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Otter Island

2005-08-26T10:26:07Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Otter Island is the creation of [[Oren Otter]]. Although it includes stories and art by other contributors, its main expression is through a combination of images and comic strips presented by [[Pandora Comics]].

== The Pre-history==

The story of Otter Island begins with Oberon, King of the faeries. When the king became possessed of a wanderlust and desired to explore the multiverse, he had his people construct a system of inderdimensional gateways powered by the magic which flows from the higher dimensions. When Oberon came to our dimension, he found in uninteresting and continued on his way.

Oberon's gate continued to function long after his departure and the the magic which powered the gate soon suffused the island on which it had been placed. This island became a sort of mecca for all manner of wizards and sorcerers. At one point, the entire magical community set off on an expedition through the gate. They were never heard from again.

Many years passed and the island which had been suffused with magic was now saturated with it. This magic caused it to become a living entity. However, it also caused the mutation of eels living in the reef. The eels became were-eels and using their human forms, conquored the island. These creatures, the [[nageels]], were savage and cruel. Filled with an intense loathing, the island used all of its energies to drive them back into the sea.

Then one day, a river otter who had become lost at sea washed ashore, barely clinging to life. The island took pity on the creature and nursed it back to health. That otter became a fast friend of the island, and was such a delight that the island began to call telepathically to other otters.

Otter Island, which has come to strongly resemble an otter itself, is home to many species of otter, including [[kushtaka]], [[microlont]], [[star otter]] and [[cookiesnitcher]].

== Enemies ==

On another plane of the multiverse lives a tree spirit named Nexicul. Once a harmless oaksidhe, Nexicul's tree bacame so large, its roots so deep, that it bagan to soak up the very energies of the biosphere. Soon it had subsumed the entire world and the inhabitants thereof had become zombies- puppets controlled by the creature who had absorbed their life force.

Nexicul has since gone on to spread himself through the multiverse.
His interest in Otter Island is simple. It lies between him and a world now devoid of magic, which offers him ideal laboratory conditions in which to test new magics and thus expand his power even more.

Other emenies include the murauding astruchin, the voracious tetranids and the greedy spiders from the low dimensions.

In response to these threats, Otter Island has joined an multi-dimensional alliance which includes a federation of elves, a world of androids, Rat City, Insectivore City and even a sentient restaurant.

== Life on the Island ==

Otters who live on the island benefit in many ways. First, the ambient magic increases their intelligence, giving them the means to greatly enhance their own quality of life. It also allows them to instantly understand any language they see or hear.

Otters native to the island have their own language. This language is real and is reccomended for study by anyone wishing to build foreign language skill, as it is very simple, yet helps one to understand the mindset of a totally foreign people. (The [[Transformation Studies institute]] will soon be offering a course in Islandish.)

Otter Island is ruled by a king and queen who actually have very little to do with running things. The king deals with the outside world, making alliances and trade agreements, and serves as a military leader in wartime. The queen is in charge of the coastal patrol (a standing army consisting of one champion from each village) and insures that everyone has a means of contributing to society.

The economy of Otter Island can be described as an ideal communist society. There is no money. Everyone contributes to society in his or her own way and in exchange is permitted free access to all the goods and services which others offer. While this plan has always been disastrous in human societies, the non-materialistic nature of otters at their willingness to respect others' freedom makes it work.

There are ten villages on the island, each with unique characteristics and surrounding lands. They are the Kushtaka Village with it's hills of ice, Chanel Village with the sandbatr and forest, Fjord Village, with its cliffs and orchards, Marsh Village with its swamp, River village with its meadows and markets, Reef Village with its islands, Lagoon Village on the shore of the shallow lagoon, Lake Village with lake and castle, Fish Farm Village with its gardens and sports arena, And lastly, the Star Otter Aerie atop Mt. Sploosh.

Fun places to visit on the island include Mt. Sploosh, a natural indoor water park; the Hot springs, the art museum, the Maxwell Memorial, and of course, Oberon's Gate.

== Prominent characters ==

Among the most prominent characters on Otter Island are...

Oren- the magician of transformation. He has no actual powers, but has made a thorough study of TF magic. Amanda the plushie lives here with her father, as does his apprentice, Frost.

Sam- The conjuror. Born a human with the magical talent of conjuring, Sam experimented with other types of magic. In a spectacular blunder, Sam permenantly turned himself into Oren's nearly identical twin. He is now married to a sea cat and has an adopted son named poof-poof.

Tak- the jovial fruit farmer. Tak loves fruit and could easily eat as much as he grown.

Blalok- The teacher. best friend of Tak.

Sayna- the athlete. Often seen hanging around with Tak and Blalok, she is the most physical of the bunch.

