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<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of [[anthropomorphic]] [[dragon]]s.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is an anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia projects created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world ruled exclusively by anthro dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes centered around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's [[DeviantArt]]. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe has to create an online comic for Kingdom of Skol. This was realized with the creation of one titled The First Curse of Vesuvious Vex and now a continuing series of comics published on Substack. Subsequent platforms that would seem to welcome the comic, such as DeviantArt and Furaffentity, have altered the index page or banned Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://thekingdomofskol.com/ The Online Comic]<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> File:AnthroDragon_Armature_Reference.png| Episode 2 Anthro Dragon Armature reference<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:2007 births]][[Category:Works of fiction]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2025-09-15T00:30:12Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of [[anthropomorphic]] [[dragon]]s.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is an anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia projects created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world ruled exclusively by anthro dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes centered around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's [[DeviantArt]]. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe has to create an online comic for Kingdom of Skol. This was realized with the creation of one titled The First Curse of Vesuvious Vex and now a continuing series of comics published on Substack. Subsequent platforms that would seem to welcome the comic, such as DeviantArt and Furaffentity, have altered the index page or banned Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://kingdomofskolcomic.com/ The Online Comic]<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> File:AnthroDragon_Armature_Reference.png| Episode 2 Anthro Dragon Armature reference<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:2007 births]][[Category:Works of fiction]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2025-09-15T00:28:25Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Long overdue updates.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of [[anthropomorphic]] [[dragon]]s.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is an anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia projects created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world ruled exclusively by anthro dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes centered around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's [[DeviantArt]]. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe has to create an online comic for Kingdom of Skol. This was realized with the creation of one titled The First Curse of Vesuvious Vex and now a continuing series of comics published on Substack. Subsequent platforms that would seem to welcome the comic, such as DeviantArt and Furaffentity, have altered the index page or banned Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://kingdomofskolcomic.com/ The Online Comic]<br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> File:AnthroDragon_Armature_Reference.png| Episode 2 Anthro Dragon Armature reference<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:2007 births]][[Category:Works of fiction]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2025-09-15T00:26:55Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of [[anthropomorphic]] [[dragon]]s.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is an anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia projects created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world ruled exclusively by anthro dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes centered around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's [[DeviantArt]]. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe has to create an online comic for Kingdom of Skol. This was realized with the creation of one titled The First Curse of Vesuvious Vex and now a continuing series of comics published on Substack. Subsequent platforms that would seem to welcome the comic, such as DeviantArt and Furaffentity, have altered the index page or banned Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://kingdomofskolcomic.substack.com/]<br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> File:AnthroDragon_Armature_Reference.png| Episode 2 Anthro Dragon Armature reference<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:2007 births]][[Category:Works of fiction]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T08:42:53Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> File:AnthroDragon_Armature_Reference.png| Episode 2 Anthro Dragon Armature reference<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:AnthroDragon_Armature_Reference.png 2016-07-28T08:40:51Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: A character rig from episode 2. There are mistakes in the description but it gets the idea across.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> A character rig from episode 2. There are mistakes in the description but it gets the idea across.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{screenshot}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T08:34:30Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T08:33:58Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vex's March Background.png|thumb|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March<br /> File:Ep2 - Selay Bar the Door.png|thumbnail|KoS Ep 2, Selay Quirksettle<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Ep2_-_Selay_Bar_the_Door.png 2016-07-28T08:28:57Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Selay Quirksettle from Episode 2.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Selay Quirksettle from Episode 2.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{screenshot}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T08:25:55Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Aug 1st is Monday, thinking ahead with the second episode.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated GIFs leading up to a walk cycle and the prototype of Selay Quirksettle. This launched into a complete mess of animation that calculated into commitment to production.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> The first episode was approached as a learning exorcise, and had a release of 4 revisions, with the third one looking like something moderately professional. It is possible, once done, for the first episode to be undergo one last remake to overcome the failures in production Swythe had.<br /> <br /> The second episode was released Aug 1st 2016, and undergone many delays due to quality control issues. However it is a complete project with more complexity then the first episode. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing objects, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 views, and a 4.5/5 star rating Swythe quietly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine a future demo reel in Unreal's cut-scene tools may be released after Episode 2, in order to introduce basic AI pathing into the process to further speed up production.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Vex's March Background.png|thumb|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T08:12:34Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated shorts involving the Kingdom of Skol (ironically delaying the writings). Despite errors and difficulties producing (what can one person do?), Swythe managed to publish a draft version of the first episode, and a more complete version of the second episode to his YouTube.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing characters, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 reviews, and a 4/5 star rating Swythe calmly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different pieces ranging about 50-200. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 15 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Vex's March Background.png|thumb|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T07:57:42Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated shorts involving the Kingdom of Skol (ironically delaying the writings). Despite errors and difficulties producing (what can one person do?), Swythe managed to publish a draft version of the first episode, and a more complete version of the second episode to his YouTube.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing characters, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 reviews, and a 4/5 star rating Swythe calmly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different peices. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 10 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting, and building a new one. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a style-guide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Images'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Vex's March Background.png|thumb|Kingdom of Skol 2013 Demo Reel - Vex's March]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Vex%27s_March_Background.png 2016-07-28T07:51:20Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: The dragon army from the 2013 demo reel. A direct result of the production kit. A lot of polygons died to make this image.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The dragon army from the 2013 demo reel. A direct result of the production kit. A lot of polygons died to make this image.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{screenshot}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T07:39:00Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: doing the editing thing, expect engrish to improve</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated shorts involving the Kingdom of Skol (ironically delaying the writings). Despite errors and difficulties producing (what can one person do?), Swythe managed to publish a draft version of the first episode, and a more complete version of the second episode to his YouTube.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing characters, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a carefully designed production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used. each animation lists the tools used to create it and attributes free resource sites used at the end.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 reviews, and a 4/5 star rating Swythe calmly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to give it absolute focus.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> <br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone. <br /> <br /> In the future, storyboards for the animations may become the equivalent of a comic.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different peices. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 10 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting, and building a new one. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a styleguide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Skol 2016-07-28T05:55:55Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Initial creation, I might be back soon to better format this, I'm using Star Trek Voyager's wiki as a reference for the formatting.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox <br /> | title = The Kingdom of Skol<br /> | image = [[File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png || thumb || Kingdom of Skol Propaganda Poster ]]<br /> | header1 = Media: Writtings, animations, game prototypes<br /> | header2 = Publisher: [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> | header3 = Creator: [[Swythe Quirksettle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;'''Kingdom of Skol'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;hr&gt;<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol is a story centered around a world of Anthropomorphic Dragons.<br /> <br /> The Kingdom of Skol (sometimes called KoS by Swythe for shorthand) is a Anthro dragon story and now series of, what best can be described as, multimedia project created in 2007 and had two chapters published on SoFurry by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Originally a fur-erotica, it is being revised for a more general audience. It centers around series political crisis in a world rule exclusively by Anthro Dragons. <br /> <br /> The story has been under development by Swythe exclusively, and will be solidified with the publishing of three novels in coming years.<br /> <br /> '''Animations'''<br /> <br /> In 2009, Swythe had an affair with Blender 3D, this resulted in the creation of a series of animated shorts involving the Kingdom of Skol (ironically delaying the writings). Despite errors and difficulties producing (what can one person do?), Swythe managed to publish a draft version of the first episode, and a more complete version of the second episode to his youtube.<br /> <br /> The first two episodes center around a blue female dragon named Selay Quirksettle stealing a staff. The staff itself is shown to represent power, and is referenced in visual form in backdrops and concept art. <br /> <br /> Around this are a series of Demo Reels, testing new ways of designing characters, the most notable one being the 2013 Demo Reel featuring a 400+ anthro dragon army and a production kit.<br /> <br /> The animations are created exclusively using GNU software. Gimp, Blender 3D, VLC and Audacity being the main tools used.<br /> <br /> '''Writings and future novels'''<br /> <br /> Originally, the Kingdom of Skol was published on SoFurry in early 2007. Three chapters were written, with two uploaded. After 800 reviews, and a 4/5 star rating Swythe calmly removed the story from the site to save it for when he was felt he was ready to create it.<br /> <br /> In the future, a trilogy of novels will be written telling the story of Kingdom of Skol. Published through Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> Due to the massive amount of reading and research required to make a politically centered story as a first novel. The Kingdom of Skol books are on continuous delays.<br /> <br /> Currently a revised draft, first and second chapter, are published on Swyhte's DeviantArt. You must have mature access to read them.<br /> <br /> '''Video Games'''<br /> <br /> For fun, Swythe made a few game prototypes in Blender 3D, and recycled the characters into the Blender Game Engine. Most notable game is Anthro-Dragon Fighters. Most are demoed prototypes on YouTube.<br /> <br /> Future game prototypes are planned, in both the Unreal Engine and Blender Game Engine.<br /> <br /> '''Other'''<br /> Swythe intended to create a series of comics from the Kingdom of Skol. But he canceled it because of the sheer difficulty in making just the animations alone.<br /> <br /> '''Characters'''<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name !! Appearances (including upcoming) !! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Selay Quirksettle|| Animations, EP 1 and 2, Demo Reels, Game prototypes|| A blue female dragon in a red skirt and leather armor. She uses clumsy brawling tactics and determination to steal a staff, she works as a corridor for a foreign spymaster named Brudge.<br /> |-<br /> | Huron Quirksettle || Writings, concept || Male Black scaled dragon with a single spike on his tail tip. Huron is married to Selay, and is trying to find her.<br /> |-<br /> | Vesuvious Vex || Animations, Concept, Writings, game prototypes || Aging illegitimate emperor of the Empire of Skol. Red Dragon who suffers from a form of giagantism, seen command armies and carrying both the staff and a huge bastard sword.<br /> |-<br /> | Mavli (Endure) Zyrko || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Red scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a sheild and sword he faces Selay on the back of his Wyvern before she breaks his wing sending him off to what apears to be his death.<br /> |-<br /> | Kalith (Courage) Yelvian || Ep 2, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Navy Blue scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with dual swords and a controlled demeanor he transports the Royal Staff to be repaired before Selay swipes it, and pursues Selay afterwards.<br /> |-<br /> | Dastudr (Strength) Delos || Ep 1, Writings, 2013 demo reel || Black scaled dragon, wyvern rider, with a hammer with surraded blades bolted to it, he is a heavy drinker and is tough on those around him.<br /> |-<br /> | Axy (Xu) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A light green somewhat pudgy dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a poleaxe and has a coif. Can craft things out of scrap wood rather well.<br /> |-<br /> | Swordy (Areo) || Ep 1, Ep 2, Concept, Demos, Writting || A tall red dragon that fight Selay in Episode 1, usually carries a lone shortsword. Lazy, and argues constantly with Axy about nonsensical things, he is able to talk his way out of trouble very well.<br /> |-<br /> | Litrix || Ep 2, concept, writtings || Litrix is a middle aged green dragon wearing a blacksmith apron with glasses, he fights Selay in Ep2, he is the guildmaster of the Armor's guild and owns real estate across the Empire.<br /> |-<br /> | Barrious Talsworth || Writings, Concept || A fat green dragon with solid scales across his whole belly. Barrious is a chef who is running a insurance scam on his local inn. Selay uses his place as a safe house and a place to do business. <br /> |-<br /> | Brudge || Writtings, concept || A white dragon with fins and gills, he is from the Kingdom of Jestor and is Selay's main financier. He is a bit of a womanizer and publicly he conducts himself as royalty.