Brit Collins
June/July 2013
MANIERA SL
Word count: 565
Once upon a
time, in a land far, far away, a girl dreamed.
When she dreamed, she dreamed of glass slippers and balls; of pumpkin
carriages and princes. There would be
roaring beasts who would be gentled and a djinn who could grant wishes. But in each of her dreams there figured a
beautiful castle in which she would live as a princess true. A castle of enchanted dreams where magical
creatures and beings came to life.
In Second Life®, content creators have the ability to make
dreams come true. The architect of
castles is a dream maker of fairytales come true, all one has to do is close
your eyes and let your imagination soar free. What stories will your imagined
castle hold within its very foundation?
Will it be fantasy, dominion, gothic, horror, family, fairy tales, or
science fiction.
Castles,
whether in history or lore, have figured as dominant towers of strength and
romantic pillars of dreams where fairytales were spun. In fairytales, castles
are often the central place where the story evolves. Cinderella went to the ball and met her
prince, lost her glass slipper upon the steps of the palace when the clock
struck midnight. Belle fled from the
beast through an enchanted castle as she learned to live with her
punishment. Sleeping Beauty slept a hundred
years in her castle before being awoken by her prince. Repunzunzel kept high above within a tower
that had no entrance, let down her long golden hair for her prince to rescue
her.
Dragon’s
Castles, a maker of castles in our virtual world, brings to life the typical
medieval castle with its soaring towers.
The creator of these castles, TheMaxx Dragonash, provides the
medievalist with realistic texturing and feel to his castles allowing for you
to step back and bring the dream of being a medieval prince or princess to
life.
Perhaps you
wish to rub the djinn’s lamp and be whisked to the lands across the sands where
the Arabian knights ride? The Wishing
Tree store by creator Freya Merryman brings you Arabian and Moroccan style
palaces in which you can bring to life the sands and pleasure of the
harem. Or would you prefer a palace
based on a reconstruction from real life?
For this, you will want none other than “Angelpocalypse
Creations,” by Romeu Tomsen. He brings such beauty with his inspirations as to
give us his “The
Magnolioideae Palace,” here in Second
Life-based on the blueprints of the real palace to be found in Poland.
For the more
gothic at heart, then you will wish to take a tour of the castles of Red Queen
created by Lady Nansen. These castles
are truly a dark heart’s playground complete with dungeons, altars, ballrooms, and secret rooms. A more delicious and
decadent gothic dream can not be found than Red Queen.
What is your
dream castle and where can it be found?
Only in Second Life where there are no limits to the imagination
and fairytales can come true. So the page opens and the story begins anew,
“Once upon a time in a castle far, far away...”
Dragon’s Castles: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Serena%20Lamu/180/190/22
The Wishing
Tree: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Flower%20Power/89/81/25
Anglepocalypse
Creations: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/28755
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