Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Fantasy Faire 2020

Over the past couple of weeks, I have spent time at Fantasy Faire 2020.  A lot of time.  Most of the time I have been logged in to Second Life, I have roamed the regions of the Faire.  It took me a couple of days to get my bearings and work my way around the 18 regions.  It then took me a few days to check out every store.  Added to that were the parties and coffee mornings and the other events such as roleplay classes and poetry readings.

I definitely had favourite regions (Spirit Valley of Kuruk, Elemaria, Lunafae, Queensgarden, Autumnium, Auxentios Pass, Zodiac) but every one of them was beautiful in its own way.  I loved the serenity of Spirit Valley or Kuruk and Lunafae, the open feeling of Zodiac, the roleplay feel of Auxentios Pass and the beauty of Queensgarden.  One afternoon I was so drawn in to the feel of Lunafae whilst riding my Teegle Mythos through it, that I realised I was visualising the feel of the sun on my skin and the smell of the grass under hoof.

I cannot imagine where to start to build an entire themed region, let alone how to put it together in such incredible detail.  The world builders of the Faire did an amazing job, not just with putting the regions together, but also with the elements they used from textures, to rocks, to flowers, to blades of grass.  The scale of the task is enormous - and then to put it all together with all of the other regions to allow a smooth transition from one to the other.  I am in awe of their imaginations, creativity and skill.

Wandering the Faire, even for someone like me, there was a sense of a community coming together to celebrate.  Having BPD makes it difficult for me to make connections.  I am the safe friend in your list - I will never IM you or send TP requests; I am in the background - there when you need a chat or want someone to visit an event with.  When I am not required, I wander alone.  Yet even whilst wandering alone at the Faire, I felt part of something.

In a time when the world is in such an unsettled state, I found myself able to leave it behind and become immersed in the regions of the Faire.  I was human, elf, mer, faun, fae, centaur.  I explored.  I took pics.  I miss it already.  

The Relay For Life event is coming.  Second Pride is coming.  I am sure there are plenty more events planned in the virtual world, but the sheer scale and beauty of Fantasy Faire 2020 will be hard to beat.










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