<br /> |-<br /> | Lambana Kistuna || Concept, writtings, demo reel, episode 2 (end credits) || A blue dragon with strong scales along his jaw line. Selay Quirksettle's father, a siege engineer who became very popular after serving under Vesuvius Vex and rose to become a warlord. <br /> |}<br /> '''Production Kit'''<br /> <br /> In order to produce Kingdom of Skol's animations, with their landscapes and complex scenery, the first few episodes are a series of production kits created to speed up future work and discover how to organize the model data efficiently. The file organization between each published video is completely different then the previous. This has extended work time to years longer then expected, but has paved the way for exceptionally low cost future projects with very dynamic scenery. <br /> <br /> For example, in Episode 1, creating a dragon would take a week. The entire model and costume was stored and modeled over that time in a single file with the head and body as one mesh and costume made of different peices. But after the 2013 demo reel, characters are split into multiple models and files with simpler mesh topographies and less then 10 separate pieces a character. Now creating a new dragon can take under 20 minutes. The process is as simple as copying a head, and sculpting, and building a new one. A costume for that character may take a day or two, but there are a wide array of costume pieces to test with prior to that.<br /> <br /> Swythe will release a styleguide for the production kit sometime soon.<br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZd1oBFkSlHVqEdZUu48o8w Swythe's Youtube with the Kingdom of Skol Videos]<br /> <br /> [[File:Vesuvesious Vex - Propaganda Poster - Text.png|thumbnail|Kingdom of Skol, Propaganda Poster]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Vesuvesious_Vex_-_Propaganda_Poster_-_Text.png 2016-07-28T04:02:55Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: For the Kingdom of Skol page. Links to the DA page, I do not remeber if DA allows for direct linking, so I just uploaded the one on my hard drive.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> For the Kingdom of Skol page. Links to the DA page, I do not remeber if DA allows for direct linking, so I just uploaded the one on my hard drive.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{fursona}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2016-07-28T03:39:25Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: its time to settle the links to my dragon art once and for all</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a dragon entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and is the create of Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> Formally Owner of Drachan, Amaru and Grand Junction in Second Life, as well of the founder of the Ryder Isle region. He has founded and participated in several startups and projects, including Make Lehigh Valley, and LV2600 hacker groups. He keeps to himself lately and focuses intently on producing [[Kingdom of Skol]].</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draconian_Enterprises 2016-07-28T03:37:34Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: State of PA was like &quot;oh hai, DNE is a publishing company to us now too!&quot; this week when updating registrations. Gonna focus on new stuff as I get around to it, backed up the old page for my records, going to keep it simple and stupid for a bit.</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> ==Draconian Enterprises==<br /> Draconian Enterprises SP, formally Draconian Enterprises SL/Draconian Estates is a publishing company owned and operated solely by [[Swythe Quirksettle]]. Its sometimes called DNE for short.<br /> <br /> The company is responsible for Swythe's works, and any works adopted by him. Its primary product is the &quot;Kingdom of Skol.&quot;<br /> <br /> =History= <br /> Originally founded in Second Life, DNE owned the region's Drachen, Amaru, and Grand Junction. After nearly five years of operation, it closed down its Second Life regions and informally published Swythe's works. In 2016, after a business registration update, the state of Pennsylvania recognized publication as one of the company's activities along with CGI Animation, Video Game Development and Computer Services.<br /> <br /> In 2014, the company contracted web development services to a few clients. Mainly CGI and perl programming done by Swythe. <br /> <br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]][[Category:2007 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Swythe_Quirksettle 2016-05-23T18:53:59Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Keeping it current</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[File:SnackdragonAd 001.png|thumb|left|in Second Life]]<br /> '''Swythe Quirksettle''' (formally known as '''Swythe Armistice''' in [[Second Life]]) is an entrepreneur and [[artist]] who is mainly a fan of dragons and anthro-dragons. His scalsona is a snaggle-toothed [[dragon]] who has somehow, mysteriously, attracted cookies in orbit around his body. (He is thus also known as a Cookiedragon).<br /> <br /> Swythe is currently working on a anthro-dragon story called &quot;The Kingdom of Skol.&quot; The series is under development as two-part animated short, a few demo reels, game prototypes, and a trilogy of books.<br /> <br /> He also is producing a side-series of game prototypes titled &quot;Anthrodragon in Games&quot;, where his first anthro-dragon model &quot;Selay Quirksettle&quot; demos various game-play scripts in the Blender Game Engine or other game platforms.<br /> <br /> ==Other Works==<br /> *Swythe was the owner of Drachen, Amaru and Grand Junction (aka, Draconian Estates) in Second Life from 2007-20011, one of the popular locations on the grid for dragons at that time. Swythe eventually closed that down for other pursuits.<br /> *He was the original founder and builder of Ryder Isles, later sold off.<br /> *Owned Drachenstein, a short-lived dragon club in Second Life the club makes an appearance in the Kingdom of Skol animations as a castle in the background.<br /> *Before becoming active in the fandom, Swythe confounded lv2600, the Lehigh Valley chapter of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. He was the web admin for 4 years before successfully handing the group over to other members.<br /> *Swythe was the elected CTO of Make Lehigh Valley, the local chapter of the Maker Magazine where he did Linux network admin for awhile, he refused renomination to focus on Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> *Swythe was also behind the creation of the dragon emotes macro's for Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted. His code was originally a simple mod he made for fun, later featured in game.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{contributor}}<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/swytheq// Swythe Armistice] on Furaffinity<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/user/SwytheQ Swythe's Youtube Channel] with animations done in Blender 3D<br /> * [http://swytheq.deviantart.com/ Swythe's Deviant] Deviant Art Page<br /> * [https://www.sofurry.com/user/view/profile?id=27003] So-Furry page, with the first chapter of Kingdom of Skol made in 2007.<br /> * [https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SwytheQ/posts] Swythe's Google+<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2016-05-23T18:38:44Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: I really need to update this stuff, been a few years</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a dragon entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and is the creater of Kingdom of Skol.<br /> <br /> Formally Owner of Drachan, Amaru and Grand Junction in Second Life, as well of the founder of the Ryder Isle region. He has founded and participated in numorious startups and projects, including Make Lehigh Valley, and LV2600 hacker groups. He keeps to himself lately and focuses intently on producing Kingdom of Skol.</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draconian_Enterprises 2009-11-23T06:47:56Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> [[Image:DNE_2010_Concept_1.png|right|DNE Logo for 2010]]<br /> ==Draconian Enterprises==<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises (also known as DNE) is the administration wing of several projects and companies owned and managed by Swythe Quirksettle. It primarily focuses on providing the infrastructure for others to benefit from its services.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises in Second Life is known as Draconian Enterprises SL or Draconian Estates SL. A space leasing service in Second Life that runs the regions Drachen &amp; Grand Junction. It also manages the Dragon Club DrachenStein, as well as Project: Spacebagel.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises outside of Second Life, run by Swythe as well, does computer repair and part recycling in the Lehigh Valley area in PA. As well as serves as an umbrella to protect Swythe's creative works. Draconian Enterprises is a Sole Proprietorship class business. It has also contracted in brief with non profit groups in June 2009.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Draconian Enterprises started as Draconian Estates SL in August 2007. It was founded with the region Drachen and at the time hosted and supported Dragon Spire, Hantu and Stronski Sisters furry vendors. It was originally owned by both Swythe Armistice and Obsidian Stormwind.<br /> <br /> ===Successes and Failures of 2007-2008===<br /> In December of 2007 Swythe Armistice invested in Amaru, the second region of four he planned to acquire. Expanding Draconian Enterprises to twice its size in Second Life. Swythe also laid down the groundwork to fill up Drachen, and began expanding the management structure more.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises earned the nickname DNE through its initial plans to go public on the Second Life &quot;World Stock Exchange.&quot; However, due to banking bans enforced by Linden Labs, and Swythe's desire to trade in all currencies via paypal. The company was declined.<br /> <br /> In addition, Swythe opened up Quirksettle House, a SL banking system he was developing gradually for the last year. The bank in total brought in over 500,000L$ on its first month, but was shut down due to the banking policies enforced by Linden Labs. Quirksettle house refunded 100% of its money plus interest by February 2008.<br /> <br /> Due to rising social tension between large groups on Amaru and Drachen. DNE began to move away from what was once &quot;open&quot; land rental agreements. By April 2008, DNE's entire client base was completely under written agreements.<br /> <br /> It was in April 2008 Obsidian Stormwind resigned from ownership of DNE, Swythe, now the sole owner of the company, proceeded to purchase his share of the company out and created a more centralized way of management and rental payment. <br /> <br /> It was during the summer of 2008 that Draconian Enterprise's clients held two of the top ten spots for furry adult. During that time as well the company purchased the rights to [http://www.draconianenterprises.net link www.draconianenterprises.net].<br /> <br /> By the end of the summer, the Dragon Spire club left Drachen. Swythe Armistice built his own Dragon club called DrachenStein, allowing the community the infrastructure to host events and entertain each other for free. DrachenStein is completely funded by rental income of Draconian Estates, and is an official subsidiary of DNE.<br /> <br /> Despite setbacks, in January 2008 DNE had over 30 clients with only 3 leaving dissatisfied with the business and its services. Others leaving due to DNE being unable to meet their immediate demands in terms of lands mass, or economic troubles. In 2008 DNE had a 90% client satisfaction rate, with returning renters, most of those clients directly rented with Swythe Armistice.<br /> <br /> ===The First Quarter of 2009===<br /> In a bold move to get rid of the inequality in Draconian Enterprises arrangements with clients and admins and remove his company from the firing range of the dramas of the communities, as well as become even more competitive with his prices and services. The results impacted everyone on his regions. When completed in February 2009, a number of changes had occurred:<br /> * Removal of all his admins, who were creating rivalries and conflicts within the community<br /> * A ban on private business, who were fighting and feuding more then anything<br /> * Prices lowered from L$2200 a week to L$1600 a week for 4096 sq meters<br /> * Updates of the covenant that had a FAQ section, a list of boycotted products and reasons why and a reduction to less the one page of text<br /> * Completion of a rental scripts that were 10 times faster then the previous versions used.<br /> * Region layouts that exploited back face culling to reduce frame rate lag significantly and eliminate all wasted space.<br /> <br /> This chased out most of Swythe's lager clients who were sparking feuds within the community and some were violating laws (not just the rules of Swythe regions). The losses were short lived, as Swythe reached 100% occupancy by April. And broke even in lifetime profit in mid-May.<br /> <br /> ===Second Quarter 2009===<br /> In July 2009, Swythe finished and opened the Draconian Mall. With it he launched a more realistic business model for vendor subleasing. This model allowed poorer artists to setup vendors for no monthly rent. The only difference was that they have to use the Draconian Vendor script, witch substituted vendor rental cost for 10% of the sales. The vendor scripts provided were also about 0.0002ms of simulation time, faster then most scripts used grid-wide. The mall has room for almost 2000 products, and will be strictly managed. Lag is expected to go only as high as 2ms of frame time for scripts.<br /> <br /> In addition, several 1024 meters spaces were opened for businesses at L$500 a week in rent. A very low price compared to Second Life grid averages.<br /> <br /> ==Future Plans==<br /> With a sketchy date of January 2010. Draconian Enterprises is gearing up to offer low cost secure off site data services, formally known as DNEWeb. Few major details were officially announced, as a great amount of care is being taken into the disaster recovery policies and security. Since Feb, Swythe has been hoarding legacy computer equipment for this venture (emergency and routing hardware), and has purchased the equivalent hardware to the region Drachen in Second Life.<br /> Swythe also has slowed down on Draconian Enterprises to focuses on writing projects. However, all his creative works are now legally protected by Draconian Enterprises.<br /> <br /> ==DNE and Adult Content==<br /> In the summer of 2009, Linden Labs required age verification of accounts for adult contents. This was done by labeling the land adult. Ironically, the actions of Draconian Enterprises and Swythe removed any sexually oriented content from his regions months prior. As such, Drachen and Grand Junction remained unaffected by the age verification rules.<br /> {{vrl-location-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]][[Category:2007 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:DNE_2010_Concept_1.png 2009-11-23T06:44:54Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:DNE 2010 Concept 1.png&quot;:&amp;#32;Shunk it down for faster loading</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The Draconian Enteprises logo for 2010. Going to replace all the other logos over time.<br /> == Licensing: ==<br /> {{logo}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:DNE_2010_Concept_1.png 2009-11-23T06:39:54Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: The Draconian Enteprises logo for 2010. Going to replace all the other logos over time.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The Draconian Enteprises logo for 2010. Going to replace all the other logos over time.<br /> == Licensing: ==<br /> {{logo}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:31:57Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a dragon entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> === The Hacker ===<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> === Horizons ===<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> === Second Life ===<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded [[Ryder]] Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his debts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In fall of 2008, rumors of abandonment swept Dragon Spire. Swythe, who had a personal connection to the establishment, began working on a plan to help the club stay around. He was much appreciated by the management staff at the time. However, the owners of the club, who rarely showed up, were not responding to Swythe's requests to talk. Eventually, when rent came due, Swythe outright stated that he'd build a club in a week if he was forced to ecvict. This promted a response from Skant, who paid Swythe rent immediately, and the tried to move Dragon Spire away behind Swythe's back.<br /> <br /> Swythe managed to sit down with Skant, and railed on him some reality, it was during this, Skant attempted to bribe Swythe $140us to not start a dragon themed club. After refusing, Jace also known as [[Brian Harp]] began attacking Swythe and not allowing him to post responses on these attacks. These actions divided the dragon community forever, and shook up a lot of people, a large portion Swythe maintains contact with.<br /> <br /> Swythe founded DrachenStein, and until December 2009, its traffic numbers were much higher then Dragon Spires. After new years, Swythe then began to slow down activities with the club, turning it into a relaxing spot for himself and his community. This was part of the sweeping changes he made to make his company a better place overall.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:30:31Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a dragon entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> === The Hacker ===<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> === Horizons ===<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> === Second Life ===<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded [[Ryder]] Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his debts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In fall of 2008, rumors of abandonment swept Dragon Spire. Swythe, who had a personal connection to the establishment, began working on a plan to help the club stay around. He was much appreciated by the management staff at the time. However, the owners of the club, who rarely showed up, were not responding to Swythe's requests to talk. Eventually, when rent came due, Swythe outright stated that he'd build a club in a week if he was forced to ecvict. This promted a response from Skant, who paid Swythe rent immediately, and the tried to move Dragon Spire away behind Swythe's back.