Struggle

Under the waves,

so smooth and calm,

a savage struggle remains,

of things below.

Not everything behaves,

pent up like a time bomb.

Throw off your chains,

face the foe .

I do enjoy me some underwater adventuring. I miss the times when there was a big sl mermaid community on Ning. I use to post something on there daily, it was probably the most active community I was ever in, in second life. I wasn't even a mermaid all that often, haha. When Ning decided to make their forums features paid for, the SL Mermaid Ning sadly died.

I still collect items, and dress up as a mercreature from time to time. They have to be one of my favorite collections of legendary creatures. Not the pretty fluffy ones either, but the ones that will more than likely start eating you, before you even finish drowning.

So I bring you a bit of fantasy this friday, come, play under the waves!

Credits

Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - Bramble in Blood Raven

Hairbase - Adoness - Shaved Swirls in Red - L$50 for a Whole Pack

Skin - Mystic Canvas - Xen Skin in Pale Tone - Group Gift (Free to Join)

Ears - Musa - MerEar w/Texture Change Hud

Eyes - Hecate - The Skeleton's Eyes - *NEW* @ Enchantment

Lashes - Pichi - Helena Lashes in Fantasy - L$45 on Sale @ Mainstore

Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Appliers - Flair - Set 178 - Free

Makeup 1 (Eyeshadow) - Fallen Gods Inc. - Sister Death Eyeshadow

Makeup 2 (Bridge) - Aii - Gyaru Nose - Free

Makeup 3 (Lips) - Aii - Gyaru Lip - Free

Tattoo 1 (Scales) - [Even~Tide] - New Dragon in Rust

Tattoo 2 (Suckers) - Nox - Octo Hickies 50% - *NEW* L$75 @ Hentai Fair

Tail Set - Taliesins Tails - The Marketplace Set 2015 - Free

Frills Set - Devae - Cnideria Regalia in Lumen - Common Gacha Item @ Maisntore

Earrings - Plastik - Bhajin Earrings in Rey - Free @ Shiny Shabby 1 Year Anniversary

Necklace - Meva - Short Stone Necklace - Free @ Shiny Shabby 1 Year Anniversary

Broach - Aii - Magic Heart Broach in Crimson - Free

Bracelets - Rama - Half Moon Cuff Bracelets in Black - Free @ Shiny Shabby 1 Year Anniversary

Feel free to look at the unprocessed shots of the products HERE and HERE. SL underwater sort of sucks, it is the only time I normally add post processing to my shots, as it is always so utter lacking, under the waves, and makes me sad.

This post features an items from the wonderful collection of fantasy designers who are a part of the Medieval Fantasy Grid Crier group. https://medievalsl.wordpress.com/

Under the Sea

I have always felt that the mercritters of sl don't get enough play. They don't have enough places to go, tho it has gotten better since the time I first rezzed. There isn't enough items that they can start with, that aren't a fortune.

Well today I'm going to show you what I found on my search!

Ruina Kessel of House of Ruin let my use her new store build for these pics. The new store isn't open yet(neener neener), but in the meantime you can go and join her subscribo and grab some great freebies.

What does she have there, at this magical undersea store? EYES! Some people collect skins, some shoes, some just anything in a certain colour. Me, I collect eyes. I don't even want to tell you how much I have spent on eyes. So the above pic, you get those. But not just those, the whole darn set! and there are 2 other sets too.

This was my fav find of all. When I saw the ad I was sort of iffy. Didn't know how great those primmed parts would work. Well this thing is great, with the ao, it just swishes so nicely. It's also GREEN! The starfish are also really rad, if your not wanting your mer nips all out there for the mer boys to oggle.

The Green set is the only reason why I'm wearing pink again. It totally make me happy enough to forget I'm in this horrid colour. At least I look like I'm going to eat the next diver I see. The redeeming part of this is I like the scale transition to human skin. nifty feature. There is a blue Merman Tail sitting with this one too, so get you man all dressed up, mer role play, ooooo.

I'm in love with the tail on the left. Sad thing is I had already taken all these great photos, to find out that the owner is changing locations. So you'll have to wait a wee bit to get this one.

The goldfish one I thought I'd play up, she looks like she just won a fight with a Betta.

Love
LOVE
This Staff
Makes me want to make earrings to match(scribbles on project list).

Found this Snarfblat in a mini hunt, It's one of those ongoing type things. The owner of the parcel just wants you to have a bit of fun. Little treasures all about. There is a poster up near the shop to find out what you have to do.

I loved the sparkliness of this tail. I normally don't go for that sort of stuff, but I'm a mercritter now, so sparkles are a must.

The eyes look like they are from the depths of the deepest hole at the bottom of the ocean. Perfect for getting your mer on.

Now it can't be all fun and games. There are still predators in the water.

nana
nana

nana

NA NA NA

(The Helena Version of the Jaws theme songs)

These I got when I first found Grendel's. I had to purchase them. But they are now all only L$1. So you lucky people get them for almost nothing.

They have a really unique ao. Sort of slithery.

They come with everything, skin, eyes, shape, ao plus fishy bits. I'm wearing my own shape tho.

This was suppose to be red. NOT PINK! or salmon, whatever. It's so not red. But there are lost of colours and guy versions too. Same as the shark, there is one for the dudes.

Mer yourself out:

Picture 1

Eyes-House of Ruin-Toxic Eyes: Mezereon set-L$0

Picture 2

Tail-Atargatis-Green Seaflower Tail-L$0

Picture 3

Tail-Seven Seas Mermaid Lagoon-L$1

Picture 4

Left
Tail-Mermaid Salvage-Mbuna Mertail-L$0
Top-She Want Revenge-Group Gift

Right
Tail-Joyful Creations-Goldfish mertail-L$0
Skin-Domestic V-Group Gift

Picture 5

Tail-Joyful Creations-Star Bright mertail-L$0
Staff-Mermaid Salvage-Dreamcatcher Staff-L$0

Picture 6

Snarfblat-Ariel's Cove-Mini Hunt-ongoing
Eyes-Kunstkammer-Surrealist Eyes - Black-L$1

Picture 7

Shark AVI-Grendel's-Shark Siren-L$1

Picture 8&9

Sirens AVI-Grendel's-DeepSea Sirens-L$1 each colour

I'll Upadte you on the Mermaid Salvage items when I find out where the new store is going.