Little Miss Sunshine: Alithiel Iirlanth
Updated: March 27, 2007
Round 3 Judgings
This is the most recent contest I have entered which started in January of 2007. This time I vowed to myself I would try my best to concentrate on artistic merit as well as the beauty of my Sim, and to have a beauty to work with to begin with. So, I went into CAS and created an elf that I named Alithiel, and this entry will log the progress of this contest.
Also if you are wondering where the story line came from it's pretty much a classic story of faerie and is pretty much the story line of every urban fantasy novel out there. It's a bit like War of the Flowers meets the Bordertown series meets just about every novel by Charles DeLint, or at least it will be by the time I'm done with it.
Update: Now that I'm in later rounds I've started throwing in some classic fantasy references as well such as Tolkein, Shakespeare, etc. I've also referenced a few other modern novels such as the Xanth series and work by Terri Windling. I just consider this one long fan piece dedicated to elven fantasy. I'm trying to watch myself though. I don't want to get too carried away and get eliminated for going out on too far of a tangent.
If this entry ever pops up to the top of the page again it means I have updated with either my entry for the next round or the judges ruling on a previous one, scroll to the bottom to find those pictures and rulings.
Beauty Competition
Little Miss Sunshine at BoolProp.Com
SCORING
The Judges will be scoring on multiple aspects of your entry.
1. Creativity :: Would we have thought of this answer?
2. Photography skills :: This doesn't necessarily mean "are your pictures clear or blurry? This means creativity in angles, poses, etc., however we would like to see as clear a photo as you can get.
3. Originality :: I realize this can tie into "Creativity," but what we're looking for here is if you're being generic and predictable. Don't be afraid to spice things up!
4. Word fluency :: Yes, it reminds me of school too. This category focuses on how well we can follow your storyline and how believablt your character is.
5. Following the instructions :: This may be the most important one of all! For the future rounds I'm trying to allow as much freedom as possible, but we want to know if you're comprehending and following us, too. No tangents
TOTAL :: 25 POINTS
PLUS :: Comments! :: I'm assuming everyone is going to want to know where they stand in the rounds, so this is a place for the judges to leave their comments on what was good, what was not so good, and how you can improve.
Entry Round
- Your Little Miss Sunshine must have 3 photos: A close up/head shot, a full body shot, and a freestyle. No more than three, please!
- Why does your little girl want to be crowned Boolprop's L.M.S.? Tell us!
- Is your L.M.S. a social butterfly or a hermit? Give us a SMALL bio, and a briefing on her personality.
Alithiel Iirlanth
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My name is Alithiel. I'm an elf who grew up in the forest of NeverNever. My parents died in the War of the Faerie that erupted when the Council wished to bring down the veil that seperated our world from the world of the Real.
In The Meadow
Close Up
I was taken in by my uncle and his girlfriend who are leaving the forest and are getting ready to embark out on the world of the Real, the world of the humans. They believe there is nothing for the young now in Faerie and wish to start a new life in Bordertown, the place between our two worlds, where neither magic nor technology work quite right and where elves and humans meet.
In The Field
Full Body
My uncle's girlfriend Relkaea wants me to enter this contest so that I can have a chance to meet other girls my age who are human and perhaps learn a bit more about this world of the Real and what might be my place in it.
In The Forest
Freestyle
I've always been up for an adventure and this looks to be truly like nothing I've ever tried before. How exciting!
Other Entries
~*All Entries*~
Judges' Comments
Pros
"Another very unique entry, and I like it! I really like how you had your LMS from a completely different world and race, and yet still tied her in with all the 'human' girls!"
"It was so cool to see an elf like this and to hear about her life before LMS. Very nice!"
"I love that she's an Elf! I appreciate the picture editting as well. Very beautiful."
"Awesome model, pictures, and story."
Cons
"I'm not entirely sure about the dress. I like the colours, but some of the edges are a little painted."
Things you can work on
"next time try to write a little more? It was somewhat short."
"Perhaps some shots around buildings? For the contrast, as this round we saw quite a lot of her outside."
Round One
Meet The Parents
Or meet the family, really. We may have met your little girl's mom and dad in the Introduction round, but does your Miss Sunshine have any brothers or sisters she likes to pal around with? Show us her family, and tell us why she is so proud of them in a maximum of 5 photos. But be creative, 4 girls will go home.
- You may not exceed the maximum of 5 photos.
- Please keep incorporating variety in location and clothing.