<br /> <br /> Swythe managed to sit down with Skant, and railed on him some reality, it was during this, Skant attempted to bribe Swythe $140us to not start a dragon themed club. After refusing, Jace also known as [[Brian Harp]] began attacking Swythe and not allowing him to post responses on these attacks. These actions divided the dragon community forever, and shook up a lot of people.<br /> <br /> Swythe founded DrachenStein, and until December 2009, its traffic numbers were much higher then Dragon Spires. After new years, Swythe then began to slow down activities with the club, turning it into a relaxing spot for himself and his community. This was part of the sweeping changes he made to make his company a better place overall.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:28:13Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> === The Hacker ===<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> === Horizons ===<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> === Second Life ===<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded [[Ryder]] Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his debts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In fall of 2008, rumors of abandonment swept Dragon Spire. Swythe, who had a personal connection to the establishment, began working on a plan to help the club stay around. He was much appreciated by the management staff at the time. However, the owners of the club, who rarely showed up, were not responding to Swythe's requests to talk. Eventually, when rent came due, Swythe outright stated that he'd build a club in a week if he was forced to ecvict. This promted a response from Skant, who paid Swythe rent immediately, and the tried to move Dragon Spire away behind Swythe's back.<br /> <br /> Swythe managed to sit down with Skant, and railed on him some reality, it was during this, Skant attempted to bribe Swythe $140us to not start a dragon themed club. After refusing, Jace also known as [[Brian Harp]] began attacking Swythe and not allowing him to post responses on these attacks. These actions divided the dragon community forever, and shook up a lot of people.<br /> <br /> Swythe founded DrachenStein, and until December 2009, its traffic numbers were much higher then Dragon Spires. After new years, Swythe then began to slow down activities with the club, turning it into a relaxing spot for himself and his community. This was part of the sweeping changes he made to make his company a better place overall.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:24:17Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> === The Hacker ===<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> === Horizons ===<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> === Second Life ===<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded [[Ryder]] Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his debts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In fall of 2008, rumors of abandonment swept Dragon Spire. Swythe, who had a personal connection to the establishment, began working on a plan to help the club stay around. He was much appreciated by the management staff at the time. However, the owners of the club, who rarely showed up, were not responding to Swythe's requests to talk. Eventually, when rent came due, Swythe outright stated that he'd build a club in a week if he was forced to ecvict. This promted a response from Skant, who paid Swythe rent immediately, and the tried to move Dragon Spire away behind Swythe's back.<br /> <br /> Swythe managed to sit down with Skant, and railed on him some reality, it was during this, Skant attempted to bribe Swythe $140us to not start a dragon themed club. After refusing, Jace also known as [[Brian Harp]] began attacking Swythe and not allowing him to post responses on these attacks.<br /> <br /> Swythe founded DrachenStein, and until December 2009, its traffic numbers were much higher then Dragon Spires. After new years, Swythe then began to slow down activities with the club, turning it into a relaxing spot for himself and his community. This was part of the sweeping changes he made to make his company a better place overall.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:22:53Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded [[Ryder]] Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his debts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In fall of 2008, rumors of abandonment swept Dragon Spire. Swythe, who had a personal connection to the establishment, began working on a plan to help the club stay around. He was much appreciated by the management staff at the time. However, the owners of the club, who rarely showed up, were not responding to Swythe's requests to talk. Eventually, when rent came due, Swythe outright stated that he'd build a club in a week if he was forced to ecvict. This promted a response from Skant, who paid Swythe rent immediately, and the tried to move Dragon Spire away behind Swythe's back.<br /> <br /> Swythe managed to sit down with Skant, and railed on him some reality, it was during this, Skant attempted to bribe Swythe $140us to not start a dragon themed club. After refusing, Jace also known as [[Brian Harp]] began attacking Swythe and not allowing him to post responses on these attacks.<br /> <br /> Swythe founded DrachenStein, and until December 2009, its traffic numbers were much higher then Dragon Spires. After new years, Swythe then began to slow down activities with the club, turning it into a relaxing spot for himself and his community. This was part of the sweeping changes he made to make his company a better place overall.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:22:33Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded [[Ryder]] Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his debts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In fall of 2008, rumors of abandonment swept Dragon Spire. Swythe, who had a personal connection to the establishment, began working on a plan to help the club stay around. He was much appreciated by the management staff at the time. However, the owners of the club, who rarely showed up, were not responding to Swythe's requests to talk. Eventually, when rent came due, Swythe outright stated that he'd build a club in a week if he was forced to ecvict. This promted a response from Skant, who paid Swythe rent immediately, and the tried to move Dragon Spire away behind Swythe's back.<br /> <br /> Swythe managed to sit down with Skant, and railed on him some reality, it was during this, Skant attempted to bribe Swythe $140us to not start a dragon themed club. After refusing, Jace also known as [[Brain Harp]] began attacking Swythe and not allowing him to post responses on these attacks.<br /> <br /> Swythe founded DrachenStein, and until December 2009, its traffic numbers were much higher then Dragon Spires. After new years, Swythe then began to slow down activities with the club, turning it into a relaxing spot for himself and his community. This was part of the sweeping changes he made to make his company a better place overall.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:10:40Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Fursona */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty, slander and bad business practices, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In an abrupt move, Dragon Spire left Swythe's regions, after talking with the owners, and refusing a subsequent bribe not to open his own club, Swythe directed the construction of a new club called DrachenStein. A community formed and operated dragon club on the region Drachen. It was built by Kaichanti, and is growing to be an overnight success.<br /> <br /> == Avatar ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-06-02T03:09:47Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Draconian Enterprises */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty, slander and bad business practices, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In an abrupt move, Dragon Spire left Swythe's regions, after talking with the owners, and refusing a subsequent bribe not to open his own club, Swythe directed the construction of a new club called DrachenStein. A community formed and operated dragon club on the region Drachen. It was built by Kaichanti, and is growing to be an overnight success.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> <br /> For more on this see [[Draconian Enterprises]]<br /> <br /> Swythe is the sole owner of Draconian Enterprises. A Project Management and Contracting company he established in 2007 with Obsidian Kindragon (who resigned in april 2008).<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-03-05T10:41:04Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Swythe Quirksettle''' (also known as '''Swythe Armistice''' in [[Second Life]]) is a furry entrepreneur and [[artist]]. His scalsona is a snaggle-toothed [[dragon]] who has somehow, mysteriously, attracted cookies in orbit around his body. (He is thus also known as a Cookiedragon).<br /> <br /> ==Second Life==<br /> On Second Life, Swythe runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> Swythe also originally founded Ryder Manor Isle in September, 2006, which he sold to [[Equino Faulkland]] in February, 2007. This region later became the Ryder Sim Cluster.<br /> <br /> In October 2008 Swythe started club DrachenStein. A dragon themed entertainment center that is run mostly by the community on his regions.<br /> <br /> ==Creative works==<br /> Swythe's [[artwork]] is usually satirical, or contains some level of humor in its design. Some of his Second Life creations include a robot dragon [[avatar]] in that has a bumper sticker under its [[tail]], and easter eggs and hidden tunnels on the regions Drachen and Amaru.<br /> <br /> Outside of Second Life, Swythe draws in a satirical comic style. His characters are usually animated and toon looking. He also writes creatively, with several story series he has tried to start.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{contributor}}<br /> * [http://www.yiffstar.com/?action=authorsearch&amp;authorsearch=Swythe%20Quirksettle Swythe Quirksettle] on [[Yiffstar]]<br /> * [http://svc.sl.net.marvulous.co.uk/resident/Swythe%20Armistice/ Swythe Armistice] on svc.sl.net.marvulous.co.uk<br /> * [http://my.bloghud.com/swythearmistice/ Swythe Armistice] on blogHUD<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/swytheq// Swythe Armistice] on Furaffinity<br /> <br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2009-01-23T04:41:07Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SnackdragonAd 001.png|right|thumb|200px|Swythe in Second Life]]<br /> <br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty, slander and bad business practices, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> In an abrupt move, Dragon Spire left Swythe's regions, after talking with the owners, and refusing a subsequent bribe not to open his own club, Swythe directed the construction of a new club called DrachenStein. A community formed and operated dragon club on the region Drachen. It was built by Kaichanti, and is growing to be an overnight success.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> Draconian Enterprises became Swythe's own brand name outside of Second Life when Swythe demonstrated to a select few a demonstration for &quot;Draconian Domain Content Management Suite&quot; a web management software application that optimized web site structure using a design process called &quot;State-Based Web Design.&quot; A functional build will be going online on www.draconianenterprises.net in the future.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draconian_Enterprises 2009-01-23T04:22:53Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> ==Draconian Enterprises==<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises (also known as DNE) is the administration wing of several projects and companies owned and managed by Swythe Quirksettle. It primaraly focuses on providing the infrastructure for others to benefit from its services.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises owns Draconian Estates SL. A space leasing service in Second Life that runs the regions Drachen &amp; Amaru. It also manages the Dragon Club DrachenStein, as well as Project: Spacebagel. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Draconian Enterprises started as Draconian Estates SL in August 2007. It was founded with the region Drachen and at the time hosted and supported Dragon Spire, Hantu and Stronski Sisters furry vendors. It was originally owned by both Swythe Armistice and Obsidian Stormwind.<br /> <br /> ===Successes and Failures of 2007-2008===<br /> In December of 2007 Swythe Armistice invested in Amaru, the second region of four he planned to acquire. Expanding Draconian Enterprises to twice its size in Second Life. Swythe also laid down the groundwork to fill up Drachen, and began expanding the management structure more.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises earned the nickname DNE through its initial plans to go public on the Second Life &quot;World Stock Exchange.&quot; However, due to banking bans enforced by Linden Labs, and Swythe's desire to trade in all currencies via paypal. The company was declined.<br /> <br /> In addition, Swythe opened up Quirksettle House, a SL banking system he was developing gradually for the last year. The bank in total brought in over 500,000L$ on its first month, but was shut down due to the banking policies enforced by Linden Labs. Quirksettle house refunded 100% of its money plus interest by February 2008.<br /> <br /> Due to rising social tension between large groups on Amaru and Drachen. DNE began to move away from what was once &quot;open&quot; land rental agreements. By April 2008, DNE's entire client base was completely under written agreements.<br /> <br /> It was in April 2008 Obsidian Stormwind resigned from ownership of DNE, Swythe, now the sole owner of the company, proceeded to purchase his share of the company out and created a more centralised way of management and rental payment. <br /> <br /> It was during the summer of 2008 that Draconian Enterprise's clients held two of the top ten spots for furry adult. During that time as well the company purchased the rights to [http://www.draconianenterprises.net link www.draconianenterprises.net].<br /> <br /> By the end of the summer, the Dragon Spire club left Drachen. Swythe Armistice built his own Dragon club called DrachenStein, allowing the community the infrastructure to host events and entertain each other for free. DrachenStein is completely funded by rental income of Draconian Estates, and is an official subsidiary of DNE.<br /> <br /> Despite setbacks, in January 2008 DNE had over 30 clients with only 3 leaving dissatisfied with the business and its services. Others leaving left due to DNE being unable to meet their immediate demands in terms of lands mass, or economic troubles. In 2008 DNE had a 90% client satisfaction rate, with returning renters, most of those clients directly rented with Swythe Armistice.<br /> <br /> ==Future Plans==<br /> Plans for Draconian Enterprises in 2009 include reduction of waste and costs through the purchase of the region &quot;Grand Junction&quot;, resulting in a price reduction of rental lots scheduled in march. The opening of a public relations department following a Code of Ethics and quality control on all subsidiaries to provide the best possible service. Plans also include finishing Project: Spacebagel, providing a low cost shopping center for honest avatar makers.<br /> <br /> {{vrl-location-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]][[Category:2007 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draconian_Enterprises 2009-01-23T03:57:13Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> ==Draconian Enterprises==<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises (also known as DNE) is the administration wing of several projects and companies owned and managed by Swythe Quirksettle. It primaraly focuses on providing the infrastructure for others to benefit from its services.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises owns Draconian Estates SL. A space leasing service in Second Life that runs the regions Drachen &amp; Amaru. It also manages the Dragon Club DrachenStein, as well as Project: Spacebagel. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Draconian Enterprises started as Draconian Estates SL in August 2007. It was founded with the region Drachen and at the time hosted and supported Dragon Spire, Hantu and Stronski Sisters furry vendors. It was originally owned by both Swythe Armistice and Obsidian Stormwind.<br /> <br /> ===Successes and Failures of 2007-2008===<br /> In December of 2007 Swythe Armistice invested in Amaru, the second region of four he planned to acquire. Expanding Draconian Enterprises to twice its size in Second Life. Swythe also laid down the groundwork to fill up Drachen, and began expanding the management structure more.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises earned the nickname DNE through its initial plans to go public on the Second Life &quot;World Stock Exchange.&quot; However, due to banking bans enforced by Linden Labs, and Swythe's desire to trade in all currencies via paypal. The company was declined.<br /> <br /> In addition, Swythe opened up Quirksettle House, a SL banking system he was developing gradually for the last year. The bank in total brought in over 500,000L$ on its first month, but was shut down due to the banking policies enforced by Linden Labs. Quirksettle house refunded 100% of its money plus interest by February 2008.<br /> <br /> Due to rising social tension between large groups on Amaru and Drachen. DNE began to move away from what was once &quot;open&quot; land rental agreements. By April 2008, DNE's entire client base was completely under written agreements.<br /> <br /> It was in April 2008 Obsidian Stormwind resigned from ownership of DNE, Swythe, now the sole owner of the company, proceeded to purchase his share of the company out and created a more centralised way of management and rental payment. <br /> <br /> It was during the summer of 2008 that Draconian Enterprise's clients held two of the top ten spots for furry adult. During that time as well the company purchased the rights to [http://www.draconianenterprises.net link www.draconianenterprises.net].<br /> <br /> By the end of the summer, the Dragon Spire club left Drachen. Swythe Armistice built his own Dragon club called DrachenStein, allowing the community the infrastructure to host events and entertain each other for free. DrachenStein is completely funded by rental income of Draconian Estates, and is an official subsidiary of DNE.