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Defurét

2008-04-07T04:28:57Z

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[[Image:Defuretavatar.jpg |thumb|right|DeFuret]]
'''Defurét''', sometimes written as '''Defuret''' or '''DeFuret''' (full name '''W. DeFurét''') is a Canadian furry artist, musician and occasional writer whose [[fursona]]'s [[species]] is a [[weasel]].

== History ==

Defurét went through a phase in which he was undecided towards his species, hesitating between being a [[ferret]] or a weasel. He eventually chose the latter in early 2006. His pseudonym however, contains the word "ferret" in French and this has been a matter of confusion to some francophones.

Although an anglophone, he can be found at [[Francefurs]]. He has made a handful of contributions to the French wikifur, and created a badly written article stub on furries in the Welsh-language Wikipedia. He is also an occasional appearance at [[Darqchild]]'s weekly [[furmeet]] in Toronto.

He is a Christian, and is interested in [[Wikipedia:Celt|Celtic]] history and language.

== External links ==

* [http://evil-weasel.deviantart.com/ Defurét] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [http://furaffinity.net/user/defuret/ Defurét] on [[Furaffinity]]
* [http://forum.francefurs.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164&sid=904dc65e158dac5b7993bc3cf6cef868 Defurét's] profile page on Francefurs

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Defurét

2008-02-01T06:21:44Z

142.151.160.105: This is not a stub.

[[Image:Defuret2.jpg|thumb|right|Defuret, wearing a jacket and [[Wikipedia:Tam o'shanter(hat)|tam o'shanter]]]]
'''Defurét''', sometimes written as '''Defuret''' or '''DeFuret''' (full name '''Westenkil DeFurét''', born 1985) is a Canadian furry artist, musician and occasional writer whose [[fursona]]'s [[species]] is a [[weasel]].

== History ==

Defurét went through a phase in which he was undecided towards his species, hesitating between being a [[ferret]] or a weasel. He eventually chose the latter in early 2006. His pseudonym however, contains the word "ferret" in French and this has been a matter of confusion to some francophones.

In the only existing image of his [[fursona]], Defurét is depicted as having few human features other than clothes. Although an anglophone, he can be found at [[Francefurs]]. He has made a handful of contributions to the French wikifur, and created a badly written article stub on furries in the Welsh-language Wikipedia. He is also an occasional appearance at [[Darqchild]]'s weekly [[furmeet]] in Toronto.

He is a Christian, and is interested in [[Wikipedia:Celt|Celtic]] history and language.

== External links ==

* [http://evil-weasel.deviantart.com/ Defurét] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [http://furaffinity.com/user/defuret/ Defurét] on [[Furaffinity]]
* [http://forum.francefurs.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164&sid=904dc65e158dac5b7993bc3cf6cef868 Defurét's] profile page on Francefurs

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Darqchild

2007-11-26T19:09:04Z

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Feral!

2007-11-26T19:07:01Z

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[[Image:Feral.png|right|200px|Feral!]]
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'''Camp Feral!''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] held every year in the wilderness of [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]]. Traditionally it is an intimate gathering that gathers anywhere from 50 to 100 participants, with the exception in 2006 with 132 registered campers. ''Camp Feral!'' has been running since 1998, and is often referred to as being the "uncon" due to its vast differences from hotel-oriented furry events.

== History ==
The concept for Feral! was first drawn up during the summer of 1997 over the span of several meetings. Several furs had shown great interest in hosting a furry conference in the Toronto area after having attended the successful [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]] in July. [[P.Pardus]] is credited for being the driving force behind starting Feral!, combining two suggestions from locals [[Terry Wessner]] and [[Silfur]] of a workshop-oriented university and a summer camp respectively.<ref name=History>Feral 2006 FAQ, http://www.campferal.org/faq.php</ref> A committee was soon brought together, including [[P.Pardus]], [[Terry Wessner]], [[Silfur]], [[Benjamin]], and [[Wilykat]].

In a retrospective on Feral! published in Feral! 2007's conbook, Wessner credited the origins of the Feral! name to [[MelSkunk]], stating they were looking for a name that was "evocative without being too open to ridicule". MelSkunk suggested the name, which was immediately adopted by the convention's staff.

While initially a three-day event in its first year, the camp's duration was increased to five days in subsequent years to permit for additional workshops and camp-related activities, making Feral! the longest furry event classified as a convention.

== Guests of Honour ==

* 2001*: [[Uncle Kage]], chairman of [[Anthrocon]]
* 2002: [[Jessica Willard]], furry artist and creator of [[Falstaff]]
* 2003: [[Krahnos]] and [[Roxicat]], furry artists
* 2004: [[Iyu]] and [[Aethan]], creators of ''[[Circles]]''
* 2005: [[Anklebones (Canada)|Anklebones]] and [[The Wormwood]], furry artists, [[Sean Rabbitt|Sean]] and [[Andrew Rabbitt]], owners of [[Rabbit Valley Comics]], [[BanWynn Oakshadow]], furry writer
* 2006: Uncle Kage and [[2 the Ranting Gryphon]], comedian
* 2007: [[Ferris]], [[Gideon Hoss]], and [[Max Blackrabbit]], furry artists

''Prior to 2001, workshop instructors tended to serve as guests of honour and weren't specifically publicized as such.''

