Steam
seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.
Jules
Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The Holidays
are past and winter is gradually releasing its icy grasp in Real Life (RL).
In Second
Life (SL), that lull which always seems to follow the New Year’s festivities
seems to be drawing to a close as more friends whom I haven’t seen for some time
are gradually reappearing inworld. (Or,
as Significant Other puts it, they’re just not as good at avoiding me as they
used to be.)
As I always
look for things to keep my mind off of RLs weather at this time of the year and
I’m rewarded by knowing that it’s time for the annual Mieville steampunk hunt,
STEAM
XI, inworld.
For those to
whom this may be a new phenomenon in SL, STEAM XI is the eleventh (Hence the “XI”
for those who failed Roman numerals in second grade arithmetic.) celebration of
all that this is steampunk inworld.
STEAM XI is,
as always, hosted by the Mayor of Mieville and impresario extraordinaire, Perryn
Peterson.
The Hunt is
a Grid wide event with dozens of merchants, all personally and carefully
selected by Perryn himself, offering as gifts to intrepid hunters the very best
of their wares. Several merchants run
their own mini-Hunts which adds to the fun.
Two hundred and five spots have been reserved for merchants this year so
expect lots of great gifts!
Hunters look
for clues and try to find the gifts which are free. Some hunters gather into hunt parties and go
out together.
Let’s take a
closer look at STEAM XI.
STEAM is an
acronym which stands for “Steampunk Travelers’ Event, Adventure &
Megahunt.” (Rather to the point if I do
say so myself!) STEAM was once a
semi-annual event but the effort behind an event of this scale as well as all the
other social activities on Mieville’s calendar have necessitated going to an
annual schedule.
The theme
for this year’s Hunt is Realms of the
Deep and this is the idea behind all the Hunt’s gifts. (Shades of Captain Nemo!)
The Hunt
begins at Laughing Gryphon House in the Mieville
Doyle Victorian
Steampunk sim .
From
here, hunters launch out across the Grid in pursuit of their treasures.
STEAM
XI runs from March 1st to 31st so don’t miss out!
The
gear (pictured) marks participating merchants and also contains their hint to
help
find their gift.
Historical
Hunts, Ltd., the sponsoring Mieville organization maintains a blog with Hunt details as well as pictures of gifts. This blog is also a great resource for future
Mieville activities. Be sure to check it
out!
STEAM XI is
a wonderful and fun filled community event in SL.
It’s an
opportunity to sample the wares of the creative merchants inworld and to meet and
hang out with other residents.
I strongly
encourage all to participate and, if possible, to purchase some of the other
merchandise offered by merchants in their shops. After all, a strong SL economy is good for
everyone.
I’d be
remiss if I didn’t mention the Great Challenge of every Hunt!
Namely to
complete the Hunt in its entirety, including mini-Hunts, in record time!
Who’s up for
it?
See you at
STEAM XI!
I’d like to
thank Perryn for his time and assistance in helping me prepare for this story. Perryn is one of my oldest and closest
friends inworld and I’m grateful for the time he takes from his busy schedule
to help me.
As always,
I’m grateful to all inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk
with a stranger who was passing through their lives
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Open roads
and kind fires!
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