<br /> <br /> ==Future Plans==<br /> Plans for DNE include the next two regions, with a third one opening up very shortly. Helping low profile avatar makers become successful. Swythe intends to also help All Fur Fun using his company's influence, and make more consious efforts to create business outside of Second Life.<br /> <br /> {{vrl-location-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]][[Category:2007 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draconian_Enterprises 2009-01-03T02:50:05Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* History */</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> ==Draconian Enterprises==<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises (also known as DNE) is the administration wing of several projects and companies owned and managed by Swythe Quirksettle. It primaraly focuses on providing the infrastructure for others to benefit from its services.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises owns Draconian Estates SL. A space leasing service in Second Life that runs the regions Drachen &amp; Amaru. It also manages the Dragon Club DrachenStein, as well as Project: Spacebagel. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Draconian Enterprises started as Draconian Estates SL in August 2007. It was founded with the region Drachen and at the time hosted and supported Dragon Spire, Hantu and Stronski Sisters furry vendors. It was originally owned by both Swythe Armistice and Obsidian Stormwind.<br /> <br /> Successes and Failures<br /> In December of 2007 Swythe Armistice invested in Amaru, the second region of four he planned to acquire. Expanding Draconian Enterprises to twice its size in Second Life. Swythe also laid down the groundwork to fill up Drachen, and began expanding the management structure more.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises earned the nickname DNE through its initial plans to go public on the Second Life &quot;World Stock Exchange.&quot; However, due to banking bans enforced by Linden Labs, and Swythe's desire to trade in all currencies via paypal. The company was declined.<br /> <br /> In addition, Swythe opened up Quirksettle House, a SL banking system he was developing gradually for the last year. The bank in total brought in over 500,000L$ on its first month, but was shut down due to the banking policies enforced by Linden Labs. Quirksettle house refunded 100% of its money plus interest by February 2008.<br /> <br /> Due to rising social tension between large groups on Amaru and Drachen. DNE began to move away from what was once &quot;open&quot; land rental agreements. By April 2008, DNE's entire client base was completely under written agreements.<br /> <br /> It was in April 2008 Obsidian Stormwind resigned from ownership of DNE, Swythe, now the sole owner of the company, proceeded to purchase his share of the company out and created a more centralised way of management and rental payment. <br /> <br /> It was during the summer of 2008 that Draconian Enterprise's clients held two of the top ten spots for furry adult. During that time as well the company purchased the rights to [http://www.draconianenterprises.net link www.draconianenterprises.net].<br /> <br /> By the end of the summer, the Dragon Spire club left Drachen. Swythe Armistice built his own Dragon club called DrachenStein, allowing the community the infrastructure to host events and entertain each other for free. DrachenStein is completely funded by rental income of Draconian Estates, and is an official subsidiary of DNE.<br /> <br /> ==Future Plans==<br /> Plans for DNE include the next two regions, with a third one opening up very shortly. Helping low profile avatar makers become successful. Swythe intends to also help All FUr Fun using his company's influence, and make more consious efforts to create business outside of Second Life.<br /> <br /> {{vrl-location-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]][[Category:2007 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Draconian_Enterprises 2009-01-03T02:48:09Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Adding more details, showing the past year, and future plans, also made it more wiki-styled</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> <br /> ==Draconian Enterprises==<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises (also known as DNE) is the administration wing of several projects and companies owned and managed by Swythe Quirksettle. It primaraly focuses on providing the infrastructure for others to benefit from its services.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises owns Draconian Estates SL. A space leasing service in Second Life that runs the regions Drachen &amp; Amaru. It also manages the Dragon Club DrachenStein, as well as Project: Spacebagel. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Draconian Enterprises started as Draconian Estates SL in August 2007. It was founded with the region Drachen and at the time hosted and supported Dragon Spire, Hantu and Stronski Sisters furry vendors. It was originally owned by both Swythe Armistice and Obsidian Stormwind.<br /> <br /> Successes and Failures<br /> In December of 2007 Swythe Armistice invested in Amaru, the second region of four he planned to acquire. Expanding Draconian Enterprises to twice its size in Second Life. Swythe also laid down the groundwork to fill up Drachen, and began expanding the management structure more.<br /> <br /> Draconian Enterprises earned the nickname DNE through its initial plans to go public on the Second Life &quot;World Stock Exchange.&quot; However, due to banking bans enforced by Linden Labs, and Swythe's desire to trade in all currencies via paypal. The company was declined.<br /> <br /> In addition, Swythe opened up Quirksettle House, a SL banking system he was developing gradually for the last year. The bank in total brought in over 500,000L$ on its first month, but was shut down due to the banking policies enforced by Linden Labs. Quirksettle house refunded 100% of its money plus interest by February 2008.<br /> <br /> Due to rising social tension between large groups on Amaru and Drachen. DNE began to move away from what was once &quot;open&quot; land rental agreements. By April 2008, DNE's entire client base was completely under written agreements.<br /> <br /> It was in April 2008 Obsidian Stormwind resigned from ownership of DNE, Swythe, now the sole owner of the company, proceeded to purchase his share of the company out and created a more centralised way of management and rental payment. <br /> <br /> It was during the summer of 2008 that Draconian Enterprise's clients held two of the top ten spots for furry adult. During that time as well the company purchased the rights to [http://www.draconianenterprises.net link www.draconianenterprises.net].<br /> <br /> By the end of the summer, the Dragon Spire club left Drachen. Swythe Armistice built his own Dragon club called DrachenStein, allowing his community the infastructure to host events and entertain each other for free. DrachenStein is completely funded by rental income of Draconian Estates, and is an official subsidiary of DNE. <br /> <br /> ==Future Plans==<br /> Plans for DNE include the next two regions, with a third one opening up very shortly. Helping low profile avatar makers become successful. Swythe intends to also help All FUr Fun using his company's influence, and make more consious efforts to create business outside of Second Life.<br /> <br /> {{vrl-location-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]][[Category:2007 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-10-27T06:53:32Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty and slander, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> In July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> When DragonSpire lefthis regions, Swythe directed the construction of a new club called DrachenStein. A community formed and operated club on the region Drachen. It was built by Kaichanti, and is growing to be one of the largest clubs in the Second Life grid.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> Draconian Enterprises became Swythe's own brand name outside of Second Life when Swythe demonstrated to a select few a demonstration for &quot;Draconian Domain Content Management Suite&quot; a web management software application that optimized web site structure using a design process called &quot;State-Based Web Design.&quot; A functional build will be going online on www.draconianenterprises.net in the future.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-10-27T06:51:23Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Horizons */</p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> In addition Swythe also made a dragon emotions script. Containing 12 emotions including 2 flying ones. This script is still popular amongst the Horizons community today.<br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty and slander, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> As of July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Draconian Enterprises ==<br /> Draconian Enterprises became Swythe's own brand name outside of Second Life when Swythe demonstrated to a select few a demonstration for &quot;Draconian Domain Content Management Suite&quot; a web management software application that optimized web site structure using a design process called &quot;State-Based Web Design.&quot; A functional build will be going online on www.draconianenterprises.net in the future.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Islands_and_other_locations_in_Second_Life 2008-10-27T06:43:35Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Dragon Spire */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Islands''' are user-owned simulators within [[Second Life]]. You can buy your own island but the price to play is pretty steep: $1675 for start up costs and a server (you don't own the server itself though and due to multiple CPU servers, you are effectively buying space on a single CPU for your island), as well as $295 a month maintenance fee. Islands, as opposed to the mainland, get a dedicated processor to run on. Mainland sims (regions) may have to share resources with up to 3 other neighboring regions. An additional benefit is that purchasing an island allows you to contact the Linden Concierge directly with questions, bypassing the standard technical support lines and forums. <br /> <br /> Prior to the creation of islands, every simulator belonged to a large land mass. Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.<br /> <br /> ==List==<br /> There are currently a number of furry-owned or themed islands and regions in Second Life:<br /> [[Image:Luskwoodlobby.jpg|thumb|200px|The Lobby at Luskwood, the primary hangout for many furs]]<br /> ===[[Luskwood]]===<br /> * Luskwood consists of two sims/regions, '''Lusk''' and '''Perry''', with some elements spilling into '''Clara'''; PG-rated, though not heavy on rules (for example, unlike most PG areas, weapons are allowed in Luskwood), Luskwood (started in mid-2003) is the oldest Furry-themed area in SL. Though not an island in practice (it resides on the SL mainland,) these regions are wholly owned by the Luskwood group, and can be considered its own furry-themed area. <br /> <br /> *It is home to [[Luskwood Creatures]], the first furry avatar makers on SL. Luskwood builds many varieties of furry avatars, and is considered a sister-sim to, and administered by some of the same folks who run Taco. <br /> <br /> *Luskwood has been the center of controversy resulting from accusations from some SL users that the administration and owners of Luskwood have undue influence over Linden Lab policy. Several Linden employees, such as Frontier Linden, frequent Luskwood, and there have been accusations of unfair bans given at the request of Luskwood staff. In addition, some have proposed that Lusk's purported influence resulted in the reduction of sculpted primitive LOD (the way they look from afar), due to lobbying to have their tree (which uses such primitives) look better.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Luskwood}}<br /> <br /> ===[[FurPleasure]]===<br /> [[Image:Market_logo512.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The FP Sim logo, with the marketplace backdrop]]<br /> * A mature friendly furry themed sim cluster including a popular club, shopping area and residential areas in '''FP Enigma''', Owned and run by a group of dedicated sim admins headed by [[Foxdie Ghia]] and [[Kit Keiko]]. The sim is dedicated to and run in the memory of [[AOD Enigma]], Providing a fun and stimulating place for all furs and nonfurs to relax and socialise<br /> * Started as a small club in the highflyer sim, and then expanded into sprawler due to further need for space. The first sim was purchased shortly after was co-owned by Iyeyasu Muromachi (who now owns Asian Delight) and [[AOD Enigma]]. AoD Enigma passed away in 2006 at the age of 25, and the sims ownership was moved over to Foxdie Ghia and Kit Keiko.<br /> <br /> ===[[FurNation Worlds]]===<br /> [[Image:FurNationWorldsLuxor.png|right|thumb|200px|The Luxor on FurNation Prime]]<br /> * FurNation Worlds is a group of several simulators run by the crew at [[FurNation]].<br /> * Each of their simulators seems to serve a particular purpose.<br /> ** FurNation Alpha is a residential area with a medieval theme.<br /> ** FurNation Vista is a sandbox with residential areas.<br /> ** FurNation Gamma is a sandbox with residential areas.<br /> ** FurNation Prime is the welcome area and general starting point for FurNation.<br /> ** FurNation Worlds Mall is a commercial simulator for people to sell items from rented vendor spots.<br /> *** Prices range from L$50/week to L$1500/week depending on location, size, and type of spot rented.<br /> ** FurNation Phoenix is a residential simulator.<br /> ** FurNation Mythica is primarily a residential simulator.<br /> *** The Club called The Ark recently relocated to the east side of this simulator.<br /> ** FurNation Dragon is a residential simulator.<br /> ** Purgatory is a themed simulator connected to FurNation.<br /> ** Drakeal Prime is a residential sim connected to FurNation.<br /> ** Drakeal Tui is a simulator connected to FurNation by extension of Drakeal Prime.<br /> ** FurNation Polaris is a mountainous residential simulator owned by Mathuen Lagerlof.<br /> :{{see also|FurNation Worlds}}<br /> <br /> ===[[The Forest]]===<br /> [[Image:SecondLifeForestDeluxeApartments.png|right|thumb|200px|Treehouse apartments in The Forest]]<br /> * The Forest was the first furry-oriented island in Second Life.<br /> * The Forest is under [[Anshe Chung]]'s ownership and is a part of the DreamLand continent developed by her. <br /> :{{see also|The Forest}}<br /> <br /> ===[[Fur Valleys]]===<br /> [[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Map of the Fur Valleys island chain, June 2007]]<br /> [[Image:CubConclaveClubResurgenceDancer.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dancing [[babyfur]] in [[Cub Conclave]]]]<br /> * The largest chain of furry-themed islands in Second Life to date, often known simply as '''The Valleys'''.<br /> * The first island in this chain was founded in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]]. Since then, the island chain has grown, with the addition of many new islands. These include:<br /> **'''Fox Valley''', a residential island, owned by Redfox Costello<br /> **'''Wolf Valley and Jaguar Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[Mako Minogue]]<br /> **'''Tiger Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]]<br /> **'''FlyinTails Airfield''', an aircraft-themed island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]<br /> **'''Rabbit Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Dragon Valley''', containing the Foxkin Rentals offices, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Ryu Valley''', a volcanic island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> *** The [[Macro Room]], devoted to [[macro]] furries, is located here<br /> **'''Istaria Prime''', owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]]<br /> **'''[[Serenity Woods]]''', a recreation of the original '''The Forest''', originally run by the former The Forest guides, but now owned by Mako Minogue<br /> **'''Critter Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[kodi Sachs]]<br /> **'''Zeta Valley''', a [[zoophilia]]-themed island, owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]<br /> **'''Neko Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Otter Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''[[Cub Conclave]]''', a [[babyfur]]-themed island, owned by [[Raven Welesa]]<br /> **'''[[Kit Estates]]''', a babyfur-themed residential island, owned by Raven Welesa<br /> **'''Pony Island'''<br /> **'''Furry Park''', a residential island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]<br /> **'''Cheetah Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Ferret Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Meerkat Valley''', a commercial island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Cougar Valley''', a mountainous residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Lynx Valley''', a river-run residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Mink Valley''', a paw-print shaped residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Lemming Valley''', a residential island with steep cliffs, owned by Foxkin Impfondo, pays homage to the 1991 video game &quot;Lemmings&quot;<br /> <br /> * The '''Fur Valleys''' also include many ocean regions (also known as voids), all owned by Foxkin Impfondo. Most are each rentable as an entire region, but all allow visitors and residents to sail around the greater part of the Valleys. These voids include:<br /> **'''Dragons Void''', a rentable void, managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]]<br /> **'''Kitsune Sea''', a [[fox]]-shaped island, managed by [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]]<br /> **'''Strianic Ocean''', a [[dragon]]-shaped island, managed by [[Stria Inbiri|Stria Teazle]]<br /> **'''Onyx Ocean''', a rentable void, managed by [[Cera Watts]]<br /> **'''BlueRay Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Geckos Void''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Moonlight Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of a crescent moon<br /> **'''Sydney Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Crocodile Rock''', a rentable void named after the song by Elton John<br /> **'''Dolphin Deep''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Drakes Void''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Kitten Cove''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Raccoon Lagoon''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Salamander Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Yang Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yang half of the yin-yang symbol<br /> **'''Yin Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yin half of the yin-yang symbol<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Fur Valleys}}<br /> <br /> ===Rocket City FurMeet===<br /> *The [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim contains an exact replica of the hotel that the [[real life]] [[convention]] is held in.