The fallen warrior of Öndheim

“Now, at the hour when ignorant mortals
Drowse in the shade of their whirling sphere,
Heaven and Hell from invisible portals
Breathing comfort and ghastly fear,
Voices I hear”

The pain is a fading memory, my wounds are gone. A gentle breeze dances with the grass and the blue little flowers around my feet. Öndheim always has these little flowers everywhere, it seems odd to see them growing between the stones, amidst all this death.

The portal shimmers in the twilight, there’s a warmth in its glow. The wights approach me slowly, solemn and bright. They have been my guides and companions while my soul rested in Öndheim with the rest of the fallen, but now it is time. My last journey awaits.

“Troops of joys are they, now departed?
Wingèd hopes that no longer stay?
Guardian spirits grown weary-hearted?
Powers that have linger’d their latest day?”

Let your spirit rest in the magical Öndheim.

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✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING FROM THE FANTASY FAIRE 2024 ڿڰۣ—✽
Tattoo: ~FHHS~ Growth -BOM Tattoo (Miralume)
Eyes: [Azai] – Kyuubi Eyes Set (The Last Stop)
Outfit: Rakshasa Tunic Andrik (Armor) + Trousers Elof (Ondheim)
Cuffs: Portal: Leander Cuffs – Metal (Thunnus Bay)
Armlet: [Drunken Brokkr] Thykkra Arm Jewelry (Samsara)
Crown: [Simple Stuff] Outsider Crown (Plankbarrow Harbor)
Pose + Prop: Poseidon Soldier Pack (Thunnus Bay)
Location: Öndheim

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head & Skin: BeSpoke – Halfbreed
Body: [LEGACY] Meshbody (m) Athletic

Quotes: “Twilight Voices”, poem by William Allingham (1824-1889)
Prose by Arualblues

We met in Duskfall Court

“I sang of the dancing stars,
I sang of the dædal earth,
And of heaven, and the giant wars,
And love, and death, and birth.”

It could only happen here, in the dark woods of The Duskfall Court, where no mortal dares intrude, that we should meet and find each other. We, who are the things they whisper at each other with dread around their bonfires at night, we the monsters and fairies and ghouls, and forgotten gods from far away lands, we become friends, allies, and foes in the deep shadows of Duskfall Court.

Flying together down the sinuous pathways that we call our home, or wandering through the woods ready to ambush some unfortunate traveler who lost their way, our days are always filled with excitement and our friendship grows. Here in Duskfall Court, we aren’t the dreadful monsters. We are valued and cared for, we are loved.

Discover the beauty of the Fairelands… if you dare.

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2024 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING FROM THE FANTASY FAIRE 2024 ڿڰۣ—✽
Friend: -AxisMundi-Quetzalcoatl (Hope’s Wish)
Tattoo: [n.a.p] Leaves Embrace – Dream (The Duskfall Court)
Eyes: .:.Nocturne Skies.:. Echelion Lagoon (Flamenca)
Wings: *Les Encantades* Natural Wings Purple (Samsara)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Thyria Jewelry Collection (Samsara)
Location: The Duskfall Court

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: LeLUTKA Zo Head – EvoX
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Skin: Nuve. Ava skin Dark – Cocoa
Hair: TRUTH Jamie – Fatpack
Outfit: :[Petrichor & Ersch]:- Saina – Pack – Leather (From Fantasy Faire 2023!)
Pose: Poseidon – Flight pack

Quote: “Hymn of Pan”, poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
Text by Arualblues

Into the Fairelands

“Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe“

We’ve waited with our eyes full of dreams and memories, we’ve counted the minutes and the seconds, and now it’s time: the portals are open once again and the magic from the Fairelands calls for us, the Fantasy Faire 2024 has begun.

The Faire means many different things for us. For some, it’s all about the fun, meeting fellow “geeks” while playing the ultimate cosplay with our avatars, the parties, the games, the shopping. For others, it’s a way to share our creativity, from the incredibly talented builders who create all these worlds for us to enjoy, the amazing photographers who document the beauty of the lands, the merchants who put effort and love into their creations year by year, to the performers and everyone else who give life to this wonderful dream to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.

We are all here to Relay For Life. The Faire unites us in an effort to contribute to this fight, it unites us in our shared experiences, as we transform the struggles and the pain into beauty and joy. We relay with love, we relay with hope, we relay in the memory of the ones we’ve lost, and for the scars of the ones who survived.

