Twisted Reunion

At the furthest reaches of the winding gravel track lay the church. So far from the town it seemed impossible that it had ever been a regular place of worship for the number of people it could comfortably hold. Its grandeur and inexplicable presence made all the more remarkable by the constant shimmer of twilight which began on approach, darkening the closer any visitor came, regardless of the direction, or time of day.

Here in the dark, there would often be nothing to see, nothing to hear besides the soft scratchings of vermin, the gentle cries of the bats high above. At other times, strains of organ music drifted on the air, while candle flames set the stained glass in the windows glinting. The curtain of the confessional drawn back, the mouldering velvet covered wood of the seat within creaked as it took the weight of one a far cry from the priesthood. The book fell open with spine cracked familiarity, murmured words and the chill air filled with the blooming scent of roses. Tap, tap, tap, the impatient drumming of fingers waiting to be joined by the beat of another's heart.

Long cold candles combusted, illuminating the living and the dead. Their warmth carried the aroma of roses with the spark of flame, drifting over rosewood and all it contained. Old bones, life regained. Silk spun centuries earlier rustled as it began to move.

"Reunion... " A twisted prayer had brought them here, the concluding word at the end of countless experiments, trials and searches. Could it finally be true... Eyes which had long gazed only only the stars, the firmament of eternity took some time to resolve on the reality of shadow and stone. Could she see him now? Would she know him again?

Three cries from her birds etched in wood were all it took. Final forgiveness found in the the resumption of their eternal kiss. Their danse macabre would begin again, within the walls of their sanctuary, in their own private midnight.

Leeeeeeeeeeeetttttssssss..... TWIST AGAIN!

That's right my darlings of darkness, the Twisted Hunt is back again, ready to bend your brain and your camming abilities to find the right demonic cube from the its dancing denizens of decoys... ok seriously enough with the alliteration. You know the drill! It's the hardest hunt in Second Life, and for that, one of the absolute best. This year the colour of the hunt is a beautiful Burgundy Wine, and the theme - Victorian Gothic.

You can find all the info, etiquette and help including LMs to each of the stores here:

http://twistedhunt.com/

And the starting point here : Start the Madness!

The always disturbing endgame will be up and ready for your screams of frustration from 7/9.

Come on in, the madness is lovely. Earn your tag of 'Twisted Survivor' with me!

Him
Skin:  [Nephilim] - Angelic
Outfit: MLCC Gothic Lords Suit THF17 Burgundy Wine

Her
Hat: Attitude is an Artform -  Top Hat Wrinkled Anniversary Edition
Skin:  [Nephilim] - Angelic - Cleavage - Descending - comes with appliers
Tattoo: Fallen Gods Inc. - Venus Anatomica, Black + comes with appliers and system layer
Dress: .::Sinfully Seddy::. Bitter Romance Gown - Hourglass
Necklace : Goth1c0: Black Pearls Necklace (Sidehunt Prize)
Nail Appliers .:Inevitable Madness:. Twisted Victorian Nails (Slink Applier)

Stuff
Church: ~*SR*~ Cathedral Of The Lost Souls
Confessional: *UI* Crypt Of The Lost Souls Confessional
Coffin: Beyond the Dark  - For the dead travel fast: coffin
Room divider: Liliths Den  - Vintage Room Divider
Couples (held) pose: =Hesparia= Essence of Dodona
Table: Crafty Demon Dwellings - Trio of Mischief Side Table
Medicines: *Dixie Dandelion* Homeopathic Medicines Box
Bottle: *Dixie Dandelion* Bottled Baby Dragon Scales
Sundial: Spyralle Remembrance Sundial


Hehehe when I was packing away, I discovered the coffin set up can rez all of this!

Twisted Hunt 2016

Something was stirring outside...

Something was stirring outside, under the earth. It wasn't the purposeful meanderings of the little folk in their velvet coats searching for worms or a mate, but still it had purpose. Out in the orchard the leaves still tracked the movement of sun, not yet turning the shades of autumn soon to come, while the fruitful harvest blushed and fell. Something deeper moved, turning more rapidly than sun or moon. What was it? What was it? She could feel it coming...

Catdog had been of remarkably little help, moreso even than usual, and that was indeed something on which one could remark. For hours she had tried to question the beast - it's button eyes regarding her with innocence in every stitch. Straightforward, or cryptic, her questions received no answers, though she was certain it knew something, though it spoke only in riddles and quotes from the silver screen. She turned to the cards, they could be evasive in their turn of course, whenever she looked too intensely, posed too direct a query. As she dealt, the cards themselves seemed to mock her, over and over she asked, rephrasing, reasking, desperate to know. Finally, a cough from catdog as the grinding noise of things spinning, moving through earth grew louder from the orchard, she flopped forward, cursing her own idiocy.

