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FurNation

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:''This page is about the furry web hosting and social networking site. There is also a Russian furry gallery known as [[FurNation.ru]].''
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| title = FurNation
| image = [[File:Furnation.png]]
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| author = * '''Owners:''' [[Reyedog]], [[Trun]]
* '''Hooves Master General''': [[Teennine]]
* '''Administrators''': [[Valdyr Nordvindr]], [[J-Wolf]], [[Axeonos]], [[LEO Owens]], [[LozBunneh]]
* '''Moderators''': [[Murphy Slaugh]], [[Marfo]], [[Tobin Wolfmar]]
| url = http://www.furnation.com/
* '''Twitter''': http://twitter.com/furnation/
* '''GoFundMe''': https://www.gofundme.com/furnation (crowd-funding)
| status =
| began = 22 November 1996 - 23 May 2009<br>25 May 2009<br>23 December 2009 - 10 December 2015<br>1 May 2016
| genre = Social Network
| rating = Social Network: PG-13, user websites: Unrated
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'''FurNation''' was a website specializing in [[furry]] social networking, and content sharing. On 8 December 2009, the site was shut down by its owner, [[Nexxus]]. The site was reborn as a [[Wikipedia:Ning_(website)|Ning]]-hosted community on 23 December under the control of [[Reyedog]]. Hosted sites were restored at the start of February 2010.<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/c/furnation-hosting-back-online-some FurNation hosting back online, for some]'' - [[GreenReaper]], [[Flayrah]] (4 February 2010)</ref> As of June 2010 it had over 7000 registered members.

As of late November 2010, it served a self-hosted furry social network containing galleries, music and video upload, forums, and chat. On December 10, 2015, SYSTEM updated the www.furnation.com domain to a page explaining why it was now too cost-prohibitive to relaunch the site. (for more see History section)

On 2016 January 10, FurNation launched a crowd-funding at [[W:GoFundMe|GoFundMe]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160313002556/https://twitter.com/FurNation/status/686257999682256896 GoFundMe campaign started. …] tweet posted 2016 January 10 from FurNation twitter, archived 2016 March 13 at archive.org's Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016 March 13.</ref>

As of May 2016, FurNation was back online, but once again shut down in 2017.

As of Mar 2020, FurNation was back online as FurNation Reborn, hosting art only.

FurNation operated [[FurPlanet]], a small adult-oriented comic publishing unit/online store, producing titles such as ''[[FurNation Magazine]]'' until FurPlanet was purchased by [[FuzzWolf]] in March 2008.

== Services ==

FurNation is a major establishment in the online furry community, providing a centralized location in which to find a variety of furry related content. In that time FurNation had gained not only a name for being a major player in furry information, [[art]], and [[stories]], but also a reputation for its periodic downtime. Some of these times have been relatively short, while others have been quite a bit longer. Because of this, many who maintained web space on FurNation also have another website.

== Second Life and Furnation ==

[[FurNation Worlds]] was ran by Corsi Mousehold from December of 2009, till May of 2013. At it's largest point, there were fourteen sims, FurNation Alpha, Dragon, Dystopia, Fusion, Gryphon, Hell, Heroes, Noosphere Prime, Phoenix, Polaris, Prime, Purgatory, Vista, and Zagerion Forest.

As of June 1, 2013, FurNation in Second Life was reopened and new management (directed by Inferniel Solvang) took over the project. FurNation Prime is back online and previous management was let go. New management was installed using the new FurNation Administration group, and includes some of the staff from the Social Network side of FurNation.

== Game server ==

As of 2011, FurNation has a ''Minecraft'' server at minecraft.furnation.com<br />

In April 2012, the ''Minecraft'' server was shut down.