When I relay, I think of the brother who lost his battle so many years ago, his youth taken away and our broken hearts. But I also relay in the name of the sister who survived and is still my dearest friend, and how grateful I am to know that we’re still there, giving each other light. I relay with my husband, who also survived a few years ago and is still the love of my life, my partner, lover, and accomplice, and we relay for so many others in so many other lives, whoever you are. We will never forget you.

Fairelands Junction 2024

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2024 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING FROM THE FANTASY FAIRE 2024 ڿڰۣ—✽
Tattoo: [n.a.p] Leaves Embrace – Dream (The Duskfall Court)
Eyes: .:.Nocturne Skies.:. Echelion Lagoon (Flamenca)
Wings: *Les Encantades* Natural Wings Purple (Samsara)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Thyria Jewelry Collection (Samsara)
Location: Fairelands Junction 2024

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: LeLUTKA Zo Head – EvoX
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Skin: Nuve. Ava skin Dark – Cocoa
Hair: TRUTH Jamie – Fatpack
Outfit: :[Petrichor & Ersch]:- Saina – Pack – Leather (From Fantasy Faire 2023!)
Pose: Poseidon – Flight pack

Quote: “Across the universe”, song by Lennon / McCartney
Text by Arualblues

Haunting the walks of men

Who stalks his ground, an hideous form,
Howling amidst the midnight storm,
Or throws him on the ridgy steep
Of some loose hanging rock to sleep

At least you have the moonlight to somewhat guide your steps as you hurry through the silent forest. You were warned not to take that little pathway, but you always know better, do you not? Old wives’ tales, you chuckled, but you did secure your dagger tight and you told yourself it would help in case you found wild animals on your way. You lost the pathway, circled back a few times, but you’re still reasonably certain that you can find the town soon. There’s a clearing ahead, it must be the right direction. You hear a soft crack behind you, like a dry branch being stepped on. All of a sudden, you feel haunted, hunted, prey. You are about to find out the truth of the old wives’ tales.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Head: LOGO Ash Goblin Head (NEW at Midnight Order: Jan 20th-Feb 20th)

An amazing fantasy head, sculpted with incredible detail and full of customization options. It comes with several skin tones for body and face, BOM and EvoX compatible, and includes animations (like the snarl on my photo) and a lot of nice customization options.

Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Thykkra armband

Gorgeous original mesh crafted with love by the blacksmiths of the gods (yes, that is my store, shameless promo and all that). Compatible with several male and female bodies. The fatpack includes cool exclusive multichrome colours.

Pose & Prop: Poseidon – The Swallow Series

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: CZ_Slim Body
Hair: + Necromantic Hair + {Aii & Ego’s HAIR HELL}
Beard braids: no.match_ ~ NO_DYNAMITE ~ all COLORS
Location: Skye Neist Point

Quote: “Ode to fear”, poem by William Collins (1721-1759)
Prose by me

Once a warrior

When long ago I saw her ride
Under Ben Bulben to the meet,
The beauty of her country-side
With all youth’s lonely wildness stirred,
She seemed to have grown clean and sweet
Like any rock-bred, sea-borne bird

She grew up under the shadow of the mountain range, hearing ancient stories about ancient heroes of the land. She had dreams of brave adventures while she learned to wield a sword, and years later she had dreams of bloody vengeance while she lingered in her cell. She’s known freedom and she’s known hell, and she will defend this land with her life.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Ear jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Vaengrinn ear jewelry (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)

Gorgeous original mesh crafted with love by the blacksmiths of the gods (yes, that is my store, shameless promo and all that). Compatible with Lelutka EvoX ears, Andore Ears for EvoX, and Swallow Gauged Ears for EvoX, plus a couple of unrigged versions. The fatpack includes cool exclusive multichrome colours.

Outfit: *Les Encantades* & UNA. Hildr FULLPACK (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)

A collaboration between two favorite fantasy stores. Compatible with Maitreya Lara & Petite, eBody Reborn & Juicy Boobs, and Legacy & Perky. You can mix and match 9 colors of 3 different parts. You can also buy matching BOM Suede Pants by Les Encantades if you don’t want to show as much leg as I am.

