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There's No Place Like Home
To be honest, some people donât like their home. The physical structure, with people who might cause chaos, drama or trauma. Or perhaps they are alone in their home, not by choice, making it a very lonely experience. Those situations arenât the âHomeâ I am referring to. For the purpose of this post I will clarify that âHomeâ is where a personâs safe space is. The place that they go to and find aâŠ
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Working on my Region
This past week I wanted to work on my region a bit â add some more foliage, and a few different builds. I got the new builds from M & M on Kitely market â there are both full permission versions and regular copy/mod. I got the latter. The first is called NO Cottage Bizar , kind of a weird name but whatever, the build is really cool. Lots of rooms, and some neat little details â like openingâŠ
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Virtual Life in Enchanted Grid
Virtual Life in Enchanted Grid
I have to apologize for taking so long to write about this. Life has been chaotic and weird and in the past few days everyone in the household seems to be getting sick â currently I am beginning to feel unwell so I thought I best get this posted before I get as run over as the others in the household. (fingers crossed that I am being unduly overdramatic đ ) Itâs been a few months now since IâŠ
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I joined 3rd Rock Grid a few years ago, but I donât think I ever actually logged in until this year. 3rd Rock Grid is one of the oldest OpenSim grids, right up there with OSGrid and I believe Franco Grid. 3rd Rock just celebrated their 11th Birthday this August! My friend Han Held told me they had some land there and I was interested in checking it out. Logging in brought me to the Welcome Region which looked quite different from the region I had visited before as a hypergrid traveller.
Since I had never logged in before I was a red cloud â and so headed down the path toward the Welcome building. I was really impressed â sharing pictures today as I forgot to take them a few months ago when I first logged in â everything I needed to de-noob was in one place.
This is SO important. Whether a person is from SL , or never been to a virtual world before â figuring out how to create an avatar in opensim can be a real pain â many of the avatars horribly outdated (looking at you Kitely đ ) , or nowhere to be found, or no instructions as to how to actually wear the items.
3rd Rock Grid starts you off with a little path â go to the left to immediately chose an avatar to wear â along with instructions a to HOW, or go to the right to learn how to walk, sit, open inventory etc. If you choose the Right path, it will take you through the tutorial and then back to the avatar area.
Impressed VERY to see this copyright statement !
Some really great avatars to choose from. Even male avatars ! And those are always hard to get a decent start with.
The avatar selection is great. There are the standard avatars as shown above and then a bit further down are a few different types and the Ruth available as well.
I was at a Kitely community meeting this weekend and most of the conversation was about some new projects being worked on not really related to opensim, and I made a comment about how the avatars are very outdated. This isnt a huge deal perhaps for Kitely since they focus on organizations and groups â and for those the people log in to be part of that specific group or whatnot and it doesnt matter much what they look like. But for people coming from a gaming environment or SL â not being able to look half way decent really is a downfall. And then even worse is that there are far too many sketchy grids and regions in opensim that offer all sorts of stolen content. Many new residents dont realize that the âwow that sure looks like a Catwa headâ head , and the âoooh its just like Freyaâ body are in fact copybotted versions of just that.
3rd Rock Grid takes this seriously by offering some great options right off the bat for newcomers so that they donât need to find themselves in those questionable grids rummaging through distributed stolen content. And not only are there great starter avatars complete with outfits but come round the corner and you will find AOâs (animation overriders) , eyes, skins and a great assortment of clothing for both women AND men. There are also accessories, hair etc.
I think itâs fair to say that the retainment of a new user is heavily dependent on how quickly they can become immersed in their environment and enjoy it. If a new user can log in and quickly figure out how to look half decent â it adds to the fun.
If you are wanting to host a Role Play community, or a club or anything else where people feel inclined to customize their avatar then having a good assortment of starter avatars along with an âall in oneâ first stop show is important.
After the initial dress up is over, then it becomes important to find places to visit. Now sadly a few places that I know exist in 3rd Rock Grid didnât show up in the Classifieds (some favourite shops of mine) so if you are a merchant there be SURE to post classifieds. Purple Owl Designs has some amazing medieval clothing, and I have the landmark from a Welcome Folder I received â but for existing residents, or those who may have misplaced their starter folder classifieds are important.