== History ==

{{main|History of FurNation}}

=== 2015 closure ===
On December 10, 2015, SYSTEM updated www.furnation.com into a webpage explaining why it was now too cost-prohibitive to relaunch the site after a major DDoS attack in August of the same year, followed by the message (this is the last few paragraphs):

"It is time, after 20 years, for FurNation to close shop. There are MANY other furry based websites out there, and some of them are really impressive (hear that furrynetwork.com). I will refund all the donations we have received since we started taking them again a few months ago when I transfer the funds back into my primary account. I will simply do a return charge on all of them.

I have locked the FurNation.com domain name (and some other derivatives of that name that I own) into escrow for 20 years. After that the names will be free for someone else to use. The present temporary server will be online till the end of this month to host this page then I shall move this page to a free hosting provider so it can remain for other to read in the future.

RIP FurNation. I hope you will be missed and remembered fondly for all the friends you have brought together over the years. FurNation was one of the first furry based sites on the web, but it will not be the last.

FurNation – November 1996 to November 2015

Sincerely,

SYSTEM"

In 2016, the site reopened temporarily. Due to loss of several users after the 2015 DDOS attack, the Site Administrator SYSTEM has anounced and Excecuted Furnation's official shut-down in Febuary 2017.

In 2020 artists [[User:Logansryche|Logansryche]] and [[Panda_Jenn|PandaJenn]] brought FurNation back online as FurNation Reborn as the art archive it use to be. The site remains at it's domain furnationreborn.com <ref>''[https://furnationreborn.com FurNation Reborn]]''</ref>

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Macro

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[[File:Richter64.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A common Macrofur. Art by [[Doug Winger]]]]
[[File:Macro_furry_37_by_marck333.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A common Macrofur. Art by [[Chaswari]]]]
'''Macro''', also known as '''Macrofurry''' or '''Furry giant''', is, as a [[furspeak]] term, used to describe any [[furry]] [[character]] who is larger than normal (commonly, anything starting above 50 ft/15 m.)

This can mean anything from a character larger than a normal human (8-9 ft = 2.44 to 2.74 m tall), to [[Wikipedia:Titan (mythology)|titans]] that dwarf cities. As a [[paraphilia]], the sexual attraction to macro characters is known as [[macrophilia]].

Macros occur usually in two varieties. Some furs like growth methods, such as pills or a ray of some description. Others prefer to be a macro-creature, born as a giant (a good example would be the western concept of a dragon).

Macros can be both [[feral]] and [[anthro]]; feral macro characters are much more common than feral "normal" size furs. There are also some macro [[taur]]s, but they are less common within the community.

== Macrophile ==

One of the best-known (albeit older) sites dedicated to macro furs is [[Macrophile.com]], which acts a combination of [[FurNation]] with some elements of [[Fur Affinity]].

Several noted furry artists and story writers have galleries or pages on it, including [[Kenneth Sample]], [[Rogue]], [[Gideon Hoss|Gideon]], [[Doug Winger]], [[SusanDeer]], and many others.

== Other websites ==
One of the other sites include [[Temdant's Macro Furry and Animal in Media Page]], which is a website of macro transformations in the media.

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Macro characters‎]]
* [[Micro]]
* [[Sizeplay]]
* [[Bigfurs.com]]
* [[Lava Dome Five]]
* [[Macro/Micro (panel)]]
* [[Not Big and Not Clever]] (webcomic)

== External links ==

* [http://www.offscale.org OffScale.org,] A Macrofurry [[Forum]] and IRC chat room
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Macro

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[[File:Richter64.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A common Macrofur. Art by [[Doug Winger]]]]
[[File:Macro_furry_37_by_marck333.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A common Macrofur. Art by [[Chaswari]]]]
'''Macro''', also known as '''Macrofurry''' or '''Furry giant''', is, as a [[furspeak]] term, used to describe any [[furry]] [[character]] who is larger than normal (commonly, anything starting above 50 ft/15 m.)