Her collapse into fury and bewilderment at her own lack of foresight lasted only a moment, she ran outside, not a moment to lose. The oldstone was glowing, casting flickering light over the ground, over the spinning cubes as they broke free of the earths grip, to fly off, left and right, up and down. A low cackling flew with them, laughter hysterical and inane. She cried out with delight to see them fly. What had distracted her? What fog had covered her eyes to blind her to the date, to the return of the twisted cubes? It mattered not. They were back, and now they were out there, ready for the taking by any hand or eye quick enough to glimpse their hiding place. Waiting for nothing, she began to run, into the the night, after the blue tinged nightmares.

Twisted Fall 2016!

This is the SIXTEENTH Twisted Hunt - I've been as distracted as the woman in my tale - there's a lot a lot going on RL right now - and there will be for the forseeable future - so this kinda snuck up on me this year - but it could not have come at a better time.

As ever - this is the hardest hunt in all of Second Life - and for no small measure is the best for that! There are no clues - save those on offer from those other twisted folk in the group chat who cobble together lists of hints as the hunt progresses - please remember to ask nicely- a please and a thankyou go a long way, and believe me it's easier for us to find a hint if you have the number of the store you are stuck on as well as the name! The chat is fun and friendly - one of the best parts of the hunt.

There are 91 stores, there can be 10 visible decoy cubes in addition to the prize cube - which will be in sight somewhere. If you choose to de-render - be warned - there are unlimited decoys allowed in walls, floors, ceilings etc!

There is a list of Landmarks - for those you just cant take searching for any longer - you can skip to the next to return to try again later.

Here's your starting point! At the Twisted Headquarters

Tattoo : Fallen Gods - Auspex~ Tattoo, Green Old Ink
Several colours included in this prize - Omega appliers included - I discovered only this week that there are magical items available that mean you can use omega appliers on other mesh body parts such as my SLink Mesh hands and feet!
Earrings : Hudson's Clothing Co. - Amethyst Divination Earring
Pretty Pretty - I feel like I have these RL somewhere!
Bracelet : :::Sn@tch  - Strega Bracelet :::
There's always room for pentagrams!
Nails : [:Rad Designz:] THF16
HUD driven, six beautiful designs for your mesh bodypart nails 
Dress and Scarf : [.NS-Riel.] Gypsy Wanderer
Gorgeous - Handkerchief hemmed dress, fits and flares and the colourfade is just beautiful. The scarf is wonderful, ultra-realistic. I don't have this in RL and I desperately want it!

Shop :  ~Adorably Strange Wares ~ The Divine Oracle's Shop
Lovely little build - door opens on approach. You can climb the stairs to a sweet little attic room.
Standing Stone :  - Lilith's Den - Inverdur -  Celtic Ogham Elements Stone
Depending on the ancient script you click - you are treated to different light effects.
'Tarot' set : [Curvosity] - Cardomancy Prediction
Pose set perfect for when the cards have worn you out!
Catdog! : Chiana Oh - Mystic CatDog
This cute little cuddly guy... girl... catdog is scripted to spout sarcasm and movie lines at you! You can even mod the script so it says what you want.
Poster : ChiMia:: Divination Poster
Brighten up your walls with a glimpse of the future!

Light in the Darkness - Fantasy Faire 2015

Sunbeams filtered down through the lush green canopy, warming the woodland carpet of mosses and ferns. These daylight hours were precious, the woods around the settlement friendly and welcoming, she could walk for hours along pathways, through glades, away from the work of the town. Away from needlework, away from the soot blackened range, away from the cares of totting up household accounts. Sylvia came here, as so many others did while the sun shone, to enjoy the quiet, to relax and enjoy her freedom.

All with a care for their own safety left the woods before sundown...

Sylvia had reasons to linger through the twilight, staying in the woods past sunset, past moonrise. Her safety mattered of course, but much less to her than her freedom. She had some during the day, but that freedom was held in check. In the moonlight she could run swift as any deer, her antlers brushing leaves and twigs aside. Those in the town feared what lurked in the darkness, she sought it out. Bow and arrows in hand she followed traces and tracks, hunting down the malevolence wherever it tried to hide. Through thicket and in the depths of gorges she would search, always her aim, to keep her freedom, and allow others theirs.

