Objectification!April 30, 2023by Fauve AeonSo The Sphinx was hoppin' last Friday night, and from the witty banter and fun wordplay came the topic of 'Objecting to Objects named Object - an objective observation' so… (Continue reading...)
Time for Spring!February 28, 2023by Mr TenkPlease finish thawing out your builds this week. If only I could do the same in the real world... (Continue reading...)
Where did everyone go?November 5, 2022by Mr TenkIf you're wondering why it's so quiet here, most of the day-to-day activity has moved over to a Discord server. Hoping to keep the BAR for in character blogging and… (Continue reading...)
The Conservatory’s Winter Ball for January 2022January 8, 2022by Captain KillianThe Conservatory invites you to our Winter Ball on January 22nd, at 5pm SLT. Classical music evocative of the season played for you by Nick Gentleman. Dancing, mingling, and skating… (Continue reading...)
Schpookyhaus buildOctober 16, 2021by Mr TenkThe geomancers who study the mysterious Babbage ley-lacks have divined that this would be an auspicious weekend for the fabled Bridge of Thighs to appear. I wouldn't believe a thing… (Continue reading...)
New Babbage City Watch. What is it?July 15, 2021by Edward PearseOne of the projects for this years Oiling Festival is the building of the City Watch HQ. But what is the City Watch? I have often thought, since Babbage has… (Continue reading...)
Oiling Festival 2021 (Official)May 17, 2021by Mr TenkOiling Festival is our version of Spring Cleaning. A time when we shut down the factories for maintenance and fix what needs fixing. All residents of the Steamlands are invited… (Continue reading...)
Town Hall Transcript for May 15, 2021May 15, 2021by Mr TenkThings that were talked about: Mr Tenk wondered what is going on with the recently placed sims near Mondrago. Oiling Festival Projects: Street Names, fresh photos for Destination Guide update,… (Continue reading...)
OF2021 – Man the Monorail!May 10, 2021by Mr TenkProject #6 - NBTA Car on the Stora Canal Aerial Track Kimika built an elevated monorail for an underslung car which goes from the east side of Babbage canals to… (Continue reading...)
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Reply To: Where did everyone go?November 23, 2022by Philip UnderwoodI fully intend to produce some fictitious speculation upon completion of a certain remote course that is demanding my attention. Y'r ob'd'ne s'rv'nt Pilipo (Continue reading...)
Reply To: Schpookyhaus buildOctober 17, 2021by Mr TenkThe Bridge of Thighs was found by Strifeclaw and Mr Pearse, so they are granted the entire run of Lindt Lane for this year's Schpooky. Can they get it ready… (Continue reading...)
Reply To: Oiling Festival 2021 (Official)September 25, 2021by Vic MorningtonThe rundown of the top 3 for the DG Guide Image 3rd Place: Glaubrius Valeska with a dark foreboding image of the Port Babbage docks. 2nd Place: Mavromichali Szondi with… (Continue reading...)
Reply To: Oiling Festival 2021 (Official)September 16, 2021by Mr TenkBeq Janus sweeps the category with a stunningly detailed set of hand tools that anyone would want on their bench. Because you do have a tool bench. Don't you? DON'T… (Continue reading...)
Reply To: OF2021 – Man the Monorail!September 7, 2021by Mr TenkThe monorail conundrum continues to be... a conundrum. But isn't part of having a monorail the whole doomed-from-the-startiness joy of the whole damned thing? This cannot end well. (Continue reading...)
Newspapers of New BabbageJanuary 10, 2023by Edward Pearse1 CommentI'm putting this all down so that I will be able to find it again in the future. New Babbage has had a number of newspapers over the years. Most… (Continue reading...)
Old PaperworkNovember 19, 2021by Jonathon SpiresNo CommentsThe metal on metal clang happened every second, echoing off the timbers. The old woman seemed to levitate like a mythical saint, arm wrapped around a rope, and a leg… (Continue reading...)
October 1st 188∞ Part 1 of 4October 10, 2021by Canergak1 CommentThe Murgam Asylum was quiet. It was not so quiet that there was implied danger lurking inside every dark corner. But silence had been alien to the facility since Canergak’s… (Continue reading...)
So, Interested in a Good Book?September 27, 2021by Serafina PuchkinaNo CommentsThe New Babbage Book Discussion Group has met on a regular basis for awhile, and we've amassed a list of science fiction, history, steampunk, children's literature - pretty much anything… (Continue reading...)
Memento ResurgamFebruary 10, 2021by Jonathon SpiresNo CommentsIt rained in Babbage in late fall. Not quite cold enough to snow. The smoke was at full blast on factories in the Square district, mixing with the raindrops just… (Continue reading...)
Calling Steam Santa (Part 5 of 5)December 23, 2020by Bookworm Hienrichs1 CommentAfter supper, Mariah was allowed to stay up and open her gift bag at the kitchen table, while her parents watched. There was the now-traditional piece of coal, symbolic of… (Continue reading...)
Calling Steam Santa (Part 4 of 5)December 22, 2020by Bookworm HienrichsNo CommentsThe side of the steam sleigh folded out with a hiss of machinery, and other partitions shifted around, until two seats had been created - a large one for Steam… (Continue reading...)
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The search had taken much longer than anticipated. FAR longer. Some two hundred years had passed since Edward had discovered information on the "Engelstor" which he believed to be a gateway to other realms. In the time since, wars had been fought (though that was hardly unusual), and Britain even killed its King. Not that it changed much under Cromwell. Edward's research had uncovered the existance of a journal by a man called William of Hexham. He had claimed to have visited a strange realm and wrote down what he saw there in detail. The visions disturbed him deeply and he took Holy Orders and confined himself to prayer and pennance for the remainder of his days. The existence of the journal was referenced in a few other works but copies of the journal itself seemed non-existent. Miraculously though, William's journal survived the fires, the Dissolution, the Civil Wars and had found it's way to the manuscript collection at the University of Oxford. It had taken time and a few gold sovereigns to gain access to it.
As Edward read through the pages, some of the descriptions matched comments he had seen elsewhere. It was probable that this was the original source material for many legends and rumours that had followed it. Fable and Folklore though are tempermental historians. Often there is a kernal of truth buried deep within a legend, but more often than not it involves chasing wild geese.
The text proved challenging at times. The English of the 13th century was one Edward had not spoken regularly in centuries. On top of that there were regional idioms that stretched even his knowledge. However, after many hours of study, Edward finally believed he had identified the location of the portal. At last it felt like it was so close he could almost touch it.
Who's wearing what:
Body - Slink Male
Head - Catwa Daniel
Skin - Sean by Stray Dog
Hair - [Ginko Hair] #135 Hair - Rigged(Male/L)
Suit - Clermont Red Frock Coat & Breeches
Shoes and hose - Clermont 18th Century Shoes
Backdrop - MINIMAL - Lecturas Backdrop](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53132189380_95b0eea991.jpg "Library No. 2 (Immortal Edward)")