This can mean anything from a character larger than a normal human (8-9 ft = 2.44 to 2.74 m tall), to [[Wikipedia:Titan (mythology)|titans]] that dwarf cities. As a [[paraphilia]], the sexual attraction to macro characters is known as [[macrophilia]].

Macros occur usually in two varieties. Some furs like growth methods, such as pills or a ray of some description, Others prefer to be a macro-creature, born as a giant (a good example would be the western concept of a dragon).

Macros can be both [[feral]] and [[anthro]]; feral macro characters are much more common than feral "normal" size furs. There are also some macro [[taur]]s, but they are less common within the community.

== Macrophile ==

One of the best-known (albeit older) sites dedicated to macro furs is [[Macrophile.com]], which acts a combination of [[FurNation]] with some elements of [[Fur Affinity]].

Several noted furry artists and story writers have galleries or pages on it, including [[Kenneth Sample]], [[Rogue]], [[Gideon Hoss|Gideon]], [[Doug Winger]], [[SusanDeer]], and many others.

== Other websites ==
One of the other sites include [[Temdant's Macro Furry and Animal in Media Page]], which is a website of macro transformations in the media.

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Macro characters‎]]
* [[Micro]]
* [[Sizeplay]]
* [[Bigfurs.com]]
* [[Lava Dome Five]]
* [[Macro/Micro (panel)]]
* [[Not Big and Not Clever]] (webcomic)

== External links ==

* [http://www.offscale.org OffScale.org,] A Macrofurry [[Forum]] and IRC chat room
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Jen-Foxworth

2022-05-30T10:07:59Z

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[[File:Logojenby150.png|thumb|right|Jen-Foxworth‎ ]]
'''Jen-Foxworth''' (born August 7, 1988),<ref>[http://foxbeast.deviantart.com/ Jen-Foxworth's profile] on [[deviantART]]. Retrieved August 12, 2014.</ref> is an [[artist]], [[fursuiter]] and [[fursuit maker]] who lives in [[W:Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach, Virginia]], USA.

== Fandom involvement ==

Jen-Foxworth is the creator of the [[webcomic]] ''[http://www.darktides.webs.com Dark Tides]''.

Her main [[fursona]] is a purple [[alien]] [[fox]]/[[raptor]]. Jen's main [[fursuit]] was constructed by [[Trpdwarf]] and [[Zeke Shadowfyre]].

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://foxbeast.deviantart.com/ Jen-Foxworth] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/jen-foxworth Jen-Foxworth] on [[Fur Affinity]] (abandoned)
* [https://twitter.com/JenFoxworth Jen-Foxworth] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Jen-Foxworth-1533361980238469/ Jen-Foxworth] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/jenfoxworth Jen-Foxworth] on [[Patreon]]

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Bat

2022-05-29T22:16:20Z

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[[Image:Ebonyleopard sh misery2.jpg|right|thumb|[[Misery]], a fictional '''bat''' character in [[Extinctioners]].]]
'''Bats''' are nocturnal flying [[mammal]]s in the order ''Chiroptera''; they are divided into two suborders: megabats and microbats. Bats are the only mammals that are capable of flight. Bats mainly eat insects, but some species such as the fruit bat, eat fruit.

== Bats in media ==
Famous [[anthropomorphic]] bats in animation include Batty Koda, a rainforest-dwelling bat from the 1992 movie ''[[Wikipedia:FernGully|FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]''; Bartok - a Russian albino bat from ''[[Wikipedia:Anastasia|Anastasia]]''; [[Stellaluna]], a fruit bat from the book and film by the same name; and [[Batfink]], an anthropomorphic parody of [[wikipedia:Batman|Batman]].

Author [[Kenneth Oppel]] created a best-selling series of novels entitled ''[[Wikipedia:Silverwing|Silverwing]]'' which features various species of American bat as central figures. The book has since been adapted into a television series.

Bats are also featured in video games, such as [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]] from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.