Chest tattoo: VENGE – BOM – ‘Rosa’ Back & Chest Tattoo

This is a very versatile tattoo. It includes 4 versions with black ink and a coloured rose, one with pure black ink, and a white one for you to tint. Each version comes in different opacity levels, and you can tint them and stack them up for cool combinations.

Pose & Sword: Poseidon – The Swallow Series

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: eBody Reborn + Juicy Boobs Addon
Head: LeLUTKA Zo Head (F fit) – EvoX
Ears: ANDORE – * ears L.E.X * – FEMALE [L. EVO X] (Pixie Gauged)
Skin: [Glam Affair] Anastasiya Skin [Lelutka EvoX] Basic Line
Face paint: ::Loa:: Iara Face Paint ~LeLutka EVO X~ [BOM] (NEW at We Love Roleplay: June 4th-28th)
Eyes: Mana. // Splendor Eyes – BOM
Hair: bonbon – noise hair (ombres)
Location: The Kingdom of Taure Ru – Roleplay Sim

Quote: “On a political prisoner”, poem by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
Prose by me

A forgotten song for Aruok

There was something different about the wind that day, a sweet whisper of rustled leaves, almost a song with familiar notes. Aruok could not remember it, it was less than a memory, like the elusive shadow of a dream lingering behind her eyes for just a heartbeat, before fading away. No, it was not the wind, it was a voice, a sweet choir of voices in a secret call, a summon, stirring her heart and filling her spirit with promise.

Aruok could not tell how long she had been away, exiled in silence and darkness, seasons came and went and the Fairelands with them, becoming a longing for that home that she had lost. But that was in the past. She knew that the portals were open, she could feel it like goosebumps on her skin, in the particular glow of her wings, in the song carried by the wind. And so Aruok took flight, floating through the waves of music, through the mystical portals, through the lands where she had loved life.

With each breath she could feel the very spirit of the Fairelands filling her with warmth, the sunny valley of Sipala was where she belonged, and while she swirled in the air with all the creatures who welcomed her, she promised never to leave again. Her voice joined the choir in the song of hope that had awakened her, calling on all the other lost souls to return.

The Fantasy Faire 2023 has begun! Join us for this amazing gathering of talented designers, enthusiasts, role-players and performers in the virtual world, getting together to enjoy the art, events, and of course, the shopping, all in benefit of the American Cancer Society, via Relay For Life (RFL).

Find out more about the Fantasy Faire 2023 HERE.
Find out more about Relay For Life HERE.
Find out more about the American Cancer Society HERE.

✽ڿڰۣ— FANTASY FAIRE 2023 ڿڰۣ—✽
Gloves: [Drunken Brokkr] Vonnika Hand Jewelry (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Jewelry: [Drunken Brokkr] Fithril Chest & Arm Jewelry (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Wings: *Les Encantades* Titania Bento Wings (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Crown: *Les Encantades* Autumn Crown (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Outfit: :[Petrichor & Ersch]:- Saina – Pack – Leather (Faire Store in Fungalmire)
Harp (photo 2): Simply Shelby – Enchanted Fairy Harp Fountain set (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Pavilion (photo 2): Swank & Co. Romance Draped Gazebo (Faire Store in Nysaris)
Effect (photo 2): 3rd Eye_ Shine Whisps (Light Fantasy) (Faire Store in The Shimmering Fern)
Location (photo 1): Sipala

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head:  LOGO Harlow Head (at LOGO)
Body Shine: [Stargazer] Body Shine – Sakura

Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Petite Chest Addon
Skin: Nonnative Koko Skin – Moonlight (Velour body skin: Ipanema Moonlight)
Hair: TRUTH Charisma – Selection
Grass: {RoawenWood} Fairy Grass Greens [Purple] MESH

Text by Arualblues

Fatal sisters

(Weave the crimson web of war!)
Let us go, and let us fly
Where our friends the conflict share,
Where they triumph, where they die.

