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DeviantArt

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| author = '''Owner''': deviantArt, LLC.
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'''deviantART''' is one of the largest online [[art]] galleries and discussion sites, with over 19 million registered members as of August, 2012.<ref>[http://about.deviantart.com/ About deviantART page]. Retrieved August 6, 2012</ref> Many professional "[[furry artist|anthro artists]]" submit their work there, as well as amateurs.

deviantART does not allow [[pornography|pornographic]] and sexually explicit or obscene material to be submitted; however, "tasteful" nudity is allowed, even as photographs.

== deviantART and furry ==

As of August 2006, deviantART has a top-level [[anthro]] category, potentially exposing a greater proportion of the deviantART audience to anthropomorphic art.

Various "clubs" have been formed to connect the furry community on deviantART, similar to communities on [[LiveJournal]]. A handful of anthro-oriented chat rooms have also formed since August 2004.

Despite a big presence on deviantART, however, the growth of anthro and furry users (and their influence) is mediocre.{{fact}} However it should be noted the administrators are impartial towards furries,{{fact}} also the user agreement form disallows [[troll]]ing and is strictly enforced, this has inadvertently benefited the furry community on deviantART greatly.{{fact}}

In August 2011, deviantART's staff initiated a discussion called [http://hq.deviantart.com/journal/When-Being-Human-Just-Isn-t-Enough-255206002 When being human just isn't enough], about anthropomorphic art and the viewer's connection to it. There were over 2000 replies.

== Mascot ==
[[File:Fella (deviantART).gif|right|thumb|Fella]]
'''Fella''', a small anthropomorphic [[W:Robot|robotic]] [[cat]] [[character]], is the official deviantArt [[mascot]].

==See also==

* [[W:DeviantART|deviantART]] on [[Wikipedia]]

==References==
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==External links==

* [http://browse.deviantart.com/anthro/ Category: Anthro at deviantART]
* [http://deviantart.tumblr.com deviantART] on [[Wikipedia:Tumblr|Tumblr]]
* [https://twitter.com/deviantART deviantART] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/deviantart deviantART] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/deviantart deviantART] on [[Youtube]]
* [https://plus.google.com/108424020240415471405 deviantART] on [[Google+]]

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SheezyArt

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'''SheezyArt''', also known as '''Sheezy''', is an online [[art|art archive]] created by [[Channel Cat]], and devoted to all types of [[art]], including traditional, digital, photography, writing, pixel art, and [[Wikipedia:Macromedia Flash|Macromedia Flash]].

No genre of art is excluded, though works containing explicitly sexual subject matter are forbidden.

As of May 31, 2013, the site is "temporarily closed to the public, while we prepare [...] a completely new site design, logo & branding, as well as a freshly minted technology platform". According to Facebook comments, user data will be preserved through the transition.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''Website''': http://www.sheezyart.com/
** '''IRC''': irc://irc.darkmyst.org/sheezy
* '''Founder''': Channel Cat
* '''Owners''': [[Spencer]], [[Thor (person)|Thor]]
* '''Ran from/to''': November 30, 2003 - May 31, 2013 (original version)

== History ==

SheezyArt's visual template is based on the same used at the [[deviantART]] art gallery, and as so, allowing user commentary on artwork, journals, and user pages. SheezyArt, as deviantART, offers a set forums in which the community can gather.

Since the summer of 2005, SheezyArt has been down intermittently due to server problems. This has resulted in the site being $700 short on its server bills, which are usually paid by ad revenue; however, site members' donations have helped to pay the bill.{{fact}}

In April 22, 2006 Channel Cat announced that he would be relinquish the site's ownership to administrators Spencer and Thor. <ref>[http://sheezyart.com/news/214/ ''Goodbye and Hello :)'', Channel Cat announces his imminent departure]</ref>

== SheezyArt and furry ==

In its original incarnation, SheezyArt permitted all content, including [[pornographic]] imagery, contrary to [[deviantART]] content restrictions rules. This made it a popular archive for adult art [[artist]]s, including those in the [[furry fandom]].

Restrictions on [[Wikipedia:Flash Animation|Flash animations]] on deviantART, specially those including [[copyright]]ed material, enticed some artist to move to SheezyArt. User "Sqeezy" ([[Tim Frommeyer]]) is credited with influencing these Flash animators to move to Sheezy.{{fact}}
[[Image:Dante.png|right|180px|thumb|Former Sheezy mascot Dante]]
==== January 2005 adult art ban ====

In January 2005, SheezyArt banned all adult material content on its archive, deleting all art and writing tagged as '''adult''', citing a new server host's policy restrictions on said content.{{fact}}

However, many adult artists expressed disbelief at the administrators' explanation, believing the new policies to be unfair and unnecessary at best, a form of intentional persecution as worst. {{fact}}

As a result, some artists specializing in furry adult works left SheezyArt following the ban to such galleries as [[Fur Affinity]] and [[y!Gallery]], both of which were believed to be both furry-friendly and all-inclusive (although the latter would ban [[anthro]] art in May 2006).

== Mascot ==

SheezyArt's [[mascot]] was a [[raccoon]] named [[Dante]] until March 2007 when he was removed from all features of the site. Channel Cat officially stated that "we felt he didn't represent the artists well".<ref>[http://clubs.sheezyart.com/Bring_Back_Dante/ The Bring Back Dante Club :)] - Channel Cat announces the 2 year old mascot, Dante, "didn't represent the artists well" (March 19, 2007)</ref> A small community exists to preserve the memory of the former mascot.{{fact}}

== Griefing and SheezyArt ==

Regarding [[Troll|trolling]], SheezyArt has a tolerance for harmless trolling and, to some degree, encouraged.{{fact}} Argumentative and aggressive behavior is often seen and tolerated, but outright aggression and harassment is usually reprimanded.

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Jazz Jackrabbit

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'''Jazz Jackrabbit''' is the eponymous hero in a series of [[cartoon]]ish [[wikipedia:run and gun|run and gun game]]s who used to be [[W:Epic Games|Epic Games]]' [[mascot]]. He was created by [[Cliff Blezinski]] and [[Arjan Brusee]].

==History==

Jazz was thought up in late 1993. The original plan was to make him an astronaut, but by that time, the space theme was so overused in video games that it was decided something else should be done, so Jazz instead became a green rabbit.

==Character==

Jazz Jackrabbit is a 3'1", 90-pound anthropomorphic green [[rabbit]]. Strictly speaking, his surname, Jackrabbit, implies that he is a [[hare]], but "hare" and "rabbit" are used interchangeably in the game. He comes from the planet Carrotus, and is a cross between [[wikipedia:Rambo|Rambo]] and [[Bugs Bunny]]. He also has a red younger brother named [[Spaz Jackrabbit|Spaz]], who seems to have a mental illness, and a lovely yellow older athletic sister named [[Lori Jackrabbit|Lori]]. Together, they face the evil forces of [[Devan Shell]], a nerdy, but vengefully sinister mad scientist [[turtle]]. Other than that, Jazz is in love with, and eventually marries the lovely [[Eva Earlong]]. His favorite food is carrot pizza, and his favorite book is [[Watership Down]]. His catchphrase is "When you're a little rabbit, carry a BIG GUN!". He carries a gun called the LFG-2000.

==Jazz in other games==

*Jazz, along with Eva and Devan, made a cameo in ''[[Wikipedia:One Must Fall 2097|One Must Fall: 2097]]'', which was developed by Diversions Entertainment and published by Epic Games, in single-player tournament mode. Each character piloted a fighting mech that was suited to their individual personalities.
*A crossover is also seen in [[Wikipedia:Tyrian (game)|Tyrian]], which referred to their previous starship-piloting game ''[[Wikipedia:Solar Winds|Solar Winds]]'', as well as a reference to ''OMF:2097''.
*Jazz Jackrabbit has also appeared in a number of fan-made games.

==External links==


* [http://www.jazz2online.com/ Jazz 2 Online (J2O)], the hub of the Jazz Jackrabbit community
* [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf JazzJackrabbit Community Forums (JCF)], the message board associated with Jazz 2 Online
* [http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/wiki/ Earlong Royal Encyclopedia (ERE)], the wiki associated with Jazz 2 Online
* [http://www.dutchfurs.com/~haze/ Haze's Hideout]
* [http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/111 DOS Games Archive | Jazz Jackrabbit]

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Twokinds

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'''''Twokinds''''' is a [[webcomic]] created by [[Tom Fischbach]], following the adventures of '''Trace Legacy''' and his companions, '''Flora''', '''Keith''' and '''Natani'''. The story focuses around a love interest between Trace and Flora, with side plots ranging from Keith and Natani's relationship to the internal and external obstacles that they all face on their travels together.

''Twokinds'' won the 2010 [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story''.

As of February 2010, the comic is updating once a week, generally on a Wednesday.

==Setting==
The world of ''Twokinds'' is made up of at least three races : [[Human]]s, '''Keidran''', and '''Basitin'''. The latter two races are "[[furry]]", with the Keidran having at least four clans based on different animals. Basitins are not based on any particular animal. The three races have various levels of animosity toward each other; most humans and Keidran have a good deal of contempt and hatred for the other race.

Other races, including normal animals and dragons, also exist.

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=== Humans ===

Humans often regard themselves as the highest of the races, as they believe themselves to be the least animalistic. They believe the Keidran to be nothing but animals, and thus feel no remorse when they enslave or slaughter them. The humans' government setup is merely a monarchy, which is very quickly being overtaken by the Templar.

=== The Templars ===

The Templar is an organization that used to simply be a mage's guild, but very quickly grew into the humans' military force, treasury, and, often times, the heads of towns and cities. This came about by the help of the tyrannical Grand Templar, Trace Legacy, who used the Keidran as a scapegoat to strengthen the Templar's forces and build up an empire within the Templar ranks. With the assassination of the human king by the Keidran [[wolf]] clan, full Templar control seems imminent.

Humans can harness mana straight from the environment and use it to cast spells<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=222</ref>; the Templar push this further with the construction of "Towers", large structures that store mana and enable Templars to cast spells with incredible power, one of the reasons to their success.<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=462</ref>

=== Keidran ===

The Keidran are an [[anthropomorphic]], carnivorous<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=83</ref> race consisting of five (known) clans - [[tiger]], [[wolf]], [[cat]], [[dog]], and [[fox]].<ref>http://2kinds.com/aboutme.htm</ref> The Keidran are related to their animal mostly in their look; not all of their real-life counterparts' features and habits apply (such as retractable claws).

They are not particularly modest about sexual habits, normally parading around without clothes and usually embrace the idea of casual sex. If their mate isn't around to have sex with them when they need it, they have no qualms with seeking satisfaction from another Keidran.

Female Keidran enter estrus ("heat") approximately five times a year, which is often used as comic relief during various parts of story. Despite common misconception among the other races, however, Keidran have the capacity to commit to one mate.

Tom used the Keidran to mimic the [[W:Native American|Native Americans]], in that they live in tribes and were native to the continent and helped the humans survive through the winter, while the humans were the copy of the Europeans, as they were ungrateful and slaughtered the Keidran in the name of their misguided morals.<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=260</ref>

The Keidran reside on one part of the continent, away from the humans, though there is much warring on the boundary. The Keidran are at a disadvantage to the humans, however, as they can only harness mana from mana crystals, while the humans can harness mana straight from the Earth. The life of Keidran slaves largely depend on their masters' treatment.

=== Basitins ===

The Basitins are a warrior race that reside on the Basidian Islands, away from the mainland and largely forgotten by the humans and Keidrans. Their short, light brown [[fur]] is not meant for the cooler climate of the mainland. They seem to be impervious to most poisons<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=217</ref>, have a very high pain tolerance, and very rarely become ill.

The Basitin islands, split into a Eastern and a Western island, are enforced under strict rules and guidelines. Their children are forced into military training at a certain age, whether or not it is desired by the parents, and grow up to be very capable warriors. Decency, aside from military performance, is also a priority. Their feet must be covered while in public, as they are considered nude if not covered. The male and female Basitins also live apart on the island, the men living on the outside of the city and the women on the inside (although this tends not to be shown in the comic). Only one week in the year are the male and the female allowed to live together to have [[sex]] and seek offspring.<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=362</ref>

Basitins follow a similar judicial system to ours: trial by jury. The judicial system has been referred to "tough but fair". Their form of government is a monarchy as well, and their head is a king: for the Eastern Basitin island, that would be the [[female]] '''King Adelaide'''. Beneath the king are three generals: the intelligence general, the arms "musclehead" general, and the master general who is supposed to be a mix of brain and brawns (and who also happens to be Keith's old friend, '''Nickolai Alaric''').<ref>http://twokinds.net/?p=357</ref>

Despite the Basitins' military training, they are at a great disadvantage to the other two races due to their inability to wield magic. Their solution to this dilemma is to gain aid from the Templars, who trick the Basitin into using magic which ultimately destroys their minds upon use.<ref>http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=471</ref> In a flashback when Trace is remembering his past, this plan to destroy the Basitins' minds seem to be his idea.<ref>http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=369</ref> The Templars cleverly understood that the Basitins' law system would take too long to acknowledge the fact that magic destroys them, and thus set their plan forward confident that it would not fail. With Trace having killed the Master Architect, it seems that their plan wasn't as foolproof as they had previously thought.

==Characters==
{{main|List of characters in Twokinds}}

==Chapters==
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=1 Prologue] (2003-10-22)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=6 Chapter 1] (2004-11-04)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=21 Chapter 2 - "I Love and I Hate!"] (2004-02-06)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=48 Chapter 3 - "Never Forget, Never Remember"] (2004-03-01)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=74 Chapter 4 - "Old Friends"] (2004-05-21)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=104 Chapter 5 - "The Weight of Armor"] (2004-08-25)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=143 Chapter 6 - "Lost"] (2004-12-06)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=162 Chapter 7 - "Instincts"] (2005-06-15)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=196 Chapter 8 - "A Peaceful Retreat"] (2006-03-10)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=247 Chapter 9 - "Troubled Waters"] (2006-08-18)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=347 Chapter 10 - "Loyalty or Honor?"] (2007-01-26)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=444 Chapter 11 - "No Pressure"] (2008-05-07)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=530 Chapter 12 - "The Morning"] (2009-11-25)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=596 Chapter 13 - "Embarking Again"] (2011-03-16)
*[http://twokinds.net/?p=614 Chapter 14 - "Mutiny"] (2011-6-22)

== Kickstarter drive ==
[[File:2kindsKickstarterStatus.jpg|right|thumb|TwoKinds' Kickstarter fund status image|400px]]
With the advent of volume 2 of the Twokinds series, and the republishing of volume 1, Thomas Fischbach turned to [[Wikipedia:Kickstarter|Kickstarter]]<ref>[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twokinds/twokinds-book-printing-drive Twokinds' Kickstarter funding project] (retrieved May 12, 2012)]</ref> to cover printing costs, color, quantity and a selection of sizes.

=== Funding ===

The initial goal was $25,000 over a period of thirty days, but that goal was reached within 12 hours. With the promise of bonus material, extra sizes, and a personal one-to-one meeting at [[San Diego Comic Con]] with the author at the [[Keenspot]] booth, the funding was extended to $55,555, which was promptly surpassed again. With the promise of additional perks, the goal amount was moved to $100,000, which has since also been surpassed.
=== Rewards (normal funding) ===

Along with the books, extra materials include several different never-before-seen posters, a printed map of the world, and a couple of side-comics, one titled '''Feral Hunger''' and the other '''Prank Pixie Panic'''.

Each book has three different editions, which are referred to as the Manga Edition (glossy color, softcover), Special Edition (glossy color, softcover, bigger than the Manga Edition), and Premium Edition (glossy color, hardcover, same size as the Special Edition).

=== Extra rewards (over funding) ===

With over funding, production will be doubled on all issues, along with non-specified bonus material. In addition, if the goal of $100,000 would be achieved, the posting scheduled of the comic would be upped from one comic a week to two.

=== $100,000 milestone ===

On May 16, 2012, TwoKinds became the fastest, and most expensive, [[furry art|furry media project]] of any kind to be funded in the history of the [[furry fandom]], garnering $100,000+. This was achieved within one week after the prior set milestone of $55,555. The project has as of May 27, 2012, 11 days left on the official deadline.

=== New deadlines and rewards ===

On May 18, 2012, two new deadlines with incentives were implemented on the projects page:

*$123,456 Goal: Wallpaper Pack (reached May 22, 2012). If reached, everyone who pledged would receive a downloadable wallpaper pack. This pack would include wallpaper versions of the "Tiger in the Stars" poster, Cast poster, and Book One cover in a variety of sizes and screen ratios, including cellphone resolutions. This pack would be sent via email sometime after the Kickstarter ends to anyone who participated, regardless of pledge amount.
*$135,000 Goal: Live Streaming event for backers (reached May 26, 2012). If reached, there would be an exclusive live streaming event for all backers who would take place over the course of two days during a weekend, for several hours per day, during which the artist may even take requests. The end result will be put together into a collage and uploaded to Thomas Fischbach's deviantART account for viewing.

=== Last deadline and reward ===

On May 27, 2012, the final deadline, and reward, was set with 11 days to go:

*$150,000 Goal: Full Hardcover Run (reached May 30, 2012). If reached, all hardcover books would be ordered in bulk in the same way the mangas will be.

=== $175,000 milestone ===

* $175,000 Goal: Secret reward (reached june 6, 2012). Although posted on the same day as the $150.000 notice, there was no information provided for this milestone reward. The reward has since been revealed to be plushies, based of the characters.

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==

* [http://twokinds.deviantart.com/ Twokinds] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://twokinds-fans.deviantart.com/ #Twokinds-Fans] on deviantART
* [http://twokinds.net/forum/ Twokinds] Forum
* [http://twokinds.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Twokinds] Wiki
* [http://www.comixpedia.org/index.php?title=Twokinds Twokinds] on [http://www.comixpedia.org/ Comixpedia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/twokinds Twokinds] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/#!/twokinds Twokinds] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/2kinds Twokinds] on [[Wikipedia:Tumblr|Tumblr]]

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Fursecution

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'''Fursecution''' is a [[Wikipedia:Portmanteau_word|portmanteau]] word coined in the late 1990s that has come to mean the perceived [[Wikipedia:Persecution|per'''secution''']] of [[furries|'''fur'''ries]] by elements outside the fandom, and often derisively, to suggest overreaction to criticism.