- Who is your Little Miss Sunshine's favorite family member and why?
- Who does your Little Miss Sunshine just not get along with, and why?
- What's your Little Miss Sunshine's favorite thing about her family, and why?
Alithiel Iirlanth
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My name is Tylesh Iirlanth and I'm Alithiel's uncle. After the devestation of the War I knew it was past time to leave Faerie and the forest of NeverNever. My neice never really knew her parents as they were too heavily involved in politics to visit much. So she just stayed with me here in the forest. When they died she tried to hide her tears from me, but I knew. She's a brave girl, my Alithiel.
I think I might have pushed things though when I told her it was time to leave the forest. She put on a brave face, but I knew she was in love with NeverNever and as much of an adventure as the Borderlands offered, it would never be the same as the wonder of the forest. At that moment I knew that Alithiel was upset with me for making her leave, I just hoped she could realize that I was really doing this for her own good.
Bordertown was a bit of a shock, for all of us. It was the first time Relkaea and I had ever seen technology such as TVs and radios and motorcycles, though we had heard of some of it. For little Alithiel it was the first time she had ever seen a building, in NeverNever there was no need, but here the weather changes so rapidly and the people are not always as kind as the elves back home, so people create these constructs to protect themselves and provide shelter.
Relkaea was brilliant with Alithiel though it all and really smoothed the way. She was the one that got her involved in this wonderful beauty competition to learn about and appreciate humans and the world of the Real. When Alithiel went out on our balcony the first thing she noticed was, "There's no plants, no grass, no trees..." Relkaea stepped up and started showing her the hidden beauty that can be found in a city. When I started to see that look of wonder appear on Alithiel's face, I knew that Relkaea had gotten through to her. I'm glad those two are becoming so close.
I thought everything was going fine. We had settled into our apartment and Alithiel had begun to make friends with the local children. How wrong I was. I found her one day curled up in a closet crying.* My poor, brave Alithiel. She wanted to go home. War was brewing though, and I knew it wouldn't be safe.
She couldn't return to the magical forest of NeverNever, but we could create some of our own magic for her. Relkaea and I play instruments that weave magical spells in the forest. Here in Bordertown they work only when the wind is right. We were blessed that day. Relkaea and I took Alithiel up to the roof of our apartment and preformed for hours while she danced, feeling the rhythym with her feet and running her fingers through the magic in the air. I think this is easily her favorite thing about being an Iirlanth, only our family could every rend magic from music so effortlessly.
She seemed much more at peace after that, but I could still see that she missed the forest. Together with a few local elves and humans we started to work on a little suprise for her. Combining technology and magic we created an enviroment that would be stable even in the uncertain waters of the Borderlands. We could not take Alithiel back to the forest, but we could bring some of the forest to her.
Even Alithiel could not believe it, not until she had seen it. Bushes and grass and trees from the world of the Faerie combined with lighting and fertilizer and sprinkler systems from the world of the Real. Alithiel kept saying over and over, "I can't believe it... I just can't believe it!" But there it was. On the border where magic and technology meet, anything is possible.
*I know that when I was little I would light candles in my closet and cry when I was upset, I knew other little girls that did this too. This doesn't make it a good idea! Asphyxiation and fire hazards are bad, m'kay? Don't try this at home! No little girls, elven or other wise, were harmed in the taking of this picture, merely boolproped.
Other Entries
~*All Entries*~
Judge's Ruling
Bitsy ~ Alithiel Iirlanth
• Creativity: 4.6/5
• Photo skills: 5/5
• Originality: 5/5
• Word fluency: 4.6/5
• Following instructions: 4.6/5
TOTAL: 23.8/25
Result: First Overall
Round Two
Mommy's Little Helper
Okay, your Little Miss Sunshine doesn't necessarily have to be her mom's helper, but if there's one thing little girls don't mind, it's helping. Who does your Little Miss Sunshine help? Her mom, her nanny, or the community? Show us how and what your Little Miss Sunshine helps in no more than four photos.
- You may not exceed the maximum of 4 photos.
- Please keep incorporating variety in location and clothing.
- Who does your Little Miss Sunshine help...
- ...and how does she help them?
- Please include 1 close up, 1 full body and 1 photo of your Miss Sunshine in action. (helping) The last photo is your choice.
Questions to Answer
- Why does your Little Miss Sunshine continue to do what she does?
- What is her favorite thing about helping her mother, nanny, etc.?