== Symbolism ==
The bat is associated with characters of the night; both villains like [[Wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]] and heroes like Batman. They are also associated with unusualness and eccentricity. Native Americans use the bat to symbolise intuition, rebirth, illusion and communication.
== See also ==
* [[:Category:Bat characters]]
* [[Wikipedia:Bat|Bat]] at [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==
* [http://fan.numbskull.org/bats/ Fanlisting for bats]

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Surf's Up

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'''Surf's Up''' is a 2007 animated movie by Columbia Pictures featuring an entire [[anthropomorphic]] cast of primarily [[penguin]]s, though it also features a [[chicken|rooster]], a [[gopher]], and a [[bird]]. The plot revolves around a surfing contest on the fictional Pen-Gu island. In 2017, it was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, ''Surf's Up 2: WaveMania'', with Jeremy Shada replacing Shia LaBeouf as Cody and Melissa Sturm replacing Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai.

==Cast==
*Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick, a 17-year old teenage rockhopper penguin who dreams of being a surfer.
*Jeff Bridges as Zeke "Big Z/Geek" Topanga, Cody's idol and a famous surfer emperor penguin.
*Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai, a Gentoo penguin lifeguard and Cody's love interest.
*Jon Heder as Chicken Joe, a friendly, airheaded rooster from Wisconsin.
*Mario Cantone as Mikey Abromowitz, a talent scout shorebird.
*James Woods as Reggie Belafonte, a short-tempered sea otter, who is Tank's manager.
*Diedrich Bader as Tank "The Shredder" Evans, a king penguin and Cody's rival.
*Dana Belben as Edna Maverick, Cody's mother.
*Brian Posehn as Glen Maverick, Cody's older brother.
*Kelly Slater as the penguin version of himself
*Rob Machado as the penguin version of himself
*Ash Brannon as himself
*Chris Buck as himself
*Sal Masekela as himself
*Ryder Buck as Arnold
*Reese Elowe as Kate
*Jack P. Ranjo as Smudge
*Maddie Taylor as Ivan, a sea urchin

==See also==
* [[W:Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]] on [[Wikipedia]]

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Surf's Up

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'''Surf's Up''' is a 2007 animated movie by Columbia Pictures featuring an entire [[anthropomorphic]] cast of primarily [[penguin]]s, though it also features a [[chicken|rooster]], a [[gopher]], and a [[bird]]. The plot revolves around a surfing contest on the fictional Pen-Gu island. In 2017, it was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, ''Surf's Up 2: WaveMania'', with Jeremy Shada replacing Shia LaBeouf as Cody and Melissa Sturm replacing Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai.

==Cast==
Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick, a 17-year old teenage rockhopper penguin who dreams of being a surfer.
Jeff Bridges as Zeke "Big Z/Geek" Topanga, Cody's idol and a famous surfer emperor penguin.
Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai, a Gentoo penguin lifeguard and Cody's love interest.
Jon Heder as Chicken Joe, a friendly, airheaded rooster from Wisconsin.
Mario Cantone as Mikey Abromowitz, a talent scout shorebird.
James Woods as Reggie Belafonte, a short-tempered sea otter, who is Tank's manager.
Diedrich Bader as Tank "The Shredder" Evans, a king penguin and Cody's rival.
Dana Belben as Edna Maverick, Cody's mother.
Brian Posehn as Glen Maverick, Cody's older brother.
Kelly Slater as the penguin version of himself
Rob Machado as the penguin version of himself
Ash Brannon as himself
Chris Buck as himself
Sal Masekela as himself
Ryder Buck as Arnold
Reese Elowe as Kate
Jack P. Ranjo as Smudge
Maddie Taylor as Ivan, a sea urchin

==See also==
* [[W:Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]] on [[Wikipedia]]

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Surf's Up

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'''Surf's Up''' is an animated movie by Columbia Pictures featuring an entire [[anthropomorphic]] cast of primarily [[penguin]]s, though it also features a [[chicken|rooster]], a [[gopher]], and a [[bird]]. The plot revolves around a surfing contest on the fictional Pen-Gu island.
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Tyson Tan

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'''Tyson Tan''' (born August 29, 1984) is a concept artist from the [[w:en:China|People's Republic of China]] who mostly specializes in furry and mecha. He speaks Chinese, English and Japanese.