Zarro- Formerly a gardner, Zarro is now ambassador to at large.

Fgori- An alien of the kendru species, Fgori was unique among her people in that she actually likes otters. Now she lives among them.

Alinor- Kept for years as Fgori's pet until she discovered that he was actually a sentient person. Alinor is a navigator, but as a microlont, stands about three inches tall.

Cafe- The sentient restaurant. Cafe communicates by exchanging bits of matter which carry thoughts with them. He sometimes accompanies otters on their excursions by placing his personality into a bag of lozenges which interact with the otters by creating a mental projection.

Jarna- a young female river wolf who likes to sing... but doesn't do so very well.

Kahuna- a sea otter who doesn't quite understand the inhibitions river otters have concerning sex.

Pan- The aged ambassador to Cafe.

== External links ==

[http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/ Otter Island website]

[http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/language.htm Islandish language]

[http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/about.htm More info]

Otter Island

2005-08-26T10:04:00Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Otter Island is the creation of [[Oren Otter]]. Although it includes stories and art by other contributors, its main expression is through a combination of images and comic strips presented by [[Pandora Comics]].

== The Pre-history==

The story of Otter Island begins with Oberon, King of the faeries. When the king became possessed of a wanderlust and desired to explore the multiverse, he had his people construct a system of inderdimensional gateways powered by the magic which flows from the higher dimensions. When Oberon came to our dimension, he found in uninteresting and continued on his way.

Oberon's gate continued to function long after his departure and the the magic which powered the gate soon suffused the island on which it had been placed. This island became a sort of mecca for all manner of wizards and sorcerers. At one point, the entire magical community set off on an expedition through the gate. They were never heard from again.

Many years passed and the island which had been suffused with magic was now saturated with it. This magic caused it to become a living entity. However, it also caused the mutation of eels living in the reef. The eels became were-eels and using their human forms, conquored the island. These creatures, the [[nageels]], were savage and cruel. Filled with an intense loathing, the island used all of its energies to drive them back into the sea.

Then one day, a river otter who had become lost at sea washed ashore, barely clinging to life. The island took pity on the creature and nursed it back to health. That otter became a fast friend of the island, and was such a delight that the island began to call telepathically to other otters.

Otter Island, which has come to strongly resemble an otter itself, is home to many species of otter, including [[kushtaka]], [[microlont]], [[star otter]] and [[cookiesnitcher]].

== Enemies ==

On another plane of the multiverse lives a tree spirit named Nexicul. Once a harmless oaksidhe, Nexicul's tree bacame so large, its roots so deep, that it bagan to soak up the very energies of the biosphere. Soon it had subsumed the entire world and the inhabitants thereof had become zombies- puppets controlled by the creature who had absorbed their life force.

Nexicul has since gone on to spread himself through the multiverse.
His interest in Otter Island is simple. It lies between him and a world now devoid of magic, which offers him ideal laboratory conditions in which to test new magics and thus expand his power even more.

Other emenies include the murauding astruchin, the voracious tetranids and the greedy spiders from the low dimensions.

In response to these threats, Otter Island has joined an multi-dimensional alliance which includes a federation of elves, a world of androids, Rat City, Insectivore City and even a sentient restaurant.

== Life on the Island ==

Otters who live on the island benefit in many ways. First, the ambient magic increases their intelligence, giving them the means to greatly enhance their own quality of life. It also allows them to instantly understand any language they see or hear.

Otters native to the island have their own language. This language is real and is reccomended for study by anyone wishing to build foreign language skill, as it is very simple, yet helps one to understand the mindset of a totally foreign people. (The [[Transformation Studies institute]] will soon be offering a course in Islandish.)

Otter Island is ruled by a king and queen who actually have very little to do with running things. The king deals with the outside world, making alliances and trade agreements, and serves as a military leader in wartime. The queen is in charge of the coastal patrol (a standing army consisting of one champion from each village) and insures that everyone has a means of contributing to society.

The economy of Otter Island can be described as an ideal communist society. There is no money. Everyone contributes to society in his or her own way and in exchange is permitted free access to all the goods and services which others offer. While this plan has always been disastrous in human societies, the non-materialistic nature of otters at their willingness to respect others' freedom makes it work.

There are ten villages on the island, each with unique characteristics and surrounding lands. They are the Kushtaka Village with it's hills of ice, Chanel Village with the sandbatr and forest, Fjord Village, with its cliffs and orchards, Marsh Village with its swamp, River village with its meadows and markets, Reef Village with its islands, Lagoon Village on the shore of the shallow lagoon, Lake Village with lake and castle, Fish Farm Village with its gardens and sports arena, And lastly, the Star Otter Aerie atop Mt. Sploosh.

