The NeoVictoria Project

What’s Ahead for 2019

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We have exciting events planned for the coming year!  Some are in-character (IC) roleplay events, while others are out-of-character (OOC) parties or townhalls.

Everyone is invited!  If you have questions or want to learn more, send us a note via this website or IM Asil Ares in-world.

  • TownHall (OOC)
    Thursday, 24 January
    Let’s discuss the state of the project and what we’ve got planned for this year’s Fantasy Faire!  Let’s meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at 5:30 PM, SL-time. 
  • Steam Hunt 14 – [Theme TBA] (OOC)
    Starting 1 March, this is a grid-wide hunt featuring free awesomeness from up to 150 of SL’s most exciting makers.  As always, we’ll apply and if accepted, will have a mini-hunt in the skymall!
  • April Foolery – Demon Holiday (IC)
    The first of April is a holiday for the demons of the Sidhe empire …the one day a year they can play tricks on the citizenry with little chance of the authorities pressing charges.  What will they do this year?
  • TownHall (OOC)
    Friday, 5 April
    Let’s discuss the state of the project!  We’ll meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at 5:30 PM, SL-time. 
  • Fantasy Faire 2019 ~ NeoVictoria Presents … (IC)
    18 April to 28 April
    We have a story coming!  However, details are under wraps until the Faire is closer!
  • Second Life 16th Birthday (or SLB16) (OOC)
    June 2017
    Hopefully the nice people who produce these birthday celebrations will give us a parcel again this year.  Look for another great build and gifts!
  • Summer Solstice Celebration (IC)
    Friday, 21 June
    A summer IC celebration.  What will we find in the NeoLondon fair grounds this year?  As ever, tied to the actual Summer solstice
  • TownHall (OOC)
    Thursday, 15 August
    Let’s discuss the state of the project and what we’re going to do for the 9th year anniversary celebrations!
  • Talk Like a Pirate! (OOC)
    Thursday, 19 September
    A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s seventh year in Second Life!  This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”.  There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
  • NeoVictoria’s  9 Year Anniversary Roleplay (IC)
    20 September to 26 September
    Every year we do a special roleplay cycle to celebrate our anniversary.  This year, we’ll be NINE years old!  Look for four-to-five days of roleplay revolving around something dark and exciting!
  • Halloween Extravaganza 10 (OOC)
    Thursday, 31 October
    In association with Radio Riel, NeoVictoria is having a Halloween Costume bash to celebrate one of our favorite holidays.  Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their main channel and we’ll have an costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub with a steampunk theme.  Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth style and join us in Machinima SIM.
  • Bonfire Night Masquerade 7 (IC)
    Tuesday, 5 November
    To celebrate the 532st anniversary of Guy Fawkes Day, the city of NeoLondon plans a gala event.   Mr. Fawkes was a famous shapeshifter who used his skills to amass gunpowder (and it was rumored there were other fell objects) beneath the parliament building in 1605.  In imitation of Guy, don masks, change your shape and hair, disguise your voice (or rp style) and join in the frivolity.
  • Clockwerk Gala 6 (IC)
    Monday, 11 November
    Often sponsored by local veteran associations, “Clockwerk Galas” are very popular affairs, serving as fund-raisers and recruitment.  The most amazing is held every Fall in Old London on Old Earth, it runs a fortnight with the oldest houses vying to raise the most money with fantastical parties and auctions.  The “Royal Clockwerk Ball” closes the festivities; its held in Buckingham Slithen and all the Court attends.  Here the most valiant of the year’s warriors are awarded the Sidhe Cross.
  • 2019 Photo Contest (OOC)
    Month of December
    Some years, we host a photo contest and people create the most extraordinary images!  As ever, the contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay for a 2020 calendar.
  • Yuletide Ball 6 (IC)
    Saturday, 21 December
    Our traditional end-of-year IC celebration.  As ever, tied to the actual Winter solstice!

Lots of roleplay happens that’s not planned, or only planned a week in advance, so join our in-world group or public announcer for as-it-happens alerts!

