One, it’s great if you want your Sim to travel to the Magic Realm using more… natural-looking methods. Or if you’d rather the gateway to the Magic Realm was a little more hidden.

You can use these pieces by themselves too, of course. I just thought it’d be a great two-for-one by bundling them under the same general “elemental creature” category.

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It’s not exactly an advanced build, but we simply love the idea of costumes that keep drinks cold all night. Hiding the cooler as a centaur’s body is really just the icing on the cake. Of course, if you’ve got your own costume design for keeping your beverages chilled and frosty, do let us know. Video after the break. I decided to play around with the CC items a bit by combining both of them on one Sim, and damn. It’s paying dividends. Look at my furious Fire Genasi in all her fiery glory. The creator wanted them to look less like the Tinkerbell/Ferngully-type tiny people (that Disney has set as the standard) and more like magical, sparkly, “otherworldly insects.” I mean, a huge glowing door standing by a river isn’t exactly subtle. It’s great if you’re looking for it, but it makes no sense in a “this is a secret realm” sense. Townies jog past that thing at least three times a day. The extraction and conversion must have gone off without a hitch, because the detail is honestly fantastic. From the designs of the armbands to the massive epaulettes (which don’t seem very practical, but we’re not awarding points for practicality here) to the fetching gold lines on the impressive chest piece… it’s a lot.

Second reason: it allows other Sims to access the Magic Realm without having to move to Glimmerbrook. I tried the poses with my armored-up Sim and got more of a “renowned warrior chilling on the way to their next quest” sort of look. With the right skintones, clothes, setting, build, and extra custom CAS items, the description of bug-like or insect-like fits to a T.

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Only about half of the people who ask this are joking!For those who genuinely don't know: It's a typha, more commonly known as a cattail or bulrush. It's a plant that grows near water. The one I used in my photoshoot is from a river near my house! I personally think the stars look divine on the darker Eclipse skintones. But that doesn’t mean they can’t look stunning on the Pluto skins, either. I think it’s so cool that Mermaid Sims have two forms they can jump in and out of, and that both forms can look drastically different. But then you get to the custom compound, multi-faceted eyes and the antennae and you realize; “Damn. That’s kinda different.”