==Fursecution's meaning==
A greatly debated subject, with some claiming it to be a legitimate form of discrimination, while others find it a severe overreaction, this term may have originated from the mockery generated by sites like [[Something Awful]], which is often targeted at the [[furry fandom]]. The primary reason for these disagreements is the fact that the term is applied to situations both serious and trivial, predominantly the latter.

It has been suggested<ref>[http://xydexx.livejournal.com/583464.html?thread=4333352#t4333352 Xydexx's suggestion about the origin of the word]</ref> that this word was conceived by members of [[Crush Yiff Destroy]], but use of the term was documented in [[Usenet]] posts as far back as 1998<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.dylan/browse_frm/thread/5569b2c96e682e0/11bffd743b8334d1?lnk=st&q=&rnum=15&hl=en#11bffd743b8334d1 Earliest known use of the word in a Usenet post dated Oct 26, 1998]</ref>.

==Term "validity"==
It can be argued that a large amount of the perceived "fursecution" could be due to certain people's oversensitivity to criticism about the furry fandom (such as claims that many furries are homosexual or bisexual, or furs are in just for the sexual aspects of the culture.) [[Encyclopædia Dramatica]], which pokes fun at various internet phenomena, including furries, says, "Furries suffer from an acute victim complex. This makes them very easy to torment."

In other words, while any group that is at least relatively well-known will inevitably draw criticism or mockery, the (oversensitive) reaction (or overreaction) by some individuals to such attacks is what they would claim qualifies as being "Fursecuted."

==Anti-furry "fursecution"==

By 2005, anti-furry groups or people had added alternative meanings to the word:

* Either as it being one signifying an actual "attack" by anti-furry elements on a furry person, group or site for the sole purpose to, hopefully, generate furry [[drama]].

* Or, as a mocking term towards a furry person, group or site when a situation or event is unfavorable or detrimental towards them. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ADeletion_review%2FLog%2F2007_June_5&diff=136209598&oldid=136209578 A call to delete a furry category on [[Wikipedia]] is mocked by a Encyclopedia Dramatica editor ("Fursecution!!!111")]</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Stereotype]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/fursecution/ the Fursecution community], an [[anti-furry]] [[LiveJournal]].

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Pawpet show

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One of the main events of the [[Eurofurence]] furry convention. Played with furry handpuppets, using special effects and custom written music.

== Titles and plotlines ==
'''Eurofurence 15: Operation Desert Snow'''
Approx. amount of attendees 600

'''Eurofurence 14: Dreamcatchers'''

== Characters ==
* Mika (Female leopard)
* Leonel (Male lion)
* Lori (Female fox)
* Poke (Male ferret)

== References ==
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* [http://www.pawpet.eu/ Pawpet.eu]
* [http://www.pawpet.de/lsd.html LSD page - One of the founders of the Pawpet show]

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Blotch

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'''Blotch''', aka '''screwbald''' (derived from "skewbald" and "screwball"), is the alias of the collaborative works between the artists [[Kenket]] and [[BlackTeagan]], one sketching and the other painting.<ref>[http://www.coyote-tangent.com/screwbald/artist.htm untitled document (webpage about Blotch)]. Retrieved 2007 May 23.</ref>

The Blotch team have been officially working together since August 2006. Together they have contributed artwork to the multi-artist calendar [[Wish You Were Here]], as well as the [[Werewolf Calendar]] for 2012, many [[Sofawolf Press]] publications, such as ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'', ''[[New Fables]]'', cover and interior illustrations for [[Kyell Gold]]'s novels ''[[Out of Position]]'' and ''[[Isolation Play]]'', and several cards for the [[Wild Cat Card Deck]] and the [[Endangered Ark]], among other projects.

Blotch also created ''[[Dog's Days of Summer]]'', an interactive webcomic that ran through Summer 2007, and was printed by [[Sofawolf Press]] in Summer 2008.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/dogsdays/4897.html Dog's Days Publication Announcement. Retrieved 2007 December 22.]</ref> In April 2008 and during [[Anthrocon 2008|Anthrocon 2008]] it was announced that a prequel would be released called ''[[First Time for Everything]]''.<ref>[http://www.dogsdaysofsummer.com/2008/04/13/first-time-for-everything/ First Time for Everything!] - Diego (13 April 2008)</reF>

In Spring 2009, Blotch announced working on a new graphic novel, ''[[Nordguard]]''. The first part of the three part series is called ''Across Thin Ice''. The first book is 75 pages printed in full color, and was released at [[Anthrocon 2011]]. The comic has received positive reviews both within the furry fandom,<ref>[http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/07/book-review-nordguard-thin-ice/ Book Review: ''Nordguard: Across Thin Ice''] - [[Earl Z. Madness]], [[Furry News Network]] (18 July 2011)</ref><ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/3624/review-nordguard-across-thin-ice-tess-garman-teagan-gavet Review: ''Nordguard: Across Thin Ice'', by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet] - [[Fred Patten]], [[Flayrah]] (28 July 2011)</ref> and without. IGN rated "Across Thin Ice" an 8/10 in a review from July 2011 .<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/27/nordguard-book-one-across-thin-ice-review ''Nordguard Book One: Across Thin Ice'' Review] - Jack DeVries, [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] (27 July 2011)</ref> The graphic novel is available in comic book stores across the USA, Canada and Europe.

As of January 2012, the Blotch duo are hard at work on the second installment of [[Nordguard]], the title not yet announced. It's tentative release date is listed as summer 2013.<ref> [http://www.nordguard.com/about-the-comic/f-a-q/]Nordguard FAQ</ref>

Blotch won the 2007 [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Published Illustration'', for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/FAunited.jpg the cover of FA:United's conbook].
In 2008, Blotch won two other Ursa Major Awards for ''Best Published Illustration'' for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/Suhl.jpg the cover of EuroFurence 14's conbook cover], and another for ''Best Other Literary Work'' for the [[Dog's Days of Summer]] graphic novel. Blotch again won ''Best Published Illustration'' in 2009 for the Cover of Kyell Gold's novel, ''Out of Position''.

Blotch attends many conventions, including [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], [[EuroFurence]] and [[Midwest Furfest]], where 'he' sells prints and original sketches.

Blotch has been [[Guest of Honor]] at [[FA: United]] 2007, [[Oklacon 2007]], [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2008]], [[Further Confusion 2011]], and [[Furry Fiesta 2014]].

The character "Blotch" is personified as a [[leopard]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* http://www.screwbald.com/
* ''[http://screwbald.livejournal.com/ Blotch, Screwbald Spotcat]'' - Blotch's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/blotch/ Blotch] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://screwbald.deviantart.com Blotch (Screwbald)] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/ Blotch] on [[VCL]] {{Rating-nc17-button}}
* ''[http://www.nordguard.com/ Nordguard]'' ({{lj-user|nordguard}}) - a comic by Blotch
* [http://furros.dasoluciones.com/portal/content.php?258-Red-Furros-interviews-Blotch Interview of Blotch] by [[Red Furros]] at [[Further Confusion 2011]]

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Sly

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'''Sly''' may refer to:

* '''[[Sly Cooper]]''', the [[raccoon]] protagonist of a series of [[video games]].
* '''[[Sly Rabbit]]''', a [[writer]] of [[furry fiction]] and poetry.
* '''[[SlyCat]]''', a U.K. [[furry]].
* '''[[Slyvester Greytail]]''', a [[character]] in ''[[Extinctioners]]''.

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Collar

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[[File:Artie FA scribbleshoot with collar.jpg|thumb|right|A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission).<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref>]]
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]].

A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref>

== History of collars and anthropomorphism ==
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]

Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown.

His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.

Collars were also used with farm and pet animals in ancient Mediterranean cultures for marking farm animals.<ref>http://www.dogcollarsboutique.com/A-History-of-Dog-Collars-sp-17.html</ref> By the peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, collaring and leashing was standard in dog training, and collars by themselves had been in used since the pre-dynastic era. The cat and dog collars of the day were oftentimes works of art in themselves.

== Current social significance ==
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.

In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.

Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).

In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.

== Appearance ==
[[File:Meekoblue_Dragonsclaw.jpg|thumb|right|A collar made for furries. This decorated leather collar has chrome dragon's claws on a blue leather collar made to fit a fursuiter's neck. Photo by MeekoBlue, used with Permission]]
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.

Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits, as shown in the image at the top of this page.

Collars common are found in furry art, both as decoration and as symbols of dominance/submission.

Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules). This rule is illustrated in the image at the top of this article.

== Footnotes ==

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== References ==

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)
2. http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as

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Foxtaur

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[[File:GarettaMusicmakers.gif|right|225px|thumb|Garetta music makers. Art by Roy D. Pounds II]]
'''Foxtaurs''' are fictitious fantasy [[W:Liminal being|liminal beings]], composed of the upper [[W:Torso|torso]] of an [[anthropomorphic]] [[fox]], attached to the [[W:Withers|withers]] of a full bodied, [[feral]] fox.

The principle of the anatomy composition are the same as with [[centaur]]s, the main difference is the exact biological traits and organ compositions of a single species, (''Vulpes Vulpes''), in both halves.

== History and origin ==

Foxtaurs are thought to originate from the [[Fuxes]] of [[Medea: Harlan's World]],{{fact}} a compendium of shared-world [[science fiction]] tales published in 1985, collecting material previously published in various SF periodicals between 1978 and 1984.

The shared-world project was led by [[Wikipedia:Harlan_Ellison|Harlan Ellison]], with [[Wikipedia:Larry_niven|Larry Niven]] developing the biology of the species (including fuxes), depicted therein.

== Foxtaurs and furry ==

Foxtaurs are one of the most traditional [[taur]] variants within the [[furry fandom]].{{fact}}

=== Furry foxtaur species ===
==== Garetta ====

'''Garettas''' (created by [[Roy D. Pounds II]]), are a genetically engineered foxtaur [[species]] based on [[grey fox]]es, created to replace [[human]] colonists stricken by a fatal epidemic. Their purpose was to explore and [[W:Terraform|terraform]] the world of '''Tanador''' in preparation for the humans. These have never come, and instead the Garetta, a name corrupted from the name of the colony ship, the '''''Greta Lyn''''', came to make the world their home.

Garetta technology has degenerated into a mixture of old artifacts and [[W:Mysticism|mysticism]]. They have divided into tribes that originated from their specialties: Comm-Sa, Seccu, Navvi, Teccu, Eengi, and the Aireal tribes.

==== Kendarii ====

'''Kendarii''' (created by [[Michael Higgs]]), are [[W:Genetic engineering|genetic constructs]], created to take the place of the doomed human race after biological warfare in the late 22nd century caused sterility in all humans.

Kendarii are roughly fox sized, typically standing 2½ feet (0.76 m) tall and weighing 90 pounds (41 kg). Lungs and the primary stomach are in the upper torso. Heart, liver, kidneys, a secondary stomach and intestines are in the lower torso. They lack a navel. Their eyes are slitted like a fox and [[whisker]]s are present. Kendarii retain their [[canine]] [[teeth]], and due to their [[W:Ruminant|dual stomach]] system can digest small bones, hair and [[feather]]s. They have five-[[finger]]ed [[hand]]s with non-retractile [[claws]].

They bear no more than two "[[Kitt|kittens]]" at a time, and gestate for five months. They are physically mature at age thirteen, and live about fifty years. [[Breast]]s are located on the upper torso, with the [[nipple]]s buried under the pelt.

==== Keshant ====

'''Keshantii''' (singular '''Keshant'''; created by '''?'''), are a [[alien]] species of horse-sized foxtaurs. Their resemblance to terrestrial [[red fox]]es may possibly be a result of "seeding" by unknown agency in the distant past.

Their homeworld is isolated and highly [[W:agrarian|agrarian]], with only a single, little-trafficked off-world trade port.

== See also ==

* [[Chakat]]

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Ursa Major Awards

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The '''Annual Anthropomorphic Literature & Arts Awards''', primarily advertised as the '''Ursa Major Awards''', are intended to be the [[furry fandom]] award for outstanding achievement in [[anthropomorphic]] and [[furry art]]s, equivalent to the [[science fiction]] fandom's [[Wikipedia:Hugo Award|Hugo Awards]]. The awards were first presented in 2001 at [[ConFurence 12]]. Due to the early misconception that the Awards were intended for the [[ConFurence]] alone, in 2003 it was decided that the awards would be presented at as many [[furry conventions]] as possible. To that end, the UMA's were presented at [[C-ACE]] in 2004, at [[Anthrocon 2005]], at [[Rocket City FurMeet 2006]], at [[Califur 3|Califur]] in 2007, at [[Morphicon]] in 2008, at [[All Fur Fun 2009]], at [[FA: United 2010]] and at Morphicon in 2011.

The UMA's were originally administered by [[ConFurence|The ConFurence Group]]. In 2003, administration was passed to the [[Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association]] (ALAA), which expanded to include representatives from many popular conventions over the course of 2007.

The UMA trophy consists of a framed certificate containing an illustration of the award logo designed by [[Heather Bruton]], with the name of the winner. A plaque has also been awarded on occasion.
{{WikiFurNews|2008 Ursa Major Award voting open}}
In 2012 the '''ALAA's Choice Award''' was introduced to recognize any "outstanding anthropomorphic work". While not considered an Ursa Major Award, as it is voted directly by ALAA members, it is presented concurrently with them.

== Nomination process ==

At the beginning of each year nominations for each category are solicited for works published/released in the previous year, and may be made either electronically via the website or email, or by postal mail. Those who wish to vote for the awards must register at this time and receive their ballot number. At the end of the nominating period, the submissions are tabulated and the works receiving the highest number of submissions (usually the top 5, though ties or the like may mandate a few more or less) become the nominees for the year's Ursa Major Awards. Registered voters may then vote. Note that any furry who wishes may register to vote for Ursa Major Awards - this is meant as a fandom-wide award.

Nominations for the 2006 Awards began on 18 January 2007, and continued until 28 February. Voting took place from 10 March until 14 April. The 2006 winners were announced on 4 May 2007 at [[Califur 3]]. Nominations for the 2007 Awards began on 24 January 2008, the first day of [[Further Confusion 2008]]. The 2007 winners were announced at [[Morphicon]] on 17 May 2008. The 2008 winners were announced at [[All Fur Fun]] 15-17 May 2009. The 2009 winners were announced at [[FA: United]] on 30 May 2010.

[http://www.ursamajorawards.org/nominations.htm Nominations] for the 2010 Awards began on 30 January 2011, and will continue until 28 February. Voting will be from 13 March to 17 April.

== Categories ==

The Ursa Major Award categories have changed and evolved somewhat since their inception. Since the year 2005, the categories are:
* Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture
* Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series
* Best Anthropomorphic Novel
* Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction
* Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book
* Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip
* Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine
* Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration
* Best Anthropomorphic Game
* Best Anthropomorphic Miscellany (new in 2006)
* Recommended/Best Website (new in 2011)

New categories such as [[fursuit]]s (also covered by the [[Fandom's Favorite Fursuit Fracas]]) and [[:Category:Websites|websites]] are occasionally considered.<ref>[http://www.kayshapero.net/FredPatten/Apa-L/Apa-L%202239.html Contribution for Apa L, 2239nd Distribution] - [[Fred Patten]] (10 April 2008)</ref>

== Eligibility ==

From the UMA website: ''To be eligible, a work must have been released between January 1 and December 31 of the calendar year for that award, and must include a non-human being given human attributes ([[anthropomorphic]]), which can be mental and/or physical (for example the [[Wikipedia:talking animals|intelligent rabbits]] in [[Watership Down]] for the former, and [[Bugs Bunny]] for the latter.) Simply including an animal character is not sufficient to qualify.''

Starting in 2009 further restrictions were set in place that nominations cannot be "obscene, libelous, or otherwise detrimental to the integrity and good standing of the Ursa Major Awards and the anthropomorphics fandom." This definition includes "works of a predominantly sexual nature, or which include explicit sexual situations involving characters which may be underage or non-anthropomorphic animals." This was perceived as being in response to 2008s nomination of two controversial works - [[Softpaw Magazine]] #3-4 and its spinoff [[Finding Avalon]] for Best Magazine and Best Comic Book - which are considered as "cub porn."

== Ursa Major Award winners ==
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== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[Golden Sydney Award]]
* [[:Category:Ursa Major Award winners|List of Ursa Major Award winner articles]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.ursamajorawards.org/index.htm The Ursa Major Awards]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/ursamajorawards/ Ursa Major Awards LiveJournal community]
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Balto (film)

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'''''Balto''''' is a 1995 animated film loosely based on the true story of a courageous [[wolfdog]] who saved the town of [[Wikipedia:Nome, Alaska|Nome, Alaska]] from the [[Wikipedia:diphtheria|diphtheria]] [[Wikipedia:Serum Run of 1925|epidemic of 1925]]. He leads a dog team on a 600-mile (in [[real life]], Balto, a fullbred [[Siberian Husky]], only traveled 53 miles) trip across the Alaskan wilderness to get medical supplies. The film is based on a true story which inspired the [[Wikipedia:Iditarod|Iditarod]] dog sled race. It was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by Simon Wells, and soundtrack produced by James Horner. It featured the voice talents of Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Bob Hoskins and Phil Collins.

Balto was the final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio.

There were two direct-to-video sequels: ''[[Balto II: Wolf Quest]]'' (2002), and ''[[Balto III: Wings of Change]]'' (2005).

==Balto and Furries ==

''Balto'' provided inspiration for a few multiplayer worlds, such as [[Arctic Thunder MUCK]], [[Crossroads MUCK]], [[BaltoMUCK]], and [[Northern Lights MUCK]]. While all of these MUCKs are now defunct, Balto still continues to enjoy cult film status amongst many furries and has inspired many [[wolf]] characters, husky characters and the combination thereof.

==Trivia==
The real life Balto wasn't a [[hybrid]] at all; he was a purebred [[husky]].