Fun places to visit on the island include Mt. Sploosh, a natural indoor water park; the Hot springs, the art museum, the Maxwell Memorial, and of course, Oberon's Gate.

== Prominent characters ==

Among the most prominent characters on Otter Island are...

Oren- the magician of transformation. He has no actual powers, but has made a thorough study of TF magic. Amanda the plushie lives here with her father, as does his apprentice, Frost.

Sam- The conjuror. Born a human with the magical talent of conjuring, Sam experimented with other types of magic. In a spectacular blunder, Sam permenantly turned himself into Oren's nearly identical twin. He is now married to a sea cat and has an adopted son named poof-poof.

Tak- the jovial fruit farmer. Tak loves fruit and could easily eat as much as he grown.

Blalok- The teacher. best friend of Tak.

Sayna- the athlete. Often seen hanging around with Tak and Blalok, she is the most physical of the bunch.

Zarro- Formerly a gardner, Zarro is now ambassador to Cafe.

Fgori- An alien of the kendru species, Fgori was unique among her people in that she actually likes otters. Now she lives among them.

Alinor- Kept for years as Fgori's pet until she discovered that he was actually a sentient person. Alinor is a navigator, but as a microlont, stands about three inches tall.

Cafe- The sentient restaurant. Cafe communicates by exchanging bits of matter which carry thoughts with them. He sometimes accompanies otters on their excursions by placing his personality into a bag of lozenges which interact with the otters by creating a mental projection.

Jarna- a young female river wolf who likes to sing... but doesn't do so very well.

Kahuna- a sea otter who doesn't quite understand the inhibitions river otters have concerning sex.

== External links ==

[http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/ Otter Island website]

[http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/language.htm Islandish language]

[http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/about.htm More info]

Magimals

2005-08-26T07:56:42Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Magimals is a webcomic by [[Oren Otter]] and is distributed by [[Pandora Comics]].

The basic theme of Magimals began as a spoof on Battling Monsters games such as [[Pokemon]] and [[Digimon]]. in fact, the original idea was to be a comic depicting Oren's adventures as he played Pokemon. Nintendo, naturally, was not very receptive of the idea, so Oren, working with his nephew [[Xan the armadillo]], created their own battling monsters system, calling it "Magimals" for "iMAGInary aniMALS". The main character was named Taji Sato in honor of Pokemon's creator, Satoshi Tajiri.

The game and comic became so much fun that they soon became a serious system in their own right.

== The Background ==

Magimals is set in a reality similar to that of [[Otter Island]] or [[Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse]]. In it, the multiverse is divided into several parallel universes.

The story starts millenia ago, when powerful creatures called titans roamed the multiverse freely. Innocent at first, their territotial battles soon began to decimate entire worlds. This was a major annoyance to the faeries who were beginning their exploration of the multiverse. In response, Oberon, King of the Faeries had the titans rounded up and locked away in different dimensions in groups of twenty.

In one particular universe, the titans settled in out of necessity, and the world around them was soon permeated with the ambient energies which their cosmically charged bodies released. Many years later, humans arrived in this dimension and colonized it. The animals quickly began to mutate, aligning with the elemental energies of the titans. Plants often did the same, becoming animate beings. even rocks, artificial objects and pieces of trash began to eveolve into life forms.

Since then, the world has divided into four nations: Wunno, Tyuwo, Threen and the Foro Islands. Each has approximately 200 varieties of magimal, including 100 unique species, for a total of 500 different kinds.

Each magimal conforms to one of twenty different elemental types, these being earth, fire, air, water, metal, sonic, lightning, wood, chemical, crystal, dream, space, ancient, fairy, brute, plain, yin, yang, junk and plastic.

== The Games ==

The magimals RPG consists of five modules, the first four based on the four nations and the fifth a secret yet to be released.* The card game allows players to battle one another using magimal cards they have collected, as well as special items, foods, techniques and characters from the comic.

*At the time this article is being written, the RPG modules 1-4 are not yet available to the public.

== The Comic ==

Magimals season one follows Taji Sato and his faithful companion, Dolby the Tweeter as they travel around the land of Wunno attempting to collect research specemins for zoologist Ephraim Sycamore. During his travels, Taji faces off against the occultic group known as Team Gerbil, as well as more pleasant characters such as Helga the groomer, Harv the treasure Hunter, Fleas the species dysphoric and Jinki, who claims to be from a parallel dimension.