BUT â that being said, there ARE many places that show up on search, but also a vast array of really amazing community run regions. I absolutely love it when a grid has places that are always up and maintained for the exploring pleasure of residents and guests alike. I found this board at the Navigation hub:
And along with those spots there are super fun places like the Bachman Zoo & Aquarium, the Lazy River Amusement Park,
Egyptian region, a walk about and more. There are also some fantastic user regions like New England Estates by Martin Bacardi â I still have a little rental there, it was my first home in 3rd Rock Grid.
There are regular events, and it is open to the Hypergrid so you can travel about, invite friends over, and order items from Kitely Market if you canât find what you need from the Geode (3rd Rock Grid currency) Mall or the Gloebit Mall. Of course, being open to the hypergrid youâre free to shop at any of the awesome Gloebit enabled regions/grids in opensim.
I would definitely suggest 3rd Rock Grid as a fantastic hypergrid home for anyone. There are a great number of fun regions to visit, the prices are good, the community is friendly, the goal is âfocusing on education, culture, arts, entertainment and charityâ as stated on their web page. Although stolen content can be found anywhere, the grid does make it know that they respect the rights of content creators.
This is where I decided to keep Ravens Reef. It feels like a good fit.
There are community meetings in 3rd Rock Grid every other Saturday, so come on by and visit đ
  3rd Rock Grid â A good new user experience I joined 3rd Rock Grid a few years ago, but I don't think I ever actually logged in until this year.
Cheap Land and OpenSim Communities or Feeling Homesick
Cheap Land and OpenSim Communities or Feeling Homesick
Itâs pretty great in OpenSim, you can get a lot of land for a cheap price. Almost anyone can afford to put out less than ten dollars a month for a region to call their own. Many of us started in Second Life, and came to OpenSim to make our virtual dreams come true.
We could create our own space, the sort of space perhaps we always wanted to make in the Big Grid but couldnât afford. ItâsâŠ
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So, that happened. InWorldz closed. There never really was a new incarnation. Beth/Elenia started a new grid, but it had barely opened itâs doors when she cited poverty as a reason for closing again. Not quite sure exactly how much was raised by the fundraising, nor where that money went but Islandz â as the new grid was called â shut down quickly. It was far too sad and stupid to even waste breath saying âI told you soâ to all those who kept their faith in her.
Anyhow, thatâs all old news now and there are people round and about that are more than happy to share what their opinions regarding what happened â huge kudos to the very awesome Jim Tarber for working tirelessly to do his best for the IW residents. He is still getting out the last OARs for people and put up a discord channel where he has been able to keep people updated on all thatâs been going on.
So InWorldz dispersed here and there.
I have 3 equal time presences on 3 grids and frequently visit a fourth.
Second Life â is still fun â though these higher membership fees are really dinging the small person while giving a break to large landowners. I guess Linden Labs needed to up their cash flow or something. Not going to bother showing pics of my time there because we all know what it looks like. Meshy bouncy beautiful bodies and thousands of regions to exploreâŠ. so weâll move on toâŠ
 DigiWorldz Iâm still in there with a re-creation of BirchGlen
 I donât have any residents actually renting any land yet â one thing about cheap regions is that itâs hard to entice people to rent a parcel elsewhere unless there is a good bustling community. But itâs still nice to make the space. My region is open to the hypergrid and uses gloebits so anyone can rent a space, regardless of the grid they are in. So if youâre looking for a nice home in a region with a pub, parks, immersive spaces and navigatable waters and sky for boating and flying â come visit Birchglen.
Taggrid â new for me! I really like this grid, it has such a nice community feel with some very talented artists . Thereâs even the old Jackson Square OAR from IW if youâre looking to reminisce a bit. It reminds me of InWorldz, because of the closed world/tight knit community and I have a lot of friends there from IW. Being closed is something I discovered I actually like because Iâve not come across botted items like in hypergrid enabled grids . There are more and more creators coming in all the time â so if youâre looking to find a nice, secure, friendly and very affordable place in the metaverse, I highly recommend it. Also if you are a creator, there are many residents here that would LOVE to have you and thereâs a great market available also.