==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:Balto (film)|Balto on Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Togo (dog)|Togo on Wikipedia]], who some argue is the "true hero" of the story

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112453/ IMDB entry for Balto (1995)]
*[http://baltosource.timduru.org/balto.html Balto Source]
*[http://www.baltoworld.de/ Balto World]
*[http://www.balto.ru/ Balto.ru]

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

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'''''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''''' (sometimes abbreviated '''MLP:FiM''') is an animated television series adapted for television by [[Wikipedia:Lauren Faust|Lauren Faust]], based on the [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]] toy franchise. Sometimes referred to as the "Fourth Generation" [[My Little Pony]]<ref>[http://www.strawberryreef.com/Index/G4index.html G4 Friendship is Magic Ponies]</ref>, the show is considered much better produced than any of the earlier television series and has proven to be popular among a large cross-section of viewers, including but not limited to [[furry fan]]s<ref name=WP>See [[:wikipedia:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic#Reception|Reception]] section of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" article at Wikipedia</ref>. It has become the subject of a large volume of [[fanfiction]], [[fan art]], and websites.

The first episode aired on [[Wikipedia:The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]] on October 10, 2010 as one of the channel's flagship shows; season two premiered on September 17, 2011. Season 3 premiered on November 10, 2012.

==Plot==
The show follows the character of Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn and star pupil of Princess Celestia after displaying an unusual talent for magic at a young age. When Twilight becomes preoccupied with her studies and paranoid about the impending return of the evil Nightmare Moon, the princess sends her and her assistant Spike to Ponyville to make some friends.

Twilight and her friends come to represent the Elements of Harmony, an extreme magical force that is used to defeat Nightmare Moon. Following Nightmare Moon's defeat, Twilight is told to stay in Ponyville and send reports to Celestia about the magic of friendship. As of the season two episode "Lesson Zero", all of the main characters are tasked with reporting to Princess Celestia when, and only when, they learn a valuable lesson in friendship.

The show follows the slice-of-life genre, with each episode usually revolving around a problem and it being solved through an application of friendship, tolerance, or other attribute that makes up the "moral" of the story. Episodes usually end with a letter to Princess Celestia, detailing how the preceding events have bettered the characters.

==Characters==
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===Main cast===
*'''Twilight Sparkle''', a violet [[unicorn]] [[pony]] who is extremely studious but lacks many social skills. She runs Ponyville's library and represents the Element of Magic.
*'''Applejack''', a golden orange earth pony who is a hard-working country girl and owner of the Sweet Apple Acres farm. She represents the Element of Honesty.
*'''Rainbow Dash''', a blue [[pegasus]] pony with a rainbow-striped [[mane]] and tail, who is athletic, tomboyish, and a very talented flyer. She represents the Element of Loyalty.
*'''Pinkie Pie''', a pink earth pony who is incessantly cheerful and loves to throw parties. She frequently breaks the [[wikipedia:Fourth wall|fourth wall]] and represents the Element of Laughter.
*'''Fluttershy''', a yellow pegasus pony who is very timid and soft-spoken with a talent for working with animals. She represents the Element of Kindness.
*'''Rarity''', a white unicorn pony with a purple mane and [[tail]], who is very proper and has a talent for fashion, running her own dressmaking business. She represents the Element of Generosity.

===Supporting characters===
*'''Spike''', a baby [[dragon]], Twilight's assistant and sidekick.
*'''Princess Celestia''', an [[alicorn]] pony, the ruler of Equestria, controller of the sun and Twilight's teacher.
*'''Princess Luna''', Celestia's sister, the ruler of the night. She was formerly banished to the moon for 1000 years when her jealousy manifested itself into '''Nightmare Moon'''.
*'''Apple Bloom''', '''Sweetie Belle''', and '''Scootaloo''', three fillies collectively known as '''The Cutie Mark Crusaders'''.
*'''The Apple Family''', a large family of ponies including Applejack, Apple Bloom, their brother '''Big Macintosh''', and their grandmother '''Granny Smith''', along with numerous others.
*'''Mr. and Mrs. Cake''', a couple who operate the bakery where Pinkie Pie lives, and later give birth to twins '''Pound Cake''' and '''Pumpkin Cake'''.
*'''Zecora''', a zebra who lives in the nearby Everfree Forest and always speaks in rhyme.
*'''Ms. Cheerilee''', the local school teacher.
*Various school age children including the mischievous colts '''Snips''' and '''Snails''', and fillies '''Twist''', '''Diamond Tiara''', and '''Silver Spoon'''.
*'''Shining Armor''', Twilight's brother and leader of the Royal Guard. He is married to '''Princess Cadance''', Celestia's niece.
*'''Derpy Hooves''', a background character who became a fan favorite. Later added as an [[wikipedia:Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]] and given a speaking role as a canon character.

==Bronies==
''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' has found a strong following among adults and older teens, despite the target audience being young girls. It has been well received for cleverly embedded double-entendre humor, original yet classical plot, pop cultural references, and modern visuals.

A male fan of the show is known as a "brony," a portmanteau of the words "bro" and "pony"<ref name=WP/><ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic] at Know Your Meme: Fans outside the show's demographic, especially teen and adult male fans, have come to be known as "bronies"</ref>. Some female fans prefer to be known as "pegasisters", a portmanteau of "pegasus" and "sister"<ref>[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pegasister Pegasister] on Urban Dictionary</ref>.

The creators of the show have reciprocated the feelings of the fandom, referencing bronies in the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo Equestria Girls]'' promo and even marketing directly to the adult demographic<ref>[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/madman-dvd-dubbed-brony-box.html MADMAN DVD Dubbed "The Brony Box"] at Equestria Daily</ref>. Probably the most significant call out came in the canonisation of the character Derpy Hooves, whose name and personality was collectively created by the fandom. Other fan names have become canon outside of the TV show such as the name Lyra being adopted in the toy line.<ref>[http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Lyra_Heartstrings#Depiction_in_merchandise Lyra Heartstrings] on Friendship is Magic Wiki</ref> Derpy - along with other fan favourites [[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Whooves]], Octavia, Carrot Top, Berry Punch, Colgate, Vinyl Scratch/DJ Pon-3, Lyra and Bon-Bon - appeared on the poster distributed at [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic Con]] 2011.

The brony fandom has seen significant cross contamination with the furry fandom, as the show heavily features anthropomorphic animals of various species. The brony fandom similarly features a large creative output of art, writing, costuming, animation and music along with websites dedicated to showcasing them. Gatherings similar to [[furmeets]] and [[conventions]] have also become commonplace around the world. Many bronies will also make [[ponysona]]s, similar to the [[fursona]]s of furry fandom.

The brony fandom has another parallel with the furry fandom in its fandom-specific terms (akin to the [[furspeech]] of the furry fandom); words include "anypony" (anybody), "fillies and gentlecolts" (ladies and gentlemen), and "brohoof" (bro-fist), while "clop" is a fan-derived term akin to [[yiff]] for similar use<ref>{{cite web|url = http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wingboner-clopping|title = Wingboner / Clopping|publisher = Know Your Meme|author = "Epic Fail Guy is a Brony", "RandomMan" et. al}}</ref>.

==References==
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== See also ==
*[http://wikiindex.org/Category:My_Little_Pony My Little Pony category] at [http://wikiindex.org/WikiIndex WikiIndex.org]
*[[Equestrian Dawn]], [[EquestriaMUCK]], [[EquestriaMUSH]], [[PonyMUSH]] and other [[:Category:My Little Pony multiplayer worlds|My Little Pony multiplayer worlds]]

==External links==
*[http://www.equestriadaily.com/ Equestria Daily]
*[http://www.mlp.wikia.com/ ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' Wiki]
*[http://www.bronycon.org/ BroNYCon convention website]
*[http://www.everfreenw.com/ Everfree NorthWest convention website]
*[http://www.bronyshow.com/ Bronyville podcast]
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[[File:Autumnfox.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Summer Vixen]] and [[Autumnwah]] at [[Further Confusion 2006]].]]
[[File:Autumn 012.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Autumn Vixen]] poses in fursuit.]]
'''Fursuits''' are [[animal]] costumes associated with the [[furry fandom]]. They range from simple [[tail]]s and [[ears]] to full costumes cooled by battery-powered fans. Similar to [[mascot]] suits, they allow the wearer to adopt another personality while in costume. Owners (also known as '''[[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]]''') can spend less than one-hundred to many thousands of dollars on one fursuit, depending on the complexity of the design and on the materials used. These items are frequently sold at conventions, or online by either commission or auction. Many furry fans [[:category:Fursuit makers|make their own]] using online tutorials and/or advice from newsgroups.

The term ''fursuit'' (coined<ref>[[Critter Costuming]], p13 - Robert King mentions inventing the term ''fursuit'' back in 1993 for the title of an amateur costumers' mailing list about the then-unnamed hobby while on the way back from a conference{{fact}}, in part as a pun on the word ''pursuit''</ref> in 1993 by [[Robert King]]) can also refer to animal mascot costumes in general, as opposed to [[human]] or inanimate object mascots. The act of wearing a fursuit is usually referred to as ''[[fursuiting]]''.

==History==

Fursuiting as a permanent feature and practice within the fandom likely dates to the pre-convention era (1984-1989), when the first furry parties were being organized at both sci-fi conventions and home furmeets. By [[Confurence 0]] in 1989 (the first hotel-based furry convention), a programming track called "Furry Costuming" was held at the hotel at which it took place.'

Many have commented on the sea change which occurred in the growing fandom when graphic artists, many of whom were native to the [[funny animal]] fandom era, shared more attention with costumers, resulting in the artists' booths being overshadowed by the presence of costumers at conventions and furry parties<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_thread/thread/98297bd0b163b276/aa1b5bd5eb53f70c?lnk=gst When did Fursuiters take over furry fandom?] thread started by [[Joe Strike]] to [[alt.fan.furry]], Nov 30 2008, 12:33 pm</ref>.

==Types of fursuits==
[[File:GR FC2007 furry cats costumers.jpg|right|thumb|Fursuits are not always furry]]
The standard fursuit is a full body costume that consists of a head, forepaws (hands), hind paws (feet) and a body with an attached tail; in some cases, the tail is connected via a belt to the wearer and hangs out through a hole in the back of the body. Many suits include special padding or under suits to give the character its desired shape (this is especially present in larger characters or those of a particular gender.)

A ''partial suit'' or ''half-suit'' contains the above, only without the body. This allows the wearer to don ordinary clothing (or a different costume) overtop of the paws, head and tail. In partial suits, the tail is usually attached to a belt, and the arms and legs have sleeves that can go up as far as the shoulders and pelvis, respectively.

Most recently, a third type known as the ''three-quarter suit'' has been developed, which consists of a head, arms and pants made to look like the legs, tail and feet of the animal in question, which works well for characters who only wear shirts.

== Styles ==
Just like artwork, fursuits can vary in style, from the [[Kodimade|ultra-cartoony]] look, to the hyper-realistic. Now that fursuiting is becoming popular in Japan, we are beginning to see some very anime-style fursuits in that country.

== Reasons for fursuiting ==
[[File:Wgg the Gnoll.jpg|thumb|right|Wgg the Gnoll, an example of a suit that uses a mask.]]
A person who wears a fursuit generally falls into one or more of five categories.

=== Job or charity work ===
Many furry fans wear fursuits as a job or to bring attention to an event or charity. This can include mascots, though not all mascots are fursuits, nor are all mascot performers furries. Many fursuiters are hired through an agency to represent a character, while others bring their own constructions to an event instead. There are also several volunteer fursuiting groups across North America that either ask or are asked to entertain at various social functions. Some groups even set up their own charitable events or perform on the streets to passersby.

=== Conventions, parades, exhibitions ===
[[File:FursuitDancersAC2006.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fursuit dancers at [[Anthrocon 2006]] — video by [[BigBlueFox|BBF]]: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=dFKdUVsjUqY 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb82sUmiCq4&NR 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafWQJwQmZ0 3] ]]
Other furries enjoy wearing their suits for parades, exhibitions, or [[convention]]s. Oftentimes these are of a personal character who they are expressing as a form of role play. The fursuiter may consider themselves to be expressing who they really are. These fursuiters may also wear their suits to small, informal meetings among furry fans in their area. Some may get permission to perform in or outside of a shop or event, while others may simply wear a suit in a major area, such as a mall. However, some public areas have no-mask laws, so individuals seeking to wear their fursuit in large, public places should check first if it's allowed before performing at that location.

=== [[Role-playing]] ===
Some LARPers create highly elaborate costumes (including fursuits) for their characters. Half-suits are usually created for role-playing games, though some LARPers use full-body suits. These suits wear elaborate clothes and costumes of their own, depending on the theme of the game.

=== Sexuality ===
A small portion of the [[furry fandom]] considers a fursuit a sexual item. Some suits may contain elaborately designed sexual features, while some wearers simply snip a hole or two out themselves. The [[Wikipedia:music video|music video]] for "[[Beautiful]]" by [[Wikipedia:Moby|Moby]] revolves around a [[Wikipedia:Swinging|swinger]] house party where all the participants are dressed up in fursuits, though this is likely to be intended as a metaphor rather than a statement about the furry fandom. It is a common public misconception that all fursuiters use fursuiting for sex.

=== Spirituality ===
Some people (usually [[Wikipedia:otherkin|otherkin]],[[Wikipedia:therianthropy|therianthropes]], or [[furry lifestyler]]s) also fursuit for reasons of expressing what they feel is their inner animal self. Most of them try to make their suits as realistic and lifelike as possible.{{fact}}

==Construction==
{{main|Construction of fursuits}}

==Maintenance==

Some fursuiters spray their costumes with Febreeze, Endbac, Lysol, or a generic antibacterial spray after each use. Usually fursuiters select a product that will kill bacteria, rather than just mask odors. During storage, the fursuiter may keep it stored with a fabric softener sheet, or a box of baking soda like the ones used in a fridge or freezer.

The fursuit is regularly brushed. Fursuiters usually try to brush the fur in such a way that it doesn't pull on the fur backing, as not to weaken it.

When it comes time to wash the suit, fursuiters consider each part individually. If foam is soaked in water, it may not dry quickly enough and start to grow bacteria or fungus before it does. Airbrushed patterns may fade if washed. Glue used to hold parts of the suit together may weaken if washed. Leather is usually not advisable to soak in water. If the suit has any electronics, those may be damaged by water. If wire or plastic canvas gives part of the suit its shape, it may not be advisable to soak that part, or at least not to machine-wash it.

The parts that will not be washed can usually be wiped with a damp cloth. Stains may be removable with a product like [[Bubble Gund]].

The parts that will be washed can either be machine washed or hand-washed. Usually the fursuit is turned inside-out and zipped up to avoid extra stress to the fur. No heat is used during the process as this can shrivel the fur. For detergent some will use a regular laundry detergent, while some may use a special detergent like Woolite. Putting undiluted detergent directly onto the fur may cause fading, so fursuiters try to avoid this except for treating stains. For machine-washing, the fursuiter chooses one of the more delicate cycles. For hand-washing, the fursuiter tries not to stretch the backing, and not to squeeze the fur into an alignment other than its natural lying flat state.

After the suit is washed, it is then dried. The fursuiter may fluff it up in the dryer in an air-only cycle. '''No heat is used in any step.''' Usually the fursuiter does not dry it completely, but takes it out and brushes it periodically until it is completely dry. Since waterlogged fur is heavy, the fursuiter may go to some lengths to lay it out flat while drying, so it doesn't stretch from the extra weight. Fans may be used to accelerate the drying process.

Fursuiters are divided over whether [[Wikipedia:drycleaning|dry cleaning]] is advisable for fursuits. Since dry-cleaners can choose from many different methods and settings, and there are many types of fur, it is likely that one answer does not apply to all situations.

== Performance ==
[[File:Fursuit Markus Hug.JPG|right|thumb|[[Markus]] offering a hug.]]
A key part of playing a character in suit is an engaging performance. The most expensive fursuit in the world will not help someone who does not know how to use it. Looking good is important, but not as important as ''acting''.

How the performer acts in costume reflects on how others relate to them. If the desired character is bouncy and bubbly, then acting that way is required to communicate it to spectators.

The design of the suit plays a part in some of the moves that can be done. For example, some fursuiters with floppy muzzles nod their heads up and down rapidly to simulate laughter or enjoyment. This cannot be done with suits with a rigid muzzle, or no muzzle at all.

=== Body language ===

Fursuiters typically do not speak in costume. This may be for a variety of reasons:
* To preserve the anonymity or conceal the gender of the performer
* The design of most suits muffles the voice of the performer
* Most animals don't talk
Because of this, acting in suit is mostly about body language.

When a fursuiter ''does'' speak in costume, it is often just to their [[Fursuit handler|handler]] and/or close friends. Alternately, fursuiters may only speak in some limited fashion, either with a limited vocabulary, or simply using as few words as necessary.

Increasingly, more elaborate fursuits are being built with some form of "[[talkjaw]]". This typically involves the fursuit's lower jaw being attached to the fursuiter's chin (likely with an elastic strap around the fursuiter's head), or pressed against by the fursuiter's lower jaw in some other fashion. This enables the fursuiter to talk, without giving the impression of "thinking out loud" as in [[Garfield]] (traditional animation).

== "Furzooter" ==

''[[Wikipedia:The Year of the Flood|The Year of the Flood]]'', a 2009 novel by [[Wikipedia:Margaret Atwood|Margaret Atwood]], includes the passage:
{{q|Toby got a job as a furzooter: cheap day labour, no identity required. The furzooters put on fake-fur animal suits with cartoon heads and hung advertising signs around their necks, and worked the higher-end malls and the boutique retail streets. But it was hot and humid inside the furzoots, and the range of vision was limited. In the first week she suffered three attacks by fetishists who knocked her over, twisted the big head around so she was blinded, and rubbed their pelvises against her fur, making strange noises, of which the meows were the most recognizable. It wasn't rape - no part of her actual body was touched — but it was creepy.<ref>Atwood, Margaret. ''The Year of the Flood''. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, 2009. p. 31.</ref>}}

== See also ==

*[[Wikipedia:Fursuit|Fursuit]] on [[Wikipedia]]
*[[Fursuit Central]]
*[[:Category:Fursuiters|Fursuiters]]
*[[:Category:Fursuit makers|Fursuit makers]]
*[[:Category:Fursuit photographs|Fursuit photographs]]

== References ==
<references/>

* ''Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits'' by [[Nicodemus (person)|Adam Riggs]], [http://www.ibexa.com/ Ibexa Press], September 2004, 208 pages (spiral-bound), ISBN 0967817072, ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967817072/ Amazon link])

== External links ==
=== Tutorials ===

*[http://www.matrices.net/fursuiting.asp Costuming and fursuiting] at [[Matrices]].net
*[http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=fursuit The Fursuit community] (on LiveJournal)
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080214041853/http://www.nicodemus.org/fursuit/ Nicodemus' Fursuit Pages] (archived) — information by [[Nicodemus (person)|Adam "Nicodemus" Riggs]]; consider his book, ''[[Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits]]''
*[http://www.jinglefox.com/guides/index.php Furry World Guides] by [[Santa Fox]] — includes several fursuiting guides
*[http://www.fursuit.de/cms/index.php/En:Fursuit_building Fursuit building] by [[Tioh]]

=== Databases ===

* [http://www.frappr.com/fursuiters A map dedicated to fursuiters around the world]
* [http://fur-suit.org The Fursuit Database] A comprehensive Fursuit database
* fursuiter.org - fursuit database - Defunct (see [http://web.archive.org/web/20070116205759/http://www.fursuiter.org/ archive])

=== Other ===

* [http://fursuit.org/ The Furry Costume Information Exchange]
* [http://fursuit.timduru.org/ The Fursuit Archive]
* [http://www.fursuit.co.uk/ Fursuit.co.uk] The British fursuit site
* [http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/show/fs1 The Bitter Ex-furry's Guide to Fursuiting] at [[Crush Yiff Destroy]] (mostly bitter, but a few good points)

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Furmeet

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A '''furmeet''' is a relatively small real-life gathering of [[furries]]. Furmeets may be sporadically scheduled or regular events. A furmeet may range in size, from a small group to dozens. When a furmeet attracts more than approximately 100 attendees, and starts to add features such as organized programming and the sale of goods, it begins to be considered a [[convention]].

