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Showing posts with label horse. Show all posts
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Summer Festival 2011 Scrapbook (Week 2)
The festivities continued into the second week with several notable moments!
First off, Luivia made her first trip out of the Shire in order to claim her prize for winning the horse race in Michel Delving. She was understandably nervous, but she followed Gelmirian's directions to the letter and didn't get lost once on the way to Hengstacer Farm.
Luivia also stopped in Bree on her way home, and what should be her first sight in the "Big City" than a trio of performing hobbits!
Back in the Shire, Gelmirian attended many more Taste of Hobbiton races, and she's pretty sure Gladdy Chubb Baggins is the overall champion.
During all those races, she earned enough tokens for this year's festival mount. Needless to say, she then worked hard to find an outfit to match.
What a great week of festivities!
First off, Luivia made her first trip out of the Shire in order to claim her prize for winning the horse race in Michel Delving. She was understandably nervous, but she followed Gelmirian's directions to the letter and didn't get lost once on the way to Hengstacer Farm.
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| Luivia in Breeland on her new horse! |
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| Bree is not just for the Big Folk |
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| Daffadilly and Burdy filling their faces on a hot, hazy day. |
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| Posing next to the new summer hammock. For details on the outfit, check out this post. |
Summer Festival 2011 Mount Outfit
This outfit took a while. I tried all sorts of various green-themed outfits. Then I tried other colors in all sorts of raiment, and finally this red robe surpassed them all. The bright hue of robe matches the brightness of the green and yellow tack, and the robe, tack, and boots have similar swirls. The white plume of the hat matches the whiteness of the horse, and the gilded brown echoes the leather of the tack.
Full Details:
Head: Plumed Hat (gold)
quest reward for classes that wear light armor (Introduction), no min. level required
Chest: Elven Robe of Might (red)
monster drop, light armor, min. level 30
Hands: Elven Cotton Gloves (gold)
Expert (T3) Tailor recipe, light armor, min. level 22
Feet: Elven Leather Boots of Vigour (red)
monster drop, light armor, min. level 30
Saturday, June 11, 2011
How Luivia Got a Horse
Not long ago Luivia was horseless, which meant a lot of tedious running or purchasing stable mounts that slavishly stayed on the roads despite there being shorter ways across fields. When various blogs started running contests for PAX East mount codes, I entered one on Casual Stroll to Mordor. In essence, this contest asked for a screenshot and explanation of why we needed the mount. The following picture and story were my entry.
Luivia sighed as she ran across the Bywater Bridge towards Michel Delving. At least today was a beautiful day; that made the long run easier to bear. Back and forth, back and forth. As a little hobbit lass it was such an adventure to go from Hobbiton to Michel Delving and back. Now it seemed like just more of the daily grind.
“Now, be grateful,” she scolded herself. She had much to be thankful for, including her new status as Master Artisan Cook. Even Aesseledh, Leader of the Cooking Guild highly complimented her first large master repast. She smiled to herself savoring the sweet memory. She knew Petunia Greenhand was envious of her fast progress; Petunia kept whining that “Luivia must have a secret ingredient”.
Luivia threw back her head and picked up speed. Her secret ingredient? Hard work. No vendor food for her dishes where she could help it; her primary ingredients were sown, reaped, and processed by her alone.
Once she became able to grow expert crops, though, her work became harder. Those crops needed the superior soil of the Hobbiton fields she played in as a lass. So back and forth, back and forth she ran. Sometimes she made use of the stable horse, but that cost precious silver so generously given to her for supplies by her patron, the elf Gelmirian, Honorary Sherriff of the Shire. And every trip on the stable horse made Luivia long for her own.
The last time Gelmirian had stopped by for a new supply of Shire Rations she had told such wonderful stories of great adventures in the North Downs. Luivia’s Tookish blood tingled, and she was proud that she too had become a bounder and could help the Shire in her spare time. But she couldn’t keep her eyes off of Gelmirian’s new Spring Festival horse. Gelmirian noticed and told her of other steeds in Middle Earth, including a very rare one that Luivia had been dreaming about ever since. It was called the Cremello: smooth blonde skin with light brown mane and tail, smart red and blue tackle with white fringe. Liuvia could see herself astride, feeling the wind whip in her hair . . . she would name him . . .
“Luivia, why has this happened, you ask? Because the few privileged have hoarded the best fillings for their own!'' With a start she realized she had entered Michel Delving, the statue of Bullroarer Took loomed over her, and that crazy hobbit with the pie conspiracy theory was trying to get her attention. Quickly she turned towards the crafting area and its superior ovens. The lovely dream quickly faded; it was time to make some tasty frosting.
The winners of the contest were announced here, and others' plights were deemed more critical than that of Luivia. But a friend of CTSM graciously offered Luivia the mount code he won upon spotting her comment congratulating the winners!
Now Luivia rides her own mount with pride across the Bywater Bridge. For details on her outfit, check out this post.
“Now, be grateful,” she scolded herself. She had much to be thankful for, including her new status as Master Artisan Cook. Even Aesseledh, Leader of the Cooking Guild highly complimented her first large master repast. She smiled to herself savoring the sweet memory. She knew Petunia Greenhand was envious of her fast progress; Petunia kept whining that “Luivia must have a secret ingredient”.
