Three Twisted Knots

From Friðrós:

It didn’t work. At least, not the other night. I guess purple is not radical enough to raise Her Majesty’s anger. But I am no huldefólk who gives up. No; I will try again and again. This time, Moth favoured me with a lovely Viridian paint, and I topped it off with some shiny lacquer from rainnn. The Petrichor dress was a must-buy, after that, and I had some Hexumbra shadow in exactly the right colour to make it pop. Then, I checked out Raven Bell‘s hair studio for the cut and colour. She can’t ignore this.

Sialdor is … green! Which meant that I blended right in. Here I am trying to lose myself in a tree, and failing. But in a place so green, surely there were other spots to get lost in.

The town itself is creepily orderly. Brán would love it. I’m surprised he’s not here somewhere right now. There are also these… the locals call them golems, but to me they look like something from outer space. They are everywhere, and it feels like they’re watching your every move when you move through the town.

I just… I don’t know; they freaked me out.

Is the appropriate meme “I’m walkin’ here!” or, “Don’t taze me, bro!”?

I was just looking at the barrels! Fine; I’ll find somewhere quieter.

Surely there must be somewhere in Sialdor that’s not so… orderly.

As it turned out, there was! Sure, I had to climb over a couple of spiky walls (everything interesting in Sialdor is behind a spiky wall!) and go through a bunch of unnervingly straight alleys to get there, but there it was, a copse of blessed green.

And before I knew it, I was in grass up to my *ahem*. It rhymes, trust me. The glowing head on some of the grass stems fascinated me, of course. I like glowing things. Who doesn’t? Saying you don’t like glowing things is like saying you don’t like dragons: a lie. Nope, I wouldn’t believe you if you said it.

Once I’d communed with the green and escaped Certain Golem Death by managing to get back over the wall so none of the creepy watchers saw me, I headed further into the town to do some shopping. Surely someone has some really bright lipstick that will finally make her scream at me.

Notes & Credits:

Items featured or available at this year’s Fantasy Faire:

• Skin: Moth & Moon, Aria, in Fantasy Tone Viridian. Available at the Moth & Moon Fairelands Store in Frostweald.
• Body Shine: rainnn, Tempest Body Shine (Ocean). Available at the rainnn Fairelands Store in Nysaris.
• Hair and Hairbase: Raven Bell, Nova. Available at the Raven Bell Fairelands Store in Szystrum Synod.
• Dress: Petrichor & Ersch, Saina Short. Available at the Petrichor Faire Store in Fungalmire.

Other Fancy Stuff:

• Eyeshadow: Hexumbra, Viera Eye Makeup. Available at the Hexumbra Main Store.
• Footwraps: Friday, Koko Wraps in Coal.
• Ears: Andore, L.E.X. pixie ears.
• Friðrós is styled on a Maitreya mesh body and a Lelutka EvoX Avalon mesh head.

About the Region:

Sialdor is one of 22 regions at the 2023 Relay For Life of Second Life Fantasy Faire, sponsored by Quills & Curiosities and Static, and designed by Dacien and Marcel Blackwood.

Celebrating its fifteenth year, Fantasy Faire 2023 is the largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts, roleplayers and performers in the virtual world. From Thursday, April 20 to Sunday May 7, treat yourself to shopping, dance and theater performances, DJ parties, auctions, questing, our Literary Festival, fantasy art, events and roleplaying as thousands of Second Life residents and creators bring their own visions together to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.