Activities & Announcements, SkyClub Events

Radio Riel and the NeoVictoria Project present a 2018 Halloween Event!

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PRESS RELEASE
 For Immediate Release
 31 October 2018

Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present a 2018 Halloween Event

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Join us in the skyclub tonight!

A celebration marking All Hallows’ Eve in Second Life!

This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate all things spooky and scary.   Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey.   There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes!

Date: Saturday, 31 October 2018
Time: 6 pm to 9 pm, Pacific-time (Second Life-time)
Location: The NeoVictoria SkyClub in Second Life [Machinima SIM]
SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Machinima/98/127/703

Halloween will be celebrated all around the world with costume parties, bonfires, divination, haunted attractions and trick-or-treating!  We’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a steampunk theme.  Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth styles and join us in Machinima SIM (take the teleporter to the skyclub as rezz-point).  The party is not a roleplay event and is open to all adult Second Life residents, however, child avatars are not permitted.

Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their Steampunk channel with Gabrielle Riel as our disc jockey.

The lucky he and she to win the “best in” will each receive Lindens!  Party starts at 6 PM, SL-time.

About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/.  Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.

About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net.  Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.

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The NeoVictoria Project presents “The Wild Hunt”

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PRESS RELEASE
 For Immediate Release
 20 September 2019

The NeoVictoria Project presents “The Wild Hunt”.

Four days of non-stop roleplay, celebrating the NeoVictoria Project’s seventh year in Second Life!

This series of roleplay events begins on Thursday, 20 September 2018, with the re-appearance of the mysterious Greenman.   Everyone is invited to roleplay with us!

SLUrl:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/71/73/3003

[OR from the Visitor’s Center, use the scripted teleport for the Solstice Fairground.]

In NeoVictoria, we do free-form dark roleplay.  Free-form means there is no script; scenes evolve out of real-time character interactions.  Dark roleplay means characters may act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways.

We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the NeoVictoria Roleplay Tool; avatars must wear this to see the roleplay chat.  The item is free and available in our Visitor Center and various locations on our out-of-character skymall.

Players don’t have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we do ask newcomers take a tour of the Visitor Center in NeoVictoria SIM to learn about the storyworld before joining in the roleplay.  [Observer tags are also available for players who want to visit the land level, but not roleplay.]

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 The Wild Hunt #1

Time: Thursday, 20 September from 3 to 6 PM, SL-Time.
Location: Solstice Fairgrounds  [NeoVictoria SIM]
Organized By: Asil Ares
Event Description: The Green Man returns to NeoLondon and tells of his plight.

The Wild Hunt #2

Time: Friday, 21 September from 11 AM to 1 PM, SL-Time.
Location: Solstice Fairgrounds  [NeoVictoria SIM]
Organized By: Asil Ares
Event Description: Will the brave citizens of NeoLondon be able to come up with a plan to help the hunted hunter?

The Wild Hunt #3

Time: Saturday, 22 September from 6 to 9 PM, SL-Time.
Location: Solstice Fairgrounds  [NeoVictoria SIM]
Organized By: MadMechaMessiah
Event Description:  Preparations are being made for the inevitable.

The Wild Hunt #4

Time:  Sunday, 23 September from 2 to 5 PM, SL-Time
Location: Solstice Fairgrounds  [NeoVictoria SIM]
Organized By: MadMechaMessiah
Event Description:  The spirits of the Wild Hunt arrive.

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Activities & Announcements, SkyClub Events

Radio Riel and the NeoVictoria Project present the 2018 “Talk Like a Pirate!” Event!

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PRESS RELEASE
 For Immediate Release
 19 September 2018

Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present 2018’s “Talk Like a Pirate!”

A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s eigth year in Second Life!

This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”.  Miss Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey.  There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!