My Mainland Parcel
Boating on Oceania
Ariel View of Ravenâs Reef
From the Ravenâs Reef Landing
Little Rainy â yes thereâs room for kids and family here!
Just me, wearing LoveBirds mesh body and clothing by *Phaze*
 I still enjoy visiting Kitely too, many creative people doing lots of fantastic things â Coopersville is an amazing Edwardian era region, done by Koshari Mahana of Four Winds fame. I strongly suggest visiting it. Another long time favourite of mine is Intersections by Dot Matrix.
Cool spot that i canât remember the name of in Kitely
Another cool educational Kitely space
Beltaine Circle at The Sidhevairs
Intersections
Intersections
Intersections
Coopersville
Coopersville
Coopersville
Hanging out with Chav in Chavtopia in Kitely
 So really, there are so many places to explore and enjoy â these are just a bit of sharings to show what iâve been up to. I plan on spending a bit more time detailing my fav places more in the future.
Peace!
Almost a Year So, that happened. InWorldz closed. There never really was a new incarnation. Beth/Elenia started a new grid, but it had barely opened it's doors when she cited poverty as a reason for closing again.
Farewell
So itâs gone. It wonât be back â not the name anyhow -it will simply fade away. InWorldz as we knew it is gone. There might be a new grid created â and it might have our profile data and all that. But it wonât be InWorldz, and it will be a very barren start over. And I donât know that I could bring myself to be there.
The sudden news of the shut down was a shock. Five days notice? For a gridâŠ
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Some Changes
If you are following us, please update the site address to http://livinginworlds.wordpress.com We are letting our domain name go soon and will no longer be focused on InWorldz, but will write about whatever worlds we feel inspired to write about as we travel around. Whether it be Second Life or opensim grids , some shared pictures, thoughts or events â we want to broaden our scope of sharing toâŠ
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Incorrect information, or simple smear campaign?
On January third a story was written by Maria at Hypergrid Business. I emphasize that it was a story because it was mainly fiction. It would seem as though she had a lull in interesting things to write about so, she went to her fav âgo toâ â InWorldz. There was so much wrong with that article that I couldnât just ignore it, nor do I have the patience to respond on a point by point to everythingâŠ
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Moonrise Azalee: Well, to start off with, Miss Munk and Ecko Riven, itâs a pleasure to sit here with the both of you and thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me! Ecko Riven: Thanks for interviewing us. Moonrise Azalee grins absolutely! Now, first things first.. Iâd like to ask both of you, how long you have each been in InWorldz for Miss Munk: 4 lovely years Ecko Riven: almost 4 and a half years for me Moonrise Azalee: And if I may ask, how did you hear about InWorldz, or what made you decide to check it out? Ecko Riven: I heard about it through word of mouth, someone mentioned it when I was exploring SL. I had a bad experience in SL and took a break for a while then when I decided to come back I wanted to try someplace different and I remembered what that person had said. Miss Munk: i personally was trying to learn how to build in SL and found it too expensive, and i still do. So i came here to give it a shot and kinda explored all building options. I knew nothing about building â and still dont 8)                            Moonrise Azalee: hah ! Ecko Riven: I came here to build too and free uploads was an added benefit. Miss Munk: Ecko and I have kinda learned together Moonrise Azalee: What did you each think of InWorldz when you got here? Miss Munk: hard to find things, but people were politer. Ecko Riven: I thought it was great â I remember I was working on building a house and I got help from a mentor â Waco Baxton â and he and Missy helped me out a lot. Moonrise Azalee: And what are you doing with your time here now? I know Fusion is a big thing, and everyone is talking about it ~ and I will ask about that shortly also, but outside of that, what are you keeping busy with? Miss Munk, may we start with you? Miss Munk: well, you know I DJ on the side. I am partners with Ecko in Simple-Reflections which is a combination of our 2 first stores. I usually do structures and simple things. while Ecko makes more intricate items and helps me make mine pretty. We support each other fully in our creations and plan and test most builds together. basically I prefer to stay in the background of our business.