At furmeets, attendees will often have dinner, watch [[:Category:Movies|movies]] (both furry and non-furry related), play [[:Category:roleplaying games|roleplaying games]] or [[:Category:video games|video games]], or draw. Sometimes a furmeet is as casual as simply getting together to talk and have a few drinks at a local bar or pub. Furmeets can be a fun way to meet other furs and make new friends, get to know local furs, and generally have fun.

==Types of furmeet==

* [[Convention]]s
* [[Art meet]]
* [[Mini-meet]]
* [[House party]]
* [[Room party]]
* [[furry camping]]

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==Calendars==

* [http://furmeets.co.uk/ Furmeets UK]
* [[FurCon.de]]
* [http://www.catbox.com/cgi-bin/webcal/webcal.cgi?function=webmonth&cal=laffevent Event Calendar] for [[LAFF]] (Chicago, IL/Milwaukee and Madison, WI, USA)
* [http://pafurry.claws-and-paws.com/events Pennsylvania Furries Calendar]
* [http://li-furs.org/meets.html Long Island Furs Meet Calendar]
* [http://www.michiganfurs.com/forum/index.php?action=calendar MiFur Event Calendar]
* [http://www.mnfurs.org/topics/events/ MNFurs Events and Calendar]

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I.C.Q.

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| title = I.C.Q.
| image = [[Image:Icq_logo_img.png]]
| author = quoting_mungo and Veritas
| url = http://www.icq-comic.com/
| status = Ongoing weekend updates
| began = August 1, 2010
| genre = Adult, drama, slice of life
| rating = [[Image:Censor_NC17_button.png‎]]
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'''''I.C.Q.''''' is a [[furry]] [[webcomic]] by [[quoting_mungo]] and [[Veritas]]. It's a mature slice-of-life comic, centered around three roommates in a fictional college town. The comic was released on August 1 2010 after more than half a year of periodically having supplemental character art and other extra material released in its [[LiveJournal]] community. The comic's title was formed from the initials of the main characters' species, as well as selected for its phonetical reading.

==Main characters==
* ''Sarah Woolf'' - a sheltered and sometimes naïve impala with rabbit blood.
* ''Toni Squire'' - a short calico cat, the oldest of the roommates and the only one who isn't going to college.
* ''Blake Masterson'' - a quagga who hates nothing more than being called a zebra.

==External links==
* [http://www.icq-comic.com I.C.Q. — Impala, Cat & Quagga] official website
* [http://community.livejournal.com/icq_comic I.C.Q. community] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/icq I.C.Q.] on [[FurAffinity]]

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Eurofurence

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'''Eurofurence''' (commonly also '''EF'''), is the biggest European [[furry convention]] outside the United States and the longest-running furry convention in the world. It was founded in 1995, and Eurofurence 17 in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany had 1066 attendees.{{fact}}

It is typically held in summer and located in various places of Germany, but it has seen other countries as well, notably Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Eurofurence 12 was held at the same venue as the Eurofurence 11, and Eurofurence 15 marked a return to the [[Ringberg Hotel]] in Suhl, Thuringia for the third and final year in succession. Since Eurofurence 16 in 2010, the convention has been held at the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Eurofurence and the [[Mephit Mini Con]] share some lighting equipment and art panels for the sake of economy, but are not officially related.

== Programming ==
Since Eurofurence 12, Eurofurence has run five days from Wednesday to Sunday. Early arrival and late departure options are offered for those who want to stay another night or two. There are several main events that are held every year, often on the same day and time each year.

The convention traditionally begins with a '''barbecue''' held outside on the convention premises. During this barbecue the convention is then officially opened in an '''opening ceremony''' hosted by Cheetah, where the attendees are introduced to the staff. In the opening ceremony, the main events of the convention are announced, along with other important points such as rules of conduct and other safety notices.

On one evening, [[Uncle Kage]] and [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]] get together to present '''Uncle Kage vs. 2'''. It is a combination of [[Uncle Kage's Story Hour]] and a comedy performance by 2, either performed in sequence or with each taking turns. At Eurofurence 17, 2 could not attend, so the event was changed to only a story hour for that year. Kage "compensated" for that by doing impressions of 2 on stage.

The '''[[DoPE|pawpet show]]''' is usually the closing event of Eurofurence, in the absence of a real closing ceremony. It is a furry handpuppet performance, written, produced and performed by a mixed crew of Eurofurence staff and attendees. It is written as a feature-length stage show, mixing comedy and drama, with music, added sound effects, spcial effects and more recently also prerecorded video footage inserted between the scenes. The '''Big Blue Dance''' follows the pawpet show and is the last event of the convention. It is a dance event held in the main dance hall by [[BigBlueFox]] and other DJs, and often continues throughout the night. Light effects, live mixed background animations and other atmospheric effects are also present.

On the final (departure) day of the convention, a '''[[Dead Dog Party]]''' is held for those who want to relax and wind down while preventing [[post-con depression]]. In earlier years, a '''group photo''' of all those attending the convention was taken on Sunday morning. However, it was moved to Saturday morning as many congoers were not able to get out of bed so early after the Big Blue Dance the previous night. It also posed problems for people wanting to depart early in the morning, who had to miss the photo.

=== Art and merchandise ===

For the duration of the con, the '''dealer's den''' is available for attendees to sell merchandise of varying sorts. Since Eurofurence 17, two dealer's dens have been available, as the single one could no longer handle the demand.

There is also an '''art show''', where attendees can look around for art and perhaps make bids for pieces they would like. About half-way through the convention, the art show is closed and the '''art auction''' is held to sell the pieces to the highest bidders. The auction is conducted by [[Uncle Kage]].

=== Fursuiting ===

There are several events and other facilities for [[fursuiter]]s. There is always a '''headless lounge''' available, which is an area that only fursuiters can enter where they can freely un-suit and relax. The lounge is normally full of fans and other cooling equipment to help the fursuiters cool off. During most of the convention there is also a '''fursuit photoshoot''', where fursuiters can have pictures of their fursuits taken by a professional photographer.

On the main stage, the '''fursuit gameshow''' is held, in which teams in fursuits compete in several challenges. The challenges are often made with the difficulties of wearing a fursuit in mind, but sometimes they take advantage of this to provide a challenge unique to fursuiters, such as balancing objects on one's muzzle.

Finally, a '''fursuit group photo''' is traditionally taken on Saturday, followed by the '''fursuit parade''' which fursuiters and non-fursuiters alike are invited to participate in. Since fursuit attendance has been steadily rising over the years (reaching 400 in 2011), the parade is now held entirely outside, and in Eurofurence 17 the parade took place in the city streets of Magdeburg.

=== EF Prime ===
[[Image:Efprimelogo2008.jpg|right|250px|thumb|EF Prime Logo, 2008]]
'''EF Prime''' is a tv channel which broadcasts an information and entertainment during Eurofurence on the internal hotel TV system. It launched in 2007 during EF 13, and airs information about EF-related events and hotel facilities. In between, it shows furry and furry-related shorts, clips and shows as well as clips that aren't furry related, yet popular among the fandom.

At EF 17, EF Prime got its own mascot, a computer generated wolf named [[Spikey Wolf]]. He was introduced in a video parody of Eminem's "My name is"[http://vimeo.com/27369671] and is voiced by [[Shay]]. Spikey highlighted the days timetable on EF prime on daily base and also provided in numerous quotes during live events.

Responsible for EF Prime are:
* [[BigBlueFox]] (program schedule, content management, on-air design)
* [[Kralle]] (IT-planning, hardware, software)

=== Daily Eurofurence ===
The '''[[Daily Eurofurence]]''' is a newspaper published during Eurofurence, reporting all kinds of events on the prior day. The 'newspaper' consists of various articles, some cartoons, an occasional cross-word puzzle and the updated time-table for the convention.

== History ==
The Eurofurence has been held in the following places over the years:

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! Year !! Date !! Attn. !! Location
|-
| [[Eurofurence 1|1 (1995)]]
| 30 Jun-3 Jul
| 19
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 2|2 (1996)]]
| 18-22 Jul
| 35
| Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
|-
| [[Eurofurence 3|3 (1997)]]
| 21-24 Aug
| 59
| Boostedt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 4|4 (1998)]]
| 1-5 Aug
| 80
| Heeze, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands
|-
| [[Eurofurence 5|5 (1999)]]
| 22-25 Jul
| 117
| Berlin, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 6|6 (2000)]]
| 10-13 Aug
| 149
| Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 7|7 (2001)]]
| 22-25 Jul
| 230
| Kirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 8|8 (2002)]]
| 15-18 Aug
| 260
| Oberbernhards, Hessen, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 9|9 (2003)]]
| 21-24 Aug
| 165
| Samopše, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
|-
| [[Eurofurence 10|X (2004)]]
| 26-29 Aug
| 295
| Olpe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 11|11 (2005)]]
| 21-24 Jul
| 380
| Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 12|12 (2006)]]
| 23-27 Aug
| 405
| Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 13|13 (2007)]]
| 5-9 Sep
| 585
| Suhl, Thüringen, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 14|14 (2008)]]
| 27-31 Aug
| 777
| Suhl, Thüringen, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 15|15 (2009)]]
| 26-30 Aug
| 911
| Suhl, Thüringen, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 16|16 (2010)]]
| 1-5 Sep
| 973
| Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 17|17 (2011)]]
| 17-21 Aug
| 1066
| Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 18|18 (2012)]]
| 28 Aug-2 Sep
| 1232
| Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
|-
| [[Eurofurence 19|19 (2013)]]
| 21-25 Aug
| 1376
| Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
|}

=== Themes ===

Eurofurence 8 was the first Eurofurence convention to have a specific theme. The theme is represented in the art and signs displayed in public and in some events such as the pawpet show. There are also often events specific to the theme, such as at Eurofurence 17 which had a Tai Chi panel and a martial arts performance to go with its Chinese theme.

* 8 (2002): "[[F.I.A.|Furry Intelligence Agency]]"
* 9 (2003): "Cunning Little Vixens"
* X (2004): "EFX: The Movie" - at the movies
* 11 (2005): "Songs of the Old Ages" - the middle ages
* 12 (2006): "The Hounds of Blackwhite Castle" - detective stories
* 13 (2007): "The Unlucky Thirteen" - casino
* 14 (2008): "Horrorfurence: From Dusk till Dawn" - horror stories
* 15 (2009): "1001 Arabian Nights" - the Middle East
* 16 (2010): "Serengeti" - Africa
* 17 (2011): "Kung Fur Hustle" - China
* 18 (2012): "Animalia Romana" - the Roman Empire
* 19 (2013): "Aloha Hawaii"
* 20 (2014): "CSI Berlin"

=== Guests of Honour ===

Eurofurence has had a guest of honour almost every year since Eurofurence 5 in 1999 (except for Eurofurence 6 and 9). The following list provides an overview of guests so far:

* 5 (1999): [[Lisanne Norman]], author of the ''[[Sholan Alliance]]'' series of books
* 7 (2001): Lisanne Norman; [[Chairo|Lee "Chairo" Strom]], fursuiter, puppeteer, and member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; [[Mark Merlino]], co-founder of [[ConFurence]], the original furry convention
* 8 (2002): [[Uncle Kage|Dr. Samuel "Uncle Kage" Conway]], Chairman of [[Anthrocon]], the world’s largest furry convention
* X (2004): [[Timothy Albee]], Creator of ''[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]''
* 11 (2005): [[Heather Alexander]], Celtic Folk/World Rock Musician
* 12 (2006): [[Dark Natasha]], furry artist
* 13 (2007): [[Lance Ikegawa]], costume designer; Steve Gallacci was scheduled to appear, but a last minute emergency forced him to cancel.
* 14 (2008): [[Watts Martin]], science fiction writer in the early days of the furry fandom, and [[Steve Gallacci]], creator and publisher of ''Albedo Anthropomorphics''
* 15 (2009): [[Jimmy Chin]], furry artist and fursuiter
* 16 (2010): [[Stan Sakai]], comic author, creator of ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]''
* 17 (2011): [[Jim Martin]], puppeteer for Sesame Street
* 18 (2012): [[wikipedia:Peter S. Beagle|Peter S. Beagle]], fantasy author
* 19 (2013): [http://www.eurofurence.org/EF19/index.php?page=guestofhonor|Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Andy Heath and Iestyn Evans], puppeteers from ‘The Mongrels’ the hit BBC comedy

=== Charity ===

Since a few years, Eurofurence has had a dedicated charity for each convention, often animal sanctuaries or other animal welfare organisations. Donations are collected during the convention, and there are often one or more paid events, of which the profits go to the charity.

* 13 (2007): [http://www.waldzoo-offenbach.de/ Waldzoo Offenbach], raised €1814
* 14 (2008): [http://www.nfws.org.uk/ National Fox Welfare Society], raised €3509.69
* 15 (2009): [http://tierpark-suhl.eu/ Tierpark Suhl], raised €2938.53
* 16 (2010): [http://gnadenhof-emmrich.de/ Gnadenhof Emmrich], raised €5771.15
* 17 (2011): [http://www.raubkatzenasyl.de/ Raubkatzenasyl], raised €8720.55
* 18 (2012): [http://www.zona-de-galgos.de/ Far from Fear e.V.]<ref>[http://www.eurofurence.org/EF18/charity.html EF18 charity page]</ref>, raised €13,253
* 19 (2013): [http://www.wildtierhilfefiel.de/ Wildtierhilfe Fiel e.V.]<ref>[http://www.eurofurence.org/EF19/?page=charity EF19 charity page]</ref>, raised €19,307

==Organization==
[[Eurofurence 1]] was first organized in 1995 by [[Tes-Tui-H'ar]] and [[unci]], neither of whom are now involved with running the convention. In 1997, [[Cheetah (musician)|Sven "Cheetah" Tegethoff]], took over as [[convention chairman]] of [[Eurofurence 3]] and has chaired nearly every Eurofurence since then. [[Eurofurence 4]] was organized and financed by [[Samarindus]], who found a location for the 1998 convention in the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]] with the help of [[Naros]].

Later in 1998, [[Eurofurence e.V.]] was registered as a social organization in [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] to operate the convention annually from [[Eurofurence 5]] in 1999 to the present day. However, it is not limited to any specific location, and has many international members among its staff and members. Since 2009, Eurofurence e.V. has their own flags, banners and posters with the logo.

=== Current staff ===

For Eurofurence 13 (2007), the core members of convention staff, and their areas of responsibility, were as follows:<ref>Eurofurence 13 Convention Book, 2007</ref>

* [[Cheetah_(musician)|Cheetah]] — Chairman, Programming Director
* [[Richard_Nightfox|Nightfox]] — Vice Chairman, Consite Relations
* [[Loewi]] — Chief Financial Officer
* [[BigBlueFox]] — Web Design, Director Video and Hotel TV
* [[AkiRaccoon]] — Lead Gopher
* [[Cairyn]] — Director Art Show, Con Book Editor
* [[Gyroplast]] — Director Dealers' Den
* [[EosFoxx]] — Guest of Honour Relations
* [[Jaryic]] — Lead Stage Crew
* [[Jumpy]] — Lead Registration Team
* [[Mystifur]] — Lead [[Fursuit]] Support
* [[o'wolf]] — Media Relations
* [[Riffuchs]] — Lead Onsite Logistics
* [[Gyroplast]] — Director Security
* [[Tigerseye]] — Vice Lead Fursuit Support

Whilst these are the "key" members of staff, there are many more volunteers helping to make the convention a success by doing such tasks as leading events, setting up the stage and art show, teardown and pretty much anything else that needs doing.

== Quotes and trivia ==

* "Anthrocon may be the biggest fur convention in the world, but Eurofurence is the best." — [[Uncle Kage]], EFX (2004)
* "EF kicks ass! In Fact there is not enough ass in the entire US for this con to kick!" — [[Uncle Kage]], EF 12 (2006)
* "I am chairman of the largest furry convention in the world, but I personally believe that the best furry convention is right here." — [[Uncle Kage]], EF 13 (2007)
* "I command three of the largest hotels, in one of the largest cities in the USA. I would trade all of them away for one Ringberg." (a.k.a. "Goodbye, Ringberg Hotel") — [[Uncle Kage]], EF 15 (2009)
* "This is our second year in the Maritim hotel. And with 1066 registration we are officially booked out." — [[Nightfox]], EF 17 (2011)
* "...additional notice. We would like to ask you: to NOT fursuit in the pool. The filters clogged up with fur and water overflowed in to other areas. And although the hotel manager though it was very cool. We still have to ask you to not do this." — [[Nightfox]], EF 17 (2011)
* "The past week has been a wild ride for the reg team - during first 6 days, we have received nothing short of 1150 registration requests - which once again marks a new record in EF history." — [[Cheetah]], pre-EF18 (2012)

==References==
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==External links==

* [http://www.eurofurence.org Main Eurofurence Site]
* [http://forum.eurofurence.org Official Eurofurence Forum]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/eurofurence/ Eurofurence community] at [[LiveJournal]] (unofficial)
* [https://twitter.com/eurofurence Eurofurence] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eurofurence/id547979097?l=sv&ls=1&mt=8 Eurofurence iOS app] on the [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes Store]
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FeralHeart

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'''FeralHeart''' is a 3D [[RPG]] featuring [[non-morphic]] [[canine]] and [[feline]] characters. It was created by [[KovuLKD]] and its server is hosted by [[Razmirz]], after the closing of [[Impressive Title]], and released in late January 2011. Wings and many marking choices have been added in the recent years.
Map-making, object-making, preset-making, and even the ability to create your own sky. This game is loaded with features.
You can go out into the maps already made-- Bonfire Island, Ficho Tunnel, Fluorite Plains, Temple Of Dreams, Cape of Distant Worlds, Lonely Cave, South Pole, Atlantis, Lost Cave, Ascension Island, and the newest: Sky's Rim. You can also make your own but there is a limit of reachable maps in Cape. But, unlike Impressive Title, there are no animals to hunt that drop items. Instead, you can download item packs from the forum.