<br /> *The sim is staffed and upkept by many of the real life staff members of RCFM, headed by [[Lacy Amberwolf]].<br /> *At the end of each real life RCFM, the staff posts a banner that states Welcome Home! to returning con-goers.<br /> *Numerous dances are hosted throughout the year.<br /> <br /> ===[[Dragon Spire]]===<br /> *The Dragon Spire is a club catering towards dragons and avians but does not make any restrictions on species. The club is located in the Northeast corner of of the Dystopia simulator.<br /> *The club is known for its public sex and cuddle poseballs, volunteer DJs, and a side wing with rooms for those wanting to use a SexGen bed.<br /> *The club has restrictions on building and scripting for non-club members which effectively prevents the most abusive griefing, and one can only become a club member if invited by member of sufficient authority.<br /> <br /> ===[[Abbotts Aerodrome]]===<br /> [[Image:Sl abbotts aerodrome cubey terra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbotts Aerodrome]]<br /> * Abbotts Aerodrome bills itself as &quot;the most famous airport in Second Life&quot;. Occasionally referred to as '''Abbotts Furrodrome''', Abbotts is among the most fur-friendly airports in Second Life. The Aerodrome features free demo flights, a skydiving center, A.I. flights, and shops owned by some of the leading aircraft designers in Second Life. Founded by Apotheus Silverman and Cubey Terra in 2004, Abbotts Aerodrome is a center for aircraft development and skydiving.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Alchera1.gif|thumb|200px|The town center of Alchera.]]<br /> ===[[Alchera]]===<br /> * A Furry based roleplay island sim, it is based within the medieval era and holds a [[fantasy]]/Oriental theme. Opened to the public on January 20th, 2007, it is the first serious adult roleplay sim made expressly for furries and anthro players. Created as an open and friendly role play environment, it is open to all anthros of any race, mythology and preference.<br /> Other then roleplay, it also offers quiet and relaxing oriental themed residential housing for $400L a week for 1024sq meters. Personal housing costs $150L for a room of a player’s choice plus 50 additional prims. [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alchera/38/88/24/]<br /> <br /> ===[[Gay Yiffy Club]]===<br /> * Gay Yiffy Club is a popular furry nightclub, partially due to the open and welcoming atmosphere for every species, gender or alignment (even though its name suggests to cater only to [[gay]] [[male]] furs). Originally built by [[Senjin Soothsayer]] and managed by [[Kiroja Fluffy]] and [[Darkfoxx Bunyip]]. It's not even an island SIM, yet it's traffic surpasses most islands. The club is commonly referred to by its abbreviation GYC and thanks it's popularity mostly to the very active staff containing dancers, DJs and Bartenders. The club features dance-floor, bar, darkroom, stage, pool, private rooms, lounge area and a separately located shopping area. <br /> Unlike other clubs, public display of intimacy is not frowned upon, and even encouraged.<br /> <br /> ===[[Rainbow Tiger]]===<br /> * Originally a dance club owned by [[Spike Nico]] and an adjoining mall owned by [[Shadow Garden]] in the '''Cleary''' region, Rainbow Tiger has expanded onto a full island. Rainbow Tiger currently has: [[Club Rainbow Tiger]], a large dance club with live DJ's spinning tunes regularly as well as a swimming pool, events center, and an exercise room. Additional description is available on the Rainbow Tiger page. The Rainbow sims have been awarded Developer's Incentive awards 3 times by Linden Lab since Rainbow Tiger was founded back in Cleary. <br /> <br /> * A second island named [[Rainbow Stallion]] was added at the end of March 2006, and is designated a residential area. In 2006, a decision was made to change the ownership of the sims. Rainbow Tiger became fully owned by Spike Nico, and Rainbow Stallion became fully owned by Shadow Garden. Then, in 2007, an additional sim [[Rainbow Canyon]] was added to give both the mall and club additional room to expand. Due to the slowing economy, Rainbow Canyon was then closed in June 2008, and a small replacement mall area was created on Rainbow Tiger. The sims are rated 'mature', and are open to all species. Currently there is a large impassible gap between Rainbow Tiger and Rainbow Stallion due to the removal of the Rainbow Canyon island. A replacement island is being developed and should be available soon. <br /> <br /> * In 2007, a new island, Lykaois, joined the fold as the first independent sim. It is owned by Valdis Damone, and his mate Redwolf Ghia. This island is, however, a private island requiring an invite to enter.<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Rainbow Tiger}}<br /> <br /> ===[[Tartarus Island]]===<br /> * The new home of [[The Fur Dungeon]], a club that once existed on the mainland. Underwater dungeon areas and an array of domes (including, presently, a mall and movie dome) complement the club itself. Created by [[Musuko Massiel]].<br /> <br /> ===[[EuroFur Exodus, also called EXTRA]]===<br /> * Furry themed sim especially made for french and european furries, maintained by rafa226 Lubitsch and a few members. Located in a sim named EuroFur, it moved to a sim named ''Extra''. This sim includes a club, a small shop, a beach, some yiff houses and a movie theater. Those weeks, a pet auction market have been built, and is a great success.<br /> <br /> ===[[Oinari]]===<br /> * This furry themed island sim is the headquarters of [[Furry Japan]] owned by [[Fakefur Okonomi]], founder of Furry Japan. The island is divided among the officers of Furry Japan, who do a variety of experimental shops and houses. Japanese is naturally the primary language here, and visitors are recommended to bring a translator HUD or fluency<br /> <br /> ===[[The Wild (Second Life)|The Wild]]===<br /> * Furry [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] themed island owned by [[Shaun Reveal]] (under the name Shaun Wallaby, creator of [[Boston and Shaun]]. The Wild is regularly frequented by [[fatfur]]s and [[inflation|inflatafurs]], and many buildings there are made to cater to their desires. Features of The Wild include a scripts-allowed sandbox, a club, a buffet and a number of games.<br /> <br /> ===[[Mythos Prometheus]]===<br /> * Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Sabvriel Padar]], (liberum veto) [[Solus Candour]] and [[Msakaji Yoshiro]]. Mostly a residential island, with laid back rules, several houses nestled amid beautiful landscaping, and apartments for rent up in the sky. Also hosts a small shop for vendors, and [[The Hangar]] club. Residence in the sky apartments is one of the most affordable at 100L$ per week for 100 prims, which makes them popular and causes a waiting list to accumulate for the space. The residents of the skyboxes are among the more friendly 'neighbourhood' style cliques and as a new denizen of the sim you can expect sudden visits from the other residents.<br /> <br /> ===[[Coonspiracy]]===<br /> * Southwest corner of Noonkkot sim, a hangout for raccoons, gators, swamp foxes, and the like.<br /> <br /> ===[[Meeting Island]]===<br /> * Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Pounce Teasle]]. '''[[Raccoon Hill]]''', formerly '''[[Fae Valley]]''' from the '''Fur Valleys''' sim conglomerate, was added in May, 2006, but has since vacated. '''Meeting Island''' is best known for the furry [[escort]] establishment, [[The Seven Tails Brothel]].<br /> <br /> ===[[Lost Furest]]===<br /> [[Image:lfcenterance.jpg|thumb|200px|Pawprint lake at Lost Furest, welcoming visitors.]]<br /> *Home to the [[Lost Furest Creatures]] furry avatars, founded by [[Cheetah Kitty]]. <br /> *As of 2008, LFC has gained more avatar creators.<br /> *As of early 2007, the Lost Furest redesigned their look to set focus on the avatars they sell. The name actually represents the act of being at rest or as we call it &quot;Fur-Rest&quot;. When visiting you will find LFC avatars in the center tree, then surrounding it would be the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.<br /> ** [[Image:The_Lost_Furest_at_a_glance.jpg|thumb|200px|The (new new) Lost Furest]] Recently got it's own sim named The Lost Furest, and the new region has gone under another redesign. The four season theme has been kept, however the tree is no longer located at the center of the region. In addition the sandbox area have been redesigned with a beach theme.<br /> ** Near the &quot;summer&quot; section there's a dance platform, with live DJ session every week.&lt;!-- or something. --&gt;<br /> *This island sim is &quot;Mature&quot; rated. <br /> ** A mature themed club named &quot;Cloud 9&quot; is also on this sim, located high above ground (and won't show up on maps).<br /> *[[Lost Ferals]] is another branch of the LFC avatar line which focuses on feral animals.<br /> ** Two regions are exclusively open to Lost Feral avatar owners, added around July 2008.<br /> *Awarded Developer's Incentive awards three times by Linden Lab and has recently become a heavy traffic area, earning the islands name in the top 20 most popular places often.<br /> :{{see also|Lost Furest}}<br /> <br /> Collecting donations for Island upkeep fees is a popular activity on islands, furry or otherwise.<br /> <br /> ===[[Furry Plateau]]===<br /> Furry plateau is teengrid's oldest furry hangout, and was originally founded by [[Reggie Marquez]] and [[Inuyasha Overlord]]. The hangout was originally a 1024 plot for the &quot;brothers&quot; to live in. After some time, Reggie's account was disabled due to payment issues, and Inuyasha Overlord continue to take care of the parcel until it moved to Gordon, where it became a mainstream hangout. <br /> <br /> After a year, Inuyasha also left the parcel due to payment issues. Shortly after, Reggie returned on an alternate account, [[Reggie Clifton]], and brought FP back to teengrid alongside [[Phox Sillanpaa]], in the hope that it would become mainstream again, which it did. Furry Plateau quickly reached the top of the pop-list with its &quot;housing for homeless furs&quot; - a program started in order to help new furries adjust to the community. This housing project became big enough to put FP at the top of the popular list for another six months. <br /> <br /> The land soon became too small to contain the community and the group continued on to create the FP Peacelands alongside [[Nicelus Borelly]]. The &quot;four founding furs&quot; now continue the community on the sims Citivas and Leviathan. On February 5th 2009, FP will begin its build up on the Main Grid. It will remain totally PG and no &quot;Bits or Bobbers&quot; will be allowed upon it. Other than that hardly any strict rules will be placed upon visitors.<br /> <br /> ===[[TSL Fur Fest]]===<br /> Teen Second Life (TSL) Fur Fest (TSLFF) is the Teen Grid's first [[furry]] and [[anthropomorphic]]s [[convention]]. TSLFF was founded by Ferret Surface ([[Ferret Vulpsi]]) and the first TSLFF was held in 2007 on August 17th, 18th, and 19th mainly in the sim of Unreal. The convention was mainly attended by members of the FP, FN (TSL), and Tiamat communities however the con was a grid wide event and made history as the first furry convention (or convention of any kind for that matter) to be held on the Teen Grid.<br /> <br /> ===[[Castle Dark Haven]]===<br /> [[Image:DH_Castle.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Castle Dark Haven]]<br /> Castle Dark Haven is a huge furry castle located within an ancient mystical forest on Growl1. Owned and operated by [[Growl Fardel]] and [[Nilsninian Dryke]], the castle and forest offer many distractions. Concealed surprises may also be found by unsuspecting adventurers within the vastness of the castle.<br /> <br /> Rated mature, Dark Haven is open to all furs and offers an Avatar Shopping Center, the Twisted Tails Dance Club, private skyboxes, a [[yiff]] lounge, yiff dungeon, hot tub area and beautiful scenic areas for peaceful relaxation.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===[[Drachen &amp; Amaru]]===<br /> These two estates are run by Draconian Estates, a subsidiary of [[Draconian Enterprises]].<br /> <br /> Drachen is a scaly and furry region that is home to the DrachenStein. One of the most highly supported dragon clubs in Second Life. It also features Project: SpaceBagel, a space station themed store, featuring a round table like placement system for vendors, giving everyone an equal exposure rate. <br /> <br /> Amaru is a region to the west of Drachen that is the home of a new Anthro club &quot;Constellation. The region also contains an art gallery known as the Mouseface Gallery, HermHQ, Doog Labs, Pavi's Avi's and The Water Plant (formerly The Tool Shed) which are all part of Hantu's collective lands and now the new home of ZZ Studios. Residences in this world are part of the 'Spamalot' subdivision and can be found on the ground around the club in addition to the sky at 400m.<br /> <br /> Both regions have land for leasing as well. The rate is L$2200 a month through Second Life, of $8USD through paypal for 1024 meters. The rental system is managed by [[Swythe Quirksettle]].<br /> <br /> As of July 2008, both regions were placed in the top 10 list for furry adult in Second Life.<br /> <br /> ===[[DrachenStein]]===<br /> DrachenStein is a dragon themed adult club supported by the community on the Drachen Simulator. It's known for its detailed build and scale that fits the largest Dragon avatars in second life. The club was constructed by KaiChanti Yiyuan and is directed by Swythe Armistice.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Islands_and_other_locations_in_Second_Life 2008-10-22T04:44:36Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Drachen &amp; Amaru */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Islands''' are user-owned simulators within [[Second Life]]. You can buy your own island but the price to play is pretty steep: $1675 for start up costs and a server (you don't own the server itself though and due to multiple CPU servers, you are effectively buying space on a single CPU for your island), as well as $295 a month maintenance fee. Islands, as opposed to the mainland, get a dedicated processor to run on. Mainland sims (regions) may have to share resources with up to 3 other neighboring regions. An additional benefit is that purchasing an island allows you to contact the Linden Concierge directly with questions, bypassing the standard technical support lines and forums. <br /> <br /> Prior to the creation of islands, every simulator belonged to a large land mass. Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.<br /> <br /> ==List==<br /> There are currently a number of furry-owned or themed islands and regions in Second Life:<br /> [[Image:Luskwoodlobby.jpg|thumb|200px|The Lobby at Luskwood, the primary hangout for many furs]]<br /> ===[[Luskwood]]===<br /> * Luskwood consists of two sims/regions, '''Lusk''' and '''Perry''', with some elements spilling into '''Clara'''; PG-rated, though not heavy on rules (for example, unlike most PG areas, weapons are allowed in Luskwood), Luskwood (started in mid-2003) is the oldest Furry-themed area in SL. Though not an island in practice (it resides on the SL mainland,) these regions are wholly owned by the Luskwood group, and can be considered its own furry-themed area. <br /> <br /> *It is home to [[Luskwood Creatures]], the first furry avatar makers on SL. Luskwood builds many varieties of furry avatars, and is considered a sister-sim to, and administered by some of the same folks who run Taco. <br /> <br /> *Luskwood has been the center of controversy resulting from accusations from some SL users that the administration and owners of Luskwood have undue influence over Linden Lab policy. Several Linden employees, such as Frontier Linden, frequent Luskwood, and there have been accusations of unfair bans given at the request of Luskwood staff. In addition, some have proposed that Lusk's purported influence resulted in the reduction of sculpted primitive LOD (the way they look from afar), due to lobbying to have their tree (which uses such primitives) look better.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Luskwood}}<br /> <br /> ===[[FurPleasure]]===<br /> [[Image:Market_logo512.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The FP Sim logo, with the marketplace backdrop]]<br /> * A mature friendly furry themed sim cluster including a popular club, shopping area and residential areas in '''FP Enigma''', Owned and run by a group of dedicated sim admins headed by [[Foxdie Ghia]] and [[Kit Keiko]]. The sim is dedicated to and run in the memory of [[AOD Enigma]], Providing a fun and stimulating place for all furs and nonfurs to relax and socialise<br /> * Started as a small club in the highflyer sim, and then expanded into sprawler due to further need for space. The first sim was purchased shortly after was co-owned by Iyeyasu Muromachi (who now owns Asian Delight) and [[AOD Enigma]]. AoD Enigma passed away in 2006 at the age of 25, and the sims ownership was moved over to Foxdie Ghia and Kit Keiko.<br /> <br /> ===[[FurNation Worlds]]===<br /> [[Image:FurNationWorldsLuxor.png|right|thumb|200px|The Luxor on FurNation Prime]]<br /> * FurNation Worlds is a group of several simulators run by the crew at [[FurNation]].<br /> * Each of their simulators seems to serve a particular purpose.<br /> ** FurNation Alpha is a residential area with a medieval theme.<br /> ** FurNation Vista is a sandbox with residential areas.<br /> ** FurNation Gamma is a sandbox with residential areas.<br /> ** FurNation Prime is the welcome area and general starting point for FurNation.<br /> ** FurNation Worlds Mall is a commercial simulator for people to sell items from rented vendor spots.