Join us at 10 am SLT for two hours of the incredible, magical Heath Elvehjem as he celebrates the Midsummer Solstice with us in Alurel! Not a show you want to miss. Get those ball gowns on ladies and drag your men here! :D

(this is a formal event. Pass the word on, EVERYONE is welcome!)

Alurel is pleased to welcome Heath Elvehjem back for our annual Midsummer ball on June 21st at 10 am SLT! Time to dust off that formal attire and get ready to have the time of your life!

Unedited photo of one of the many new additions to Alurel. I was just finishing up adding rock groupings and ground plants when I brought my camera back to myself and saw this scene right beside me that I hadn't noticed. I loved the look of the moonlight so I snapped a shot :).

    In order to be sure that those of you who love Alurel know when plots become available to live in, a new section has been added to the catalogue portion of the blog.

    Look to the top of the blog page and you will see "Available Plots in Alurel" in the list of items in the catalogue. When you click this, you will find a list of plot sizes and links to information on plots which are currently available.

    If you don't see any links under a particular plot size, that's not a mistake, it simply means we have no plots of that size available at the moment. If that happens, then send a notecard to Aianna Oh to be put on a waiting list for that size plot.

    When the links you see are clicked, they will take you to the Alurel FB page photo album for that plot, in which you will find a link to that particular plot of land and detailed photos. You don't need to be a member of FB to see the contents of a public page! We have already tested that, so click away.

    Remember that current residents are allowed to buy a plot bordering theirs to increase their land and prims. New residents may do the same. You are not restricted to only one plot. If you do buy a second plot, be sure to let Aianna Oh know as soon as possible so that the tier balls you will find in the tier pavilion can be merged. That way you will only be paying one tier ball instead of two.

    The best course for new residents is to go ahead and pay both tier balls immediately. The amount of time you have won't change when the tier balls are merged if both tier balls have the same amount of time on them.

    For current residents, if you wish to increase your land holdings, be sure to contact Aianna Oh first BEFORE you pay the second tier ball! More than likely your tier balls will be out of sync if you go ahead and pay and that will make it more difficult to figure out how much time you have left when I merge the two balls. The best course is for me to merge them before you add time. If you still have time remaining, then you will still have at least some time remaining once the tier balls are merged.

    Happy home hunting, eveyone! Perhaps you'll find the home of your dreams? :).

Taken in the Garden of Stone on the main Alurel sim

   Remember, anyone can submit a photo taken in Alurel to be posted here on the blog. This one was taken by me when I first finished the build :).

   This week we are taking you to Happy Mood, some of the most beautiful landscaping items to be found in Second Life, created by Sasaya Kayo!

HPMD Landing Zone

   You will notice as we walk through this wonderful store and sim that you will have seen many of Sasaya's creations in Alurel. One of her ground cover plants, the Sweet Grass 05 Green, can be seen spreading across the entire sim!

Walking across the bridge into the store area itself

   Nearly every thing you see on the Happy Mood sim is for sale in the store section of the sim, from wonderfully detailed ground cover plants and bushes, to magically beautiful trees.

Some examples of HPMD floral ground covers in their various color options

   Happy Mood landscaping items come in a variety of color options per type. If there is something you see that is close to what you are looking for, Sasaya is quite willing to listen to suggestions, though whether she will try it depends on the practicality of the suggestion. She is very approachable for any kind of problem with her creations and receptive to requests!

I'm sure you've seen THESE absolutely adorable guys all over sl!

   Happy Mood is not just for trees and bushes. You can also find both animated and static animals that will capture your heart at first glance.

There is a forest area of the Happy Mood sim that showcases Sasaya's creations

   You will even find very fantasy type items such as giant leaves, magic dust to float on ponds or lakes, tree and other plant color options that range outside of what you would normally see in nature. Regardless of their color, they are all beautifully textured!

You'll find these giant leaves here and there around Alurel as well

   All in all, Happy Mood is more than worth your time to visit, not only to buy these wonderful landscaping items, but also to explore the beautiful forest area that showcases the possibilities of how Sasaya's creations can be used.

Which way to go?

   If you lose your way, there is no shortage of signs to point the direction for you! (Not to mention all the cute critters waiting around the corners.)

That way!

   The beautiful textures of the Happy Mood landscaping items attract a great deal of interest from all over Second Life. You can see Sasaya's creations in many sims, including in Alurel. Her newest items, such as the rocks you see the in above picture, will be making their appearances soon in our kingdom!

Tweet tweet?

   Some of the items at Happy Mood, such as this log, can be bought in more than one seasonal arrangement. And her little tweeting birds fit in all seasons!

Such natural looking forest undergrowth!

   You will need a mesh viewer to be able to see most of the items in Happy Mood, though some of her items are also available in sculpted form. Sasaya has done a beautiful job creating her trees and undergrowth to be as natural looking as possible, even those items that have a hint of fantasy in their nature.

Undergrowth, trees, giant leaves and rocks....oh my!

   Upon discovering Happy Mood, it became one of my ambitions to use Sasaya's creations to help me create a more beautiful Alurel. Though most of her items do not change with the seasons, I don't believe they will look out of place. After all, anything is possible in Faerie Land!

Heading over the bridge into the Happy Mood forest from the landing point.

   Be sure to visit Happy Mood soon! You truly cannot go wrong in creating the perfect fantasy paradise with her incredible landscaping items!

Happy Mood trees in Alurel

   You will see more items from Happy Mood, such as trees, bushes, ground cover, etc, in the newly rebuilt Alurian Sea (currently called Alurian Haven). I hope to add more across both sims when time and funding allows :).

   In the mean time, happy shopping at Happy Mood!

   Love and Light,
      Aiánna Ferúviál
         Lady of Alurel

   As Samhain (Halloween to you non-magical folk) approaches, the Veil between the worlds grows thin. In fact it's already so thin that some of the smallest ghosts you've ever seen have popped through into our kingdom!


   The little spooks have been seen popping in and out of sight all across the land! But they haven't come empty handed!


   If your quick enough and click fast enough, each ghost will give you one of 37 goodies they brought with them from the other side!


   But there's a catch! Each ghost will only give one prize per person, per hour. Greedy little things aren't they! Can you get all the prizes?


   Twelve little ghosts (I think they must have been gnomes in their past lives, they're so small!) have been spotted moving around, fading in and out in both Alurel and in Alurian Sea, making for a total of 24 ghosts. That's 24 potential prizes per hour if you manage to tag them all. They're very fast and you must be close to them when you grab them, so you must be patient! The gifts are given randomly. That means sometimes they might give you a repeat gift, just to be spiteful and withhold their other goodies. How mean!

   Don't worry, Alurel residents, I put anti-ghost charms on all of the houses as soon as the little pests were spotted. Your houses should be ghost free!

   This event is running from October 4 to November 1st.

   Happy Hunting!
     Love and Light,
       Aiánna Ferúviál
          Lady of Alurel