On Monday, May 1st, Fantasy Faire 2017 will hold one last, very special event at Opal Flight.
From 1 to 7 pm, the Fairelands will celebrate the One Team Spirit of the Relay For Life of Second Life by inviting six fantastic RFL Teams to come and Relay with us. Join us as we open our gates, our arms and our hearts to these Relayers. They will bring their own team’s donation kiosks, and we will help them to reach closer towards their goals.
Fantasy Faire Radio will be there, of course! The afternoon will begin with Elrik Merlin, who will spin from 1pm to 3pm. David Abbot takes the helm from 3pm to 5pm. And Zander Greene will round out the night, from 5pm to 7pm.
Join us for a day of fun, and fellowship as we say farewell to the Fairelands for another year. And help us share the magic of the Faire with these brave and noble Relay Teams.
One World. One Vision. One Team. Together, we are The Cure!
The memorial in Chaddul Ro by Searlait Nitschke – picture by Alisaundra Andel.
Searlait Nitschke, the world builder of Chaddul Ro, shared with us her inspiration and reasons for building this Faireland. It was inspired by and dedicated to Caregivers and Survivors, for the weary and for the beacons in their lives.
“The concept was that this tribe of orcs has outposts sprinkled along their borders and only the bravest most dedicated of their warriors are given the honor of serving there. Their task is twofold… simple yet not. One to keep the beacon that each outpost has lit… never doused a fire to burn brightly from the tallest tower. The reason… to show those that need a way through the night a light to come home to, as well as the assurance that as long as those fires burn brightly their tribe is strong. That the tribe has weathered whatever may come and will survive. Orcs who have been lost, are bleeding from battle, or weary from being displaced can find a beacon… to come home because let’s face it. Everyone pretty much has it out for Orcs.
So that is the second task… to welcome the weary, wayward and sometimes even the enemy of the Orc to give them respite… tasked to care for their tribe and families. The Orcs fiercely protect these outposts and celebrate within it; the rugged home is also full of life for those who need its shelter and for the warriors who never stop fighting.
So the sim… initially was for caretakers and survivors. For the survivors who can sometimes feel so weary to have a place that gives them strength and for the caretakers who have to be so strong in the face of this disease, in the daily tasks that they take on willingly, willfully placing others first from family to friends to ease them as they suffer or need that bit of extra strength to make it through the day.
The caretakers are the beacon, a place of safety and of strength when things can be so difficult. I dedicate this sim to those people… the quiet army that tends to the wounds, that celebrates each life and protects those they care for.”
– Searlait Nitschke, the world builder of Chaddul Ro
The Fairelands feature two special locations this year, both in Kakushi Pasu. One is the Mission Outpost, and the other an outpost for the Caregivers and Survivors.
Fairelands will stay connected to our realm until May 4th, please feel free to visit them.
We will be visiting The Spirit Pool Friday, April 28th @ 5pm & 8pm SLT Saturday, April 29th @ Noon SLT
The Spirit Pool (Kayle Matzerath) Since the beginning of time, The Spirit Pool has served as a resting place for weary adventurers and lingering souls that are not quite yet ready to cut their ties to the physical realm. Mermaids and other seafolk use the pool for gatherings and a constant flow of visitors keep it a popular place for trading. https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/the-spirit-pool/
The many corridors lit by this Lady of the Lamp
Please note: you do not need to use any of these ideas; feel free to write about anything in this region.
Do souls really linger here, or is it a myth to cull the gullible?
What creatures roam these endless halls?
What feeds the yellow vines?
What lives in the mysterious cavern?
A mysterious cavern underwater
Participants are invited to submit pieces written as part of LitFest Tours, or inspired by the Faire Lands, to be included in “Tales from the Fairelands” on the Fantasy Faire website and possibly to be read on Fantasy Faire Radio by yourself or one of our volunteers.
Work may be submitted at any time during the Faire, and we recommend that it be submitted by 11pm the day after each destination cycle has been completed in order to be considered for inclusion in “Tales of the Faire Lands” posts while the Faire is open. Individual writers retain creative ownership of works submitted.
Is the current shrine built on the remnants of an earlier city that housed the Spirit Pool?
In the elections for King, Queen and Chancellor of Fantasy, things are starting to heat up, with the competition tightening particularly in the race to be Queen.
As I write this, a mere FIVE Lindens (oops, I mean votes) stands between Princess Leia Organa and Margo Hanson.
And in the race for Chancellor, Rhiow the cat is being hotly pursued by Hedwig the owl and, a late starter, the White Rabbit. We’re expecting some fur and feathers to fly there!
Willie Wonka still holds onto his lead in the race for King but Severus Snape (who many of you may remember was pipped at the post last year by The Goblin King) is starting to put in a strong showing.
Who will win? Only YOU and your Lindens (I mean votes!) can decide.
The Election Board in Kakushi Pasu
How do I vote? We are quite open about this – at Fantasy Faire you BUY votes to ensure your favourites are chosen. The difference in our election is that all the money raised goes to Relay for Life!
Then the winners will be announced at the end of the Live Auction on April 30th.
It was what you feared. It was what everyone feared; a fear so strong that, for the most part it was easier to ignore than anyone would have believed possible… You saw the look, brushed it aside. You saw it again, lingering and desperate to look away. A shuffle of papers, a tapping of keys, a hand gently laid on an arm. Words were nothing more than noise. A nod of the head, something decided, as you nodded along, unaware of anything agreed to. A life divided, into the before, and now suddenly, the after. Standing, walking, a door opening, when had any of this happened? That look again, softly knowing as it passed on the single folded sheet of shiny paper, light as a feather, yet heavy as lead. “You know dear…” words filtered like marbles through the cushion of cacophonous silence. “There’s a choice to make…”
Stand and fight. Stand and fight. Stand and fight. Stand and fight. Stand and fight. Stand and fight.
Or:
Accept and reflect. Accept and reflect. Accept and reflect. Accept and reflect. Accept and reflect.
Through the haze of disbelief, and the fog of terror, something solid started to materialize. An implacable force, a cold and strong resilience, as unbending and firm as steel. A warmth, as adamant as the chill, something more numerous than the grains of sand on the sore, millions of hands reaching out, consoling, holding, comforting and driving you on.
I would like to take a small brief pause away from the magnificent and magical fantastical world of Fantasy Faire 2017 to point people in the direction of The Survivors and Caregivers Centre in Kakushi Pasu.
The centre is a quiet, but important part of Fantasy Faire where you can find some information about Relay For Life’s support network for cancer survivors and caregivers.
The key message from a centre like this, Fantasy Faire, the other fundraising and awareness efforts within Second Life and the wider network of communities is that we are not alone.
I thank you all for your time, donations, purchases, effort, wonderful outfits, wonderful company (even the Elves) and wish you all the very best for the rest of Fantasy Faire.
If you would like to visit the centre the SLURL is :
Fantasy Faire is proud to announce that we have just crossed a major milestone in our fundraising history for Relay For Life! The Nine Year Total raised by the Fairelands has just reached over $200 Thousand US Dollars! Thank you to everyone! You have made this remarkable achievement possible. Together, We Are The Cure! Go Relay!
