It’s been a while since I’ve checked in with Tekelili Tantalus’ work, so when I found out that he had created a line of merfolk avatars, I had to dash over. Needless to say, I was quite dazzled in that I found not only some fantastic fins, but a pile of new Jewelry and accessories to boot.

Jewelry

I was introduced by a friend some time ago to the outstanding prim jewelry work of Tekelili, and since I’ve worn nothing but his Nereid set. It’s exactly the kind of thing I’d imagine a mermaid to wear—an elegant tangle of pearls, small shells, ornaments, and seaweed. It’s also fully mod (I did add some glow to my pearls) and re-colourable by script. Oh, and quite reasonably priced, from around L$100 for single items and L$350 for sets. Believe me, the sets are worth every Linden. I recommend the Maui or Nereid set for seafolk. There are even matching hairstyles (adorned with lavish ornamentation) to go with the jewelry sets.

Merfolk

But then, oh then, to my delight are the merfolk he has created. They leave absolutely nothing in want.

At the moment he has two avatars:  one based on the deep-sea-dwelling Anglerfish, the other a Flying Fish. The avatars are a complete makeover, including an AO, skin, fin attachments, jewelry, a weapon, and miniature pet. You can wear the avatar out of the box, or make your own customizations, as everything included is modifiable. Tekelili spoke a little to me about his inspirations:

I’ve always had a deep love of all things aquatic, and so naturally merfolk too. One of my long-time AV dreams since starting in SL was to find a "realistic" merman AV, and, I kept failing, despite finding some wonderful ones, such as the Grendel’s Sirens, which are absolutely amazing. But they still weren’t "real", as in, recognizably based on a real fish.

The avatars are L$750, but well worth it. Tekelili says that more aquatic avs are on the way in the coming weeks, the Siamese fighting fish next on his list. Guess who will be first in line? See you in the depths!

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