<br /> *** Prices range from L$50/week to L$1500/week depending on location, size, and type of spot rented.<br /> ** FurNAtion Phoenix is a residential simulator.<br /> ** FurNation Mythica is primarily a residential simulator.<br /> *** The Club called The Ark recently relocated to the east side of this simulator.<br /> ** FurNation Dragon is a residential simulator.<br /> ** Purgatory is a themed simulator connected to FurNation.<br /> ** Drakeal Prime is a residential sim connected to FurNation.<br /> ** Drakeal Tui is a simulator connected to FurNation by extension of Drakeal Prime.<br /> ** FurNation Polaris is a mountainous residential simulator owned by Mathuen Lagerlof.<br /> :{{see also|FurNation Worlds}}<br /> <br /> ===[[The Forest]]===<br /> [[Image:SecondLifeForestDeluxeApartments.png|right|thumb|200px|Treehouse apartments in The Forest]]<br /> * The Forest was the first furry-oriented island in Second Life.<br /> * The Forest is under [[Anshe Chung]]'s ownership and is a part of the DreamLand continent developed by her. <br /> :{{see also|The Forest}}<br /> <br /> ===[[Fur Valleys]]===<br /> [[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Map of the Fur Valleys island chain, June 2007]]<br /> [[Image:CubConclaveClubResurgenceDancer.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dancing [[babyfur]] in [[Cub Conclave]]]]<br /> * The largest chain of furry-themed islands in Second Life to date, often known simply as '''The Valleys'''.<br /> * The first island in this chain was founded in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]]. Since then, the island chain has grown, with the addition of many new islands. These include:<br /> **'''Fox Valley''', a residential island, owned by Redfox Costello<br /> **'''Wolf Valley and Jaguar Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[Mako Minogue]]<br /> **'''Tiger Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]]<br /> **'''FlyinTails Airfield''', an aircraft-themed island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]<br /> **'''Rabbit Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Dragon Valley''', containing the Foxkin Rentals offices, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Ryu Valley''', a volcanic island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> *** The [[Macro Room]], devoted to [[macro]] furries, is located here<br /> **'''Istaria Prime''', owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]]<br /> **'''[[Serenity Woods]]''', a recreation of the original '''The Forest''', originally run by the former The Forest guides, but now owned by Mako Minogue<br /> **'''Critter Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[kodi Sachs]]<br /> **'''Zeta Valley''', a [[zoophilia]]-themed island, owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]<br /> **'''Neko Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Otter Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''[[Cub Conclave]]''', a [[babyfur]]-themed island, owned by [[Raven Welesa]]<br /> **'''[[Kit Estates]]''', a babyfur-themed residential island, owned by Raven Welesa<br /> **'''Pony Island'''<br /> **'''Furry Park''', a residential island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]<br /> **'''Cheetah Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Ferret Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Meerkat Valley''', a commercial island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Cougar Valley''', a mountainous residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Lynx Valley''', a river-run residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Mink Valley''', a paw-print shaped residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Lemming Valley''', a residential island with steep cliffs, owned by Foxkin Impfondo, pays homage to the 1991 video game &quot;Lemmings&quot;<br /> <br /> * The '''Fur Valleys''' also include many ocean regions (also known as voids), all owned by Foxkin Impfondo. Most are each rentable as an entire region, but all allow visitors and residents to sail around the greater part of the Valleys. These voids include:<br /> **'''Dragons Void''', a rentable void, managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]]<br /> **'''Kitsune Sea''', a [[fox]]-shaped island, managed by [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]]<br /> **'''Strianic Ocean''', a [[dragon]]-shaped island, managed by [[Stria Inbiri|Stria Teazle]]<br /> **'''Onyx Ocean''', a rentable void, managed by [[Cera Watts]]<br /> **'''BlueRay Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Geckos Void''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Moonlight Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of a crescent moon<br /> **'''Sydney Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Crocodile Rock''', a rentable void named after the song by Elton John<br /> **'''Dolphin Deep''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Drakes Void''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Kitten Cove''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Raccoon Lagoon''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Salamander Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Yang Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yang half of the yin-yang symbol<br /> **'''Yin Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yin half of the yin-yang symbol<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Fur Valleys}}<br /> <br /> ===Rocket City FurMeet===<br /> *The [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim contains an exact replica of the hotel that the [[real life]] [[convention]] is held in.<br /> *The sim is staffed and upkept by many of the real life staff members of RCFM, headed by [[Lacy Amberwolf]].<br /> *At the end of each real life RCFM, the staff posts a banner that states Welcome Home! to returning con-goers.<br /> *Numerous dances are hosted throughout the year.<br /> <br /> ===[[Dragon Spire]]===<br /> *The Dragon Spire is a club catering towards dragons and avians but does not make any restrictions on species. The club is located in the Southwest corner of of the Drachen simulator.<br /> *The club is known for its public sex and cuddle poseballs, volunteer DJs, and a side wing with rooms for those wanting to use a SexGen bed.<br /> *The club has restrictions on building and scripting for non-club members which effectively prevents the most abusive griefing, and one can only become a club member if invited by member of sufficient authority.<br /> <br /> ===[[Abbotts Aerodrome]]===<br /> [[Image:Sl abbotts aerodrome cubey terra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbotts Aerodrome]]<br /> * Abbotts Aerodrome bills itself as &quot;the most famous airport in Second Life&quot;. Occasionally referred to as '''Abbotts Furrodrome''', Abbotts is among the most fur-friendly airports in Second Life. The Aerodrome features free demo flights, a skydiving center, A.I. flights, and shops owned by some of the leading aircraft designers in Second Life. Founded by Apotheus Silverman and Cubey Terra in 2004, Abbotts Aerodrome is a center for aircraft development and skydiving.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Alchera1.gif|thumb|200px|The town center of Alchera.]]<br /> ===[[Alchera]]===<br /> * A Furry based roleplay island sim, it is based within the medieval era and holds a [[fantasy]]/Oriental theme. Opened to the public on January 20th, 2007, it is the first serious adult roleplay sim made expressly for furries and anthro players. Created as an open and friendly role play environment, it is open to all anthros of any race, mythology and preference.<br /> Other then roleplay, it also offers quiet and relaxing oriental themed residential housing for $400L a week for 1024sq meters. Personal housing costs $150L for a room of a player’s choice plus 50 additional prims. [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alchera/38/88/24/]<br /> <br /> ===[[Gay Yiffy Club]]===<br /> * Gay Yiffy Club is a popular furry nightclub, partially due to the open and welcoming atmosphere for every species, gender or alignment (even though its name suggests to cater only to [[gay]] [[male]] furs). Originally built by [[Senjin Soothsayer]] and managed by [[Kiroja Fluffy]] and [[Darkfoxx Bunyip]]. It's not even an island SIM, yet it's traffic surpasses most islands. The club is commonly referred to by its abbreviation GYC and thanks it's popularity mostly to the very active staff containing dancers, DJs and Bartenders. The club features dance-floor, bar, darkroom, stage, pool, private rooms, lounge area and a separately located shopping area. <br /> Unlike other clubs, public display of intimacy is not frowned upon, and even encouraged.<br /> <br /> ===[[Rainbow Tiger]]===<br /> * Originally a dance club owned by [[Spike Nico]] and an adjoining mall owned by [[Shadow Garden]] in the '''Cleary''' region, Rainbow Tiger has expanded onto a full island. Rainbow Tiger currently has: [[Club Rainbow Tiger]], a large dance club with live DJ's spinning tunes regularly as well as a swimming pool, events center, and an exercise room. Additional description is available on the Rainbow Tiger page. The Rainbow sims have been awarded Developer's Incentive awards 3 times by Linden Lab since Rainbow Tiger was founded back in Cleary. <br /> <br /> * A second island named [[Rainbow Stallion]] was added at the end of March 2006, and is designated a residential area. In 2006, a decision was made to change the ownership of the sims. Rainbow Tiger became fully owned by Spike Nico, and Rainbow Stallion became fully owned by Shadow Garden. Then, in 2007, an additional sim [[Rainbow Canyon]] was added to give both the mall and club additional room to expand. Due to the slowing economy, Rainbow Canyon was then closed in June 2008, and a small replacement mall area was created on Rainbow Tiger. The sims are rated 'mature', and are open to all species. Currently there is a large impassible gap between Rainbow Tiger and Rainbow Stallion due to the removal of the Rainbow Canyon island. A replacement island is being developed and should be available soon. <br /> <br /> * In 2007, a new island, Lykaois, joined the fold as the first independent sim. It is owned by Valdis Damone, and his mate Redwolf Ghia. This island is, however, a private island requiring an invite to enter.<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Rainbow Tiger}}<br /> <br /> ===[[Tartarus Island]]===<br /> * The new home of [[The Fur Dungeon]], a club that once existed on the mainland. Underwater dungeon areas and an array of domes (including, presently, a mall and movie dome) complement the club itself. Created by [[Musuko Massiel]].<br /> <br /> ===[[EuroFur Exodus, also called EXTRA]]===<br /> * Furry themed sim especially made for french and european furries, maintained by rafa226 Lubitsch and a few members. Located in a sim named EuroFur, it moved to a sim named ''Extra''. This sim includes a club, a small shop, a beach, some yiff houses and a movie theater. Those weeks, a pet auction market have been built, and is a great success.<br /> <br /> ===[[Oinari]]===<br /> * This furry themed island sim is the headquarters of [[Furry Japan]] owned by [[Fakefur Okonomi]], founder of Furry Japan. The island is divided among the officers of Furry Japan, who do a variety of experimental shops and houses. Japanese is naturally the primary language here, and visitors are recommended to bring a translator HUD or fluency<br /> <br /> ===[[The Wild (Second Life)|The Wild]]===<br /> * Furry [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] themed island owned by [[Shaun Reveal]] (under the name Shaun Wallaby, creator of [[Boston and Shaun]]. The Wild is regularly frequented by [[fatfur]]s and [[inflation|inflatafurs]], and many buildings there are made to cater to their desires. Features of The Wild include a scripts-allowed sandbox, a club, a buffet and a number of games.<br /> <br /> ===[[Mythos Prometheus]]===<br /> * Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Sabvriel Padar]], (liberum veto) [[Solus Candour]] and [[Msakaji Yoshiro]]. Mostly a residential island, with laid back rules, several houses nestled amid beautiful landscaping, and apartments for rent up in the sky. Also hosts a small shop for vendors, and [[The Hangar]] club. Residence in the sky apartments is one of the most affordable at 100L$ per week for 100 prims, which makes them popular and causes a waiting list to accumulate for the space. The residents of the skyboxes are among the more friendly 'neighbourhood' style cliques and as a new denizen of the sim you can expect sudden visits from the other residents.<br /> <br /> ===[[Coonspiracy]]===<br /> * Southwest corner of Noonkkot sim, a hangout for raccoons, gators, swamp foxes, and the like.<br /> <br /> ===[[Meeting Island]]===<br /> * Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Pounce Teasle]]. '''[[Raccoon Hill]]''', formerly '''[[Fae Valley]]''' from the '''Fur Valleys''' sim conglomerate, was added in May, 2006, but has since vacated. '''Meeting Island''' is best known for the furry [[escort]] establishment, [[The Seven Tails Brothel]].<br /> <br /> ===[[Lost Furest]]===<br /> [[Image:lfcenterance.jpg|thumb|200px|Pawprint lake at Lost Furest, welcoming visitors.]]<br /> *Home to the [[Lost Furest Creatures]] furry avatars, founded by [[Cheetah Kitty]]. <br /> *As of 2008, LFC has gained more avatar creators.<br /> *As of early 2007, the Lost Furest redesigned their look to set focus on the avatars they sell. The name actually represents the act of being at rest or as we call it &quot;Fur-Rest&quot;. When visiting you will find LFC avatars in the center tree, then surrounding it would be the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.<br /> ** [[Image:The_Lost_Furest_at_a_glance.jpg|thumb|200px|The (new new) Lost Furest]] Recently got it's own sim named The Lost Furest, and the new region has gone under another redesign. The four season theme has been kept, however the tree is no longer located at the center of the region. In addition the sandbox area have been redesigned with a beach theme.<br /> ** Near the &quot;summer&quot; section there's a dance platform, with live DJ session every week.&lt;!-- or something. --&gt;<br /> *This island sim is &quot;Mature&quot; rated. <br /> ** A mature themed club named &quot;Cloud 9&quot; is also on this sim, located high above ground (and won't show up on maps).<br /> *[[Lost Ferals]] is another branch of the LFC avatar line which focuses on feral animals.<br /> ** Two regions are exclusively open to Lost Feral avatar owners, added around July 2008.<br /> *Awarded Developer's Incentive awards three times by Linden Lab and has recently become a heavy traffic area, earning the islands name in the top 20 most popular places often.<br /> :{{see also|Lost Furest}}<br /> <br /> Collecting donations for Island upkeep fees is a popular activity on islands, furry or otherwise.<br /> <br /> ===[[Furry Plateau]]===<br /> Furry plateau is teengrid's oldest furry hangout (3.75 years now), and was originally founded by [[Reggie Marquez]] and [[Inuyasha Overlord]]. The hangout was originally a 1024 plot for the &quot;brothers&quot; to live in. After some time, Reggie's account was disabled due to payment issues, and Inuyasha Overlord continue to take care of the parcel until it moved to Gordon, where it became a mainstream hangout. <br /> <br /> After a year, Inuyasha also left the parcel due to payment issues. Shortly after, Reggie returned on an alternate account, [[Reggie Clifton]], and brought FP back to teengrid alongside [[Phox Sillanpaa]], in the hope that it would become mainstream again, which it did. Furry Plateau quickly reached the top of the pop-list with its &quot;housing for homeless furs&quot; - a program started in order to help new furries adjust to the community. This housing project became big enough to put FP at the top of the popular list for another six months. <br /> <br /> The land soon became too small to contain the community and the group continued on to create the FP Peacelands alongside [[Nicelus Borelly]]. The &quot;four founding furs&quot; now continue the community on the sims Citivas and Leviathan. On February 5th 2009, FP will begin its build up on the Main Grid. It will remain totally PG and no &quot;Bits or Bobbers&quot; will be allowed upon it. Other than that hardly any strict rules will be placed upon visitors.<br /> <br /> ===[[TSL Fur Fest]]===<br /> Teen Second Life (TSL) Fur Fest (TSLFF) is the Teen Grid's first [[furry]] and [[anthropomorphic]]s [[convention]]. TSLFF was founded by Ferret Surface ([[Ferret Vulpsi]]) and the first TSLFF was held in 2007 on August 17th, 18th, and 19th mainly in the sim of Unreal. The convention was mainly attended by members of the FP, FN (TSL), and Tiamat communities however the con was a grid wide event and made history as the first furry convention (or convention of any kind for that matter) to be held on the Teen Grid.<br /> <br /> ===[[Castle Dark Haven]]===<br /> [[Image:DH_Castle.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Castle Dark Haven]]<br /> Castle Dark Haven is a huge furry castle located within an ancient mystical forest on Growl1. Owned and operated by [[Growl Fardel]] and [[Nilsninian Dryke]], the castle and forest offer many distractions. Concealed surprises may also be found by unsuspecting adventurers within the vastness of the castle.<br /> <br /> Rated mature, Dark Haven is open to all furs and offers an Avatar Shopping Center, the Twisted Tails Dance Club, private skyboxes, a [[yiff]] lounge, yiff dungeon, hot tub area and beautiful scenic areas for peaceful relaxation.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===[[Drachen &amp; Amaru]]===<br /> These two estates are run by Draconian Estates, a subsidiary of [[Draconian Enterprises]].<br /> <br /> Drachen is a scaly and furry region that is home to the DrachenStein. One of the most highly supported dragon clubs in Second Life. It also features Project: SpaceBagel, a space station themed store, featuring a round table like placement system for vendors, giving everyone an equal exposure rate. <br /> <br /> Amaru is a region to the west of Drachen that is the home of a new Anthro club &quot;Constellation. The region also contains an art gallery known as the Mouseface Gallery, HermHQ, Doog Labs, Pavi's Avi's and The Water Plant (formerly The Tool Shed) which are all part of Hantu's collective lands and now the new home of ZZ Studios. Residences in this world are part of the 'Spamalot' subdivision and can be found on the ground around the club in addition to the sky at 400m.