Date:  Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Time: 6 pm to 9 pm, Pacific-time (Second Life-time)
Location: The NeoVictoria SkyClub in Second Life [Machinima SIM]
SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Machinima/98/127/703

International Talk Like A Pirate Day is Wednesday, 19 September 2018 and also marks the eigth anniversary of the NeoVictoria Project in Second Life!  To celebrate we’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a pirate theme. Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their main channel and their Steampunk channel with Miss Gabrielle Riel as our disc jockey. The lucky he and she to win the “best in” costume contest will each receive Lindens!  The music starts at 6 PM, SL-time, with contest voting after 8 PM.  [Our “Talk Like a Pirate” party is open to all adult Second Life residents and is not a formal roleplay event.]

About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/.  Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.

About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net.  Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.

Art for “Talk Like a Pirate” Party, 2018

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Activities & Announcements, The NeoVictoria Project

Join us for SLB15!

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The Second Life Birthday Celebration starts this Sunday!  Come and join in the celebration …SecondLife is fifteen years old!

This beautiful lighthouse was build by SaberBadkatt to celebrate the NeoVictoria Project; a dark roleplay community of the steampunk variety. Climb to the top and enjoy some gifts!  Here’s the SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL15B%20Dazzle/237/20/23

NeoVictoria at Dazzle
Our build for the SLB15 Birthday Celebration

The SL Community Celebration is a resident-supported celebration for residents of Second Life. The entire event including coordination of exhibitors, performers, volunteers and presentation is created by and for residents on a solely volunteer basis. This event has run for over 10 years.  Learn more here: http://www.slcommunitycelebration.info/

Dispatches from A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers, FantasyFaire

Tales from NeoVictoria: A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers: Scene 3

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A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers:
Scene 3

Time: 21 April 2018 from 3 to 5 PM
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalkers [Athenaeum Arcana]
Organized By: MadMechaMessah

Players: MadMechaMessiah as Leander Hatfield; Paisley Dawes as Idalia Weed; melonnyvix as Melonny; and Hmmmph Stevaag as Hmmmph the Bumbling Traveler.

Tea At Mrs. C's
NeoLondoners Enjoy Tea at Mrs. Chickenstalkers

Event Description

Wherein the Undertaker and the Widow depart from NeoLondon to visit the Mrs. Chickenstalker’s in Athenaeum Arcana with the intention of selling Mister Hatfield’s impressive collection of funeralia.  They discover the people of the fairelands have unique customs of their own …urns used for stew …urns used for pets …at least the Undertaker made a bulk sale for one customer’s personal pet cemetery!  As for Miss Black and her strange ailment? The Healer and the Auditor remained sequestered with the poor female.  Let us hope Mister Hatfield’s services won’t be needed too soon!

[Pictures to follow in the future.]

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Tales from NeoVictoria: A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers: Scene 2

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A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers:
Scene 2

Time: 20 April 2018 from 6 to 8:30 PM
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalkers [Athenaeum Arcana]
Organized By: Asil Ares

Players: Asil Karu as Healer Asil Karu; MadMechaMessiah as Haskell Faustus; Snowjob as Ramu Suzuka; LadyLyndon as Jane Black; Asil Ares as Asil Clockwerk; melonnyvix as Melonny and Hmmmph Stenvaag as Hmmmph the Bumbling Traveler.

Tea At Mrs. C's
NeoLondoners Enjoy Tea at Mrs. Chickenstalkers

Event Description

Wherein the Healer from NeoLondon visits the Mrs. Chickenstalker’s in Athenaeum Arcana with the intention of selling her Sleepytime Jam, only to discover one of their members may have been infected by a dark shadow. Will the Auditor be able to find lore in the Library that will aid Miss Black, or will the shadow devour her?  Can Hmmmph and Melonny start a friendship based only on drink and weapons?  Is the mysterious Ramu Suzuka really blind, or is it an elaborate con?  Join us and find out!

Fun Fact: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Good Emporiums are known throughout the Sidhe Empire; they have stores on all the Sidhe worlds, as well as several of the fairelands.

[Pictures will follow at a later date.]

