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As I write this it is late October 2020, and it has been an odd few years. Aside from the Inworldz grid self-destructing July 27, 2018 and changing the face of Elf Clan... the Covid-19 virus has changed the face of society globally.
So what is the status of Elf Clan at this time?
ELF CLAN STATUS
Elf Clan still exists in name, history, and some rather incredible lands. As of this writing (2020-11-04) Elf Clan affilite lands number over 130 regions... by far the largest we've been in our history!
When the Inworldz grid self-destructed, the centralized, "closed-wall" nature of Elf Clan that had existed from 2004 to 2018 ended. Members of Elf Clan were able to spread throughout the virtual worlds, settling on different grids of their choice. Some returned to Second Life (though not in Elf Clan capacity). Others set up new homes on grids such as OSgrid, Kitely and DigiWorldz. Some returned to real life, having tired of the ups and downs of virtual worlds... and replaced virtual life with something more substantial.
ELF CLAN HISTORY EXHIBITS
The core home of Elf Clan settled on OSgrid in the form of three continents: ElvenSong, ElvenGlen and Frankenstein. All three of these are 5x5 VAR regions, 25 times the size of a normal SL region. The huge amount of land and ocean area combined with no sim lines provided wonderful building and travel opportunities.
ElvenSong and ElvenGlen present the history of Elf Clan, including our orginal region with its immensely tall castle and the nearby Orc Fortress. This is Elf Clan in 2005 when it existed on the Second Life platform. Eldar Peter Lioncourt has placed additional lands and creations around the original ElvenGlen to achieve the huge woodland areas and sailable waters he's always enjoyed.
ElvenSong presents Elf Clan as it existed on Inworldz, with changes made to take advantage of the increased continent size. The areas of ElvenMyst and Pirate's Cove have been merged with ElvenSong to form a large dual-island pair. Here one will find ElvenSong Castle, Dwagons Keep (home of the Dwagons), the Poetry Guild Treehouse, Pirate's Cove, and the Elf Clan Museum that contains numerous beautiful, hand-picked photos of Elf Clan history.
In high-sky ElvenSong you will find Replicant City, our enjoyable multi-genre science fiction exhibit. Replicant City is often featured on the splash page when logging in to OSgrid. It has been greatly expanded and now includes nine detailed starships surrounding the City. For science fiction fans this area offers hours and even days of exploration possibilities.
We have added to these regions Frankenstein. As the name implies it is an experiment, a stitched-together complex of multiple worlds available on the Internet, as well as our own creations to add to the fun. Almost everything on Frankenstein is free-to-copy. It is one of the largest "freebie stores" anywhere, consisting of 25 themed regions.
Wellspring on DigiWorldz grid is an 8x8 "ProServer" mini-grid consisting of 64 regions. Owned by Alexina Proctor and Prax Maryjasz, Wellspring is the home of the famed Sendalonde Community Library (Sendalonde is Elvish for "peaceful haven"), as well as the newly-formed Rascal Flats tiny town on Varmints region. Wellspring is a mutli-themed beautiful world that features Steampunk, Tiny and Fantasy themes. Of the Elf Clan lands it is the most active, with planned events, three markets, tours and extensive creations by several individuals.
Update 3-30-2023. Wellspring has moved to Discovery Grid and is now called Sendalonde. it consists of a more compact 4x4 VAR (16 regions). The Library Board of Alexina Proctor, Prax Marijaxz and Snoots Dwagon all agree this is a far more comfortable environment and creates a more close-knit community. Sendalonde consists of the main Library area, Once Upon a Time fantasy lands, the somewhat-insane Dragon Landing (a "Dinkie" land), Steam City (with it's "Ruined Theater" for live shows), and more.
THE HISTORY LIVES
While Elf Clan is not as Event-active as it once was, if one wishes to explore the lands and history of one of the oldest and (at one time) largest themed groups on any virtual world... there is much on these lands to explore. Elf Clan (according to Linden Lab) was the very first themed group to purchase a private region on Second Life. It was the first group to reach 500 members, then 1000 members... and just kept going (even to this day the group has almost 2,000 members). On Inworldz we had a total of 54 regions. We now have over 130 official and affiliate lands.
When we left Second Life (due to constantly changing policies and ridiculously high prices) and moved to Inworldz... that tiny 14-region micro-grid turned from an unknown grid into a 1,000+ region mega-grid. Inworldz sadly self-destructed, resulting in moving our Elf Can home to OSgrid. This actually turned out to be a good thing for our home lands; they're larger than ever before and far less expensive.
Elf Clan is hosted on two privately-owned servers, one in the U.S. and the other in the Netherlands. ElvenSong, Frankenstein and Wellspring contain full self-guided tour systems. So while the group itself exists primarily in name and history, the lands have never been larger or more interesting to explore. We still host Live Music events.
You are invited to visit these lands on OSgrid and DigiWorldz either by registering with that grid or hopping directly to the lands via the Hypergrid (a system that hooks together virtual worlds). The history is interesting, the lands fascinating, and your avatar will by no means leave empty-handed. : )
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