This is it! The mists have lifted, revealing the Fantasy Faire 2015! 

If there is one event you go to this year - take my advice, make this it. Thirteen outstandingly beautiful SIMs, the very best designers in SL, all with one aim. Relay for Life. 

Cancer affects so many people, every single step towards ending this disease for good is worthwhile. At the Fantasy Faire, you can help in this fight. Each creator has vendors with the proceeds going direct to Relay for Life. 

These amazing people are so generous with their talent - be generous with your L$, raise money for this most worthwhile of causes - and get some excellent stuff! It's all win!

Daylight
Tiara : .: Fujiwara's World :. Heart tiara ~ Silver RFL
Poppetsborough
Earring : Rainy Fey Creations - Dragon bead Earring - Cape Amethyst
Spires of Andolys
Necklace :  OtherSkin - Cured - Relay For Life 2015 - Female -
Aurora
Shape and Skin : .:Soul:. Davina - (F4) Violent - Toned.
Not a RFL item itself, but the 'Kissers' appliers which go with this skin certainly are!
Ichi-go Ichi-e
Gown :  ::Bite&Claw:: Suriya - Fern
Spires of Andolys

Night
Antlers : *~*HopScotch*~* Wild one Antlers
Poppetsborough
Horns :  :{Oak & Elm}: RFL Velvet rose horns (branched/nose)
Tangleshimmer Grove
Forehead adornment : Lilith's Den - Tilaka -Scorpio
Poppetsborough 
Cuff :  The Dark Fae : Slither Cuffs Copper
Spires of Andolys
Outfit :  Feyline Fashions - FF* Ranger Serra Forest outfit
Sylvan of Spells

Blood Letters

Droplets of blood, dried where they had fallen on the paper, or were smeared across the old fashioned typewritten letters, letters which were arriving day after day. Letters each day signed with a bloody kiss. The Mantis... a serial killer locked away. Her modus operandi out there in the world again, finding people and luring them to their deaths. Clues, drip fed to the detective like blood through an IV, a sticky red trail to follow from one victim to the next. Too close, and the blades perforating the bodies she found would be dangerously close to her own flesh, too far behind... The author of these love notes had made it clear they valued intelligence and wit, she had to keep up, or lose everything. Writing each letter was a joy, the delight of anticipation, imagining just what her face would look like when she saw each envelope. She had done well so far, as repulsed as she may have been by each tableau laid out so carefully for her she had kept on coming. It had been such fun, creating those scenes, the taste of each victim lingered on her tongue, on her fingers, on her... Each day another clue, drawing her closer in to her web, closer to the heart of her lair. The danger was all, the darkness, the blood. It meant everything, to take everything away from someone else, to enjoy it all yourself. If her pawn could only make it, could only work out all of the clues before her, she might not have to enjoy these things alone.

MadPeas - Blood Letters

The first adult themed game from MadPeas - fresh instalments of blood and sex every day! A HUD driven, grid wide hunt for clues, objects, people. Each day in November has been a step further into the story of the detective, and the serial killer. Now, the end is achievable, you have until November 30th to complete each day, and reach the finale. There are prizes along the way, and if you reach the end, and solve all the puzzles, you hit the motherload of prizes! The storyline has an adult theme - but if you aren't an adult - whatcha doin' on the adult grid? Come on, unleash your dark side and join in the immersive story.

Blood Letters

Skin : [Deluxe Body Factory] Samantha skin - sand

Eyes : Laudanum Lollipops - Black eyes

Suit : MadPeas: BloodLetters P.I. Suit F Black  L$ 175 available from the start point at Revolt

Necklace :  Maxi Gossamer -Necklace - Blood Heart Love Nest - SILVER

Blood : +REDRUM+ Bewb Blood Murder

Gloves :  +REDRUM+ Gloves Half Bloodied

Chaise : CheekyPea: Mantis Chaise

Telephone table and chair : [we're CLOSED] dial M chair - adult

Armchair : Warm - Chesterfield Armchair

Suitcase : +REDRUM+ Murder Suitcase Skull Open PROP

Blanket : [Consignment] Psychopath's Cuddle Blanket

Skull case : [Consignment] Trophy Display Case

Neon Cross : 7mad;Ravens Neon Cross (soft neon glow)

 