Luivia threw back her head and picked up speed. Her secret ingredient? Hard work. No vendor food for her dishes where she could help it; her primary ingredients were sown, reaped, and processed by her alone.
Once she became able to grow expert crops, though, her work became harder. Those crops needed the superior soil of the Hobbiton fields she played in as a lass. So back and forth, back and forth she ran. Sometimes she made use of the stable horse, but that cost precious silver so generously given to her for supplies by her patron, the elf Gelmirian, Honorary Sherriff of the Shire. And every trip on the stable horse made Luivia long for her own.
The last time Gelmirian had stopped by for a new supply of Shire Rations she had told such wonderful stories of great adventures in the North Downs. Luivia’s Tookish blood tingled, and she was proud that she too had become a bounder and could help the Shire in her spare time. But she couldn’t keep her eyes off of Gelmirian’s new Spring Festival horse. Gelmirian noticed and told her of other steeds in Middle Earth, including a very rare one that Luivia had been dreaming about ever since. It was called the Cremello: smooth blonde skin with light brown mane and tail, smart red and blue tackle with white fringe. Liuvia could see herself astride, feeling the wind whip in her hair . . . she would name him . . .
“Luivia, why has this happened, you ask? Because the few privileged have hoarded the best fillings for their own!'' With a start she realized she had entered Michel Delving, the statue of Bullroarer Took loomed over her, and that crazy hobbit with the pie conspiracy theory was trying to get her attention. Quickly she turned towards the crafting area and its superior ovens. The lovely dream quickly faded; it was time to make some tasty frosting.
The winners of the contest were announced here, and others' plights were deemed more critical than that of Luivia. But a friend of CTSM graciously offered Luivia the mount code he won upon spotting her comment congratulating the winners!
Now Luivia rides her own mount with pride across the Bywater Bridge. For details on her outfit, check out this post.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
A Spring Festival Horse Outfit
I was so excited when I first saw the 2011 Spring Festival horse. It was so . . . springy! Within a couple of days Gelmirian bartered spring leaves for both the horse and the spring hauberk During the festival, both Gelmirian and Luivia wore the hauberk, dyed Rivendell green. After the festival, however, Gelmirian needed a different outfit that would go with the mount.
The mount is blonde with a grey mane, but really the only thing one notices is the bright, cheery, yellow and green blanket and leg braces. The outfit has to match or complement the yellow and green. Fortunately there was an easy solution: the dwarf-make chain hauberk. This cosmetic item has bright yellow accents, and it dyes nicely with rich jewel tones.
Full Details:
The mount is blonde with a grey mane, but really the only thing one notices is the bright, cheery, yellow and green blanket and leg braces. The outfit has to match or complement the yellow and green. Fortunately there was an easy solution: the dwarf-make chain hauberk. This cosmetic item has bright yellow accents, and it dyes nicely with rich jewel tones.
Full Details:
Head: White rose circlet
2011 Spring Festival barter item
Chest: Dwarf-make chain hauberk (forest green)
cosmetic item, purchased from Othrikar outfitter, often appears on Auction Hall, no level restrictions
Hands: Forge-crafted gloves (umber)
T2 single-use metalsmith recipe (monster drop), heavy armor, min. level 20
Feet: Thistlewool's shoes
optional quest reward (Quest: "Thistlewool's Sullied Name"), medium armor, no minimum level restrictions
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Luivia's PAX East Mount Outfit
Luivia was the grateful recipient of a PAX East mount code through a friend of the blog, Casual Stroll to Mordor. The challenge of course was to find an outfit for her to use for riding, and it was a challenge. The difficulty for me lay in the mix of colors; the horse is a creamy blonde but the mane is grey while the tack is red, pure white, and blue.
My first attempt was simply dying red her starting female hobbit outfit of shirt and leggings. It almost worked, but the red was too bright. I went through everything in the wardrobe (Gelmirian has amassed quite a selection that somehow magically alters size when Luivia takes it out . . . can we get one of these magic wardrobes in real life?). I used the dressing room to check what various pieces would like in the red and blue dye families. I finally found that the simple hooded cloak in navy didn't clash with the blue on the tack. And then I clicked on the white ceremonial dress. It worked. White with red accents cloaked in blue.
Full Details:
My first attempt was simply dying red her starting female hobbit outfit of shirt and leggings. It almost worked, but the red was too bright. I went through everything in the wardrobe (Gelmirian has amassed quite a selection that somehow magically alters size when Luivia takes it out . . . can we get one of these magic wardrobes in real life?). I used the dressing room to check what various pieces would like in the red and blue dye families. I finally found that the simple hooded cloak in navy didn't clash with the blue on the tack. And then I clicked on the white ceremonial dress. It worked. White with red accents cloaked in blue.
Full Details:
Dress: Ceremonial Dress
non-dyable white cosmetic item, summer festival barter item, no min. level required
Back: Hooded Traveling Cloak (navy)
cosmetic item available at all outfitters, no min. level required
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