== Art style ==
[[File:Kiki the cyber squirrel by tyson tan.png|thumbnail|center|200px|Kiki the Cyber Squirrel, one of Tyson's typical android character]]
Tyson Tan draws mostly cute characters. His art style combines the features from both Japanese anime kemonos and western cartoon furries. He is very good at drawing mecha with organic shapes. He draws Female characters mainly.

== Obsession ==
It is observed over the years that Tyson Tan has the following obsessions:
*Mecha. His unique animal-based androids are arguably his signature works.<ref>https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/751442160885633025</ref>
*Rabbits. He drew lots of rabbits. His avatar is a rabbit android named Cloud.<ref>https://twitter.com/TysonTanX</ref>
*Athletic bodies. He posts characters with athletic bodies every now and then.<ref>https://tysontan.tumblr.com/post/161246418786/</ref>
*Free culture. He only uses Linux and Krita to draw these days, even though they break his stuff all the time.<ref>https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/885042576633581569</ref> He works voluntarily for many FLOSS projects, donated thousands to Krita Foundation and designed 2 mascots for such projects. He licenses his artworks under Creative Commons most of the time.

== Electric Hearts ==
Electric Hearts is one of Tyson Tan's pet project. It features sci-fi android characters based on animals. Further detail is still unknown, almost 20 years after he announced it. He still posts concepts about this project every now and then and claims he is still doing the writing part. Despite of this, the project appear to have some cult following.

== Oasis ==
Oasis is Tyson Tan's other pet project. It features more traditional furry characters in a modern setting, but with unexplained fantasy and sci-fi elements. He is much less enthusiastic about this project, though. There has been no update to this project in years, and some of its key characters begin to show up as Electric Hearts characters. It's unclear what he is going to do with this project.

==Notable works==
Tyson Tan's notable works include:
*Electric Hearts (personal project, explained above)
*[[Kiki the Cyber Squirrel]], mascot of free and open source digital painting app Krita.<ref>https://krita.org/en/about/kiki/</ref>
*[https://community.kde.org/Konqi Konqi], mascot of KDE, the free and open source software project and community, as the re-designer.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqi</ref>
*[http://freedomplanet2.com/ Freedom Planet 2], as the character designer (and apparently not limited to that).<ref>http://freedomplanet2.com/</ref>

== References ==
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== External Links ==
*[http://tysontan.com/ Personal website]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Tan Tyson Tan's Wikipedia page]
*[http://twitter.com/TysonTanX Tyson Tan on twitter] (active)
*[http://tysontan.tumblr.com Tyson Tan on tumblr] (active)
*[http://tysontan.deviantart.com/ Tyson Tan on deviantART] (active)
*[http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=36600 Tyson Tan on pixiv] (Japanese) (not so active)
*[http://weibo.com/extvia Tyson Tan as 钛山 on Weibo] (Chinese) (not so active)
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/extvia/ Tyson Tan on Fur Affinity] (inactive)
*[http://www.facebook.com/tysontanx Tyson Tan on Facebook] (inactive)

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Dragon

2022-05-29T09:05:46Z

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[[File:Extinctioners cast Dre by Ebonyleopard.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dre]], a fictional '''dragon''' character in [[Extinctioners]]]]
A '''dragon''' is a [[w:Legendary creature|legendary creature]]. Although not all dragons have scales or are even entirely [[reptile|reptilian]], they are generally classified as [[scalie]] or [[herp]] within the [[furry fandom]]. With such diversity and adaptability to [[anthropomorphic]] characterization, the dragon has become one of the [[List of most popular phenotypes| most popular phenotypes]] of furries.