Miss Munk ~ DJ, and Creator in InWorldz
Moonrise Azalee: Is there something you enjoy working on specifically? Any favourite things that you like to work on? Miss Munk: Ecko is much smarter than me anyway so she doesnt mess up as much as Ido Ecko Riven: oh boy Miss Munk: I do like to make buildings. My favorite is our WeShed, and our Gazebos. But I did just make the DJ set which I also enjoy doing. Ecko Riven: Missy is just humble â I tend toward smaller builds and she does larger ones usually. Moonrise Azalee: I do actually LOVE the DJ set, all of them really! They are very well done! Miss Munk: I would like to redo them all. we decided about a year ago that we would only do original mesh from then on out. A year? time flies! Ecko Riven: Well we donât always do original mesh sometimes we do combine full perm stuff with our original mesh but the bulk of what we do is original now. Miss Munk: We started really learning blender and pushing ourselves with mapping etc. Ecko Riven: Yes that was about a year and a half maybe more now Miss Munk: see , smarter Ecko Riven: And I have two businesses, Simple Reflections with Missy and Eckoâs Reflections which is a full perm store. Ecko Riven: I spend a lot of time on those usually. Thatâs the bulk of what I do here normally. Moonrise Azalee: Then that sort of sums up what I was going to ask you Ecko â namely, what is it you enjoy doing here. Now that youâve been here for a while however, how do you find InWorldz to be? Has it changed? Ecko Riven: I think it is at essence very similar to what it was four years ago â a lot of great, friendly people helping one another. Doing this event Iâve gotten to know more people and Iâve found that Iâve enjoyed establishing those relationshps recently.
Moonrise Azalee: I would have to agree, and that brings me to a big focus of my chat here with you both, is the work you are doing to create the creatorâs expo coming up. Fusion. What was the spark that fueled that fire? Miss Munk: in Second Life they have expos where people can show what they do in one spot. Problem is itâs too expensive and I donât really like them because they show a bit of favoritism . So I think we agreed to do something similar but not bias or show favoritism. ANYone could show as long as they created it. We also wanted it to be free so people who donât have money to throw away could participate equally. It wasnât about making money for us but to get a group together and easily show some things that INWORLDZ has to offer. We did it on our sim. worried that people would think it was just to get traffic. But the real reason was so that we could offer a higher prim allotment for each guest. Really though we are trying to be completely selfless. and have really considered all our options on the Expo area. Have you seen it ? Moonrise Azalee: I havenât no. Iâm going to pop round right before opening and view it when it is closer to completion (pictures will follow of that, as I DID get to sneak in to see it before it opened) Ecko Riven: Yes I was thinking we should wait until shops have had a chance to set up. Miss Munk: but you will notice that all shops can be seen from the landing point.. for example. No favoritism.
