news about Lindens worried me somewhat but I was determined to make the perilous journey to The Isle Of View, so I went to see the dragon masters, who conveniently had a dragon who would be able to take me to The Isle Of View, free of charge, as long as I promised not to sing!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Xiola Linden And A Baron by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16334805029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7389\/16334805029_819e133bed.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xiola Linden And A Baron\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On arrival I spotted swans, love hearts, balloons, benches and humans. One looked important, she also had a dog and was posing for photographs alongside another female human. She was some sort of Baroness but she soon left, shortly after I&#8217;d kicked her in the ankles.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining human female looked at me, &#8220;<em>Ciaran, is that you?<\/em>&#8221; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Panic set in, &#8220;<em>No no, I&#8217;m umm, a Dwarfin, cousin of The Rockbeards, and a flagon of your finest ale if you don&#8217;t mind kind lady<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The human female frowned &#8220;<em>Please stop calling me the human female, you know I&#8217;m Xiola Linden!<\/em>&#8221; she implored. &#8220;<em>What brings you to The Isle Of View?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Love is in the air,\u00a0In the rising of the sun,\u00a0Love is in the air,\u00a0When the day is nearly done<\/em>&#8221; I replied.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Standing On A Fence With Xiola Linden by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15900910773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7381\/15900910773_7f185f75ba.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Standing On A Fence With Xiola Linden\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Xiola just looked at me, &#8220;<em>Ok get on the fence and take a photo<\/em>&#8220;, she said. Now this was exciting, a photo of a real life Linden and me! A humble Dwarfin, well a King actually, but that&#8217;s not the point! I posed, posed some more, and then posed again. However once I realised that she really wasn&#8217;t going to get me a flagon of ale I decided it might be time to let someone else meet Xiola.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Xiola Linden And Me! by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15900925533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7406\/15900925533_ace5df6cf4.jpg?resize=500%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xiola Linden And Me!\" width=\"500\" height=\"421\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Ciaran<\/em>&#8220;, Xiola called after me, &#8220;<em>Will you please stop singing that bloody song!<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I nodded and walked away, quietly singing to myself, &#8220;<em>And I don&#8217;t know if you are an illusion,\u00a0Don&#8217;t know if I see truth,\u00a0But you are something that I must believe in,\u00a0And you are there when I reach out for you.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you pop to The Isle Of View today, you too may see a Linden!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin Second Life Destination Link --><\/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\/isle-of-view?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\/12438\/54c1415bb2452286132838.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;\">Isle of View<\/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;\">Looking for something romantic this Valentine&#8217;s Day? The Isle of View brings together everything the discerning romantic looks for in romantic festivities: boat rides, fireworks, kissing booths, forested walks, tasteful fountains, and free gifts. So bring that special someone to the Isle of View and tell them how you really feel.<\/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 To Isle Of View : <a title=\"Isle Of View\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Isle%20of%20View\/124\/97\/44\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Isle%20of%20View\/124\/97\/44\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin Second Life Destination Link --><\/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\/dwarfins-a-community-building-game?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\/9976\/53fba2b044746417957721.png?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;\">Dwarfins<\/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;\">Banished from the land of their birth, separated from their creator, the Dwarfins must find a way to survive on their own. 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