Makeup : Laudanum Lollipops - Mantis

Whip : 7mad;Ravens  (Fem) WhipLash

Top :  :DEADPOOL: Forbidden Lola Top

Gloves :  Razor/// Foe Gloves - Blood Finger Option - Gore

Leggings : [Cynful] Leggings Mad Pea Edition - Open/Silver/Bloody 1

Bureau : :CheekyPea: Mantis Bureau

Book and letters : Lilith's Den - Dark Book 6  - Mantis  / Closed Book

Twisted Spring 2014

Twilight was the time for her magic. The day to plan, dusk to summon, all night for work and fun. Chalk smeared across stone, curls and crosses, the path the spirits would walk. Candles would light their way, alcohol and tobacco would tempt them, urging them from their rest. Shafts of light dappled by tree and stained glass moved across the floor. Behind her, the mirrored surface of the looking glass shifted. As her arms raised in greeting, in welcome to those who may come, so did arms reaching through from the other side, the orb held in their feather light touch began to spin...

In the darkness of the hall, magic changed, and so would she. With the turning of the earth, the moon rose, green and pale. Heavy pages of the ancient book curled, sliding across each other with ease as she read the arcane text, eyes shining brighter than candle flames. Arms still outstretched in welcome, what would come was twisted, and dark. It would be brought out into the light. She was not the only one calling. There were many out there searching in the darkness, searching for the darkness. Some would be lucky enough to find it and when they did, it would change them forever. Twisted is here again!!!

Running throughout March - 104 stores to hunt in for the spinning hellish cube, before you reach the mindbending endgame. All prizes are free - provided by the twisted merchants - but you are going to have to work for them. This isn't known as the hardest hunt in Second Life for nothing. My best advice - join the group, it's the only place to get any hints!

http://twistedhunt.com/participating-merchants

Scene 1
Shape : DramaZone - Hasi shape
Skin :  Vivid Avs Twisted Hunt Marley Magick Skin
Hair and hairbase : LaNoir Soleil [LNS HAIR] TWISTED MIRANDA
Horns :  [ bubble ] Ritual Horns
Eyes : -{The Attic}- Mesh Eyes v3.2
Circlet : ~*Souzou Eien*~  ~*S.E.*~ Celestial Sorcery Circlet
Tattoo :   .:CoLLisions:. Scribe
Dress :  :::Sn@tch Spellcraft Gown

Mirror : ~v~ ImmateriA~v~ Orb of Endor
Voodoo : Paper Moon  *pm* Papa Legba Veve
Building : Lilith's Den  - Uraia Temple Hall
Poses : Elephante Poses - Under Your Spell

Scene 2
Skin :  DramaZone - Hasi skin
Eyes and Tattoo :  ~SongBird~ Arcane Consecration
Makeup :  [ bubble ] Ritual Make-Up
Necklace :  .::Distorted Dreams::. Fantasia Necklace
Corset and Skirt : !TLB - Oracle

Building : Lilith's Den  - Uraia Temple Hall
Table and pose : (Rook) Poses - Calling of the spirits

Room 326

Discover the mystery of the Silent Peacock Hotel...

What happened to the fifteen people who vanished after spending a night in the hotels room 326?

Sure the Hotel is a bit down at heel, a little shabby around the edges. You can't expect a place with a reputation like this to get so many guests as to warrant everything being kept like new. 

Times were hard in this part of town, but even here, the management had decided that it just would not be reasonable to charge room costs to the accounts of those never seen again after visiting room 326...

 

Welcome to another marvellous MadPeas Event! This is a grid wide novella, letting you into a dark world of long corridors, thickly carpeted to deaden any screams. Fifteen missing people, fifteen locations for you to search for an envelope, something you will hear each received shortly before their disappearance at the hotel.
Just make your way to the Silent Peacock Hotel, and buy a newspaper (50L$ for your game HUD) from one of the dispensers by the front doors.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hoshi%20Island/102/139/901
Along the way you will visit some amazing stores, so be sure to take a look around while you are hunting, join groups, hit subscribos, buy the odd thing (or eleven if you are anything like me!). Help keep these wonderful merchants in business! Below you can find a few of the fantastic gifts you get if you manage to complete the hunt. Buildings, furniture, clothing, Mesh and non-mesh, jewellery, bodyparts and tattoos!

Stores include: Just Because, Lilith's Den, +REDRUM+, Distorted Dreams, CoLLisions, Never Totally Dead, Carrie's Lingerie, Boudoir, Mad', Mesh Depot, Patron, The Cube - Art Gallery, Death Row Designs, Image Essentials and of course MadPeas!

Part of the beautiful endgame...