Ecko Riven, Creator in InWorldz and co-creator of Fusion along with Miss Munk
Moonrise Azalee: I think that sounds really amazing and is a fantastic way to approach this. Ecko Riven: We wanted to give everyone more prims so itâs not quite as compact as some SL shopping events like the recent uber for example Miss Munk: Oh,and Ecko added the EXCLUSIVES Ecko Riven: Well I wanted to give consumers a reason to come Miss Munk: I am already seeing places I did not know existed, so its already worked for me. Ecko Riven: We decided to request that every participating merchant have an exclusive never before seen in InWorldz so that it would be more attractive to shoppers. Moonrise Azalee: That is a great way to not only showcase what InWorldz has to offer, but is also a great way to encourage creators to do something collaborative, everyone working on an exclusive Fusion item. I really like that. Miss Munk: yes, what she said
Moonrise Azalee grins ~ Now this is a pretty huge thing you have decided to undertake. Is this something you would consider to do again? Annually perhaps or, more often even? Miss Munk: I think we are waiting to see the results to be honest Moonrise Azalee: That sounds like a sensible approach. Are there any other things you have planned for the future? Projects youâd like to work on? Miss Munk: well we are getting a new animation engine soon â Avsitter has become opensource â so i will be working on more furniture. I think we are going to focus on some indoor furniture Ecko Riven: Zara and Christine Nyn have been working on making it work for InWorldz the last few months. I have been helping them with testing it out. Miss Munk: I usually have a builders block around now. if you look on our building area near us I have few things to finish lol Moonrise Azalee cams out Ecko Riven: Our most recent furniture uses nPose which is also a very good no poseball system and Iâve gotten a lot of help from Howard Baxton, one of its developers. Moonrise Azalee: why yes, you do! Miss Munk: would be fun to make some new tree houses too, donât know what Iâll do next. Above us are some skyboxes we did, have you seen those? Moonrise Azalee: Yes, and those are the ones I believe are available at your store ~ I admit I am a fan of the creations you have both worked on. Miss Munk: oh thanks Ecko Riven: Thatâs nice to hear Moonrise Azalee: I was very excited to hear that you were doing this Fusion event. I think that having people like yourselves and the many other residents involved in the continual creation of new things and really, anyone who is taking initiative to be an active member of the community is so very valuable. and so overlooked Ecko Riven: Yes whatâs awesome about this event is you get to see a big sampling of many of the very active creators here. Miss Munk: Hopefully it is a great event, re-invigorating. Moonrise Azalee: I really have no doubt that it will be Ecko Riven: I have a lot of things on my list I want to buy at FUSION â some really neat products other creators have come up with. Moonrise Azalee grins ~ I canât WAIT to go. And I know many others feel the same way! Miss Munk: Ecko is a peeker , I wont peek until its open Moonrise Azalee laughs Ecko Riven: Ha Miss Munk: Ecko is doing all the executive stuff though Ecko Riven: Yeah I have to see what the shops look like Miss Munk: but she still doesnât have to peek Ecko Riven: Iâm doing all the admin stuff Miss Munk: whatev Miss Munk: peeker Moonrise Azalee grins ~ but you know. peeking is like.. part of the job bonus? Miss Munk: it will be like Christmas for me Moonrise Azalee: awww, yes! Ecko Riven: What I have been very pleased with is many of the new relationships Iâve made as a result of helping to organize this event. Some really amazing creators, all great people, are participating. Iâve had nothing but positive interactions with everyone so far. Moonrise Azalee: Well, I tell you, i think this is a great opportunity for creators and non creators alike . I for one canât wait! I am sure it will be a blast! And I do want to thank you both for meeting with me tonight! It has been a pleasure to get to know you both better. I am really looking forward to the event and looking forward to continued conversations about fantastic things! Miss Munk: thank you for your time Moonrise Azalee: †your time spent on fusion is awesome Miss Munk: i took a lot of naps Ecko Riven: Youâre welcome, Iâm happy to talk with you â we really want it to be a success for all the creators who are participating in it and getting the word out can only help them.
And nowâŠ.. some shots taken at my sneak preview of Fusion this morning! Click on each to view full size. I opted to NOT zoom in on individual merchant shops, as there are 42 creators, and it wouldnât be possible to include each one here, nor would I want to exclude anyone as they are all fantastic. Fusion is located here: http://places.inworldz.com/Fisher%20Island/115/123/2609 and runs from today, October 6th at 11am til November 5th, so come on down!
 Fusion Arrival Point
Yours Truly ~ there are some benches about for sitting and relaxing in between purchases đ
Arial view of Fusion
The whole area is done very nicely
Nice quality builds that beautifully display the creations of InWorldz residents
Ecko Riven , minutes before Fusion opens to the public.
 Fusion ~ Interview with Ecko Riven and Miss Munk Moonrise Azalee: Well, to start off with, Miss Munk and Ecko Riven, it's a pleasure to sit here with the both of you and thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me!