== External links ==

[http://pandora.xepher.net/magimals/ Magimals]

[[Category: Comics]][[Category: Games]]

Animorphs

2005-08-26T07:52:30Z

Fnaire Antbear:

<b>Animorphs</b> was a book series (and, later, a televion show) created by Katherine Applegate. There were 65 books in all, including 54 'main universe' books, two alternate-universe books, four 'megamorphs' (double-sized books), four standalone novels, and one choose-your-own-adventure. In addition, there were Animorphs [[Transformers]] and video games.

In the series, the main enemy was the [[yeerk]] species, a sort of mind-controlling [[parasite]]. In order to fight the yeerks, a group of humans is given the gift of [[transformation|shapechanging]] by a dying [[andalite]].

This gift is temporary -- the change can only last for two hours -- and it is possible to be trapped in a form (indeed, a main character, Tobias, is trapped in the first book). Additionally, the human will have to fight.

The six main characters are Jake (signature morph: [[tiger]]), Cassie (signature morph: [[wolf]]), Marco (signature morph: [[gorilla]]), Rachel (signature morph: [[elephant]]), Tobias (signature morph: red-tailed [[hawk]]), and Aximili (an andalite, a sort of [[psychic]] [[deer]]-[[scorpion]] [[taur]]).

==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animorphs Animorphs at Wikipedia]

[[Category:Novels]]

The Changing Workplace

2005-08-26T07:50:09Z

Fnaire Antbear:

The Changing Workplace is a webcomic created by [[Oren Otter]]. It is distributed by and was the former flagship comic of [[Pandora Comics]]. It is owned by [[Intense Comics]].

== Other credits ==
Currently penciling the Changing Workplace is [[Ann Vole]]. It is posted and maintained [[Caliroo]] Brownlee. Among those who have contributed in the past are inker [[Eala Dubh]] and colorist [[Kyle Roocoon]].

== The Premise ==
Oren Otter was one of the most prolific writers of the [[Transformation Story Archive]]. "I often saw the TSA as where I worked." says Oren. "I'd go in each morning and write a story, just as faithfully as if I were getting paid." This gave Oren the idea for his very first webcomic- one which would indeed portray the TSA as an office.

In the comic, Oren is looking for an exciting new job. He is intrigued by an office building where a taco runs out in the street shouting that the local genie
was responsible for his current condition (A common occurrence in the TSA chat chanels). In his interview with CEO [[Thomas Hassan]], Oren is asked if he has any experience in transformation. Oren coincidentally undergoes a spontaneous transformation into a river otter and is hired immediately.

In his job, Oren is to fill out paperwork for other individuals and groups involved in transformation in order to simplify their lives. (Thus the name of the company, the "Transformation Simplification Agency") Among his clients are [[Circe]], [[Sirius Black]], the [[Animorphs]], the [[Human Extinction Agency]] and many others. Other writers from the TSA are repesented as co-workers, including [[Aatheus Centauri]], [[Light Otter]], [[Sandfur]] and [[Eala Dubh]].

== Changes ==
Art mirrors life. When Oren the writer left the TSA over a matter involving some particularly nasty unsolicited critiques endorsed by Hassan himself, so Oren the character was dismissed from his TSA as well. Both real-life and character Oren found themselves becoming heavily involved in the furry community. Then, as real-life Oren discovered other webcomics and became actively involved in promoting them, so character Oren found himself sitting at a roadside stand selling said comics to passersby.

Eventually, a rival organization to the TSA formed. Three characters from transformation stories; Duster the Skunk from "The Square Pegs", Mi the Sprite from "Fuzzy Doom" and Dumb Blonde 6 from "Literalness" asked Oren to join them and lend his expertise to their organization.

== Related comics ==

The Changing Workplace has inspired a number of spinoffs. The first of these was [[Knight Shift]], in which oren's sister, Felice, works in the nursing home where Oren once held a temp job as a cook. The twist is that she is always surrounded by the characters from her fantasy stories.

[[A Roo'd Awakening]] by [[Wallaroo Black]] begins when the TCW character [[Deranged Kitsune]] accidentally transforms a large chunk of the world's population into anthropomorphic animals while trying to upgrade his satelite dish.

[[Amanda]] is hosted by Oren's daughter, a plush toy otter who sprang to life in the manner of Pinnochio. The cast also includes PJ from [[Tommy and PJ]], Oren's nephew [[Xan the Armadillo]] and an assortment of Xan's plush toys.

Oren also appears in [[Transformation U.]] by [[E. Michelle Logan]], a comic in which a human girl named Fiona trains for a career as a ferret.

== Oren's Monastery ==

In 2004, Oren made a bit of a career change and left The Changing Workplace. He left the comic to his daughter, nephew and numerous furry godchildren (by this time, three young men had made him their [[Furry Godparent]]) and made his way to St. Fred's Cathedral and Monastery to star in the webcomic [[Oren's Monastery]].

