{"id":4917,"date":"2015-04-23T22:42:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T21:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2015-04-23T22:42:22","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T21:42:22","slug":"fantasy-faire-2015-arriving-at-the-spires-of-andolys-and-finding-wand-wielding-dwarfins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4917","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Faire 2015 &#8211; Arriving At The Spires Of Andolys And Finding Wand Wielding Dwarfins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Spires Of Andolys Portal by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17246062902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8786\/17246062902_fb3e8fee91.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spires Of Andolys Portal\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I set off on the epic journey from the land of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwarfins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dwarfins<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fantasy Faire<\/a> in Second Life with just a few belongings. I had been given some tips, don&#8217;t drink too much mead, eat properly, don&#8217;t talk to strangers .. too much and most of all, head for The Spires Of Andolys as a first port of call. Spires Of Andolys, I was reliably informed, was a Dwarfin friendly region.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at Fairelands Juction, by means of teleportation, I looked for the magic portal. There were several portals at the landing zone but the one I was looking for was easy to find, largely due to a bright sign decreeing that this was indeed the way to The Spires Of Andolys.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Spires Of Andolys Towers by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16624630044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7680\/16624630044_fa24a53a0f.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spires Of Andolys Towers\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After taking a step through the portal I arrived in a bright land, complete with a fairy tale looking castle and colourful buildings. I checked my notes, there were two points of interest, one being the mystery location of The Dwarfins and the other being a shop called Spires Of Andolys.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Spires Of Andolys Shop by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17246537011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8821\/17246537011_b9c62a445e.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spires Of Andolys Shop\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found the shop first. This was, I was reliably informed, the work of Jaimy Hancroft, who is a lead designer with The Dwarfins. This all sounded a bit human to me but I sat outside the shop and ate some breakfast hoping that Jaimy would appear and guide me in the right direction. Unfortunately Jaimy was busy elsehwere and therefore I was left to my own devices. I decided to continue my journey through the the streets of The Spires Of Andolys.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Spires Of Andolys View by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17246537111\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7619\/17246537111_b0ddba9dd0.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spires Of Andolys View\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The streets were easy enough to traverse, despite the fact that there were a lot of visitors. I overheard one person saying &#8220;<em>This region is full, my friends can&#8217;t teleport here<\/em>&#8220;. Ah, that&#8217;s what happens on day one of a big event I thought to myself.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Knight Of The White Armory by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17061185129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8757\/17061185129_c6b144b4fd.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Knight Of The White Armory\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next I found a place called The White Armory, where I introduced myself to a knight. Unfortunately the Knight was not very talkative and therefore I was none the wiser as to where I would find my Dwarfin brethren. However I walked on.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stitched by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17247258411\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7612\/17247258411_8ebc053fc4.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stitched\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A darkened corner perturbed me somewhat, but I discovered a store called Stitched. This seemed to be a purveyor of fine female clothing, but it was not quite what I was looking for. I then retraced my steps and found myself at the entrance to the fairy tale castle and there I noticed the sign &#8220;<strong>DWARFINS<\/strong>&#8220;. Onwards I marched, through the entrance, but what I would find within shocked me somewhat.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Magical Dwarfins by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17058841138\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8790\/17058841138_41e45f437e.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Magical Dwarfins\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several characters were engaged in some sort of magical combat. Light emitted from wands as they battled each other. I sneaked around them, this seemed to be an intense battle. Whereas Wizardly Dwarfins are not exactly new, these wands seemed to produce a new element to the world.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the battle I spied a store, advertising wands, so I decided to enter the store.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wand Vendor by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/17244866132\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8759\/17244866132_572299250a.jpg?resize=500%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wand Vendor\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once inside I noticed a mysterious character behind the counter. There seemed to be no shortage of spellbooks here. The character smiled at me &#8220;<em>We&#8217;ve been expecting you, would you like a potion?<\/em>&#8221; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>I paused and replied &#8220;<em>I would rather have mead<\/em>&#8220;, when the character arched his eyebrows I queried &#8220;<em>Do you sell tea?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The character chuckled, &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m sure we can manage that, I hope you have a pleasant stay with us<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping for a pleasant stay too, but with so much more to see at The Fairelands, I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;ll have time to get to the bottom of these wand wars or even discover exactly who this mysterious wand seller is.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SPIRES OF ANDOLYS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Sponsored by Dwarfins.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Spires of Andolys (by Jaimy Hancroft\/Eowyn Swords) \u2013 Crooked little fantasy styled houses inspired by the fairytales of your childhood. Centered around a magnificent castle that would be the envy of Sleeping Beauty. Careful though, the castle guards a secret dungeon hidden deep within its bowels where the darkest villains are forever forgotten. &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/23\/welcome-to-the-fairelands-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sonya Marmurek&#8217;s\u00a0description of the region<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">SLURL To Spires Of Andolys : <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"SLURL To Spires Of Andolys\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Spires%20of%20Andolys\/138\/114\/48\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Spires%20of%20Andolys\/138\/114\/48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information about merchants in Spires Of Andolys :\u00a0<a title=\"Merchants At Spires Of Andolys\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/designers-2\/spires-of-andolys\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com\/designers-2\/spires-of-andolys\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4917\" 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>I set off on the epic journey from the land of Dwarfins to Fantasy Faire in Second Life with just a few belongings. 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