Inception | An Online Zine Inspired by Storm Constantine

Articles and Essays - Winter 2005

The Seven Sins LARP -
Wraeththu "Live" in Germany!

In late December, the long-anticipated Seven Sins LARP (Live Action Role Play), featuring Wraeththu, took place at Burg Bilstein, Germany. It was snowy and cold, but a fairly merry time was had by all and the Wraeththu seemed to be a big hit! Here are first-person accounts and pictures from a variety of attendees.

What An Experience!
by Storm Constantine
Well, what an experience! That's the least I can say about Jim's and my visit to the Seven Sins LARP in Germany. We had a great time, made some new friends and generally had loads of fun.

My LARP Diary
by Wendy Darling
Although it was written after the event (in early January), this is my "diary" of the LARP, from arrival in Germany (after which I was whisked to the castle) until the game was over a few days later.

Fun at the Castle
by Vinai Kopp
My conclusion: It was fun! I enjoyed getting to know the other Wraeththu players and Storm and Wendy, all very cool people. Marja and Elly are great. Very professional to work with and fun to talk to!

My LARP Pics Day by Day
by Wendy Darling
Pictures taken through the event: Day 1 & 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5

Jim, Vinai, David, Storm & Sabine chillin' (literally!)
More pictures here

Moon & Jim
Picture sent in by David von Heyden, who played Moon at the LARP, of him and Jim Hibbert, Storm's husband.

Pellaz Firedance Video (AVI format, 3.34 MB)
Sven (as Pellaz) performing a firedance on New Year's Eve.

Moon's Message (QuickTime Movie, 4.06 MB)
Video hello from David von Heyden to Angelo Ventura, who was the one who "discovered" him online and thus brought him into the LARP group.

Official Seven Sins Gallery (outside link)
Official gallery of pictures by Marja Kettler and Sonja Müller. Beautiful shots of all the LARP action, not just Wraeththu!

LARP Review by G.M.C. (in German, outside link)
German language review of the LARP, including mention of Wraeththu. Rough translation is possible using the Google language tool.

Wraeththu News from Germany
Marja Kettner offers a news update for upcoming Wraeththu events in Germany.

Essays

The Flame of Life
by Wendy Darling
Excerpt: Finally, after going through several rooms, I came upon their purpose. The chamber I'd entered was larger than the others, and on the floor sat gathered a group of people seated in a circle. In the center of the circle burned a fire — but not of the conventional type. Although I cannot remember a word being spoken, apparently those gathered intimated to me that the flame I saw coming out of the ground was not merely a flame, but an expression of great power.

Apocalypse Now? Pt. 2
Correlations Between Reality and Fiction in the Wraeththu Series
by Bridgette Parker
Excerpt: Genetic experimentation on humans is currently taboo and illegal in many countries. Furthermore, successfully engineering alterations as extreme as those described in the Wraeththu series still seems fantastical. However, the foundation for such scientific fields is already established. If humanity were facing extinction due to disease, warfare, and decreased fertility, the taboos and legal restrictions on such experimentation would likely be dismissed or simply defied. And, in such an environment, the experimentations might be grandiose indeed.

Wraeththu News from Germany
by Marja Kettner
Excerpt: Now it's official: From Friday evening 9th July until Sunday afternoon 11th July, the first Grissecon in Germany will be held with Storm as special VIP. Also Wendy Darling will be attend, too, as well as myself and hopefully most of the Wraeththu models from the book.

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