==Map-making==
Feral-Heart features an easy map-making function where you can add hills to your map by making a 'Terrain Height Map' in GIMP, Photoshop, Paint.NET, Anything but MS Paint. These images are Grey-scale, black indicates the low, valleys or rivers, and white indicates the highest, like hills or mountains. You can make anything you desire here: party maps, Warrior cats themed maps, holiday maps...

You can add water, load height-maps and terrain masks, change the size and height of the map, and even add a custom map from the sky maker into your map by going to 'World' tab of the map-maker!

In the 'Objects' tab, you are able to add objects from different groups, 'Gates', which are portals to other maps, and custom water.

In the Controls tab, you can change the size, shape, length, width, and rotation.

==Object making==
With the default objects, you can do a lot. Just load the .mesh file, and you can change anything you wish to, even the texture! You can add multiple meshes to one object and rotate them any way you please. With the effect maker, you can even add particles!

==Sky making==
Users are able to make custom skies for their maps. You can make your maps rain, snow, and more! Using particle files, you can make the weather particles, and even color your sky at different times!

==Preset making==
Users are able to create their own presets, by setting their own lion textures in the files. (Example: C:/FeralHeart/Presets/Preset3. You would place the textures in there) Its quite complicated and requires some editing of .material files, but no worries! These can be opened in notepad.

==Movie maker==
This will be edited when this feature is finished! Currently, When you select movie maker from 'Tools' It says Coming Soon!

== See also ==
* [[Arokai]]
*[[Impressive Title]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.feral-heart.com ''Official Website'']
* [http://feral-hearts.deviantart.com/ Feral-Hearts] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.impressivetitle.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fh&action=display&thread=13912&page=1 ''Feralhearts Q&A'' Forum]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmeTtuRUl2Y "FH Improvement" Youtube]

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Pepé Le Pew

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'''Pepé Le Pew''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[Skunk (species)|skunk]] and considered by some to be a [[furry]] sex icon. Created in 1945 by [[Chuck Jones]], Pepé is an overamorous fellow who is always looking for love, despite his odor and his aggressive habits. He is particularly interested in Penelope Pussycat, a [[cat]] who accidentally gets painted like a [[skunkette]]. Pepé's foul odor and intrusive, aggressive seduction attempts are both traits that many Americans associate to a degree with stereotypical French men.
Pepé won an Academy Award for ''For Scent-imental Reasons'' (1949).
Most skunk furries identify or represent themselves with Pepé and the skunk can be found in many [[yiff]] art, gaining sex idol status in the fandom, partly due to efforts by such as [[Cigarskunk]] and [[Eva Triple]].

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Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High

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'''''Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High''''' (Swedish '''''Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr'''''), is a 1991 Swedish animated feature film directed by [[Jan Gissberg]] after an original script by [[Thomas Funck]], using Funck's already well-established characters.

== Premise ==

It follows a shorter film made by the same team in 1987, ''[[Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball (film)|Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball]]''. This is the first time since before 1954 where a Kalle Stropp production features voice acting by others than only Funck himself, only with the exception of children that had participated in other productions as well. Also notable is that The Hen, one of the prominent characters in the Kalle Stropp canon, doesn't appear.
== Synopsis ==
Something strange has been spotted over the tree tops in the forest where Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball live, and Plåt-Niklas quickly builds a [[monocular]] to examine it. It turns out to be an emergency signal and the two friends together with Plåt-Niklas and The Parrot set out on an expedition to resque whoever is sending the signal.

While crossing a stream, though, Froggy Ball falls down a small waterfall and ends up in a dark cave. While looking for a way out he stumbles upon the [[Conifer cone|Cone]] People who live there and quickly befriends the Cone King and Queen. In the meantime Charlie Strap has met up with Kottegrön, a young and impulsive female cone, and soon joins Froggy Ball and the others. It turns out that the Cone People are the ones who have been sending the signal, and when elevated up to a tree top Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball see a helicopter landing, with three evil businessmen from the company Tonto-Turbo who are planning to tear down a huge part of the forest. When the businessmen leave, Kottegrön ends up being with them on the helicopter.
Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball hang on to the landing skids, but eventually fall off high up in the air over a [[Mälaren|lake]]. Luckily it turns out that Carlie's [[tailcoat]] can be used as a parachute, and Froggy Ball even learns how to steer it by pulling the tails so they can land on a [[steam boat]]. On the boat Plåt-Niklas and The Parrot succeed to locate them so they can join them again.

The boat takes them to [[Gripsholm Castle]], which turns out to be where the businessmen were heading too, as their full plan is to move the old castle to the cleared space in the forest and turn it into a hyper modern luxury hotel, replacing most of its walls and floors with glass. This will be made possible by hacking the authorities' computers with a special program they are keeping on a [[floppy disk]]. Kottegrön, who has been hiding in a briefcase, tries to steal the disk but fails. Instead she, Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball end up on the bottom of the castle well, but are soon resqued by Plåt-Niklas who has the ability to fly. In the meantime the men from Tonto-Turbo leave again in their helicopter. Plåt-Niklas calculates that they are heading to [[Stockholm|the city]], before he flies back to the cone forest with Kottegrön.

In the city, Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball walk up to Tonto-Turbo's central office and confront them, but are simply laughed at and disregarded. The businessmen then head off to the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel party]] where they have been invited. The two friends, left in the office, discover that the men forgot to bring the floppy disk with them. They try to find out which one of the disks at the office it is that is the real one, and while trying one in the computer the frog ends up inside of a computer game and Charlie has to control him into safety with the joystick. Soon after that, one of the men returns - and takes the right disk with him.

Unable to get into the Nobel party, Froggy Ball is ready to give up when a submarine appears. Out of it come Plåt-Niklas and Kottegrön who have returned. Through the kitchen they smuggle themselves into the party by hiding in the dessert - an ice cream parade. When inside Froggy Ball holds a speech where he accuses the men from Tonto-Turbo in public. The atmosphere becomes confused, and the men capture the two friends and decide to get rid of them once and for all. But then suddenly The Fox, who had previously only been seen in a short cameo in the very beginning of the story, arrives and causes disruption. While the men are distracted everybody can escape, and Kottegrön steals the floppy disk. After a wild chase though, the men recapture the disk, but only to see an army of cones arrive and chase them into the water, where also the disk is dropped by The Parrot.

Back in the cone forest the frog is awarded a prize from the hands of the cone Minister of Flower Pots and the businessmen are given a new profession - shaving sheep, which they seem to enjoy.

== Cast ==

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!English voice
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| Charlie Strap
| [[Cliff Edwards]]
| [[Thomas Funck]]
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| Froggy Ball
| [[Walter Catlett]]
| [[Thomas Funck]]
|-
| Sheet-Niklas
| [[Tom Kenny]]
| [[Thomas Funck]]
|-
| The Fox
| [[Sterling Holloway]]
| [[Thomas Funck]]
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| The Parrot
| [[John Sutherland]]
| [[Thomas Funck]]
|-
| The Etc
| [[Thomas Funck]]
| [[Thomas Funck]]
|-
| Hacke Businessman From Tonto-Turbo
| [[Lord Tim Hudson]]
| [[Thorsten Flinck]]
|-
| Macke Businessman From Tonto-Turbo
| [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]
| [[Peter Dalle]]
|-
| Acke Businessman From Tonto-Turbo
| [[Paul Winchell]]
| [[Claes Månsson]]
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| The Princess Cone Green
| [[Jodi Benson]]
| [[Åsa Bjerkerot]]
|-
| The Queen Cone,Cone Green Mom
| [[Eva Gabor]]
| [[Eva Funck]]
|-
| The King Cone,Cone Green Dad
| [[Phil Harris]]
| [[Stig Grybe]]
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== See also ==

* [[W:Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High|Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102184/ Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High] on the [[W:IMDb|IMDb]]

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Red fox

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The '''red fox''' (''Vulpes vulpes'') is the most well known [[species]] of [[fox]], and for most people is synonymous with the word 'fox'. It is one of the most popular species in the [[furry fandom]].

The fur of a red fox is actually a rusty orange, although artistic depictions often darken the colour to a deeper reddish colour.

==Subspecies and varieties==

The red fox has many varieties. Some taxonomists regard the American variety as being a separate species (''Vulpes fulva'') but the consensus seems to be that they are merely different subspecies.

The '''cross fox''' is a common color variant with a dark stripe across the shoulders and down the back.

The '''silver fox''', so called because of white-tipped black hairs on an otherwise solid-black coat, is also a color variant of the red fox, and is rare in the wild.

==The red fox in culture==

The red fox is proverbial as a thief and a trickster in some of the oldest story traditions, and has kept this reputation to the present day.

It is also an urban animal in some places, and many towns have foxes which hunt the streets after dark.

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Red Fox characters|Red Fox characters]]

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Red Fox|Red Fox]] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=26 Red Fox] at Lioncrusher

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Furry Writers' Guild

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| title = Furry Writers' Guild
| image = [[File:GuildPic1.jpg|250px]] drawn by [[Frank LeRenard]]
| author = '''Manager:''' [[Sean Rivercritic]] '''Founder:''' [[Sean Silva]]
| url = http://www.furrywritersguild.com/
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The '''Furry Writers' Guild''' is a [[furry]] writers' association with the aim of bringing writers of all levels of skill and ability together to help improve the quality of furry [[fiction|anthropomorphic fiction]]. Founded in April 2010 by [[Sean Silva]] and led since September 2013 by [[Sean Rivercritic]], the Guild aspires to facilitate community building and information sharing between writers and readers of furry literature alike.

==Mission==

The purpose of the Furry Writers' Guild is to support, inform, elevate and promote quality writing and writers of anthropomorphic fiction.<ref>''[http://www.furrywritersguild.com/home/who-we-are Mission Statement]'' - Sean Silva, Furry Writers' Guild (27 April 2010)</ref> The also are hosts the '''Cóyotl Awards''', an annual juried award for "excellence in anthropomorphic literature", run by the Furry Writers' Guild since 2012.

==Web site==
At the core of the Guild is its website, which aims to bring together people and resources and organize them into a cohesive whole. It collects useful links and information from throughout the internet and the [[furry fandom]], including various writing resources, articles, distributors and publishers of anthropomorphic related literature, and an up-to-date Furry Writer's Market listing many publishing opportunities throughout the community.

===Fur Affinity group===
On January 31, 2011, a group was formed on [[Fur Affinity]] for Guild members, aspiring members, and other interested parties. Anyone may freely watch the group, and by doing so, automatically receive updates of new publishing venues and other news to their Fur Affinity inbox. Guild members are also authorized to post the Guild icon on their Fur Affinity profile page.

== Membership ==
Although the web site and forums are open to all, full membership in the Guild is only available to writers who have met certain criteria for publication.<ref>[http://www.furrywritersguild.com/home/join-the-guild Join the Guild] - Furry Writers' Guild</ref> Associate membership is offered on a case-by-case basis to "specific individuals who have made key contributions in the field of anthropomorphic fiction (such as editors and publishers)".

===Eligibility===
Membership in the Guild is free, but requires a writer to meet simple publishing criteria. Presently the available options are to either have at least one published entry in a paying venue, or two published works in non-paying venues. In either case, the written work must have anthropomorphic characters or themes. The publication venues themselves do not have to be inside the furry fandom, so long as the published work itself is appropriate.<ref>''[http://www.furrywritersguild.com/home/join-the-guild Join The Guild]'' - Sean Silva, Guild Membership Criteria (4 May 2010)</ref>

===Benefits===
Membership provides access to a members-only section within the forum<ref>''[http://community.livejournal.com/furrywriters/126554.html Furry Writers' Guild Announcement]'' - Poetigress, Furry Writers journal (3 June 2010)</ref> as well as providing announcements and advertisements for upcoming projects and publications through the website. It also provides recognition to its member authors and offers them a way to use their talents to improve furry fiction for everyone.

===Members===

Current members of the guild include:
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* [[Brathor Cyr]]
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* [[Nighteyes Dayspring]]
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* [[Watts Martin|Watts "Chipotle" Martin]]
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* [[Prof Hauke|Mark "Prof Hauke" N]]
* [[Tempe O'Kun|Tempe "Tempo" O'Kun]]
* [[Altivo]] Overo
* [[PadfootSM]]
* [[Pattarchus StormWind]]
* [[Fred Patten]] (associate)
* [[Michael H. Payne]]
* [[Heath Pfaff]]
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* [[Rechan]]
* [[Lauren Rivers]]
* [[Leasara|Shannon "Leasara" Robertson]]
* [[Bahumat|Patrick "Bahumat" Rochefort]]
* [[Hafoc|Bill "Hafoc" Rogers]]
* [[Thomas Shaw]]
* [[Sean Silva]] "Duroc"
* [[Stephen Soliz]]
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* [[James Steele]]
* [[Roci Stone]]
* [[Stormcatcher]]
* [[Matthias Struck]]
* [[Red Swampwulf]]
* Kristina "[[Th' buni]]" Tracer
* [[Alex Vance]]
* [[Stinkdog|Kyle "Stinkdog" Viehmann]]
* [[Vulpecula Threetail]]
* [[Donald Jacob Uitvlugt]]
* [[Carmen K. Welsh Jr.]]
* [[Sparf|Chris "Sparf" Williams]]
* [[C. A. Withey]]
* [[Gene Wolf]]
* [[Ianus J. Wolf]]
* [[Tristan Black Wolf]]
* [[Quinn Yellowfox]]
* [[Whyte Yoté]]
* [[Zodiark]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.furrywritersguild.com/ Furry Writers' Guild]
*[http://www.anthroaquatic.com/forum/ Furry Writers' Guild's forum] ([http://forum.furrywritersguild.com/ old forum])
*[http://coyotlawards.org/ The Cóyotl Awards]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/furwritersguild Furry Writers' Guild group] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Whitepaws

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[[Image:RainFurrest 2007 Whitepaws.JPG|right|thumb|Whitepaws at [[RainFurrest 2007]].]]
'''Whitepaws''' (born 1985) is a [[fursuiter]] living in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. His fursuit character is a [[husky]] created by [[Mixed Candy]].

==External links==
* [http://fur-suit.org/?c=viewsuit&id=560 Whitepaws] on [[fur-suit.org]]
* [http://whitepaws.livejournal.com/ Whitepaws] on [[LiveJournal]]
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Verdauga

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'''Verdauga''' is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Montana|Montana]], USA.<ref>[https://www.anthrocon.org/user/281/verdauga Verdauga's profile] on the [[Anthrocon]] website. Retrieved February 20, 2013</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Verdauga has been convention staff in the past for [[Rainfurrest]] and [[Califur]]. Rainfurrest in [[Con Ops]] for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 years. Califur in Con Ops in 2007 and 2008.

=== Fursonas ===

His [[fursona]] is an [[anthro]] Bengal [[tiger|tigress]]. Verdauga also can be found as [[Chakat]] Softstripe.

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Anthrocon]] -
* Califur - 2007, 2008
* [[FWA]] -
* Rainfurrest - 2007, 2008, 2009

==Referfences==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|Verdauga}}
* [https://twitter.com/Verdauga Verdauga] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/verdauga/ Verdauga] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Trapa

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[[File:Conifur-2001-Auryanne.jpg||220px|right|Trapa's Conifur 2001 [[con badge]], by [[Auryanne]]]]
Trapa is an [[African civet]] who is based in [[wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]] and attends and staffs a number of [[convention]]s. He has long{{when}} had a character on [[The Lion King MUCK]], and his [[fursuit]] character is a civet. In June of 2008 he graduated university with a [[Wikipedia:Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's degree]] in Computer Information Systems, specializing in both networking and security.

== Conventions and planned events ==
=== Califur ===
From the birth of [[Califur]] to October 2008, Trapa was the co-chair of Califur. In this role he helps to plan the convention and maintains the operations side of the convention planning. Through his efforts many of his friends and his furry family have ended up on the staff of Califur.

=== RainFurrest ===
In 2006, Trapa agreed to try to help Seattle have a convention again. He worked very hard on starting up the convention called [[RainFurrest]], which he co-chaired in 2007. Gene, the other co-chair of RainFurrest, announced that Trapa would be the chair of RainFurrest in 2008.

=== Califur Train trip ===
For 2005 to 2008 Trapa orchestrated [[Califur Train]] which was a group train trip to and from Califur for furries from the North to make it to Califur.

=== FC Van Trip ===
Each year Trapa also orchestrates the [[Further Confusion]] van trip. The trip started the first year as a group of four furries renting a car to head to California. The second year of the trip it was 6 furries in a rental van. The third year it was 12 furs in two vans. The fourth year was 20 furries in 4 rental vans. The van trip website is at [http://trapa.pawprinting.org/ FC Van Trip Website]

===Other===
As of late November 2011 Trapa was confirmed as Consultant for [[Furaleigh]], a convention proposed for 2013 in North Carolina, U.S.A.<ref>[http://www.furaleigh.org/apps/blog/show/10652629-big-news-11-30-11 Big news 11-30-11] posted November 30, 2011 on furaleigh.org. Retrieved January 11, 2012.</ref>

==Furry business ventures==
By 2006, Trapa started the business [[Paw Printing]] to help artists sell their artwork (and to cover the cost of attending conventions). After an initial fursuit collaboration{{when}} he worked with [[Scribblefox]] to create [[Northwest Furry Productions]], a fursuiting business which lasted for three years.