<br /> <br /> Both regions have land for leasing as well. The rate is L$2200 a month through Second Life, of $8USD through paypal for 1024 meters. The rental system is managed by [[Swythe Quirksettle]].<br /> <br /> As of July 2008, both regions were placed in the top 10 list for furry adult in Second Life.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-10-22T04:42:53Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Swythe Quirksettle''' (also known as '''Swythe Armistice''' in [[Second Life]]) is a furry entrepreneur and [[artist]]. His scalsona is a snaggle-toothed [[dragon]] who has somehow, mysteriously, attracted cookies in orbit around his body. (He is thus also known as a Cookiedragon).<br /> <br /> ==Second Life==<br /> On Second Life, Swythe runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> Swythe also originally founded Ryder Manor Isle in September, 2006, which he sold to [[Equino Faulkland]] in February, 2007. This region later became the Ryder Sim Cluster.<br /> <br /> In October 2008 Swythe started club DrachenStein. A dragon themed entertainment center that is run mostly by the community on his regions.<br /> <br /> ==Creative works==<br /> Swythe's [[artwork]] is usually satirical, or contains some level of humor in its design. Some of his Second Life creations include a robot dragon [[avatar]] in that has a bumper sticker under its [[tail]], and easter eggs and hidden tunnels on the regions Drachen and Amaru.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{contributor}}<br /> * [http://www.yiffstar.com/?action=authorsearch&amp;authorsearch=Swythe%20Quirksettle Swythe Quirksettle] on [[Yiffstar]]<br /> * [http://svc.sl.net.marvulous.co.uk/resident/Swythe%20Armistice/ Swythe Armistice] on svc.sl.net.marvulous.co.uk<br /> * [http://my.bloghud.com/swythearmistice/ Swythe Armistice] on blogHUD<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/swytheq// Swythe Armistice] on Furaffinity<br /> <br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Second_Life 2008-07-29T06:49:10Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Drachen &amp; Amaru */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:SecondLife.png|right|Second Life]]<br /> '''Second Life''' is an online [[Wikipedia:Virtual world|virtual world]] consisting of hundreds of interconnected large-scale areas populated by interactive [[avatar]]s, whose players may choose to take any form they can create or purchase. The major form of short-distance transportation is flight, while transportation between areas is typically performed through teleportation; both abilities are innate. The &quot;main grid&quot; is restricted to those 18 or over, as some regions contain strong violence or sexual content. A teen version for those 13 to 17 is also available.<br /> <br /> *'''Address''': http://www.secondlife.com<br /> <br /> Second Life has over 8,268,883 registered users and 1,548,131 active users as of july 21, 2007; logged-in users range from 20,000 to 60,000 at any one time. The system is funded through a combination of account subscriptions and &quot;tier&quot; (a form of [[Wikipedia:Land value tax|land value tax]]). Users have the option to own or rent land parcels in a variety of sizes - as in [[real life]], some owners may zone their land to restrict certain activities, such as commercial development. Business in the world's virtual currency (exchangeable for real-world funds) is encouraged by the ''[[Wikipedia:Linden Lab|Linden Research]]'', and a variety of content vendors have sprung up to meet demand.<br /> <br /> ==Second Life and furry==<br /> <br /> The [[furry fandom]] has a major presence in Second Life, with multiple areas devoted to providing accommodation, entertainment and creative services specifically for members of the furry community. Themes range from the pedestrian to the bizarre, although trees are common in furry haunts. Each user can create their own objects from the inbuilt primitives, but the majority of users rely in part on objects created and sold by others. These include body parts for avatars, accessories, vehicles (which may be purely aesthetic or provide extra functionality), toys, [[pose ball]]s for avatar animation, and scripts to provide extra features (like &quot;push&quot; and &quot;shield&quot; defensive/offensive capabilities).<br /> <br /> ==Controversy==<br /> <br /> On September 8th 2006, Linden Lab reported via a security bulletin (which was also emailed to all SL users) that the servers holding player account information had been attacked using a zero-day exploit. According to Linden Lab, this attack on the servers may have begun as early as September 3rd and they only noticed an increase in activity on the 6th which they then quickly locked out. Their investigation showed that the attack allowed a significant amount of customer account information to be downloaded such as credit card numbers, PayPal transaction ID's, real life names, Second Life names, account passwords, and contact information.<br /> <br /> As part of their effort to improve the security of their servers, Linden Lab had invalidated the passwords (assuming they were already compromised) of all Second Life users and has required said users to reset their passwords. Linden Lab further mentioned that while the compromised payment information was encrypted, no encryption is unbreakable given enough time and computing power. They had thus stated that if any SL user believed themselves to be the victim of credit card fraud, they (the user) should contact their credit card company.<br /> <br /> The short form of the bulletin in available at http://secondlife.com/corporate/bulletin.php<br /> <br /> == Outline ==<br /> [[Image:SecondLifeCarrot.png|right|thumb|150px|Second Life lets you create your own objects]]<br /> Second Life was started in 2003 as a project by &quot;Linden Research, Inc.&quot; doing business as &quot;Linden Lab&quot;.<br /> Second Life's primary attraction has always been the level of customization; from the ground under your feet to the clouds in the sky. This was quite literal since the world's developers intended for the user to be able to create the world to their desire, as is quoted in the Second Life overview on its site:<br /> <br /> :''&quot;Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine, in real time and in collaboration with others.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Second Life is considered by some to be a variant of the ''Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game'', or ''[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]]'' for short. The true answer to the question &quot;is it such a game?&quot; is &quot;yes and no&quot; - Second Life is technically not a [[role-playing|role-playing game]] by itself. <br /> Also, unlike other role playing games, there is no goal to reach, no levels to gain, no enemies to defeat, therefore it isn't a game at all. It is more a MUSE: Multi User Simulated Environment.<br /> Rather, it is a platform that allows games and worlds to be built within its framework. It is better classified as a richly graphical multiple user chat kingdom ([[MUCK]]) rather than an MMORPG. Some go so far as to just call it a [[Wikipedia:Metaverse|metaverse]], which isn't that far of a stretch. Membership requires a credit card or [[Wikipedia:Short message service|SMS]]-capable cellphone, both for security reasons and because each region has its own content rating, from PG to Mature (which can be very mature at times), though as of April 2007, both of these appeared to no longer be required.<br /> <br /> Second Life has become one of the popular forms of online entertainment for members of the furry fandom; at last count there were over 500 furries registered as Second Life users, and the true number is probably several times that by now. This arose out of the fact that the avatars, humanoid objects representing the user, are very customizable and the world's disposition for allowing users to create anything has made the concept of a virtual &quot;[[fursuit]]&quot; possible. Many furries of Second Life don't like to be considered to be wearing fursuits. Instead, they pretend it is their real body. These consist of a variety body parts which are attached to the user's avatar. These parts include [[tail]]s, [[wing]]s, legs, and so on - some have even made complete sets that resemble mythical beasts such as [[dragon]]s, complete with scripted flame effects. Such avatar add-ons can be sold by their creators, who retain the ability to control distribution of their objects as part of their copyright, enforced by inbuilt copy restrictions. Some choose to give works away for free, for apparently [[Wikipedia:altruism|altruistic]] or promotional purposes.<br /> <br /> The high interactivity is also a plus for online social networks - as a result, various [[furry]] communities began to pop up in the world and are now a sizable force in the virtual world. In the October 2005 issue of ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', &quot;Furries&quot; (used as a proper noun) were noted as a major user-base in Second Life in an article about the use of MMOs for self-actualization.&lt;ref&gt;Liu, Johnny. &quot;Waking Dreams.&quot; ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', October 2005; pp. 58-59&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Signing up for a new account no longer requires a credit card or an SMS-capable cell phone. Also, current members have the option of changing their billing information in the members area so their membership fees can be deducted through [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]].''<br /> <br /> == Age policy ==<br /> {{rating-nc17-button2}}<br /> As with most social environments on the Net, there is no way to tell inside the world how old someone really is. The world's Terms of Service state quite clearly you must be over the age of 18 to enter the &quot;main grid&quot; of Second Life. If anyone is found to be under 18 in the main grid, they will be banned from the world and all money and inventory will be forfeit. It is generally assumed that almost all players in the main grid are over the age of 18. <br /> <br /> Second Life rates the individual sections of the world as Mature, or PG, with other possible ratings. These ratings help moderate the behavior of people that populate the various sections of the world, as they won't tolerate someone breaking the PG rating by performing a Mature-rated act in a PG-rated zone. The rating system is not in place to keep children out of areas in SL; it is there because many adults don't want to be exposed to [[:Image:SecondLifePenisVendor.jpg|adult material]] during their time in the world or to take a break from it for a time by visiting a PG sim. [[Luskwood]] is a prime example of a furry PG sim, safe from displays of sexuality and nudity unlike a mature furry sim like [[FurNation Worlds]].<br /> <br /> === Teen Grid ===<br /> {{rating-14-button2}}<br /> Late in 2005, Second Life created a separate version of its world designed with teens in mind, strictly separating those 18 years of age or greater from those 17 and under. Server-side tracking differentiates teen users from adult users, sending teens to the Teen Grid instead of the main grid. The Teen Grid has different rating policies than the main version; being made for teenagers, none of the regions are rated Mature and nothing may exceed the general PG13 to PG17 rating spans.<br /> <br /> * '''Website:''' http://teen.secondlife.com/<br /> <br /> == Environment and Economy ==<br /> <br /> === Costs and land ownership ===<br /> <br /> Membership of Second Life falls into one of two categories: &quot;Basic&quot; and &quot;Premium&quot;. Basic accounts are free to create and incur no monthly fee. If you wish to have more than one account however, secondary accounts ([[Alt|Alts]]) incur a one-off fee of US$9.95, which may be paid with a credit card, or a positive [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]] balance.<br /> <br /> Basic accounts are subdivided into &quot;verified&quot; and &quot;unverified&quot;. A verified account means that the user has submitted a credit card, PayPal account, or telephone number to verify their identity. However, users may create an account without any verification of their identity. This was a highly unpopular move that sparked protests&lt;ref&gt;PierceP, {{youtube|TfV1DrrY2r4|The Protest}}&lt;/ref&gt;. In response to this, Linden Lab added the ability to prevent unverified users from entering a parcel of land, and introduced an option to the LSL function [http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llRequestAgentData llRequestAgentData()] to return an agent's payment status as one of:<br /> <br /> * No Payment Info on File<br /> * Payment Info on File<br /> * No Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used (Only Beta/Lifetime users fall under this status)<br /> * Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used<br /> <br /> The fears of &quot;open registration&quot; were that it would lead to an influx of minors on the main grid - both opening Linden Lab to potential lawsuits and its users; and allow [[griefer]]s to quickly and freely create a new account as soon as one account is banned for their misdeeds.<br /> <br /> Premium accounts come at a rate of US$9.95 each month, with discounts for paying quarterly or annually -- $22.50, and $72, respectively. The premium accounts come with the privilege of owning 512 square meters of land, known as 'First Land'. This is approximately 1/256 of 1 simulator, or &quot;not much&quot;. They also come with a weekly stipend of L$300. The ability to acquire additional amounts of land bring an additional charge, called ''land tier''.<br /> <br /> * US$195.00/month: 65,536 square meters - Entire Region<br /> * US$125.00/month: 32,768 square meters - 1/2 Region<br /> * US$75.00/month: 16,384 square meters - 1/4 Region<br /> * US$40.00/month: 8,192 square meters - 1/8 Region<br /> * US$25.00/month: 4,096 square meters - 1/16 Region<br /> * US$15.00/month: 2,048 square meters - 1/32 Region<br /> * US$8.00/month: 1,024 square meters - 1/64 Region<br /> * US$5.00/month: 512 square meters - 1/128 Region<br /> <br /> These are the official Linden rates - it is possible to find island owners (see below) who will sell or rent land for lower rates, usually with some restrictions as to its use. It is also possible to get low-cost rented accommodation with no specific land ownership, and to own land without a premium account through a &quot;group&quot; to which the land is deeded. Many users own no land or accommodation at all - it is not required for object ownership, although object creation can be another matter.<br /> <br /> Land, once purchased, may be traded between users at market rates. Large contiguous plots of land (or even relatively small plots of land in a busy place) can often sell at a hefty premium. Linden's tier remains the same whatever the selling price.<br /> <br /> === Referrals ===<br /> <br /> Each user who joins Second Life gets an unique referral link. Giving this link to people who have yet to sign up, and getting them to do so used to credit the user with a certain amount of Linden Dollars -- the in-world currency. Since late January 2006, only premium account signups will result in a bonus, of L$2500, staggered over a three month period, where you get L$500 on the spot, another L$500 after one month, another L$500 after two months, and the final L$1000 after three months, to prevent gaming of the premium account referral bonus.<br /> <br /> === Currency ===<br /> <br /> Users can buy or sell their Linden Dollars (L$) from within the world using the Lindex money market run by Linden Research. There are also third-party exchange services.<br /> <br /> Exchanges can be performed with any number of Linden Dollars. The Lindex calculator will give you an idea of what you'll be receiving as a result of your sale. The amount that you receive as a result of your sale gets placed into your account, where you may have it applied to anything you owe for your account if you are a premium user, or may have it sent to you via PayPal for a US$1 charge. For larger amounts, you may also have a check mailed to you for a fee - US$5 if you're inside the United States, or US$15 for locations outside of the United States.<br /> <br /> There are some furs who extract do this with the earnings from their businesses (custom avatar creation, generic avatar vending, etc.), turning it into profit that allows them to do whatever they want to pay for, up to, and including starting their own islands. Historically-speaking, the L$ is a relatively volatile currency prone to bouts of inflation. It can therefore be a good idea to remove any significant sums from the world, unless they are to be spent quickly in-world.<br /> <br /> === Objects ===<br /> <br /> Objects in Second Life are constructed from [[Wikipedia:geometric primitive|geometric primitives]] known as &quot;prims&quot; which are combined, manipulated and textured with images. A variation on this is the &quot;flexiprim&quot;, which allows for more realistic movement of flexible objects like [[tail]]s and hair.<br /> <br /> == Islands and other locations ==<br /> [[island (Second Life)|Islands]] are user-owned simulators within Second Life. You can buy your own island but the price to play is pretty steep: $1675 for start up costs and a server (you don't own the server itself though and due to multiple CPU servers, you are effectively buying space on a single CPU for your island), as well as $295 a month maintenance fee. Islands, as opposed to the mainland, get a dedicated processor to run on. Mainland sims (regions) may have to share resources with up to 3 other neighboring regions. An additional benefit is that purchasing an island allows you to contact the Linden Concierge directly with questions, bypassing the standard technical support lines and forums. <br /> <br /> Prior to the creation of islands, every simulator belonged to a large land mass. Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.