Scion Lorefield, Demon God!

What do you get when you combine a love of role play, a vast imagination and a copious amount of talent?

A demon god role playing genius of course!

Scion Lorefield is first and foremost a Second Life role player. Involved in the RPG game Bloodlines, he is a vampire demon god in constant search of souls.

By biting his victims (with their permission of course) he transforms them into hunters, and joins them to a large inworld family of clans which include characters such as blood dolls, wolves, and vampires. What's lessor known is that he creates a lot of the equipment that all such creatures of the night use in their everyday, or every night, existence. Things like dark cathedrals, crypts, graves, bridges and other items needed by the the minions of the night. He creates his masterpieces in his workshop, the Field Of Lorestone. Scion is enthusiastic in helping new recruits get started off right in their new roles. If he doesn't have something they're looking for he'll cheerfully direct them to where to find it.

When he is not hunting he is using his tremendous talent creating builds. I recently had the chance to speak with him during a break in his busy schedule.

Me: What inspires you to build in SL?

Scion: Well I started out following the prims. Just having fun, mostly experimentation. Later people began to say I had a talent for it.

Me: Seems like you have a vivid imagination, what is your inspiration?

Scion: The things I build come from my mind. The ideas just pop in! Sometimes they don't work though! (he laughs) My builds have that nice "sprite" about them. But really I'm just thinking about the prims. My wife Olivia Starbrook, she inspires me too, she's the complete opposite of me.

Me: The angel side?

Scion: Well I guess you could say that she is my angel side. She helps me run my store but has her own shop called OBESSION. I'm the demon, she's the angel!

Me: I'm not sure what you mean by "thinking about the prims." The prim itself or...?

Scion: The shapes, thinking about how things fit together. I'm always striving to recreate what I see in my mind into SL.

(Scion rezs through a succession of builds, a detailed Gothic cathedral, a hauntingly beautiful bridge, each designed with lavish textures.)

Me: Wow, how long does it take you to complete these with all these intricate textures.., cause it would take me about 3 days! (laughing)

Scion: I can complete each in about 3 hours. That's why people tell me I have a talent for it.

Me: I've heard you create a lot of things to help out others is it true?

Scion: Well I do a lot of donations cause I'm an alright guy! (laughs) but seriously, some of these people are like family to me! I've done Greek buildings, vendor walls, battle arenas, landscaping, meeting areas for other people, things like that.

Me: Your avatar is fascinating, tell me about it. Did you create it?

Scion: No actually it's pieced together from various parts. When I first got into SL I looked like the thing from the Grudge! (laughs)

Perhaps Scion started as the Grudge, but today he's moved into his own as the sexy charming, and talented demon god of Bloodlines and Scion Lorefield as content creator or demon god is a creatively interesting and welcome addition to the SL Gothic scene.

Check and buy his work at xstreetsl.com

Want to walk on the wild side and become a vamp yourself? IM Scion Lorefield inworld!

BloodLines Website

More photos on flickr

Scion's shop Field Of Lorestone

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Interview with Wire Frost

So RL had been tossing me around like a small ship in rough waters. Some of those waves were cool and good, some of them were bad, but either way, high seas have kept me from my beloved explorations of the SL darkness.

I've missed writing about these jaunts and perhaps you're missed my ramblings and are dying without my posts too.., okay.., well maybe the "missed" part...,

But good news! There's an new "Go To" magazine in town that will hold you over while I'm doing the chicken thing-Running around, no head-old saying. With it's stunning premiere issue, it's destined to become your new ("second" LOL!) source for information and entertainment! I know it's my new favorite and it's launch has me literally jumping for joy! Let me tell you why.

First SLGoth owned and managed by Marsha Warwillow, is just plain gorgeous. Easily readable as a HUD, the photos are so lush and larger than life, that they seem to jump off of the page.

Second the in depth articles are not only informative, but absolutely usable. The latest issue for example, has "The Top Ten Graveyards and Mausoleums" complete with embedded landmarks! Just click and you're off to check out your dim graveyard of choice!

Thirdly, FREEBIES! The entire magazine is stock full of LMs, info and gifts. Of course for good measure, inside there are also the locations of hot clubs and cutting edge fashion shops that you have no excuse to miss, mostly because you now have the insider secret of where they all are hidden!

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ms Warwillow. A shrewd business person, she's offering many different opportunities with her magazine. If you're a budding writer or need a place to advertise, you might want to check out the SLGoth website. Beside being a very capable magazine editor, Ms. Warwillow is also witty, and charming with a wondrous sense of humor that comes across brilliantly in her very unique magazine. (This would be considered kissing up if it weren't true, but fortunately for me it all is, every word!)