Dispatches from A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers, FantasyFaire

Tales from NeoVictoria: A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers: Scene 1

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A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers:
Scene 1

Time: 19 April 2018 from Noon to 2:30 PM
Location: NeoLondon [NeoVictoria SIM] & Mrs. Chickenstalkers [Athenaeum Arcana]
Organized By: Asil Ares

Players: AsilBBB as Cerridwen~in~Chains; MadMechaMessah as Haskell Faustus; Hmmmph Stenvaag as Hmmmph the Bumbling Traveler; and LadyLyndon as Jane Black

Event Description

The NeoVictorians open a portal between the Sidhe Empire and the famed merchant realm of Athenaeum Arcana in the fairelands.

NeoLondon Town
In the town of NeoLondon, on the planet NeoVictoria, in the Sidhe Empire.
Cerridwen
Cerridwen~in~Chains flits like a firefly in her prison of stone, bronze and rune-locked magics.
Haskell Faustus
Haskell Faustus whirls downwards; a tornado of pitch-black feathers.
Whispers
Cerridwen~in~Chains whispers a thought: “You return, just as the gate to fairelands opens.”
Jane Black
Jane Black felt the black flapping wings the prelude to a good story. “Greetings Auditor.”
Met Before?
“I beg your pardon, Miss. Have we met before?”
So sorry!
Hmmmph stops abruptly as she almost collides with the newcomer. “So sorry!”
Can't Chat
“Forgive me but I cannot stay and chat. Distant lands are calling and the portal must be opened.”
Wards
Haskell Faustus enters, feeling first the welcoming warmth of the ward, then the soothing cool between the massive stone walls of the towering cathedral.
Portal
“Portal?” her brows furrow as she strives to remember what today is. “Ah!!! The Faire. The Auditor…he is opening the portal!!!”
Alive
She kens him; as he approaches the organ in the central nave, which controls the machine that she powers …which in turn …powers the city, it would come alive.
Power
Calling on the power, his mind reaching out to Cerridwen to unite and amplify their magic, he chants the secret names of the runes and draws them in the air.
Mesmerized
Mesmerized by the beauty of the lights and by the sounds of an unknown spell reverberating endlessly in the cathedral
Stable
They make a stable funnel between the dimensions. Slowly, the others would see a portal begin to form in the stone floor.
Lands
Haskell lands, the fires licking at his fingers and blazing in his eyes, turning to embers, and then disappears entirely.
Weaken
She felt her body weaken at the magnificent sight …unknowingly, her hand had grabbed the hand of the woman besides her.
Arms
“Miss… Do you have good arms? I am asking because I might faint anytime soon.”
“I should hope so; I’m a swordswoman for hire.”
Adventure
“Adventure awaits,” he tells them, then boldly steps into the portal and is swallowed.
Familiar
They step into a different landscape; seeing a familiar sign …they walk through the door.
Welcome
“Greetings, Travelers. Welcome to Mrs. Chickenstalkers Apothecary and Fine Goods Emporium.”
Odds
“What are the odds? The portal led us right to a Chickenstalker’s.”
Faint
Her legs tremble… “This is the passage in the book where I faint.” And on that precise last word, she does.
Water
Haskell puts the woman on the couch and accepts the water Hmmmph hands to him. “Here, drink this …slowly.”
Salts
Perhaps it is time for Chickenstalker’s famous assortment of smelling salts.
First
“This must have been her first time stepping through an inter-dimensional portal. First time is always the worst.”
Prize
“I will start looking for the salts.” Hmmmph eyes a cabinet of bottles and walks towards what she hopes is her prize.
Dispatches from A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers, FantasyFaire

For Fantasy Faire 2018, NeoVictoria Presents “A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers”

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Fantasy Faire is almost here!

Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts & performers.  It’s eleven day of commerce, special events, music & fundraising in fifteen SIMs created specifically for this event.  Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” fundraising effort.  Last year’s Fantasy Faire raised more than US$34,000!