== Non-anthro dragons ==

Full-form, non-anthro dragons come in many shapes and sizes representing their origins from around the world.

* Western Dragons are usually large, leathery-winged, quasi-reptilian or saurian beings. In modern fiction, they are sometimes warm-blooded and reflect influences from contemporary knowledge of [[dinosaur]]s. Most have scales and some lay eggs. Variations include but are not limited to:
** Feathered [[wing]]s
** Fur coat or manes
** Un-scaled hides
* Eastern Dragons are generally long, sinuous, scaly dragons with and/or without wings. Often, they have horns or antlers and are the type depicted in Chinese or Japanese traditional art. Despite being portrayed with fur a lot in modern times, eastern dragons is originally scaly and were believed to have the scales of a carp.
* Rare or Atypical Dragons such as Amphipteres or Wyverns - the moniker "Dragon" is applied to a staggeringly large number of creatures, some of which have very little to do with each other.
* Non-traditional or less common permutations, such as Fairy Dragons or even artificial and symbolic creatures - postmodern [[fantasy]] and [[science-fiction]] has portrayed the dragon as everything from a psychological [[Wikipedia:Meme|meme]] to [[Wikipedia:Steampunk|steampunk]] robots.

Character-oriented genres like Furry tend to portray non-anthro dragons with additional capabilities and tweaks to make them more accessible as a sentient character who might display human-like behavior. The capacity for human speech is common. It is also not uncommon to see dragons with dexterous, tool-using forefeet. One can find crossovers with dragon-like qualities in species concepts like the [[monoceros]].

== Anthro-Dragons / Dragonoides / Draconides ==
[[File:AW6-Panko.jpg|right|thumb|176px|A Dz'isu by [[Brian Harp]]]]
Anthropomorphic dragons, also known as [[draconids]] are similar to their full-form cousins, but [[humanoid]] or [[bipedal]]. [[Furry]] fantasy characterizations of this style of the dragon may freely combine highly interpretive elements:

* They may or may not have wings. Wings may not be functional for flying or maybe only for gliding.
* Feminine forms (be they female, [[herm]], or otherwise) frequently show [[mammal]]ian traits such as [[breasts]]. Such a character might still be defined as a reptile, or might be conceived more like a mammal with draconic features.
* Legs are often [[digitigrade]], but may be [[plantigrade]].
* Body hair and/or fur is common. It sometimes may be presented as birdlike proto-plumage or down.

In fiction, myth, and character backstories, non-humanoid and humanoid dragons are sometimes two aspects or variations of the same species. It is not uncommon for non-anthro dragons to possess the ability of [[shapeshifting]] in order to assume a humanoid form or presented as examples of parallel evolution.

Known [[furry]] examples of anthro-dragons include [[Brian Harp]]'s Dz'isu, [[AraKaraath]] from his comic ''[[In A Perfect World]]'' and [[Phantomgraph]]'s Dracine.

== Wyvern ==

The wyvern is rendered as a winged reptilian creature. It is distinguished by its possession of only two legs and a single pair of wings. Occasionally, a variant such as the sea-wyvern will possess a fish-like tail. More frequently, however, the wyvern's tail is drawn with a barb or a spade at the tip, which is sometimes considered poisonous.