Alithiel Iirlanth
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Our lives changed forever the day Alithiel found Calle. Alithiel was helping me clean the apartment and I had sent her to take out the trash. I didn't know at the the time that our trash can was doubling as a hiding place for a scared young girl, a halfie named Calle.
Halfies are beings that are half elf and half human. One of the reasons the Veil fell was because the Council was concerned over the fact that more and more elves could not have children of their own. It's why Tylesh and myself remain childless. The decision proved to be a good one as it was discovered in Bordertown that while elves still had problems having children with other elves, they could have children with humans without difficulty. Unfortunately these halfies are not very well treated as some elves are of the opinion that halfies are low class beings due to their hybrid nature. They are poorly treated by those elves, the young ones especially, hence the reason that when Calle saw Alithiel coming the poor thing ran and hid.
My Choice
Alithiel though, showing some true Iirlanth spirit, managed to convince Calle that she meant no harm. She had been raised by us to treat everyone with kindness and respect. Using some of her rather tenacious enthusiasm for adventure which I've always found to be infectious she convinced the girl to follow her and before the poor girl knew it, Alithiel had brought her inside and was showing off her forest room. Calle seemed suitably impressed but she was really won over when Alithiel showed her a book that her uncle had gotten her for her twelfth birthday. Something called Lord of the Rings that is three books in one. The two girls spent quite a lot of time giggling over the book which apparently is a story that includes a human concept of elves. There were even some "movie" pictures in the back, whatever that means, that really set the girls off. Apparently there was a blonde elf in the book that is quite "cute".
In Action
Calle is a dear, sweet child and if it wasn't for Alithiel we would never have known about the very real plight of halfies here in Bordertown. Her human mother had been having problems finding housing for herself and her daughter because of her child's heritage. So what Alithiel started, we continued. We helped Calle and her mother find a place to stay right here in our apartment complex. Tylesh even got inspired and began writing songs to help raise awareness about the unfair treatment of halfies.
Not everyone agreed with us, of course. Elven children still gave Calle a hard time whenever they came upon her. Fortunately Alithiel was usually there by her side. She considers Calle as a sister and so is set on helping and defending her no matter the cost. Why just the other day Alithiel and Calle had taken a walk down to the River of Madness to take in the sights only to meet up with a gang of River Rats.
Full Body
I'm still not sure if it was Alithiel's impassioned defense of Calle, Calle's strong right hook or the fact that, unlike an elf or a human, Calle could walk right up to the river and touch it with out falling into a deep sleep like an elf would or going mad like a human would... either way the River Rats were suitably humbled and they backed down and left Calle alone after that.
Close Up
What Alithiel did the day she took out the trash might not be considered all that spectacular. She made a new friend, raised awareness of a truth most of us don't like to think about, put things in motion that helped a few people in a big way and helped change the minds of a few unruly River Rats. But, while it may not have made a huge difference in the grand scheme of things, Alithiel did make a difference in one little girl's life. To Calle she made all the difference in the world.
Other Entries
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Judges' Ruling
Bitsy and Alithiel Iirlanth
Creativity: 5/5
Photo skills: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Word fluency: 5/5
Instructions: 5/5
TOTAL: 25/25
Comments: Amazing. It is truly amazing. I love the story line, the pictures are wonderful, and Alithiel is a truly unique little girl. Wow! :D
Result: Tied for First Overall.
Round Three
School Dazed
Little girls have to go to school. Is your Little Miss Sunshine home-schooled, or does she go to a public or private school? Who teaches her? What does she like about school, or does she like school at all? Tell us about your Miss Sunshine and her school in a maximum of five photos.
Requirements
- You may NOT exceed the maximum of five photos.
- Please, as always, include one headshot and one full-body shot.
- Please include one photo of your little girls classroom.
- What does your Little Miss Sunshine love/hate about school?
Alithiel Iirlanth
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Uncle Tylesh says that I've become quite the young lady. It's been a long time since we left the forests of NeverNever. Now we are going back, but just to the outskirts, and only for a little while. It is safe, for now, and Aunt Relkaea says this might be my only chance to learn how to do magic properly.
Freestyle
Uncle Tylesh is going to teach me everything he knows he said. How exciting! This is going to be like a whole new adventure. It looks really hard though. He stood there quietly for a little bit and then raised his arms and blue and purple clouds began to swirl around him with balls of white light dancing all through them. It looked amazing and terrifying and wonderful all at once.