==Radio==
Trapa is a certified amateur radio operator and instructor in Canada. He purchased several radios over time so that the conventions he runs didn't have to. Trapa has all the equipment needed to repair and maintain many two way radios and does offer his services at near-free prices to any other furries out there.

== References ==
<references/>
{{Contributor|Trapa}}

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Slash V. Lagopus

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'''Slash V. Lagopus''' is the [[fursona]] of '''James P. Hicks''' (born May 22, 1981), and is a white [[arctic fox]]. He was born in [[Wikipedia:Van Nuys, California|Van Nuys, California, U.S.A.]] and has lived most of his life in [[wikipedia:Missoula, Montana|Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.]] As of 2008, he lives in [[wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.]] He is a [[photography|photographer]], mostly into wildlife and domestic animal photography. He is a staff member of [[Rainfurrest]].

== Previous names ==
In the past Slash has gone by two other names: '''AoKaze''' and then '''TokiKitsune'''. His fursona has always been an arctic fox.

==External links==
{{Contributor|Arcticfoxslash}}
*[http://arcticfoxslash.livejournal.com/ Slash V. Lagopus] on [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/arcticfoxslash Slash V. Lagopus] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/arcticfoxslash Slash V. Lagopus] on [[YouTube]]

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Sharako CloudCat

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'''Sharako''' is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]], Washington, USA. His [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:Clouded leopard|clouded leopard]].

==Conventions and meets==
Sharako has run many local [[furmeet|meets]], particularly [[Wikipedia:Build-A-Bear Workshop|Build-A-Bear]] meets.

He has worked with [[Rainfurrest]] since 2006; he is a founding member of the [[convention]], as well as [[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]], the con's parent organization. Sharako was a R.A.In board member from 2007 to 2011, serving as Vice President as well as being an Outstanding Board Member.

===Rainfurrest convention activities===
* [[Rainfurrest 2007]] - General Staff
* [[Rainfurrest 2008]] - Gaming Lead
* [[Rainfurrest 2009]] - Fandom Track Lead
* [[Rainfurrest 2010]] - Fandom Track Lead and [[Charity]] Lead
* [[Rainfurrest 2011]] - Charity Lead
* [[Rainfurrest 2012]] - Charity staff
* [[Rainfurrest 2013]] - Charity Lead

==External links==
{{Contributor}}

* [https://www.weasyl.com/profile/sharako Sharako] on [[Weasyl]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sharakolunarwolf/ Sharakolunarwolf] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/CloudyLeoPard CloudyLeoPart (Sharako)] on [[Inkbunny]]

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Sevet

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'''Salem Adams Kusanaga''' (born Feb. 5, 1987) is a [[rabbit (species)|rabbit]][[taur]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland, Oregon]], USA.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbitdude/ Salem's] [[Fur Affinity]] page</ref> Shi was born in what is now present-day [[Wikipedia:Sunnyside,_Clackamas_County,_Oregon|Sunnyside, Oregon]]. Shi is also the webmaster of [[Kusanaga|Kusanaga]].<ref>[http://www.kusanaga.com Kusanaga]</ref>

== Appearance ==
[[Image:Salem_Adams_Kusanaga_Mary_Mouse.jpg|right|thumb|Salem Adams Kusanaga, holding a katana, drawn by Mary Minch]]
As the species name implies, Salem is a taur of the rabbit variety, about five feet, nine inches tall, with an almost goldenrod color for fur. Shi has blue eyes. Shi also has a "tattoo" on hir shoulder, of a white snowflake, surrounded by a blue flame.

Shi occasionally carries a katana, although shi rarely uses it, unless it is absolutely necessary.

Due to hir body type, shi usually walks around without any clothes on, and when shi does have clothes on, it is usually for a good reason.

== Real Life ==
In [[real life]], Salem is currently a college student, majoring in criminology and criminal justice.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbitdude/ Salem's] [[Fur Affinity]] page</ref>

Salem has been attending [[Wikipedia:Orycon|Orycon]] ever since he was young, and has been to two [[Worldcon|Worldcons]], however, his first furry convention was in 2008, at [[Further Confusion]]. He is an active con attendee for both [[science fiction]] and furry conventions, but will attend them at sporadic times.

Salem has been a previous staff member at [[Rainfurrest]] and continues to help the staff out at Rainfurrest.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==
{{Contributor|rabbitdude}}
* [http://www.kusanaga.com Kusanaga]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbitdude Salem Adams Kusanaga] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Rye Bunny

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[[Image:Digital-rhari-portrait.jpg|right|220px|Drawn by Rhari]]
'''Rhari''' is the [[red fox]] [[fursona]] of '''Shayley Duval''' (born November 9, 1988),<ref>[http://rhari.livejournal.com/profile Rhari's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved October 31, 2008</ref> who lives in [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], Canada.

Rhari is a [[wikipedia:Housewife|stay-at-home mother]] and [[furry artist]]. Her daughter's fur name is [[Barra]].

==Conventions==
Rhari was on the staff of [[Rainfurrest 2008]], when she was the [[conbook]] editor, [[art show]] helper and flyer artist. She was staff and attended [[Rainfurrest 2009]]. In 2010 Rhari joined the parent organization [[RAIn]] as a member at large on their board of directors

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Howloween 2008 Rhari.JPG|[[Rhari]] at [[Howloween 2008]]
</gallery>

==Barra==

'''Barra''' is the daughter of [[Rhari]] and [[Razzy]]. She is illustrated as a [[Caracal]] and [[Red Fox]] hybrid with pigtails, caracal ears, and a long tail ending in a fox tip.

Barra attended [[convention]]s, such as Animethon 2007, with her parents, and [[RainFurrest 2008]] and 2009 with her mother.
[[Image:Digital-family-dropit.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Rhari, Razzy, Barra and Hida.]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://rhari.livejournal.com/ ''The Wandering of Foxes''] - Rhari on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rhari Rhari] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Ravenwood

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'''Ravenwood''' is a "[[greymuzzle]]" ''[[Smilodon]]'' living in British Columbia, Canada. He attends [[Conifur]] and [[Further Confusion]].

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North

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[[Image:FC 2008 North.JPG|right|thumb|[[North]] at [[Further Confusion 2008]]]]'''North''' is a [[fursuit]]er and [[puppeteer]] from [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington]], U.S.A. His [[fursona]] is an [[Arctic Wolf]]. He is an enthusiast of the [[furry fandom]], motor sports, mountaineering, aviation, space flight, wine, food. He cooks and bartends.

His fursuit, North Puppy, is a [[Great Dane]] [[Dog|puppy]] and was self-built in 2005. North Puppy's character is bouncy, affectionate, silly, a little dopey and sometimes mischievous. He has appeared at [[Conifur]], [[Howloween]], [[Further Confusion]], [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], [[Anthrocon]], [[Midwest FurFest]], [[Megaplex]], [[Furry Connection North]], various [[Elliott's Live Events]] and [[Rainfurrest]].

He was the director of Con Operations at Rainfurrest 2007, Co-Chair for Rainfurrest 2008, and will be Chair for Rainfurrest 2009.

==External links==
* [http://northing.livejournal.com/ North] on [[LiveJournal]]

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[[File:Loial small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Loial Otter]]
'''Loial Otter''' (real name '''Matthew Peters'''), is a [[furry]] whose [[fursona]] is usually an [[otter]], or occasionally a [[marten]], who lives in [[W:Vancouver|Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada, after having lived for a while in [[W:Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]] (northern BC).

== Fandom involvement ==

Loial used to work at [[Califur]], and still works for [[RainFurrest]], for which he is [[chairman]] in 2011. His interests include electronics and model trains.

He loves to fiddle with electronic gadgets of all kinds.

==External links==
{{Contributor|LoialOtter}}
* [http://twitter.com/LoialOtter Loial Otter] on Twitter
* [http://loialotter.deviantart.com/ Loial Otter] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://yerf.metafur.org/petematt Matthew Peters] on the [[Yerf Historical Archive]]

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LilFuzz

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__NOTOC__[[File:LilFuzzRL2.jpg|thumb|right|Lil'Fuzz not in the fur~]]
[[File:LilFuzzM.jpg|thumb|right|Fuzzy by [[Marci McAdam]] July, 2012]]

'''Lil'Fuzz''', frequently known as '''CubFuzzy''' or most commonly known as just '''Fuzzy''', was born on April 27, 1985. He is the founder of the furry social network [[MyFur Network]] and the [[babyfur]] social network [[BabyFur.ME]]. He lives in Renton, Washington, United States.

==Fandom involvement==
===History and activity===
Lil'Fuzz has been involved with the furry fandom since 2000. Lil'Fuzz is an [[Babyfur#Definition_of_AB.2FDLs|ABDL babyfur]]. As a web developer, his primary focus in the fandom is to unite furries through the use of web applications.
===Convention involvement===
* '''[[RainFurrest]] 6''' (Event Year 2013) - Staff, Convention Master Liaison
* '''[[RainFurrest]] 5''' (Event Year 2012) - Staff, Registration
===Fandom web projects===
* '''[[FurArtist]]''' - Founder
* '''[[MyFur Network]]''' - Founder
* '''[[BabyFur.ME]]''' - Founder
* '''[[azfurs.com]]''' - Admin (hosting)

==External links==
{{Contributor|Lilfuzz}}
* [http://babyfur.me/profile/admin Fuzzy] on [[BabyFur.ME]]
* [http://twitter.com/cubfuzzy ''CubFuzzy''] on [[Twitter]]

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Kyle "Kay" Fox

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[[Image:KayFox2.gif|right|thumb|Kyle Fox's [[fursona]].]]
'''Kyle "Kay" Fox''' is a greyish [[fennec fox]] who lives in the [[wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] area of [[wikipedia:Washington (state)|Washington, U.S.A.]] He holds an [[wikipedia:Amateur Radio|Amateur Radio]] Licence issued by the [[wikipedia:FCC|FCC]], [http://www.qrz.com/detail/KA7FOX KA7FOX] and an [[wikipedia:Industry Canada|Industry Canada]] Amateur Radio Certification with the call of VA7FEN and plans to upgrade to Amateur Extra.

Professionally, he works for a testing company, creating and running hardware and software tests.

Kayfox programs PHP scripts, embedded micro controller firmware, test scripts and some random DOS/Windows programs for little stuff.

He is a staff member of [[Califur]] and [[RainFurrest]]. In general he can be found helping out with technical things in Engineering, with the stage crew or working on Operations. To help out with these conventions, he has applied for and gotten a professional land mobile radio license from the [[wikipedia:FCC|FCC]].

His electronic projects include packet radio and [[wikipedia:APRS|APRS]] related stuff, as well as some embedded controller work.

==External links==
{{Contributor|Kayfox}}
*[http://kayfox.livejournal.com/ Kayfox] on [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://www.qrz.com/detail/KA7FOX KA7FOX] on [http://www.qrz.com/ QRZ.com]
*[http://kayfox.org/ Kay's web site]

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'''Gene Armstrong''' was the [[chairman]] of [[Rainfurrest]], and its representative to the [[Ursa Major Awards]]. He edited and wrote for the convention's 2011 anthology, ''[[Stories of Camp Rainfurrest]]''.

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Fleetwolf

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'''Fleetwolf''' (born July 19, 1980)<ref name="FleetwolfDA">[http://fleetwolf.deviantart.com/ Fleetwolf's profile] on [[deviantART]]. Retrieved September 22, 2012</ref> is a [[furry artist]] who lives on [[Wikipedia:Whidbey Island|Whidbey Island]] in Island County, Washington, U.S.A.<ref name="FleetwolfDA"/>

Fleetwold was on the staff of [[Rainfurrest 2007]], in charge of Hospitality.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://inkbunny.net/Fleetwolf Fleetwolf] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://fleetwolf.deviantart.com/ Fleetwolf] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fleetwolf/ Fleetwolf] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Electric Keet

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'''Electric Keet''' is a member of the [[furry fandom]]. She lives with her wife, [[th' buni]], and five others in the [[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|Seattle, Washington]] region and works primarily as a freelance graphic designer. Electric Keet (sometimes credited as Jessie Tracer / Electric Keet) is known primarily for her breadth of creative pursuits.

== Fursona ==
Electric Keet is not a [[fursona]] but merely a creative, slightly absurdist pseudonym that has gradually become both her business and personal name. While the name is not intended to connote any particular species, the "Keet" portion does originate as a variant of the word "[[parakeet]]."

In specifically furry contexts, Jessie is most often portrayed as a large, moderately [[anthropomorphic]] [[Wikipedia:Snow Leopard|snow leopard]] with completely greyscale fur, a modified species. Frequently, this portrayal will include accessories or even the full appearance of being of a similar style to the programs in the film [[Wikipedia:TRON (film)|''TRON'']] (Disney, 1982) complete with violet glow.

== Works ==

=== Design ===
Electric Keet is the designer of various printed publications within the fandom, including:
* the con booklet for the [[TSA-Bash]] in 2002 and 2003
* the pocket schedule for [[Further Confusion]] in 2006
* the con booklet for [[All Fur Fun]] from 2007 through 2009
* the pocket program and program guide for [[Anthrocon]] from 2003 through 2010
* the city guide for [[Anthrocon]] in 2007, 2009, and 2010
* the anthropomorphic literary magazine [[Renard's Menagerie]] during its eight-issue run
* the pocket program guide for [[RainFurrest]] in 2007 and 2008 (used 2009 through 2011 with modifications by another)
* the door-sign template for [[RainFurrest]] in 2008
* the fiction novels ''Child of Man'', ''Bait and Switch'', ''Beautiful World'', and ''Bonds of Silver, Bonds of Gold''
* the fiction anthologies ''Different Worlds, Different Stories: Volume 2'' and ''A Horse of Many Colours''
* all printed publications, badges, and signage for [http://www.everfreenw.com/ Everfree Northwest] in 2012.

=== Prose ===
Electric Keet is credited (sometimes as Jessie Tracer or Jason Tracer) for several short works of fiction, including:
* "Mute City" (appears in the [[Transformation Story Archive]])
* "The Spirit" (appears in the [[Anthrocon]] 2005 convention book)

She is the writer of [http://electrickeet.com/13R/ ''Thirteen Ribbons''], a web-published serial in 800 to 1200 word parts which centres around a racing team of anthropomorphic animals entering a competition which will take them on a tour through the Solar System of the future. It is described on the site as "a blend of [[Wikipedia:F-Zero X|''F-Zero X'']] and [[Wikipedia:Animalympics|''Animalympics'']]". It is presently on hiatus, but with announced plans to resume.

=== Music ===
Electric Keet is an electronic composer. Though very few of her works have anything to do with anthropomorphics, and those which do are furry in name only, they are well-known for their prominent release at conventions and listener base within the fandom. Her album releases and re-releases are:
* ''Beyond It All: version one point zero beta'' (1996)
* ''Frozen Hex'' (1997)
* ''Beyond It All: version one point zero beta two'' (1997)
* ''Beyond It All: version one point zero beta three'' (2004)
* ''On the Game Grid'' (2004)

She has also composed soundtracks for several small [[Wikipedia:Video game|videogames]], both [[Wikipedia:Homebrew (video games)|homebrew]] and published.

== Activities ==
=== Radio ===
From 2005 to 2008, Electric Keet performed as a DJ for [[LT3M]]. Her weekly broadcast, ''Electric Keet's Game Grid,'' was a two-hour block of music from videogame soundtracks and remixes of same. She also occasionally broadcasted an impromptu show featuring varied music (mostly progressive rock or related) and live talk.

=== Weblog ===
Electric Keet is the creator of [http://cheaper-than-food.blogspot.com/ ''Cheaper Than Food: the Ramen Break''], a playful chronicle of her experiences with all manner of domestic and imported instant noodles complete with pictures and ratings of each.

=== Roleplay and Chat ===
Jessie Tracer has participated in several online [[roleplay]]ing communities within the fandom, including [[FurryMUCK]] as ''Jessie-Tiger'' (formerly ''Jason-Roo''), [[SpinDizzy]] as ''Jessie-Tiger,'' [[Altered Realities]] (where she created the opening ASCII art logo, but remains uncredited), [[Puzzlebox MUCK]] as ''Zedda'', and [[Tapestries MUCK]] as ''Eekay''.

From 2005 to 2009, she participated in an active roleplay community in the massively multiplayer online game [[Wikipedia:City of Heroes|''City of Heroes'']], in which she not only played several anthropomorphs but also wrote fiction involving them. Her global alias there was ''@ElectricKeet''.

Electric Keet was frequent on [[Anthrochat]] IRC as ''Jessie'' or, when actively broadcasting on [[LT3M]], as ''E-Keet[DJ]''. She is also one of two head administrators of [[TFnet]] IRC.

=== Conventions ===
Jessie Tracer has attended numerous conventions, often in a staff or volunteer capacity. Notably:
* [[Albany Anthrocon 1998]], as a dealer
* [[Anthrocon 1999]], as a dealer
* [[Confurence 10]], as a dealer
* [[Anthrocon 2002]], as a volunteer
* [[Anthrocon 2003]], as part of the publications staff
* [[Anthrocon 2004]], as one of two organisers of the videogame room and part of the publications staff
* [[Anthrocon 2005]], as one of two organisers of the videogame room and part of the publications staff
* [[Further Confusion 2006]], as part of the publications staff
* [[Anthrocon 2006]], as one of two organisers of the videogame room and part of the publications staff
* [[All Fur Fun|All Fur Fun 2007]], as publications staff lead
* [[Anthrocon 2007]], as part of both the publications staff and the videogame room staff
* [[RainFurrest|RainFurrest 0]], as part of the publications staff
* [[All Fur Fun|All Fur Fun 2008]], as publications staff lead
* [[Anthrocon 2008]], as part of the publications staff
* [[RainFurrest|RainFurrest 1]], as part of the publications staff

== External links ==
{{Contributor|tracerj}}
* [http://www.electrickeet.com/ electrickeet.com] – the official Electric Keet website
* [http://electrickeet.com/13R/ electrickeet.com/13R] – the official ''Thirteen Ribbons'' website
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/electrickeet/ electrickeet] – [[Fur Affinity]] account
* [http://cheaper-than-food.blogspot.com/ ''Cheaper Than Food: the Ramen Break''] – ramen review blog

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'''Darkenwolf''' is a purebred [[Wolf (species)|wolf]] with some [[cat]] and [[fox]]-like tendencies.