== Draconic character traits ==

Dragons typically have many character traits ascribed to them. Due to the wide range of mythology and differing perceptions of their personality, there is no definitive guide to draconic characterization. Some classical and popular traits are:

* Hoarding valuable items. Traditionally seen as greed, but sometimes as protection of rarities or items which are valuable in more ways than material riches. Some items are often only of value to the dragon and are collected because of particular interest or just because it's shiny or caught the dragon's attention.
* In [[Japanese mythology|Asian mythology]], an appreciation for fine foods and tea, culture, traditions, and rituals.
* Arrogance, selfishness, and a sense of superiority and/or invulnerability.
* Vanity and great attention to appearances, though not necessarily physical.
* Defensive and territorial, preferring the company of other creatures to another dragon.
* A "breath weapon" of some kind, often visualized as the natural or mystical ability to exhale fire. There are many variations, ranging from icy breath to poisonous clouds. It has been suggested that this originates from the Christian idea that dragons (as "serpents" or "wyrms/worms") embody the tempting serpent of Hell, and thus their bellies are gates linked to Hell; whenever the dragon opens this gate, then, hellfire will belch out. However, such a portrayal can also be considered a derogatory stereotype.
* Deference and even voluntary servitude to great wisdom, purity, power, or beauty.
* Curiosity about smaller, more delicate creatures such as men, to the point of obsession.
* Great cycles of sleep and regeneration, where a dragon might vanish for weeks, months, or years to slumber or hibernate.
* In the oriental context, a dragon is often seen as a messenger of divine powers or enforcer of the law of the gods.
* Mastery of arcane knowledge, such as alchemy and forms of sorcery or magical lore.

One trait many also conceptualize dragons with is referred to as the "pounce or ponder" instinct. A dragon tends to either make a snap decision - or else spend hours, days, or even years laboring over an idea, with little middle ground between the extremes.

==Dragons today==
[[File:c-llewellyn.gif|right|thumb|180px|Llewellyn of [[Ozy and Millie]]]]
Dragons have occasionally taken on a more humanistic sensibility in modern fiction. Anne McCaffrey's [[Wikipedia:Category:Dragonriders of Pern|Dragonriders of Pern]] saga is thought to be the beginning of the modern reconceptualization of the dragon. Particularly within [[comic book]]s, [[anime]], [[manga]] and [[furry fandom]], the dragon as a [[character]] or a personal avatar is often employed to add some draconic qualities onto a more human-oriented foundation. Dragon characters commonly take on a more benign, playful, and warm persona.

* Non-anthropomorphic dragons are frequently direct allies of heroes and villains, and often serve as their protectors, companions or partners.
* ''[[In A Perfect World]]'', the comic strip by [[AraKaraath]], shows dragons as notorious for harassing postal carriers. Common traits include a love of [[shiny|shiny objects]], the ability to "lounge" almost anywhere, and a tendency to take a very long view of things.

* Dragon characters are often crafted for appealing or exciting appearances as much as traditional mythological qualities, and combined with present-day or science fiction settings in addition to traditional fantasy. Here, the dragon's traditional qualities are interpreted in a new context - for example, dragons might be masters of high technology rather than magic, or intellectuals rather than wizards.
* Dragons that have metaphysical elements may employ more modern ideas such as psionic abilities.
* The dragon might embody many traditional aspects, but for new purposes, such as humor. A good example of a traditional yet humorous and contemporary dragon is [[Llewellyn]], from [[D.C. Simpson]]'s comic strip [[Ozy and Millie]].
* The [[theriotype]] of many [[therian]]s or [[otherkin]] is often a dragon.

== Multiplayer worlds ==

Dragon species have been prominent in a number of multiplayer worlds, including [[Alfandria]], [[Dragon's Shadow MUCK]], [[Loneport MUSH]], [[Faibanx]], [[Ryksyll MOO]], [[Istaria]], and [[Minions of Mirth]].

==Fictional dragon characters==

*Dulcy the Dragon (SatAM/''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')
*Mushu (''Mulan'')
*Sisu (''Raya and the Last Dragon'')
*Spike (''[[My Little Pony]]'')
*[[Spyro the Dragon]] (''Spyro'')
*Toothless (''How to Train Your Dragon'')

== See also ==

* [[W:Dragons|Dragons]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[:Category:Dragon species|Dragon species]]
* [[:Category:Dragon characters|Dragon characters]]
* [[Dragon Code]]

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