The Classroom
I tried and I tried but I could not summon my magic. I was worried that maybe I didn't have any. But, Uncle Tylesh says it's really hard the first few times and that I just needed a break. So I wandered off into the forest a ways and pretended to be an explorer on an adventure just like I used to when I grew up here. That's when I found the fox. He was really small, and looked kinda scared. I was kinda scared too, I thought he might bite me when he stretched his snout towards me, but he just licked my hand, and I jerked back in suprise!
Freestyle
That's when I realized that the fox was stuck. His little front paw was wedged tight between the boulders and I wasn't strong enough to lift them. I wanted to run and fetch my uncle, but I didn't want to leave the little guy all alone. After thinking about it for a bit, looking at this poor little fox that was starting to whine a bit and kept tugging on his poor little paw, I decided I would try to use my magic. I didn't have a really, really good reason before, but now I did. Maybe, that's what it takes. So I closed my eyes and I concentrated. I felt this woosh of amazing, terrifying, wonderful power go through me and I opened my eyes to see balls of white light dancing through blue and purple clouds that were swirling around me. Then, it happened...
Close Up
I think I overdid it. At least the fox is okay, he looked a little spooked, but he didn't have a scratch on him. I managed to finally do magic! It was the most amazingest, terrifyingest, wondefulest thing ever! I can't wait to do it again, though I have a feeling I have a long way to go, especially if everytime I do magic I'm going to end up leaving craters everywhere. I bet my aunt and uncle won't appreciate that.
Full Body
I told the fox that he could leave and find his family now and went back to try and find mine, but the little fox followed me. I tried to run faster and faster, but he easily kept up with me, even though he was very little. I think he likes me. He followed me all the way back to the edge of the forest where my Uncle Tylesh was waiting for me. I think I will ask if I can maybe keep him. My family is used to me picking up friends where ever I go. I even already have a name picked out for the little guy, he's so fast and so quick, I think I'm going to name him Swift!
Other Entries
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Judge's Ruling
Bitsy
Creativity: 4.8
Photo skills: 4.8
Originality: 4.8
Word fluency: 4.5
Instructions: 4.3
TOTAL: 23.2
Comments:
"Absolutely beautiful. I think it's really smart that you used vampire light as 'magic'. The plot was wonderful too- I just love Alithiel!"
"Very cute, as always, and nice to see Alithiel's unique take on things. Also, slightly irrelevent, but I loved her hairstyle this round- it really suited her!"
Result: First Overall
Posted by Bitsy at 12:00 AM Comments
She's really pretty, I see your also using the Pixie skins by Enalya! I love them, they're so detailed. Did you win? Or is it still going on?
Posted by: Josh on January 14, 2007 12:00 PM
Haven't won, not even sure I will, there are some really pretty girls in this competition! It is still ongoing, this round doesn't end until the 19th and who knows how many there will be after that, or what the judges will think of my girl in this one. Normally I don't make it past the third or fourth round in a competition, but I'm excited about this one. :)
I love Enyala skin tones! I've been thinking (after this legacy story is done) I might do a Royal Kingdom Challenge with Sims wearing the four Pixie skins in place of the four default skin tones.
Posted by: Bitsy on January 14, 2007 01:50 PM
Bitsy--you're back! Hooray! She is a really cute girl, and Enayla's skins are very nice for RK challenges and otherwise fantasy oriented things. They're so shiny and painting-like. Though the shiny is a bit... er, odd, on males, so I have blushes made to counter that.
Here's hoping you win!
Posted by: Mao on January 14, 2007 04:02 PM
Wow,
thats a really sweet story! I wish I could see what the other girls look like, you keep talking about how cute they are!
Posted by: Sara on February 26, 2007 09:22 AM
I went ahead and added links to all of the other entries underneath mine so you can see for yourself some of the really adorable girls in this contest!
Posted by: Bitsy on March 1, 2007 10:51 PM
Those pictures are *gorgeous*, Bitsy. You should most definitely win!
Posted by: Jen on March 3, 2007 09:22 AM
They really are cute girls!
Posted by: Sara on March 3, 2007 10:07 AM
And, I think Leah Jones is adorable!
Posted by: sara on March 6, 2007 07:51 AM
Ah this is really cool! I love this contest! Wish I would have heard of it sooner, although I doubt I would even come close to your story and pictures! Very creative story line, I love fantasy stories as well!
Posted by: Mandie on March 26, 2007 04:33 PM
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