Seeing it again for the first time
Seeing it again for the first time
Many people that know me, know that I have homes on other grids as well. Most predominantly Kitely and Second Life. There are different things about the various grids that make them appealing in a variety of ways to the individual. Second Life of course has an amazing array of content and it is possible to live out almost any desired lifestyle there. Land is expensive though and some people haveâŠ
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 So, today I have the pleasure of interviewing Contessa Lacombe. I have known OF her for quite some time, most prominently through her region Brigantia as well as through her Elemental Jewelry line, but had not ever really had a one on one chat with her. I was glad to finally have a chance to sit down and get to know Contessa a bit better. Amazing how Iâve been here for almost five years and still have so many people yet to meet!
Inside Halcyon Keep with Contessa Lacombe
Moonrise Azalee: Well, Contessa, I would like to thank you so much for taking the time to meet with me this evening!
Contessa Lacombe: I just feel honored!
Moonrise Azalee grins â Itâs funny because I have known you for quite some time, but never really had a chance to sit and get to know you better, so Iâm very glad to have the chance to do so now.
Contessa Lacombe: You know, we need to sit down and talk to more people, donât we? There are lots of people I know, but I never really spend time with them. I need to change that!
Moonrise Azalee smiles â I agree! Which is one reason I really like doing these interviews. I love to find out more about the people who call InWorldz home. How long have you been in InWorldz for now?
Contessa Lacombe: I think that I first traveled here in about 2010, but I didnât spend much time here at first. Then, a few years ago, maybe in about 2014 or 2015?, I decided to give it another go.
Moonrise Azalee: What made you decide to come visit again, and give it a second chance?
Contessa Lacombe smiles. Iâm sure itâs a story youâve heard before. I was in another big grid, it was just getting much too expensive, and so forth. I LOVE to build things, and I really wanted to have an entire sim again. Plus, I wanted to have more fun, not spend so much time working. I had been hearing good things about InWorldz, so I popped in, and Iâve been here since. I love it here.
Moonrise Azalee: That IS in fact a story that seems to be a bit of a common denominator for many. The stability of an established alternative grid as well as lower prices. And a bit more laid back than the âBig Gridâ. Was there anything you found particularly challenging here?
Contessa Lacombe: Mostly the fact that there werenât as many designers here to offer items like hair, skins and clothing. I kind of have an addiction to hair and shoesâŠitâs true. The search engine was a bit wonky at the time, so it was difficult to find things sometimes. But, you know what? You can do without a huge amount of hair and just have a few really good ones! And, you can learn how to make more things for yourself. Itâs great fun! And, InWorldz has given me something more valuable than all of that! Community and friends.
Moonrise Azalee: I am a bit of a hair addict myself â and in fact found a new hair store I quite love â Iâll share the landmark of it. I think that is a challenge for many people who come from the big grid to here. Especially in the beginning, it was like being a pioneer! You mention community and friends, you have a lovely region here in Brigantia â do you want to talk a bit about it?
Contessa Lacombe: Oh yes, I do love my little home. Brigantia is medieval/fantasy in theme, and we like to do roleplay here, although it is very laid back. You might catch us in or out of character, especially when we dance! Brigantia is like a big layer cake. You can pop into the ground floor and thinkâŠwhere is that big castle I saw a photo of? Well, keep looking. There are portals and secret doors that lead to all sorts of places. Brigantia is very loosely based on Avalon, so it is a haven. We have a small group of permanent residents, as well as a close neighbor, Oldwyck. But we are joined to several sims via portals.
Moonrise Azalee: Thatâs wonderful â one thing that I always think of with Brigantia is your Fireside Chats. Can you share with our readers what that is about?
Firelight Circle http://places.inworldz.com/Brigantia/77/162/2120
Contessa Lacombe: The Fireside Chat is on Tuesdays at 4pm IWT. It is our version of the bardic circle. We began by always telling stories and such, but now we may do that or we may just chat OOC. Itâs great fun. We have a group of regulars, but everyone is invited. Now, on Fridays, we have P.I.E. *grins*
Moonrise Azalee: Now.. what is P.I.E ? Because its nearly dinner⊠and im hungry.. and im thinking âwarm appleâ
Contessa Lacombe: Oh, now, thatâs a very secretive society. *grins* Princesses In Exile.