Oren's monastery was perhaps the first webcomic to take an established comic star and icon of the furry community and place him in an overtly Christian setting. The response to this was tremendous. As Christian Furries wrote to show their support, a community began to form, which soon gave rise to the Christian Furry Fellowship, an online "church" of sorts of which Oren is now the pastor.

Despite this career change, Oren continues to appear in the newest season of The Changing Workplace as a freelance transformation expert.

== External Links ==

[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/tcw/ The Changing Workplace]

[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/kshift Knight Shift]

[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/amanda Amanda]

[http://pandora.xepher.net/rood A Roo'd Awakening]

[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/monastery Oren's Monastery]

The Changing Workplace

2005-08-26T07:49:09Z

Fnaire Antbear:

The Changing Workplace is a webcomic created by [[Oren Otter]]. It is distributed by and was the former flagship comic of [[Pandora Comics]]. It is owned by [[Intense Comics]].

== Other credits ==
Currently penciling the Changing Workplace is [[Ann Vole]]. It is posted and maintained [[Caliroo]] Brownlee. Among those who have contributed in the past are inker [[Eala Dubh]] and colorist [[Kyle Roocoon]].

== The Premise ==
Oren Otter was one of the most prolific writers of the [[Transformation Story Archive]]. "I often saw the TSA as where I worked." says Oren. "I'd go in each morning and write a story, just as faithfully as if I were getting paid." This gave Oren the idea for his very first webcomic- one which would indeed portray the TSA as an office.

In the comic, Oren is looking for an exciting new job. He is intrigued by an office building where a taco runs out in the street shouting that the local genie
was responsible for his current condition (A common occurrence in the TSA chat chanels). In his interview with CEO [[Thomas Hassan]], Oren is asked if he has any experience in transformation. Oren coincidentally undergoes a spontaneous transformation into a river otter and is hired immediately.

In his job, Oren is to fill out paperwork for other individuals and groups involved in transformation in order to simplify their lives. (Thus the name of the company, the "Transformation Simplification Agency") Among his clients are [[Circe]], [[Sirius Black]], the [[Animorphs]], the [[Human Extinction Agency]] and many others. Other writers from the TSA are repesented as co-workers, including [[Aatheus Centauri]], [[Light Otter]], [[Sandfur]] and [[Eala Dubh]].

== Changes ==
Art mirrors life. When Oren the writer left the TSA over a matter involving some particularly nasty unsolicited critiques endorsed by Hassan himself, so Oren the character was dismissed from his TSA as well. Both real-life and character Oren found themselves becoming heavily involved in the furry community. Then, as real-life Oren discovered other webcomics and became actively involved in promoting them, so character Oren found himself sitting at a roadside stand selling said comics to passersby.

Eventually, a rival organization to the TSA formed. Three characters from transformation stories; Duster the Skunk from "The Square Pegs", Mi the Sprite from "Fuzzy Doom" and Dumb Blonde 6 from "Literalness" asked Oren to join them and lend his expertise to their organization.

== Related comics ==

The Changing Workplace has inspired a number of spinoffs. The first of these was [[Knight Shift]], in which oren's sister, Felice, works in the nursing home where Oren once held a temp job as a cook. The twist is that she is always surrounded by the characters from her fantasy stories.

[[A Roo'd Awakening]] by [[Wallaroo Black]] begins when the TCW character [[Deranged Kitsune]] accidentally transforms a large chunk of the world's population into anthropomorphic animals while trying to upgrade his satelite dish.

[[Amanda]] is hosted by Oren's daughter, a plush toy otter who sprang to life in the manner of Pinnochio. The cast also includes PJ from [[Tommy and PJ]], Oren's nephew [[Xan the Armadillo]] and an assortment of Xan's plush toys.

Oren also appears in [[Transformation U.]] by [[E. Michelle Logan]], a comic in which a human girl named Fiona trains for a career as a ferret.

== Oren's Monastery ==

In 2004, Oren made a bit of a career change and left The Changing Workplace. He left the comic to his daughter, nephew and numerous furry godchildren (by this time, three young men had made him their [[Furry Godparent]]) and made his way to St. Fred's Cathedral and Monastery to star in the webcomic [[Oren's Monastery]].

Oren's monastery was perhaps the first webcomic to take an established comic star and icon of the furry community and place him in an overtly Christian setting. The response to this was tremendous. As Christian Furries wrote to show their support, a community began to form, which soon gave rise to the Christian Furry Fellowship, an online "church" of sorts of which Oren is now the pastor.