This is the NeoVictoria Project’s fifth year sponsoring the faire; this year, we’re sponsoring the Quest!

We’re also roleplaying on Beq Janus‘ grand library region named “Athenaeum Arcana“.  And we have an engaging roleplay cycle planned that includes many FREE roleplay props.  Our schedule is below.  Come and join the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group for some steampunk roleplay!

Tea At Mrs. C's
NeoLondoners Enjoy Tea at Mrs. Chickenstalkers

Performance Schedule for
“A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers”

Only the first scene is set in NeoVictoria SIM; the rest are in the Athenaeum Arcana SIM in the Fairelands.

ALL TIMES ARE SECOND LIFE TIMES (a.k.a PDT – Pacific Daylight Time)

Everyone is invited to roleplay with us! We’ll be wearing the group tag “NeoVictoria@Athenaeum”

Scene 1 ~ The Portal is Opened

Time: Thursday, 19 April 2018 from Noon to 2 PM, SL-time
Location: Cathedral of Air and Darkness, NeoLondon Town. Take the teleporter in the Visitor Center to the cemetery.  [NeoVictoria SIM]

Event Description

A portal is opened to the fairelands by Cerridwen, the Sidhe of the Cathedral. The NeoLondoners make their way to the grand bazaar of Athenaeum Arcana.

Scene 2 ~ Asil Karu Assesses the Shop

Time: Friday, 20 April 2018 from 6 to 8 PM, SL-time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

On the bazaar faireland of Athenaeum Arcana, citizens of NeoLondon are visiting an outpost of Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium, bringing new wares from the Sidhe Empire to present for your review.  Healer Asil Karu will be showcasing Mrs. Chickenstalker’s famous sleepy-time jam.  Free samples!

Scene 3 ~ The Undertaker

Time:  Saturday, 21 April 2018 from 3 to 5 PM, SL-time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

Mister Leander Hatfield, NeoLondon’s premiere undertaker, will be showcasing the latest in funereal fashions.  “Being dead is the thing you’ll spend the most time doing ..so you might as well do it right.”

Scene 4 ~ The Maid

Time: Monday, 23 April 2018 from 2 to 4 PM, SL-Time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

Miss Essie is taking some time away from the Widow Weed, and has promised to help manage the store.  What trouble might she find in the stacks?

Scene 5 ~ The Healer Returns

Time: Tuesday, 24 April 2017 from 6 to 8 PM, SL-time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

Healer Asil has a new set of potions to present, and will also be available for private consultations.

Scene 6 ~ The Maid Returns

Time: Thursday, 26 April 2018 from 2 to 4 PM, SL-time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

Miss Essie is back at the register.  Join her as she explores the shop.

Scene 7 ~ The Healer and the Undertaker

Time: Friday, 27 April 2018 from 10 AM to Noon, SL-time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

Healer Asil and Mister Hatfield will be showcasing their wares.  Join them!

Scene 8 ~ The Undertaker Departs

Time: Saturday, 28 April 2018 from 2 to 4 PM, SL-time
Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]

Event Description

Mister Hatfield is packing up his coffins, for the return to the NeoLondon. Don’t miss this last chance to sample goods from the Sidhe Empire!

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Dispatches from A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers, FantasyFaire

Fantasy Faire 2018 Is Almost Here!

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And We’re Showing Our Support

Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts & performers.  It’s eleven day of commerce, special events, music & fundraising in fifteen SIMs created specifically for this event.  Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” fundraising effort.  Last year’s Fantasy Faire raised more than US$34,000!

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It’s a grand design!

This is the NeoVictoria Project’s fifth year sponsoring the faire; this year, we’re sponsoring the Quest!

We’re also roleplaying on Beq Janus‘ grand library region named “Athenaeum Arcana“, with a cycle planned that includes many FREE roleplay props.

Tea At Mrs. C's
NeoLondoners Enjoy Tea at Mrs. Chickenstalkers

Join us for “A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers” and see you at the Faire!

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…a Steampunk adventure in machinima and dark roleplay

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