== Biography ==
Darkenwolf (Dark for short), an avid [[video game]]r, discovered [[furry art]] in 2003, when his [http://www.polybemani.net/uploader/userfiles/1/darkone.jpg first fursona image] was drawn by [[Angela Rosquin]]. Since then, several overhauls of his character have occurred with changes of coloring and outfit. He has been, among other things, a martial artist, a mafia hitman, a jungle explorer, and a suave secret agent.

Dark has always had appreciation for [[anthropomorphic]] art and it is what drives him to continue to express his fur. Currently, Darkenwolf is working hard to [[commission]] a [[fursuit]] for his character, where he will finally have to decide what exactly he looks like.

As of March 2008 Dark is [[mate]]d to [[Kader]] the wolf. Dark lives in San Luis Obispo and goes to school at Cal Poly studying Computer Science. He is jobless, like most furries. He enjoys playing [[Dance Dance Revolution]] and other music/video games.

Dark attended [[Further Confusion]] 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 [[Califur]] 2006 and 2007, [[Anthrocon]] 2006, and [[RainFurrest]] 2007 and 2008; at RainFurrest 2007 he was the Black Ops Gofur & DDR Tournament Co-lead.

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://darkone238.livejournal.com/ Darkwolf] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/darkone238/ Dark] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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CyRex Wolf

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'''cyRex Wolf''' (born June 19, 1984)<ref name="cyRexLJP">[http://corelog.livejournal.com/profile cyRex's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 11, 2008</ref> is a [[furry]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="cyRexLJP"/> Though his full name is cyRex Wolf, he prefers to go by the abbreviation "Rex," which occasionally leads to confusion with [[Rex Wolf]].

cyRex was on the [[staff]] of [[RainFurrest 2007]], in charge of Events Theatre and Dance.<ref>[http://www.rainfurrest.org/2007/about.php RainFurrest 2007 Staff List] on the [[RainFurrest]] webpages. Retrieved November 11, 2008</ref> He also held this position during [[RainFurrest 2008]] and [[RainFurrest 2009]]. He was also the IT Lead during RainFurrest 2009, and continued this role for [[Rainfurrest 2010]].

cyRex was also on the staff of [[Howloween 2009]] as [[Registration]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://corelog.livejournal.com/ ''CoreLog''] - cyRex Wolf on [[LiveJournal]]

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Aphinity

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[[File:aphinity-marci.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Commission by [[Marci_McAdam]].]]
'''Aphinity''' is an [[anthro]] Pacific White-Sided [[dolphin]] from [[Wikipedia:North Vancouver|North Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], Canada. He first came to recognize himself as [[furry]] in February of 2006. He spent a few years on [[Tapestries MUCK]] as [[Chuff]], the anthro [[killer whale]], prior to his introduction to [[Vfur]], courtesy of [[Orka]] and [[Selkit]] from [[Furnation Worlds]], who in turn lead him to [[Trapa]] and [[Loial Otter]]. He is the lead organizer of [[Howloween]] since [[Howloween 2008]] and [[Howloween 2009]], is on the Board of Directors for [[Rainfurrest]], and is also on the Board of Directors for [[VancouFur]].

== Marine studies & work ==

Aphinity is passionate about dolphins and [[whale]]s. He has previously worked as a dolphin trainer at [http://www.dolphin-institute.org/ The Dolphin Institute] and has constructed a [[Wikipedia:Sonar#Passive_sonar|passive sonar]] [[Wikipedia:Hydrophone|beamforming hydrophone array]] for both [http://www.ubc.ca/ UBC] and for [http://www.vanaqua.org/ Vancouver Aquarium] researcher [http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~deecke/ Dr. Volker Deecke].

He regularly attends conferences relating to studies of wild killer whales and marine mammals in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and was given approval to construct a passive sonar array system in the [[beluga whale]] habitat of the [http://www.vanaqua.org/ Vancouver Aquarium], to which he was given staff privileges. He was previously a volunteer for the Vancouver Aquarium as a Gallery Educator and is currently employed for [[Mascot]] work as Beebop beluga, the Aquarium's official mascot.

== Interests ==
===Automotive===
Aphinity has a background in automotive racing and performance vehicles thanks to his father, who runs an [http://www.inlinesix.com inline six drag race car]. He personally drives a 2004 [[Wikipedia:Dodge SRT-4|Dodge SRT-4]] turbo sport compact car, and occasionally races radio controlled off-road and on-road cars, having placed 3rd in the Canadian Nationals in 1/10th Scale Gas Truck before previously quitting racing in 1997.

===Photography===
Aphinity is an amateur photographer with a good deal of [[Wikipedia:Nikon|Nikon]] camera equipment. He is an experienced videographer and editor with past years of experience, including construction of a multimedia grad slide show for his high school graduating class, and various other amateur productions.

===Computers===
Aphinity is an avid computer user (including being an [http://www.apple.com/ Apple] [[Wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]] user) and once worked as an Apple Certified Technician at a major Apple Specialty store in Vancouver, BC. He is presently employed as a computer consultant for a North Vancouver company. He dabbles in electronics occasionally and has a diploma in [http://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/550qdiplt Computer Systems Technology] from the [http://www.bcit.ca/ BC Institute of Technology] with a specialty in embedded systems.

== Fursuits ==
[[Image:aphinity-fursuit.jpg|right|150px]]
[[Image:Aphinity_Ioco.jpg|right|150px]]

Aphinity constructed his first [[fursuit]] thanks to tips and guidance from [[Trapa]] and help from [[Loial]], and a head design thanks to Saros (Legend Gryphon). The suit is comprised of a molded plastic head construction with overlaying soft foam and plush fabric, 3D eyes, a separate tail that hooks through a belt loop, a separate dorsal fin that can be worn independently, and feet constructed over top of old shoes.

When the fursuit was still unfinished, he chose to wear it for [[Howloween 2006]], his first ever furry convention. He continued to work on it, and made substantial improvements to it for his use at [[Further Confusion 2007]], as well as [[Rainfurrest 2007]] and occasional public venues. Due to wear and damage, this fursuit is currently retired and it's final use was at [[Rainfurrest 2009]].

He expanded his performance options by acquiring a second suit, a Siberian Husky named Ioco, which was received in October of 2009 on a commission from [[One Fur All Studios]]. While Aphinity is still his main character, he has found ioco (always spelled with a lowercase "i") to be tremendously well received by others and better understood compared to Aphinity, his dolphin character.

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/aphinity Aphinity] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://aphinity.livejournal.com/ Aphinity] on [[LiveJournal]] (rarely posted to)

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AlohaWolf

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'''AlohaWolf''' is the [[fursona]] of '''Robert K. Johnson Jr.''' (born 1982), a co-founder of the [[Califur]] [[convention]] and of its parent organization [[FENEC Adventures]]. He gave up chairmanship of Califur after [[Califur 1]], and at the end of 2007, he resigned from the board of FENEC Adventures. In 2013 he was the Chairman of RainFurrest, he also sits on the RainFurrest Board of Directors, and was formerly the Vice President of the RainFurrest Board of Directors.

'''Did you know?''' AlohaWolf made a cameo in the notorious [[CSI]] episode about [[furries]]. AlohaWolf is also a [[Wikipedia:amateur radio|ham radio]] operator, call sign K6WLF.

AlohaWolf Lives in Renton, Washington.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Contributor|Alohawolf}}
* ''[http://alohawolf.livejournal.com/ A malamute trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions.]'' - AlohaWolf's [[LiveJournal]]

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Zia McCorgi

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'''Zia McCorgi''', also known as '''D.J. Fahl''', is a [[furry writer]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S.A.<ref>[http://twitter.com/ZiaMcCorgi555 Zia McCorgi's profile] on Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2010</ref>

==Writings==
In February, 2010, [[FurPlanet]] published Zia's [[anthropomorphic]] superhero novel ''[[Save the Day]]'', with illustrations by [[Vince Suzukawa]]. The novel debuted at [[Furry Fiesta 2010]], where Zia was available to sign copies.

In June, 2011, one of Zia's short stories was published as part of the ''[[The Fortune Teller's Poem|Fortune Teller's Poem]]'' anthology.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://ziabandito555.livejournal.com/ ''""Spill it, Short Legs!"''] - Zia McCorgi on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.furrag.com/viewuser.php?uid=442 Zia McCorgi] on [[FurRag]]

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Yamibliss

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'''Yamibliss''', also known as '''Bliss''' or '''Blissian''' (born October 18, 1982),<ref name="YamiblissFA">[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/yamibliss/ Yamibliss' profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved January 29, 2013</ref> is a [[furry artist]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]], Puerto Rico.<ref name="YamiblissFA"/> His [[fursona]] is a [[wing]]ed [[werewolf]].<ref name="YamiblissFA"/>

==History==
Yamibliss has been drawing since he was three years old, and started drawing [[anthro art]] in 2002.<ref name="YamiblissFA"/> He was [[Guest of Honor|Artist Guest of Honor]] at [[Rainfurrest 2012]].<ref>[https://www.rainfurrest.org/2012/goh.php Guests of Honor page] on the Rainfurrest 2012 website. Retrieved January 29, 2013</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/yamibliss/ Yamibliss] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://yamibliss.deviantart.com/ Yamibliss] on [[deviantART]]

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WerePuppy

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'''WerePuppy''' has been an [[artist]] in the [[furry community]] since 2000, when he attended his first [[furry con]], [[Conifur]], and contributed episode one of his [[anthropomorphic]] samurai comic "Fur & Fury" to the fledging [[FurNation Magazine]]. In addition to that series, he has created with his writing partner, [[Trejaan]], an [[erotic]] furry [[comic book]] adventure called "[[Captain Pulsar's Rocketship Rodents]]", being published and distributed by [[Rabbit Valley]] as of 2006.

"WerePuppy" and "Silverthorn" are the furry fandom pseudonyms for professional artist '''Mark Brill''', who is most well known for his Magic: The Gathering card game illustrations. He attends a few cons a year where he generally has a table in the dealer's den and panels in the art shows with which to sell his [[anthro]]/[[fantasy]] drawings and paintings.

WerePuppy was an artist [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Rocket City FurMeet 2008]] and at [[Rainfurrest 2008]].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Silverthorn}}
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deathpuppy/ WerePuppy] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.furnation.com/werepuppy/ WerePuppy's website] on [[FurNation]]. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive. Original site probably deleted during [[History of FurNation#Hacking|2008 hacking of Furnation]].

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Temperance (Canada)

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'''Temperance''' an [[artist]] from [[Wikipedia:Calgary|Calgary]], Alberta, [[Canada]], who constructs [[fursuits]] under the label '''Komickrazi studios'''. She also creates many different art pieces, including [[badge]]s and [[reference sheet]]s. Her [[fursona]] is a [[Wikipedia:Parasaurolophus|Parasaurolophus]].

Temperance has several personal fursuits:
* '''Anna Benning''', a [[Wikipedia:calico cat|calico cat]] who was built by [[Red Coat Cat]].<ref name="ffff2012">[http://foxcoon.rawrf.net/ffff/FFFF2011noms.html Nominations list] for [[Fandom's Favorite Fursuit Fracas 2011]]. Retrieved April 23, 2011</ref>
* '''Stompy''', a brown and blue [[Wikipedia:triceratops|triceratops]], which Temperance constructed herself.<ref name="ffff2012"/>
* '''Zoe''', a [[canine]] who was made by Temperance and [[Matrices]].<ref name="ffff2012"/>

Temperance was the Fursuit [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Rainfurrest 2013]].<ref>[https://www.rainfurrest.org/2013/goh.php Guests of Honor] on the [[Rainfurrest 2013]] website. Retrieved September 30, 2013.</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.komickrazi.com/ Temperance's Portfolio]
* [http://komickrazi.livejournal.com/ Temperance] on [[Live Journal]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/temperance/ Temperace] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.albertafurries.ca/forum/member.php?u=12 Temperance] on [[Alberta Furries]] Forum

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Teiran

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[[Image:Teiran.jpg|thumb|right|A picture of ''Teiran'', by Gideon Artwolf]]
'''Teiran''' (born March 18th, 1982) is a [[gay]] [[male]] [[furry writer]] and is mated to [[FuzzWolf]]. His character is a grey [[wolf]] with a long, black ponytail. He is often depicted with a small, red shoulder [[dragon]]. Teiran sometimes has a stuffed dragon toy on his shoulder at [[convention]]s.

Teiran has been writing furry stories for several years as of 2007. His early story series include ''Fun at the Mall'' and ''Gryphon Thief''. His series ''High School Days'' is on [[Yiffstar]].

Teiran published his first book, [[The Hero]], in 2007, through [[Bad Dog Books]].<ref>[http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=283 The Hero]'' at FurPlanet.com</ref>

He is the [[conbook]] staff-member for [[Furry Fiesta]].

==Projects and published works==
* ''High School Days''
* ''[[The Hero]]'' (novel, published in 2007)
* ''Griffon Thief''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.teiran.com/ Teiran's personal website]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/teiran Teiran] on [[FurAffinity]]
* [http://teirandragon.livejournal.com/ Teiran] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Teiran/ Teiran] on [[VCL]]

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Stalking Cat

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[[File:Catman.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Stalking Cat, also known as Catman]]
'''Dennis Avner''' (August 27, 1958<ref>[http://stalkingcat.livejournal.com/profile Stalking Cat's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref> - November 5, 2012),<ref name="Huffington">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/dennis-avner-stalking-cat-dead-suicide_n_2122947.html "Dennis Avner, 'Stalking Cat,' Dead At 54: Body Modification Enthusiast May Have Committed Suicide"] - news article on ''[[Wikipedia:The Huffington Post|The Huffington Post]]''. Dated November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012</ref> was a member of the [[furry fandom]] who was widely known as the '''Catman''', though he preferred his [[W:Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] name, '''Stalking Cat'''. Cat had spent considerable resources to surgically modify his body to resemble that of his [[totem]], a [[tiger]]. He claimed that this was due to his traditional [[W:Native American religion|Native American beliefs]].<ref name="SeattleTimes">''[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002441727_catman16.html Catman's transformation raises concerns over extreme surgery]'', [[Wikipedia:The Seattle Times|The Seattle Times]], 16 August 2005.</ref>

== Biography ==

Stalking Cat was born half-white, half-Native American,<ref name="BMERadio">[http://www.zentastic.com/bmeradio/Cat.mp3 Radio interview between Stalking Cat and Shannon Larratt] for BMEradio. Retrieved November 13, 2012</ref> with [[Wikipedia:Wyandot people|Huron]] and [[Wikipedia:Lakota people|Lakota]] ancestry.<ref name="Cartography">[http://marlac.myweb.uga.edu/UGA/index_files/TJ63.2.carlson.pdf ''Furry Cartography: Performing Species''] — essay by Marla Carlson in ''Theatre Journal'' Volume 63, Number 2, May 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> He grew up in [[Wikipedia:Oscoda, Michigan|Oscoda, Michigan]], U.S.A.<ref name="Cartography"/> and from his earliest childhood he experienced a spiritual connection to all [[feline]] species, but particularly tigers.<ref name="Cartography"/> Around age ten, Stalking Cat was first named "Cat" by Grey Cloud, a [[Wikipedia:Medicine man|medicine man]] of his tribe.<ref name="BMERadio"/>

In an interview later in life with [[Wikipedia:Mark Dolan|Mark Dolan]], Stalking Cat would comment that virtually all his childhood friends were adults, he did not relate to children his own age, and he spent a lot of that time in the woods.<ref name="TWSPSAM4">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amnIt4y6YiM "The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me HD 4/4"] on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref> He would also reveal that he never really knew his father, and claim that his step-father was a child molester. When asked if he was a victim of his step-father, Cat replied, "Not to a great extent, but enough. I mean, I've got some mental trauma that'll never go away."