Moonrise Azalee: So DEFINITELY nothing to do with desserts. Well then! *grins* I know another thing you are well known for is your Elemental Jewelry. So you definitely are a busy woman! Are there other things you are working on that we might not know about?
Contessa Lacombe: As a matter of fact, yes. My friend, Pak, and I are have been building like crazy. We are going to open a new shop, Guild. It will be a hodge podge of all sorts of things people might need or want. Buildings, furniture, household goods, just all sorts of things. We plan to offer them at very reasonable prices. Our goal is not to make a big profit, but to just help people get established and find what they might need.
Moonrise Azalee: That sounds really wonderful Contessa. Will they be medieval themed?
Contessa Lacombe: Not entirely, although that is our first love. I know that there are many very talented people with fantastic shops â and yes, I still shop and purchase from other folks. I like to support fellow artisans.- but we are trying to have lots of different types of things
Moonrise Azalee: I think thatâs a wonderful idea. Most certainly, with there being almost as many grids around as there are people who use them, it has caused a saturation which has resulted in more people in more grids â and that of course means some folks have left InWorldz to explore other grids , or even returned to the Big Grid. So I am always glad to be reminded that there are still so many projects going on. I love to see these new start ups, driven by the innovation of our really fantastic residents.
Contessa Lacombe: Yes. I want to promote IW as much as I can. I do visit the big grid occasionally. There are many wonderful things there to explore. But, there are also many wonderful things here, and I would like to see more exploration. There is a great opportunity coming up in JulyâŠthe InWorldz Home & Garden Tour. This spot, The Halcyon Keep, will be part of the tour. I want to encourage people to participate, I know I will. Itâs an opportunity to see places you never knew were here. I canât wait! I am hoping that many people will continue to explore Brigantia after a small glance, and also our kindred sims of Oldwyck, Mysthaven, and Aerion.
Moonrise Azalee: I love wandering them myself, and have done so often. I still have a little home in Aerion as well đ Speaking of places to discover â are there places on your region you would like to share in particular?
Contessa Lacombe: You need to see it all! *smiles* If you go to our Welcome Center, you can pick up a notecard with a self-guided tour. There is much to see, so you may need to make several visits. Also, there is a quest you can do! And prizes! The tour card will lead you all about the sim and through most of the portals. And if you donât see what you are looking for, just give a yell. We love visitors. I especially love this spot we are in. But, there is a very warm, welcoming tavern on the ground floor, with the beginnings of the village. Then, the âforestâ, with more village and cottage industries. There is a âdark tower realmâ where a dark wizard is imprisonedâŠâŠmuahaha. Oh, an ice skating rink. AndâŠthere are ruins under the sea!
Moonrise Azalee: I do need to come visit more. You reminded me of so many of my favourite places here †thank you SO much for letting me come visit today, I canât wait to go explore and take some pictures to share with our readers.
Contessa Lacombe: Thank you so much for coming to visit. I do look forward to your blog posts and hope to see many more places mentioned that we can explore.
Moonrise Azalee: Absolutely. I love that even after so much time there is always more to share and discover!
Contessa Lacombe: Itâs always going to be a work in progress.
Moonrise Azalee grins. Well feel free to hit me up if you ever want to share some more pics with me! in the meantime, I shall let you and the lovely Celeste (whom has arrived while we were wrapping up our chat) visit, while I go wander and take pictures! Take care!
Contessa Lacombe: I will! You may be sorry you said that! *grins*
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The Ladyâs Tower
The Lands
Ceridwenâs Cauldron Tavern
In the Mines
Underground tunnel to the Shrine
The Shrine
Elemental Jewelry and Welcome area
The Dark Tower Realm
The Crystal Cavern
Halcyon Keep
Meieval Market
Ice Skating in Brigantia
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Settling in, in InWorldz
Settling in, in InWorldz
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When Your Virtual World Disappears
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