We the reins to slaughter give;
Ours to kill, and ours to spare…

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Sister on the left: — Pumec – Rylee (EvoX) – June // LOGO Paris Head – EvoX mode // [Glam Affair] Koko brows
Sister on the right: LOGO Ivy Skin EvoX // LeLUTKA Raven Head 3.1
Face Tattoo: Nefekalum – Hel’s Creature Tattoo (Carved + Black, stacked together)
Chest Tattoo: VENGE – ‘Helm of Odin’ Tattoo (Branded + Tintable/Black, stacked together)
Nails (sister on the left): VENGE – ‘Widowmaker’ Stiletto Nail Applier
Pose: Poseidon – Priestess Pack

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest Addon
Eyes (sister on the left): Mana. // Pleiades Eyes – BOM
Eyes (sister on the right): Mana. // Eclipse Eyes – BOM
Hair (both sisters): [Yomi] Duri Hair
Nails (sister on the right): L’Emporio&PL ::*Damned Claws*
Backdrop: Paparazzi – BACKDROP – Mysterious Window

Quote: “The fatal sisters”, poem by Thomas Gray (1716–1771)

Scent of the sea

A siren from the deep came to me
Sang my name my longing
Still I write my songs about that dream of mine
Worth everything I may ever be

Hear the irresistible calling of the sea, the hidden love song between the wind and the waves. Let it lull you slowly into a delightful slumber, until all your senses fall… and fall…

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Head: LOGO Bella Head (at Main Store)
Ears: LOGO Ilvanya Ears + Scales Texture Pack Add-On (at Main Store)
Body Tattoo: Nefekalum Tattoos – Koi (NEW at Abnormality: Aug 7th-28th)
Face scales: [Stargazer] Clionadh Special Face Scales (at Main Store)
Nails: VENGE – ‘Draco’ Stiletto Nail Applier (at Venge Main Store)
Pose: Poseidon – Flight Pack 2

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins – Adorable – Fudge
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest Addon
Eyes: -Elemental- ‘Lilith’ Eyes
Hair: *ARGRACE* KOHAKU
Hand web: -FAS-_ WEBBED HANDS
Eyebrows: *Rainbow Sundae* Ava’s Adornments
Location: Cerridwen’s Cauldron

Quotes: “Ghost love score”, song by Nightwish

Forbidden fruit

Go on and eat forbidden fruit
It’s mighty sweet forbidden fruit
It’s quite a treat forbidden fruit
Go ahead and taste it you don’t wanna waste it

You know you want it…

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Tattoo: Nefekalum – Aten Makeup + Eyes + Horns (NEW at Warehouse Sale: July 23rd-Aug 18th)
Nails: VENGE – ‘Tranquility’ Stiletto Nail Applier (at Venge Main Store)
Body scars: Nefekalum Ludus Magnus Scars
Pose: Poseidon – Beast Pack 2

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: LeLUTKA River Head – Hairbase (Evo X version)
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest Addon
Skin: PUMEC – DANI (LELU EVO X) – JUNE
Hair: .Shi Hair : Gavri’ela / Unisex . Apocalypse 2
Halo: A&A The Iron Halo
Addon: CURELESS[+] Pygmalion’s Bride / Goddess Touch Halo / BLACK
Forbidden fruit: Razor Worx – Real Human Heart

Quotes: “Forbidden fruit”, song by Nina Simone

Resurgence

We will go down we will drown drown, deeper down
The river wild will be our last ride
We will go down we will drown drown, deeper down
The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

I want down a lifetime ago, and now that I arise, I am not sure what it is that emerged instead of me. My eyes see, yet they’re not entirely my eyes. I see the light but walk in shadows, I feel the summer wind but breathe only dark ice. I move along these friendly, familiar faces, and they’re all strangers. My voice learned to repeat empty pleasantries that put people at ease, while the other voice inside me hasn’t stopped screaming in terror since this creature with my face emerged from the depths where I was lost.

✽ڿڰۣ— FEATURING ڿڰۣ—✽

Tattoo: Nefekalum – Old Kingdom (NEW at Pandora Fair: July 19th-Aug 10th)
Earrings: VENGE – ‘Icarus’ Feather Earrings (at Venge Main Store)
Pose: Poseidon – Goddess of Death Pack 2

✽ڿڰۣ— ALSO ROCKING ڿڰۣ—✽
Head: LeLUTKA Briannon Head (Evo X version)
Body: Maitreya Lara Mesh Body + Flat Chest Addon
Skin: .N X Koko Skin (Mali) / VELOUR: The “Ipanema Body” for Maitreya (MALI) + Flat Chest Addon
Eyes: *C:K* Moromagic Eyes – Blue
Eyeshadow: Zibska ~ Toril Eyemakeup
Head Piece: Zibska ~ Atisa Full Vs. [TRANSFER] Rare
Collar: Zibska ~ Dolos Collar

Quotes: “Ghost River”, song by Nightwish