Stalking Cat graduated from [[Wikipedia:Oscoda Area Schools|Oscoda High School]] in 1977,<ref>[http://oscodahighschool.org/alumni/1792309/dennis-avner.html Dennis Avner] on oscodahighschool.org. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> and then served in the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy]] as a [[Wikipedia:Sonar Technician|Sonar Technician]].<ref name="Cartography"/>

=== Californian years ===

After his discharge from the navy in 1980, Stalking Cat worked as a computer technician in [[Wikipedia:San Diego|San Diego]], California, and it was at this time that he began his transformation project.<ref name="Cartography"/>

After his transformation, Stalking Cat's appearance made him a celebrity, and he travelled to many different countries, appearing at live events and on television programs. He was represented by Hollywood talent agent Chuck Harris,<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/la-tm-chuckharris03jan16,0,2704066.story?page=2 "Cirque du Chuck"] - article in the ''[[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Times]]''. Dated January 16, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref> who typically negotiated a "minimum (of) $2,500 for a half day's work, up to $8,500".<ref>[http://www.scifinytt.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=2581 "Kat mannen ! Ewwwwwwwwwww :P"] - thread on http://www.scifinytt.se. Dated March 6, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref>

=== Whidbey Island years ===

Through informal fur-friendly gatherings of science-fiction fans in Southern California, Stalking Cat met [[Tess Calhoun|Tess the Red Pony]] and her husband Rick (a Boeing engineer), and moved north with them in 2005.<ref name="Cartography"/>

In 2006, Stalking Cat and Tess were on a flight to Chicago to attend Midwest FurFest 2006, when they met [http://marlac.myweb.uga.edu/UGA/index.html Marla Carlson], Assistant Professor of Theatre at the [[Wikipedia:University of Georgia|University of Georgia]].<ref name="Cartography"/> Around this time, Stalking Cat was working on a deal to market a Stalking Cat [[Wikipedia:action figure|action figure]],<ref>[http://stalkingcat.livejournal.com/1666.html "I will soon be an action figure"] - posting by Stalking Cat, on his LiveJournal. Dated August 30, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2012</ref> which did not materialize.<ref name="Cartography"/>

On March 5, 2007, Cat and Tess visited [[Wikipedia:Western Washington University|Western Washington University]] as guest speakers in the "interdisciplinary monster’s class".<ref>[http://as.wwu.edu/asreview/stalking-cat-how-one-man-changed-his-body-become/ "Stalking Cat: How one man changed his body become a cat"] - article in ''the AS review''. Dated March 12, 2007. Retrieved November 14, 2012</ref> In April, Stalking Cat was interviewed by Professor Carlson for an article (''[[Furry Cartography: Performing Species]]'') that would be published in the ''[[Wikipedia:Theatre Journal|Theatre Journal]]'' in 2011. At the time of the interview, he was living on [[Wikipedia:Whidbey Island|Whidbey Island]] in Island County, Washington, with Tess and her husband. [[Fleet Wolf]] also lived in the house at that time. Prof Carlson's visit coincided with one of the household's monthly fur parties.<ref name="Cartography"/>

Stalking Cat was doing some work on the shared house, and had unsuccessfully sought computer-related work in the [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]] area. Because "expenses and dynamics became unworkable for this interesting household", Cat was asked to move out later that Summer.<ref name="Cartography"/>

=== Nevada years ===

After he left the Whidbey Island household, another friend from the furry fandom gave Stalking Cat a place to live in [[Wikipedia:Tonopah, Nevada|Tonopah, Nevada]], and a job in housing renovation.<ref name="Cartography"/>

In 2008, Stalking Cat would enter ''[[Wikipedia:Guinness World Records|Guinness World Records]]''<ref>[http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/its-a-weird-world/story-e6frep26-1111117540062 "It's a weird world of world records"] - article in ''[[Wikipedia:The Courier-Mail|The Courier-Mail]]. Dated September 21, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref> in the category of "most permanent transformations to look like an animal". This record was verified on the set of the Italian television show ''Lo show dei record'' on February 9, 2008.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHJK_biLNA "Most permanent transformations to look like an animal"] - video on the Guiness World Records account on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref> In September the same year, Stalking Cat made a public appearance at the opening of the [[Wikipedia:Ripley's_Believe_It_Or_Not!#United_Kingdom|Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum]] in London's [[Wikipedia:Piccadilly Circus|Piccadilly Circus]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pT7dqUmHFQ "Catman and Lizardman at Ripley's Believe It Or Not"] - video on [[YouTube]]. Uploaded September 4, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1052934/Cat-Man--human-tiger-enjoys-climbing-trees-eats-raw-meat-day.html "Cat Man - the human 'tiger' who enjoys climbing trees and eats raw meat every day"] - article in the ''[[Wikipedia:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]]'' newspaper. Dated September 6, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2012</ref>

By 2009, when Professor Carlson last spoke with Cat, his friend had moved on, work had dried up, and he was seeking clients as a home health aide.<ref name="Cartography"/>

Around 2010, Stalking Cat was interviewed by Mark Dolan for an episode of his documentary series ''The World's... and Me''. The episode, titled ''The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me'', aired on April 12, 2010. At this time, Cat was making a living from public appearances and part-time work as a home-help for the elderly.<ref name="TWSPSAM3"/> During the interview, Stalking Cat indicated he was considering making money by selling his body to a museum to be displayed after his death.

Between May and July, 2010, a black and white marble bust of Stalking Cat featured at the [[Wikipedia:White Cube|White Cube]] (Hoxton Square) gallery in London, in an exhibition of the works of British artist [[Wikipedia:Marc Quinn|Marc Quinn]].<ref>[http://whitecube.com/exhibitions/marc_quinn_allanah_buck_catman_chelsea_michael_pamela_and_thomas_hoxton_square_2010/ Marc Quinn exhibition] on the website of the White Cube gallery. Retrieved November 17, 2012</ref>

=== Death ===

Rumors of Stalking Cat's death began to circulate on [[Lulz.net]] on November 5, 2012. [[Oggywolf]] and [[bluecanary]] indicated in their [[Fur Affinity]] journals that they had contacted the [http://www.nyecountysheriff.net Nye County Sheriff]'s office in Tonopah, Nevada, USA, who confirmed Stalking Cat's passing.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4018489/ "Stalking Cat ..... gone, but not forgotten."]- posting by Oggywolf on her Fur Affinity journal. Dated November 11, 2012 (retrieved November 12, 2012)</ref><ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4019101/ "Confirmed about Stalking Cat."] — posting by bluecanary on his Fur Affinity journal. Dated November 11, 2012. (retrieved November 12, 2012)</ref>

Some mainstream news-sources contacted the Sheriff's office for verification beginning on November 13, 2012.<ref name="Huffington"/> Other news outlets started carrying the news of his passing after that.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/death-cat-man-probed-article-1.1201336?localLinksEnabled=false "'Cat Man’ found dead in Nevada, rumors of suicide"] ([[Wikipedia:Daily News (New York)|''Daily News'' (New York)]] (retrieved November 13, 2012)</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2232523/Stalking-Cat-Daniel-Avner-dead-possible-suicide-years-transforming-face-look-like-feline.html "'Stalking Cat' Daniel Avner dead of possible suicide after years of transforming his face to look like a feline"] (''Daily Mail'',retrieved November 13, 2012)</ref><ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-other-side/stalking-cat-dennis-avner-whose-body-was-transformed-by-steve-haworth-into-a-tiger-found-dead/story-e6frfhk6-1226516606094 "Stalking Cat Dennis Avner whose body was transformed by Steve Haworth into a tiger found dead"] (The Melbourne ''[[Wikipedia:Herald-Sun|Herald-Sun]]'', retrieved November 14, 2012)</ref><ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/dennis-avner-dead-cat-man-1435103 ""Troubled and remarkable": 'Cat Man' Dennis Avner found dead at home in suspected suicide"] (The ''[[Wikipedia:Daily Mirror|Daily Mirror]]'', retrieved November 14, 2012)</ref>

== Physical transformation ==

Because they were easiest to arrange, Stalking Cat began his transformation by getting tattoos.<ref name="Cartography"/> Initially he had fish-scale tattoos on his arms and legs due to a connection he felt with aquatic species like [[Wikipedia:Porpoise|porpoises]].<ref name="BMERadio"/> Years later he got tiger stripes tattooed on his face, and, as a result, "got more in touch with (his) totem and who (he really was)".<ref name="BMERadio"/>

Stalking Cat had several [[Wikipedia:Body modification|body modifications]] performed.<ref name="BMERadio"/><ref name="TWSPSAM3">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmD0PJ9Myhk "The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me HD 3/4"] on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref> He had head, nose, and brow implants, and silicone cheek, chin, and lip injections. His ears were sculpted to make them more pointed, and the lobes relocated to make them more elongated.

Cat had his lip cleft to resemble the mouth of a [[cat]], and had the septum of his nose relocated to give a more flat, cat-like profile. He had six stainless-steel mounts implanted on his forehead and eighteen piercings above his lip to which he could attach whiskers.

In the United States, it is illegal for a medical professional to alter someone's appearance beyond what society deems "normal",<ref name="BBCBodyAndMind">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/disorders/gallery/gallery_case2.shtml Stalking Cat] on "Science: Human Body & Mind" on the BBC website. Retrieved November 16, 2012</ref> so most of Cat's modifications were done by body-modification [[artist]] [[Wikipedia:Steve Haworth|Steve Haworth]], of [[Wikipedia:Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, Arizona]]. The same legal issues meant at least one procedure (injection of silicone) was done in [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]].<ref name="BMERadio"/> Cat had to brave surgery without pain relief, because of U.S. laws stating that only qualified doctors are licensed to administer anaesthetic.<ref name="BBCBodyAndMind"/>

Cat originally wanted to have his teeth reshaped and sharpened to look more cat-like, but his dentist refused to do the work.<ref name="BMERadio"/> As "years of drinking and drugging" had left his teeth in a poor state, Cat eventually had to have them fully removed and dentures fitted, and at that time his dentist helped him acquire dentures with cat fangs that were in excess of an inch long.

Stalking Cat grew his fingernails into long claws, which were strengthened by a layer of acrylic.<ref name="BMERadio"/> He wore contact lenses with slitted pupils, and sometimes an animatronic tail.

Cat's tail was built by [[Wolf Tail]], of WolfTronix.<ref>[http://www.wolftronix.com/tiger/tiger.htm Animatronic Tiger's Tail] on WolfTronix. Retrieved November 19, 2012</ref> During Cat's phone-in interview on the [[Funday PawPet Show]] in May, 2002, he mentioned that he was looking for someone who could build an animatronic tail for him.<ref name="PawPet124">[http://pawpet.tv/episode_124 Episode 124] of the [[Funday PawPet Show]]. Retrieved November 16, 2012</ref> [[Techwolf]], one of the viewers who was also in the show's IRC channel, knew of WolfTronix because its website ran on his server, and he pointed it out to Stalking Cat who in turn got in contact with Wolf Tail. The tail was completed in about one month. Stalking Cat was flown out to Wolf's home in Indianapolis by German television station [[Wikipedia:ProSieben|ProSieben]], who filmed Wolf giving the tail to Stalking Cat before going on a day-long video shoot around downtown Indianapolis.

Stalking Cat's transformations were estimated by some to have cost more than $200,000,<ref name="SeattleTimes"/> but Cat himself lost track of the expenses. He had planned to have implants inserted into the top of his head so he could attach cat ears.

== Media appearances ==
[[File:Flesh and Blood poster.jpg|right|thumb|''Flesh & Blood'' poster]]
=== Filmography ===

*[http://www.grbtv.com GRB Entertainment]
**2007 — ''Flesh & Blood'' (himself)<ref name="SC-IMDB"/>

=== Television ===

* ''[[Wikipedia:Ripley's Believe It or Not!|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' (episode #2.11, April 25, 2001)<ref name="SC-IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1556253/ Dennis Avner] on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 10, 2012</ref>
* ''[[Wikipedia:Larry King Live|Larry King Live]]'' (episode of January 3, 2002).<ref name="SC-IMDB"/>
* ''[[Anna in Wonderland]]'', a BBC documentary in July 2002, which had a half-hour segment about furries.
* ''[[Wikipedia:Russian Roulette (game show)|Russian Roulette]]'' (American game show; 2002 Halloween episode).<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-hosts-game-show-networks-three-hour-halloween-themed-primetime-programming-marathon-hollywood-scares-saturday-october-26-from-9pm-12am-et-76114842.html "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Hosts Game Show Network's Three-Hour Halloween-Themed Primetime Programming Marathon"] on prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJDVs6747oc "Russian Roulette: Halloween Episode (1 of 4)"] — video on [[YouTube]]. Uploaded December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2012</ref>
* ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' (episode #3.1, December 18, 2002)<ref name="SC-IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1556253/ Dennis Avner] on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 10, 2012</ref>
* ''[[Wikipedia:Arabella (show)|Arabella]]'' (2002 or 2003; German talk show).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mi27T4ZII "Catman"] - video clip from ''Arabella'' on YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref>
* ''[[Wikipedia:Jensen!|Jensen!]]'' (2007; Dutch talk show).<ref>[http://stalkingcat.livejournal.com/1864.html "Hi from amsterdam"] - posting on Stalking Cat's LiveJournal. Datred April 8, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2012</ref>
* ''[[Wikipedia:Weird, True & Freaky|Weird, True & Freaky]]'' (episode "Humanimals"; December 16, 2008)<ref name="SC-IMDB"/>
* ''The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me'' (April 12, 2010)<ref name="SC-IMDB"/><ref>[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-worlds-and-me/episode-guide/series-3/episode-4 ''The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me''] on Britain's channel four. Retrieved November 10, 2012</ref>

===Print media===

* [http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-1569-cat-match-fever.html "Cat Match Fever"] (''[[Wikipedia:San Diego CityBeat|San Diego CityBeat]]'', April 28, 2004)
* [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050816&slug=catman16 "Catman's transformation raises concerns over extreme surgery"] (''[[Wikipedia:The Seattle Times|The Seattle Times]]'', August 16, 2005)
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1052934/Cat-Man--human-tiger-enjoys-climbing-trees-eats-raw-meat-day.html "Cat Man - the human 'tiger' who enjoys climbing trees and eats raw meat every day"] (The ''[[Wikipedia:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]]'', September 6, 2008)
* [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/1656320/Cat-Man-Dennis-Avner-is-star-of-Ripleys-believe-it-or-not-show.html "I used to be a bloke but I'm all right MIAOW"] (''[[Wikipedia:The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''. September 6, 2008)

== Stalking Cat and furry ==

In 2000, Stalking Cat attended a furry event at a [[science-fiction]] convention, where he "felt comfortable with other people for the first time".<ref name="Cartography"/> He regularly attended conventions, and was the fan [[guest of honor]] at [[RainFurrest 2007]]. He was the Cabaret Lead at [[Califur 4]] (2008) and [[Califur 5]] (2009).<ref>[http://tanuke.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/last-week-to-pre-register-for-califur-5/ "Last week to pre-register for Califur 5"] — posting on tanuke.wordpress.com. Dated April 29, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref>

=== Convention and event attendance ===

* [[Califur]] - [[Califur 1|2005]],<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/viperman200221/photos/6693568 "Me and Stalking Cat at CaliFur. God this pic is old."] — image on the [[Myspace]] account of "Viperman, aka Chris". Dated May 21, 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Califur 2|2006]],<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/changa_lion/142551345/in/set-72057594128678832 "Mark and Stalking Cat"] — image of [[Changa Lion]]'s flickr gallery, in Califur 2.2 set. Dated Nay 7, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Califur 3|2007]],<ref>[http://sonic626.deviantart.com/journal/Califur-Convention-Report-240388450 "Califur Convention Report"] — report on the deviantART journal of Sonic626. Dated May 7, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> 2008, 2009
* [[CritterConDiego]] - 2002<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.fan.furry/3y3SvptslSU/pmp712BwnbMJ "HA HA ON YOU FURRIES....."] - posting by [[Michael Hirtes]] on [[alt.fan.furry]]. Dated August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 17, 2012</ref>
* [[FurBQ]] - 2003<ref>[http://alohawolf.dreamwidth.org/206511.html "FurBQ 2003 Images"] - posting by [[Alohawolf]] on dreamwidth.org. Dated June 6, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2012</ref>
* [[Further Confusion]] - [[Further Confusion 2006|2006]],<ref name="SC-LJ1360">[http://stalkingcat.livejournal.com/1360.html "it has been a while"] — posting on Stalking Cat's LiveJournal. Dated January 31, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Further Confusion 2010|2010]]<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3593644/ "FC2010 Gold Rush 17"] — posting on [[Qubi]]'s gallery on Fur Affinity. Dated March 22, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref>
* [[Megaplex]] - [[Megaplex 4|2005]]<ref>[http://www.furryteens.org/forum/index.php?topic=3538.msg75941#msg75941 "Re: Would you like to become your fursona?"] - posting by [[Natasha Softpaw]] on furryteens.org. Dated August 21, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2012</ref>
* [[Midwest FurFest]] - [[Midwest FurFest 2002|2002]],<ref>[http://www.runningwolfpack.com/mff2002/sunday.html "MFF 2002 - Sunday"] on runningwolfpack.com. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Midwest FurFest 2003|2003]],<ref>[http://con_report.livejournal.com/4788.html "Old Repost - Midwest FurFest 2003"] - entry on [[Freaky Lynx]]'s LiveJournal. Dated June 27, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Midwest FurFest 2004|2004]],<ref>[http://fossilizedart-conventions.buzznet.com/user/photos/fossil-stalking-cat/?id=719631 "Con photos from Bonk and Fossil's anthro tour 2004"] on fossilizedart-conventions.buzznet.com. Dated December 12, 2004. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Midwest FurFest 2005|2005]],<ref name="SC-LJ1360"/> [[Midwest FurFest 2006|2006]],<ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/3057/greenreapers-midwest-furfest-2006-con-report "GreenReaper's Midwest FurFest 2006 con report"] - article by [[GreenReaper]], on [[Flayrah]]. Dated December 20, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Midwest FurFest 2007|2007]],<ref>[http://li-tak.livejournal.com/47203.html "Midwest Furfest 2007"] - posting on [[Takala]]'s LiveJournal. Dated November 26, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref> [[Midwest FurFest 2008|2008]]<ref>[http://www.jovinamask.com/furry/Conventions/MidwestFF_2008/sunday01.htm Midwest Furfest 2008] on jovinamask.com. Retrieved November 12, 2012</ref>
* [[RainFurrest]] - 2007

In 2002, Stalking Cat's website was reviewed on episode #124 (May 26) of the Funday PawPet Show.<ref name="PawPet124"/> Cat phoned in to the show, and, after a brief interview, played their quiz "So You Want To Win Nothing And Like It" and fielded questions from the audience.

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[W:Stalking Cat|Stalking Cat]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110208125552/http://www.stalkingcat.net/ Stalkingcat.net] - Dennis Avner's personal website (archived on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Dated February 8, 2011)
* [https://www.facebook.com/dennis.avner.9 Dennis Avner] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/stalkingcat/ Dennis Avner] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.myspace.com/63369680 Stalking Cat] on [[myspace]]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1556253/ Dennis Avner] on [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/disorders/gallery/gallery_case2.shtml Stalking Cat] on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/disorders/gallery/gallery_case2.shtml BBC's Human Body and Mind]

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'''Soulscape''', also known as '''Thea Raven''' and '''Amanda Rose''', is an [[artist]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], Canada.<ref>[https://twitter.com/thea_reven Thea Raven's profile] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved October 11, 2012</ref> Her [[fursona]] is a ''shredon'' (a [[shark]]-[[dragon]] [[hybrid]] [[species]]).<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/soulscape Soulscape's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved October 11, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4159684/ "Cool and Crazy"] - posting on Soulscape's gallery on Fur Affinity. Retrieved October 11, 2012</ref>

Soulscape drew the [[List of Fur Affinity banners|Fur Affinity banner]] for October 2012.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3889109 "Soulscape's Oct. Banner + New Banner Format Announcement!"] - posting by [[Fender]] on Fur Affinity. Dated October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012</ref> She was the Artist [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Rainfurrest 2013]].<ref>[https://www.rainfurrest.org/2013/goh.php Guests of Honor] on the Rainfurrest website. Retrieved September 30, 2013.</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://echoeslight.com/ Echoes of Light] - Soulscape's website
* [https://twitter.com/thea_reven Thea Raven] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://echoeslight.deviantart.com/ Soulscape] on [[deviantART]]
* Previous username: [http://force-flux.deviantart.com/ force-flux] on deviantART
* [http://www.elfwood.com/~soulscape Soulscape] on [[Elfwood]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/soulscape/ Soulscape] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/soulscape Soulscape] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://echoesoflight.tumblr.com/ Lahblahs] - Soulscape on Tumblr

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