== Programming ==

Though Feral!'s events have not always been the exact same from year to year, some of the more well-established ones have become tradition:

* '''Predator & Prey''': Sometimes better known as ''The Survival Game'' or ''The Food Chain Game'', participants are split into three groups based on the roles in an ecosystem - carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores, which can eat any animal below them in the chain. The objective of all participants is to consume as many creatures as possible by tagging them while stopping at food and water stations. "Special" roles in the ecosystem (such as disease, fire, etc.) are often performed by Guests of Honour, with amusing results.
* '''Capture the Flag''': Teams compete against each other in an all-out fight to get the other team's flag and bring it back to their own goal. The game is played with LARP (live-action roleplay) rules, meaning the foam swords tend to fly.
* '''Cabin Skits''': On the penultimate day of the camp, cabins come together to perform skits for the remaining campers. First introduced in 1999, it tends to be one of the more nervewracking events for campers, intimidated by the prospects of getting up and acting in front of their peers - but several memorable skits have come out of this event.

== Mascots ==

[[Image:Farley-br-icon.jpg|right|frame|[[Farley]], Feral!'s mascot as first rendered by [[Benjamin]]]]
Feral!'s first mascot was [[Farley]], a distinctly Canadian-looking lynx character created by [[Benjamin]] prior to the first edition of the event in 1998. Farley appeared in the first Feral! con book, later entitled the ''Feral! Survival Guide''.

Mascots tended to consist of contributions from artist Guests of Honour to the Survival Guide for the next several years, before being replaced on a more permanent basis by four different clan mascots (tied to Feral!'s introduction of clans, which campers were randomly assigned to for participation in activities). Completed by artist team [[The Wormwood]] and [[Anklebones (Canada)|Anklebones]], each mascot represented one of the four tribes at Feral! - Geist for Earth, Misha for Fire, Aelos for Wind, and Kabalo for Water.

In 2007, furry artists [[Ferris]] and [[Patchouli]] collaborated to create a new mascot, Pawnie, which now appears full-time on Feral!'s website.

== Sites ==
==== Camp Arowhon ====
Camp Arowhon is a campground nestled deep in [[Wikipedia:Algonquin Park|Algonquin Provincial Park]] in Ontario, Canada. With its own lake, its facilities are well-suited to the convention due to the fact that it hosts several summer camps for children during a two-month period throughout the summer (its main log cabin hall for campers, built in 1928, can host almost 350 people). Recent events have been hosted at the conclusion of the camping season, prior to the site undergoing maintenance.

Arowhon hosted the first Feral! in [[Feral! 1998|1998]] and again in [[Feral! 2004|2004]] through [[Feral! 2007|2007]]. The event will return to the venue in [[Feral! 2008|2008]].

* [http://www.camparowhon.com/ Camp Arowhon website]

==== Kinark Outdoor Centre ====
The Kinark Outdoor Centre served as the venue for Feral! from [[Feral! 1999|1999]] to [[Feral! 2003|2003]]. It was first used when Camp Arowhon had no time slot available for [[Feral! 1999]]. It is located in the Haliburton Heights region of southeastern Ontario, Canada, very near to a small town named Minden. This venue bears a hilly terrain with its own lake, which quickly earned the nick name of "Lake Nestea" due to the particles of leaves from the nearby trees (tannin) that gave the water a deep golden hue. Where Arowhon excelled in rustic charm, Kinark had the advantage of being a more modern facility which had a few class room spaces with good resources available for workshops.

* [http://www.koc.on.ca/ Kinark Outdoor Centre website]

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.campferal.org/ Camp Feral! website]
* [http://www.campferal.org/scrapbook/index.php Camp Feral! scrapbook] (gallery, con reports, and photos from 1998 to 2003)
* [http://community.livejournal.com/feral_campers/ Feral Campers] [[LiveJournal]] community
* {{con resources}}

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Defurét

2007-11-26T18:47:04Z

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[[Image:Defuret2.jpg|thumb|right|]]

'''Defurét''' (full name '''Westenkil DeFurét''') is a Canadian furry, who despite his name is a [[weasel]]. He went through a phase in which he was undecided towards his species, hesitating between being a [[ferret]] or a weasel but eventually chose the latter in early 2006. In the only existing image of his [[fursona]] he is depicted as having few human features other than clothes. Although an anglophone, he can be found at [[Francefurs]]. He is a Christian, and is interested in [[Wikipedia:Celt|Celtic]] history and language.
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