So to sum it up, while I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off.., on my boat.., in the stormy seas of RL, cozy up with the premiere issue of SLGoth and as always..,

please.., get your dark on!

SLGoth online

More shots of the magazine on Flickr

19 - Night Gallery, Art For The Dark!

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Film Noir

Have you ever wanted to make a movie of your Second Life dark adventures but found you were a bit intimidated by the whole movie making process?

There's the software to install offworld, camera controlling gadgets to learn inworld, and than of course, you have to stitch it all together, add music and special effects in a video editor..,

OYE!

Well today I'm going a little off topic here to tell you about an online app I found that will rock your video creation world!

No software to install, no gadgets, no editing involved.

All you need are your SL snapshots!

Does this sound like a commercial? It's not, but you could make one for your own SL topic using Animoto in about 5 minutes!

Animoto is a video creation online app that is super easy to use. You upload all those SL snaps from your hard drive, (I know you have quite a few!) and drag them into the order you want. Add text, choose music, (they have really cool soundtracks and lots of choice, or you can add your own.) and Animoto mashes it together to make..., well.., art! The video above was made with Animoto for 19, my art parks in SL.

The first 30 seconds of your video are free. That's about 20 pics or less with text (your text is included like a snapshot). If you need a longer piece Animoto will sell you a full length video for $3.00 and that's a SL price if I ever saw one!

When your video is finished you have the option to upload it to YouTube, download it to your machine, use it on your iphone or Facebook page and email it to your friends! Now how clever is that? They also offer an HD upgrade for $5 bucks. So basically you end up with a HD video that you can be proud of and use on any video sharing site worldwide for about $8.00, I bet you can already think of a lot of uses for your new masterpiece even as you read this!

So what are you waiting for?

The site is designed to let anyone, and I do mean anyone, create a professional looking video. It's brilliant and worth adding to your arsenal of SL tricks.

Check it out and get your "film noir" on, you little movie star you!

Animoto

19 Night Gallery and Saint George Park!

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The Right Recipe

Recipe

Ingredients:

1  dash of romance

2  lbs of Twilight

4  cups of magic

A  splash of mystery

Directions: combine ingredients vibrantly!

End result? Darkmoon Angelgate.

Angelgate established and created by the Sanctuary Project (East Anglia, UK) is on a dual mission.

“To create and provide therapeutic approaches to support mental health and well being. (We enable creative, spiritual and therapeutic exploration for individuals and groups.) And to explore the potential of virtual worlds as a medium for personal and community transformation. Angelgate is a virtual space for real life activity.”

 Although their statement sounds a bit dry and clinical, what they've created in SL is anything but. In fact Angelgate home both to Darkmoon and Angelos, is an extraordinary environment, an alternate reality within an alternate reality. Rich in mystery and folklore, it is a recipe for a spell that casts the magic of flawless beauty.

Twilight in Darkmoon, is that time of day when light and dark vie for attention while remaining in perfect harmony. Sweets and wine sit on a table nestled inside a charming gazebo atop a rolling hill; a romantic setting to enjoy intimate conversations. In the distance, graceful swan shaped boats rest next to quaint docks bathed in sunset light. All are ready at a moments notice to gently float you through mystical caverns full of strange and wondrous surprises. Tell your friends ghost stories in an ancient cave with petroglyph decorated walls while hunkered down around an ancient campfire. Dance with fairies in an enchanted forest. Deliver a vampire nip to your lovers paled skin throat. Spontaneous role play is encouraged here, but leave your Gor home. This is a place of emotional fantasy and deep spirituality.

Surprisingly, it is also a place of learning! Ever wanted to know the mythical or spiritual traditions of a given culture? Most objects here are clickable and each click delivers delightful snippets of knowledge!

Collect notecards filled with information about everything from the uses of lavender to the details of the Fallen Pillars of Atlantis beneath the sea. Other clicks lead to fascinating web pages that keep you entranced for hours.

Mysterious, magical and romantic. Darkmoon is a dream of yearnings end. Sit on a rock on a hill that overlooks the water and experience a sense of real life tranquility. Get a kiss from your immortal beloved under the mother tree and taste it on your own very real human lips. You'll fall in love with this little slice of heaven. Let it cast it's spell. It's the light, the last sanctuary if you will, of the soul who thirsts for what could be if only one had the right recipe...,

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