The Mists have descended. But here is a final short story to tide you over til next year, when I aspire to do a better job. We spent out last night in Silevea, land of interconnected plants, land of tiny guardians, land of great trees and intriguing mushrooms.
The Fairelands of 2024 have now drifted back into the Mists, the portal connection cut, us Fairelanders left on this side, feeling somewhat confused, befuddled even. Time is suddenly moving at regular pace, forward, onwards, instead of wrapping us in a separate reality time loop where every day lasts both a year and a second at the same time. Faire-time of the year is over and the boring rules of nature set back in place.
We return home with new shinies, loot consisting of fish and minnows, frogs and wootables, Theo and Tammy. We light candles, locate our favourite new mementos to place around the house, and decide to postpone inventory sorting to tomorrow, or next week, but absolutely definitely before next spring. Surely.
We take a short nap, waking up the following day not sure what year it even is, grab some coffee, and then check out the numbers from the absolutely real and existing Faire News Gazette delivered by the Faire Bus Service near you.
Fantasy Faire 2024 relayed 30,621,089 linden dollars (122,484.35 USD). This brings our 16-year total to 218,512,700 linden dollars (874,050 USD). The critters indulging in morning cinnabun crumbs think those are a lot of big numbers, and cheer. They cheer, and so should you. For yourself, and for your fellow Fairelanders, for the fight against the Unweaver.
Thank you.
Now go forth and Faire on!
In the heart of Astrium, nestled among cobblestone streets and flickering torchlights, stood “The Wizard,” a tavern as lively as it was legendary. The wooden door, weathered by time and marked with countless scratches and dents, swung open to reveal a scene straight out of a bard’s tale.
The time thieves had been busy this year. That was the only explanation for why it was suddenly Sunday, the last Sunday, the Live Auction day. Surely we just opened?
But there we were, on The Golden Hour, surrounded by friends and family, Fairelanders in spirit and now more and more often, also in name. The pieces of the Fairelands, our shared home, were lovingly offered, bid on, and given to new homes. Saved from the Mists, set in our world, rooted like anchors. Their chains of magic stretch to the future, already searching for the next worlds.
Continue reading Daily Recap: Sunday, May 5thDid you think we were done? That we’d have Live Auction and turn off the lights? (…willow-o-wisps, fireflies, flames, bonfires, stars.) Nope! Thanks to the Linden generosity in their Jail & Bail, Fantasy Faire is officially open through Tuesday, May 7th.
If you haven’t yet finished the Fairelands Quest, time to get to it. If you haven’t even started yet, we do have Express Quest HUDs available if the loot at the end of rainbow tempts you, regardless of time restraints and puzzle nerve pressure.
The various region quests are of course still going on as well, and nothing stops shopping! Behold the Shopping Guide! This year’s Her High Faireness’ Treasures Wootable is out, and there’s even once-in-Second-Life option to buy yourself Fairelander surname (but the name has to be redeemed by Wednesday, May 8th, 2024).
‘n hey, it’s Monday. You know what that means: absolutely nothing happens.
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