Despite this career change, Oren continues to appear in the newest season of The Changing Workplace as a freelance transformation expert.

== External Links ==

[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/tcw/ The Changing Workplace]
[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/kshift Knight Shift]
[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/amanda Amanda]
[http://pandora.xepher.net/rood A Roo'd Awakening]
[http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/monastery Oren's Monastery]

Catena

2005-08-26T00:11:28Z

Fnaire Antbear:

'''Catena''' is a weekly comic drawn by [[Neverwench]], AKA [[Tracy Pierce]], about a group of felines with some unusual personality quirks who live together in '''Catena Manor''', and old mansion somewhere in southern California. Catena is distributed by [[Pandora Comics]].

What makes Catena most unusual is its cast: Each of the characters is based on a real life cat which the author has known. Among these are cats who are now deceased, but who continue to live on in the mansion as angel-winged spirits. This unusual assortment of the living and the dead, including one very exuberant girl, often has the grim reaper looking as if he needs an alka-selzer.

== External Links ==

[http://www.catenamanor.com Catena]

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[[Category:Comics]]

Pandora Comics

2005-08-25T09:15:26Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Pandora is the name of one of the three major online comic syndicates.

Pandora was created in response to the formation of the first two webcomic syndicates, [[The Nice]] and [[Keenspot]]. It's founder, [[Oren Otter]], had the idea of creating a family of webcomics which held to a high standard of cleanliness, but which also allowed cartoonists to help one another to further their careers in terms of skill, readership, marketing and the sheer enjoyability of the job. As neither of the existing groups fully meet both needs, the third group was created.

Pandora began under the name [[Ottercomics]], and included only three series: [[The Changing Workplace]], [[Tommy and PJ]] and [[The Tongue]]. As the operation grew, Ottercomics began to include many additional services such as the [[Webcomics Emporium]], [[The IMG Job boards]] and [[The TSI]] (a college-format forum for artists, writers and scientists), the comics themselves were grouped under the name "Pandora", a name which Oren had originally suggested for the group known then as "Calibre", Precursor to "The Nice".

Today, Pandora exists to promote its member comics and to allow the member comics to promote one another through special projects, crossovers, ad exchanges, competitions and all manner of other types of other tools and attractions. Pandora is completely non-proffit, existing purely to promote webcomics and help webcomic artists to acheive their individual goals.

Currently among Pandora's membership are such noteworthy webcomics as [[Strange Breed]], [[Peter and Company]], [[Catena]], [[Room For One More]], [[Terebinth]], [[Freaks]], [[Montain Poutine]], [[Rumfus Adventures]], [[Quest of the Therian Urn]], [[A Roo'd Awakening]], [[Amanda]], Rock in a Hard Place, The Highly Esteemed Goon Show Comic, [[Magimals]], [[Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse]] and [[House of Lost Dreams]].

Room For One More

2005-08-25T08:59:36Z

Fnaire Antbear:

== Credits ==

Room For One More is a webcomic scripted by [[Brittany Greatbear]], also known as [[Fnaire Antbear]], Pencilled by [[Oren Otter]] and writen by [[Eala Dubh]]. It is maintained by [[Caliroo]] Brownlee and is the flagship comic of [[Pandora Comics]].

== The Main Cast ==

Room For One More stars Fnaire Antbear, an anteater who was born in South America, raised in South Africa, and who now lives in Critter County Colorado, where she attends college and works as a cartoonist. Fnaire rents a room in a mansion owned by Frye Opossum, a multi-billionaire who works as a baby-sitter for the love of the job. Also renting there is Aroma Skunk, an interior decorator who also attends college.

== The Setting ==

Frye's mansion, located at 86711 Prospect Boullevard (in what we would know as Fort Collins, Colorado) This building is such an enormous dwelling, left to Frye by a opossum who was known even during his lifetime as "crazy uncle ned", that there is no telling what one will find within its walls. Discoveries so far include a tropical forest, a shopping mall, a mad scientists' laboratory, an MC Escher room and an interdimensional portal to a world which looks strangely like [[Xanth]].

== Supporting cast ==

Besides the three girls, three young men help to carry the stories. They are Terry the aardvark, a clothing designer with a flair for the ridiculous, Adonis, a lion cursed with limitless physical beauty, and Charles, a cynical raccoon who works as Frye's computer programmer.

Other characters include a large staff of dinosaurs; Aurora and Boyle, a couple living in a treehouse in the front yard; Glorb and Krupp, the closet monsters; and Charity O'Porpoise, a dolphin who once robbed Frye Blind and now managed her charities.

== Related Comics ==

Room for One More has inspired a number of spinoffs, including [[The Fluffles]] and [[Castle Horsetooth]].

== External links ==

[http://pandora.xepher.net/rfom Room For One More]

Quest of the Therian Urn

2005-08-25T08:42:24Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Quest of the Therian Urn is a webcomic by Sandra E. Piersen and is distributed by [[Pandora Comics]].

As the story begins, the main character, Bob, is given a ceraimic urn by his father. In cleaning the urn, he discovers that it transforms whatever is placed inside into some object of delight, be it foods, jewelry, toys, tools... all depending on the tastes of the user. What they do not realize is that there is a terrible price to be paid for using the urn. At the end of the day, Bob and his four friends are transformed into animals. Trapped in the body of a platypus, Bob seeks to destroy the urn in order to break its evil spell, but finds that this is nearly impossible, as it is a wizard's horcrux (an object containing part of a wizard's soul, enabling him to remain in the world after death, a-la Sauron's Ring in "Lord of the Rings") and is protected by its own twisted power. Thus, the four transformed teenagers, Bob the Platypus, Lucy the Raccon, Tim the Tiger, Zeta the Wolf and Arnold the Pony set out across the country in a stolen RV in order to find some way to destroy the urn.

== External link ==
[http://www.ottercomics.us/qotu Quest of the Therian Urn]

Magimals

2005-08-25T08:32:37Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Magimals is a webcomic by [[Oren Otter]] and is distributed by [[Pandora Comics]].

The basic theme of Magimals began as a spoof on Battling Monsters games such as [[Pokemon]] and [[Digimon]]. in fact, the original idea was to be a comic depicting Oren's adventures as he played Pokemon. Nintendo, naturally, was not very receptive of the idea, so Oren, working with his nephew [[Xan the armadillo]], created their own battling monsters system, calling it "Magimals" for "iMAGInary aniMALS". The main character was named Taji Sato in honor of Pokemon's creator, Satoshi Tajiri.

The game and comic became so much fun that they soon became a serious system in their own right.

== the Background ==

Magimals is set in a reality similar to that of [[Otter Island]] or [[Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse]]. In it, the multiverse is divided into several parallel universes.

The story starts millenia ago, when powerful creatures called titans roamed the multiverse freely. Innocent at first, their territotial battles soon began to decimate entire worlds. This was a major annoyance to the faeries who were beginning their exploration of the multiverse. In response, Oberon, King of the Faeries had the titans rounded up and locked away in different dimensions in groups of twenty.

In one particular universe, the titans settled in out of necessity, and the world around them was soon permeated with the ambient energies which their cosmically charged bodies released. Many years later, humans arrived in this dimension and colonized it. The animals quickly began to mutate, aligning with the elemental energies of the titans. Plants often did the same, becoming animate beings. even rocks, artificial objects and pieces of trash began to eveolve into life forms.

Since then, the world has divided into four nations: Wunno, Tyuwo, Threen and the Foro Islands. Each has approximately 200 varieties of magimal, including 100 unique species, for a total of 500 different kinds.

Each magimal conforms to one of twenty different elemental types, these being earth, fire, air, water, metal, sonic, lightning, wood, chemical, crystal, dream, space, ancient, fairy, brute, plain, yin, yang, junk and plastic.

== The games ==

The magimals RPG consists of five modules, the first four based on the four nations and the fifth a secret yet to be released. The card game allows players to battle one another using magimal cards they have collected, as well as special items, foods, techniques and characters from the comic.

== The Comic ==

Magimals season one follows Taji Sato and his faithful companion, Dolby the Tweeter as they travel around the land of Wunno attempting to collect research specemins for zoologist Ephraim Sycamore. During his travels, Taji faces off against the occultic group known as Team Gerbil, as well as more pleasant characters such as Helga the groomer, Harv the treasure Hunter, Fleas the species dysphoric and Jinki, who claims to be from a parallel dimension.

== External links ==

[http://pandora.xepher.net/magimals/ Magimals]

Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse

2005-08-25T08:03:56Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse, better known as JBM to its regular readers, is drawn by [[Chaos Otter]] and distributed by [[Pandora Comics]]. It is the story of brave explorers Steve and Wilma, who seek to find the most Kata point in the entire multiverse.

Wilma and Steve are two scientists who discover that the multiverse they live in is actually a series of parallel universes stacked along a 4th-dimensional axis, the bottom-most of which is a chaotic real with a funnel-shaped structire in the middle. They are joined on their journey by Chaos Otter, a fellow who has lived in the realm of chaos most of his life. Steve and Wilma soon discover that matter and reality are not stable in this new realm, and as things get weirder and weirder, they also discover that they can transform into different types of animals simply by altering their behavior. This skill proves invaluable in getting past such hazards as the carnivorous roctites, demon locust and the savage Julia monsters of Benwa.

In order to insure the success of their journey, Steve and Wilma enlist the help of other locals, including Tina 4, a weasel constructed out of pillows; Biff, the strong mouse and the mysterious Enima.

[http://pandora.xepher.net/jbm Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse]

Pandora Comics

2005-08-25T07:49:46Z

Fnaire Antbear:

Pandora is the name of one of the three major online comic syndicates.

Pandora was created in response to the formation of the first two webcomic syndicates, [[The Nice]] and [[Keenspot]]. It's founder, [[Oren Otter]], had the idea of creating a family of webcomics which held to a high standard of cleanliness, but which also allowed cartoonists to help one another to further their careers in terms of skill, readership, marketing and the sheer enjoyability of the job.

Pandora began under the name [[Ottercomics]], and included only three series: [[The Changing Workplace]], [[Tommy and PJ]] and [[The Tongue]]. As the operation grew, Ottercomics began to include many additional services such as the [[Webcomics Emporium]], [[The IMG Job boards]] and [[The TSI]] (a college-format forum for artists, writers and scientists), the comics themselves were grouped under the name "Pandora", a name which Oren had originally suggested for the group known then as "Calibre", Precursor to "The Nice".

Currently among Pandora's membership are such noteworthy webcomics as [[Strange Breed]], [[Peter and Company]], [[Catena]], [[Room For One More]], [[Terebinth]], [[Freaks]], [[Montain Poutine]], [[Rumfus Adventures]], [[Quest of the Therian Urn]], [[A Roo'd Awakening]], [[Amanda]], Rock in a Hard Place, The Highly Esteemed Goon Show Comic, [[Magimals]], [[Journey to the Bottom of the Multiverse]] and [[House of Lost Dreams]].

Oren Otter

2005-08-25T06:45:18Z

Fnaire Antbear:

'''Oren Otter''' (or '''Oren the Otter''', a.k.a. '''Eric Vary''') is a story writer and (mostly comic) artist, focusing on the topic of [[transformation]]. He is creator of ''[[The Changing Workplace]]'', ''[[Oren's Monastery]]'' and ''[[Otter Island]]'', among many others.

A prolific writer and cartoonist, Oren's first comic to appear online, ''[[The Changing Workplace]]'', was based on people at ''[[TSA]]'' as well as references to ''[[The Blind Pig]]'' or ''[[SCABS]]'' storylines and of course ''[[Metamor Keep]]''. His second major comic strip, ''Tommy and PJ'' (now drawn by Ashen Fox) was based on the highly complex ''Intense Universe'', which includes concepts for some of his lesser-known projects, as well. In addition to a very hectic comic strip schedule, he now heads up a webcomic syndicate called [[Pandora Comics]] and is the proprietor of the [[Otterbooks Bookstore]]. He is also the operator of the [[webcomics emporium]], and is currently the head artist of [[Intense Comics]], a team of artists and operators who produce more than 20 comic titles including [[Room For One More]], [[Magimals]], [[Castle Horsetooth]], [[Owell's Gas Station]] and [[The Fluffles]].

He also is a devout Christian, and uses ''[[Oren's Monastery]]'' as a kind of ministry outlet. In fact, this comic has given rise to the online church known as the [[Christian Furry Fellowship]], of which Oren is now the pastor.

As a character, Oren plays two roles. In Otter Island, Oren is an otter who has been transformed into a human by an evil tree-spirit and led to believe that he has always been human. As his memory slowly filters back, Oren dreams of his life as an otter and creates a comic strip in which he is one. After three years, Oren is returned to the Island and his original body.

In The Changing Workplace and other comics, Oren is a human who has been turned into an otter and despite finding the change an improvement, finds adapting to life as an otter challenging.

Oren's relatives include his daughter [[Amanda]],a plush toy who walks and talks and has her own series; his sister Felice who draws the comic "[[Knight Shift]]"; Nephew [[Xan the Armadillo]]; His furry godchildren Frost, Martin, CJ and Kyle; and Lee Vary, Author of an untitled comic about life in a 7-11.

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== External links ==

=== Personal ===
* [http://otter.transform.to/pond.html The Otter's Pond]

=== His Creations ===
* [http://www.taur.net/~ottercomics/tcw/ The Changing Workplace]
* [http://www.virtualhermit.net/~ottercomics/monastery/ Oren's Monastery]
* [http://pandora.xepher.net/otterisland/ Otter Island]
* [http://www.ottercomics.us/index2.html Pandora Comics]
* [http://www.otterbookstore.com The Ottermall]

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