<br /> <br /> There are currently a number of furry-owned or themed islands and regions in Second Life:<br /> [[Image:Luskwoodlobby.jpg|thumb|200px|The Lobby at Luskwood, the primary hangout for many furs]]<br /> ===[[Luskwood]]===<br /> * Luskwood consists of two sims/regions, '''Lusk''' and '''Perry''', with some elements spilling into '''Clara'''; PG-rated, though not heavy on rules (for example, unlike most PG areas, weapons are allowed in Luskwood), Luskwood (started in mid-2003) is the oldest Furry-themed area in SL. Though not an island in practice (it resides on the SL mainland,) these regions are wholly owned by the Luskwood group, and can be considered its own furry-themed area. <br /> <br /> *It is home to [[Luskwood Creatures]], the first furry avatar makers on SL. Luskwood builds many varieties of furry avatars, and is considered a sister-sim to, and administered by some of the same folks who run Taco. <br /> <br /> *Luskwood has been the center of controversy resulting from accusations from some SL users that the administration and owners of Luskwood have undue influence over Linden Lab policy. Several Linden employees, such as Frontier Linden, frequent Luskwood, and there have been accusations of unfair bans given at the request of Luskwood staff. In addition, some have proposed that Lusk's purported influence resulted in the reduction of sculpted primitive LOD (the way they look from afar), due to lobbying to have their tree (which uses such primitives) look better.{{fact}}<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Luskwood}}<br /> <br /> ===[[FurPleasure]]===<br /> [[Image:Market_logo512.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The FP Sim logo, with the marketplace backdrop]]<br /> * A mature friendly furry themed sim cluster including a popular club, shopping area and residential areas in '''FP Enigma''', Owned and run by a group of dedicated sim admins headed by [[Foxdie Ghia]] and [[Kit Keiko]]. The sim is dedicated to and run in the memory of [[AOD Enigma]], Providing a fun and stimulating place for all furs and nonfurs to relax and socialise<br /> * Started as a small club in the highflyer sim, and then expanded into sprawler due to further need for space. The first sim was purchased shortly after was co-owned by Iyeyasu Muromachi (who now owns Asian Delight) and [[AOD Enigma]]. AoD Enigma passed away in 2006 at the age of 21, and the sims ownership was moved over to Foxdie Ghia who currently owns the sim.<br /> <br /> ===[[FurNation Worlds]]===<br /> [[Image:FurNationWorldsLuxor.png|right|thumb|200px|The Luxor on FurNation Prime]]<br /> * FurNation Worlds is a group of several simulators run by the crew at [[FurNation]].<br /> * Each of their simulators seems to serve a particular purpose.<br /> ** FurNation Alpha is a residential area with a medieval theme.<br /> ** FurNation Vista is a sandbox with residential areas.<br /> ** FurNation Gamma is a sandbox with residential areas.<br /> ** FurNation Prime is the welcome area and general starting point for FurNation.<br /> ** FurNation Worlds Mall is a commercial simulator for people to sell items from rented vendor spots.<br /> *** Prices range from L$50/week to L$1500/week depending on location, size, and type of spot rented.<br /> ** FurNAtion Phoenix is a residential simulator.<br /> ** FurNation Mythica is primarily a residential simulator.<br /> *** The Club called The Ark recently relocated to the east side of this simulator.<br /> ** FurNation Dragon is a residential simulator.<br /> ** Purgatory is a themed simulator connected to FurNation.<br /> ** Drakeal Prime is a residential sim connected to FurNation.<br /> ** Drakeal Tui is a simulator connected to FurNation by extension of Drakeal Prime.<br /> ** FurNation Polaris is a mountainous residential simulator owned by Mathuen Lagerlof.<br /> :{{see also|FurNation Worlds}}<br /> <br /> ===[[The Forest]]===<br /> [[Image:SecondLifeForestDeluxeApartments.png|right|thumb|200px|Treehouse apartments in The Forest]]<br /> * The Forest was the first furry-oriented island in Second Life.<br /> * The Forest is under [[Anshe Chung]]'s ownership and is a part of the DreamLand continent developed by her. <br /> :{{see also|The Forest}}<br /> <br /> ===[[Fur Valleys]]===<br /> [[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Map of the Fur Valleys island chain, June 2007]]<br /> [[Image:CubConclaveClubResurgenceDancer.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dancing [[babyfur]] in [[Cub Conclave]]]]<br /> * The largest chain of furry-themed islands in Second Life to date, often known simply as '''The Valleys'''.<br /> * The first island in this chain was founded in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]]. Since then, the island chain has grown, with the addition of many new islands. These include:<br /> **'''Fox Valley''', a residential island, owned by Redfox Costello<br /> **'''Wolf Valley and Jaguar Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[Mako Minogue]]<br /> **'''Tiger Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]]<br /> **'''FlyinTails Airfield''', an aircraft-themed island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]<br /> **'''Rabbit Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Dragon Valley''', containing the Foxkin Rentals offices, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Ryu Valley''', a volcanic island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> *** The [[Macro Room]], devoted to [[macro]] furries, is located here<br /> **'''Istaria Prime''', owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]]<br /> **'''[[Serenity Woods]]''', a recreation of the original '''The Forest''', originally run by the former The Forest guides, but now owned by Mako Minogue<br /> **'''Critter Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[kodi Sachs]]<br /> **'''Zeta Valley''', a [[zoophilia]]-themed island, owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]<br /> **'''Neko Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Otter Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''[[Cub Conclave]]''', a [[babyfur]]-themed island, owned by [[Raven Welesa]]<br /> **'''[[Kit Estates]]''', a babyfur-themed residential island, owned by Raven Welesa<br /> **'''Pony Island'''<br /> **'''Furry Park''', a residential island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]<br /> **'''Cheetah Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Ferret Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Meerkat Valley''', a commercial island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Cougar Valley''', a mountainous residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Lynx Valley''', a river-run residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Mink Valley''', a paw-print shaped residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo<br /> **'''Lemming Valley''', a residential island with steep cliffs, owned by Foxkin Impfondo, pays homage to the 1991 video game &quot;Lemmings&quot;<br /> <br /> * The '''Fur Valleys''' also include many ocean regions (also known as voids), all owned by Foxkin Impfondo. Most are each rentable as an entire region, but all allow visitors and residents to sail around the greater part of the Valleys. These voids include:<br /> **'''Dragons Void''', a rentable void, managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]]<br /> **'''Kitsune Sea''', a [[fox]]-shaped island, managed by [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]]<br /> **'''Strianic Ocean''', a [[dragon]]-shaped island, managed by [[Stria Inbiri|Stria Teazle]]<br /> **'''Onyx Ocean''', a rentable void, managed by [[Cera Watts]]<br /> **'''BlueRay Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Geckos Void''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Moonlight Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of a crescent moon<br /> **'''Sydney Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Crocodile Rock''', a rentable void named after the song by Elton John<br /> **'''Dolphin Deep''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Drakes Void''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Kitten Cove''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Raccoon Lagoon''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Salamander Sea''', a rentable void<br /> **'''Yang Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yang half of the yin-yang symbol<br /> **'''Yin Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yin half of the yin-yang symbol<br /> <br /> :{{see also|Fur Valleys}}<br /> <br /> ===Rocket City FurMeet===<br /> *The [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim contains an exact replica of the hotel that the [[real life]] [[convention]] is held in.<br /> *The sim is staffed and upkept by many of the real life staff members of RCFM, headed by [[Lacy Amberwolf]].<br /> *At the end of each real life RCFM, the staff posts a banner that states Welcome Home! to returning con-goers.<br /> *Numerous dances are hosted throughout the year.<br /> <br /> ===[[Dragon Spire]]===<br /> *The Dragon Spire is a club catering towards dragons and avians but does not make any restrictions on species. The club is located in the Southwest corner of of the Drachen simulator.<br /> *The club is known for its public sex and cuddle poseballs, volunteer DJs, and a side wing with rooms for those wanting to use a SexGen bed.<br /> *The club has restrictions on building and scripting for non-club members which effectively prevents the most abusive griefing, and one can only become a club member if invited by member of sufficient authority.<br /> <br /> ===[[Abbotts Aerodrome]]===<br /> [[Image:Sl abbotts aerodrome cubey terra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbotts Aerodrome]]<br /> * Abbotts Aerodrome bills itself as &quot;the most famous airport in Second Life&quot;. Occasionally referred to as '''Abbotts Furrodrome''', Abbotts is among the most fur-friendly airports in Second Life. The Aerodrome features free demo flights, a skydiving center, A.I. flights, and shops owned by some of the leading aircraft designers in Second Life. Founded by Apotheus Silverman and Cubey Terra in 2004, Abbotts Aerodrome is a center for aircraft development and skydiving.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Alchera1.gif|thumb|200px|The town center of Alchera.]]<br /> ===[[Alchera]]===<br /> * A Furry based roleplay island sim, it is based within the medieval era and holds a [[fantasy]]/Oriental theme. Opened to the public on January 20th, 2007, it is the first serious adult roleplay sim made expressly for furries and anthro players. Created as an open and friendly role play environment, it is open to all anthros of any race, mythology and preference.<br /> Other then roleplay, it also offers quiet and relaxing oriental themed residential housing for $400L a week for 1024sq meters. Personal housing costs $150L for a room of a player’s choice plus 50 additional prims. [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alchera/38/88/24/]<br /> <br /> ===[[Gay Yiffy Club]]===<br /> * Gay Yiffy Club is a popular furry nightclub, partially due to the open and welcoming atmosphere for every species, gender or alignment (even though its name suggests to cater only to [[gay]] [[male]] furs). Originally built by [[Senjin Soothsayer]] and managed by [[Kiroja Fluffy]] and [[Darkfoxx Bunyip]]. It's not even an island SIM, yet it's traffic surpasses most islands. The club is commonly referred to by its abbreviation GYC and thanks it's popularity mostly to the very active staff containing dancers, DJs and Bartenders. The club features dance-floor, bar, darkroom, stage, pool, private rooms, lounge area and a separately located shopping area. <br /> Unlike other clubs, public display of intimacy is not frowned upon, and even encouraged.<br /> <br /> ===[[Rainbow Tiger]]===<br /> * Originally a dance club owned by [[Spike Nico]] and an adjoining mall owned by [[Shadow Garden]] in the '''Cleary''' region, Rainbow Tiger has expanded onto a full island. Rainbow Tiger currently has: [[Club Rainbow Tiger]], a large dance club with live DJ's spinning tunes regularly as well as a swimming pool, events center, and an exercise room. Additional description is available on the Rainbow Tiger page. The trio of Rainbow sims have been awarded Developer's Incentive awards 3 times by Linden Lab since Rainbow Tiger was founded back in Cleary. <br /> <br /> * A second island named [[Rainbow Stallion]] was added at the end of March 2006, and is designated a residential area. In 2006, a decision was made to change the ownership of the sims. Rainbow Tiger became fully owned by Spike Nico, and Rainbow Stallion became fully owned by Shadow Garden. Then, in 2007, an additional sim [[Rainbow Canyon]] was added to give both the mall and club additional room to expand. Rainbow Canyon is also owned Shadow Garden. All 3 sims are rated 'mature', and are open to all species. <br /> <br /> * In 2007, a new island, Lykaois, joined the fold as the first independent sim. It is owned by Valdis Damone, and his mate Redwolf Ghia. This island is, however, a private island requiring an invite to enter.<br /> <br /> * Additional islands are in the process of being approved and added, the earliest one coming online in January 2008.<br /> :{{see also|Rainbow Tiger}}<br /> <br /> ===[[Tartarus Island]]===<br /> * The new home of [[The Fur Dungeon]], a club that once existed on the mainland. Underwater dungeon areas and an array of domes (including, presently, a mall and movie dome) complement the club itself. Created by [[Musuko Massiel]].<br /> <br /> ===[[EuroFur Exodus, also called EXTRA]]===<br /> * Furry themed sim especially made for french and european furries, maintained by rafa226 Lubitsch and a few members. Located in a sim named EuroFur, it moved to a sim named ''Extra''. This sim includes a club, a small shop, a beach, some yiff houses and a movie theater. Those weeks, a pet auction market have been built, and is a great success.<br /> <br /> ===[[Oinari]]===<br /> * This furry themed island sim is the headquarters of [[Furry Japan]] owned by [[Fakefur Okonomi]], founder of Furry Japan. The island is divided among the officers of Furry Japan, who do a variety of experimental shops and houses. Japanese is naturally the primary language here, and visitors are recomended to bring a translator HUD or fluency<br /> <br /> <br /> ===[[The Wild (Second Life)|The Wild]]===<br /> * Furry [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] themed island owned by [[Shaun Wallaby]].<br /> <br /> ===[[Mythos Prometheus]]===<br /> * Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Sabvriel Padar]], (liberum veto) [[Solus Candour]] and [[Msakaji Yoshiro]]. Mostly a residential island, with laid back rules, several houses nestled amid beautiful landscaping, and apartments for rent up in the sky. Also hosts a small shop for vendors, and [[The Hangar]] club. Residence in the sky apartments is one of the most affordable at 100L$ per week for 100 prims, which makes them popular and causes a waiting list to accumulate for the space. The residents of the skyboxes are among the more friendly 'neighbourhood' style cliques and as a new denizen of the sim you can expect sudden visits from the other residents.<br /> <br /> ===[[Coonspiracy]]===<br /> * Southwest corner of Noonkkot sim, a hangout for raccoons, gators, swamp foxes, and the like.<br /> <br /> ===[[Meeting Island]]===<br /> * Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Pounce Teasle]]. '''[[Raccoon Hill]]''', formerly '''[[Fae Valley]]''' from the '''Fur Valleys''' sim conglomerate, was added in May, 2006, but has since vacated. '''Meeting Island''' is best known for the furry [[escort]] establishment, [[The Seven Tails Brothel]].<br /> <br /> ===[[Lost Furest]]===<br /> [[Image:lfcenterance.jpg|thumb|200px|Pawprint lake at Lost Furest, welcoming visitors.]]<br /> *Home to the [[Lost Furest Creatures]] furry avatars, founded by [[Cheetah Kitty]]. <br /> *As of 2008, LFC has gained more avatar creators.<br /> *As of early 2007, the Lost Furest redesigned their look to set focus on the avatars they sell. The name actually represents the act of being at rest or as we call it &quot;Fur-Rest&quot;. When visiting you will find LFC avatars in the center tree, then surrounding it would be the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.<br /> ** [[Image:The_Lost_Furest_at_a_glance.jpg|thumb|200px|The (new new) Lost Furest]] Recently got it's own sim named The Lost Furest, and the new region has gone under another redesign. The four season theme has been kept, however the tree is no longer located at the center of the region. In addition the sandbox area have been redesigned with a beach theme.<br /> ** Near the &quot;summer&quot; section there's a dance platform, with live DJ session every week.&lt;!-- or something. --&gt;<br /> *This island sim is &quot;Mature&quot; rated. However, visitors are asked to keep mature activities at a minimum on ground level. <br /> ** A mature &quot;no-clothes&quot; club named &quot;Cloud 9&quot; is also on this sim, located high above ground (and won't show up on maps).<br /> *[[Lost Ferals]] is another branch of the LFC avatar line which focuses on feral animals.<br /> ** Two regions are exclusively open to Lost Feral avatar owners, added around July 2008.<br /> *Awarded Developer's Incentive awards three times by Linden Lab and has recently become a heavy traffic area, earning the islands name in the top 20 most popular places often.<br /> :{{see also|Lost Furest}}<br /> <br /> Collecting donations for Island upkeep fees is a popular activity on islands, furry or otherwise.<br /> <br /> ===[[Furry Plateau]]===<br /> Furry plateau is teengrid's oldest furry hangout (3.75 years now), and was originally founded by [[Reggie Marquez]] and [[Inuyasha Overlord]]. The hangout was originally a 1024 plot for the &quot;brothers&quot; to live in. After some time, Reggie's account was disabled due to payment issues, and Inuyasha Overlord continue to take care of the parcel until it moved to Gordon, where it became a mainstream hangout. <br /> <br /> After a year, Inuyasha also left the parcel due to payment issues. Shortly after, Reggie returned on an alternate account, [[Reggie Clifton]], and brought FP back to teengrid alongside [[Phox Sillanpaa]], in the hope that it would become mainstream again, which it did. Furry Plateau quickly reached the top of the pop-list with its &quot;housing for homeless furs&quot; - a program started in order to help new furries adjust to the community. This housing project became big enough to put FP at the top of the popular list for another six months. <br /> <br /> The land soon became too small to contain the community and the group continued on to create the FP Peacelands alongside [[Nicelus Borelly]]. The &quot;four founding furs&quot; now continue the community on the sims Citivas and Leviathan. On February 5th 2009, FP will begin its build up on the Main Grid. It will remain totally PG and no &quot;Bits or Bobbers&quot; will be allowed upon it. Other than that hardly any strict rules will be placed upon visitors.<br /> <br /> ===[[TSL Fur Fest]]===<br /> Teen Second Life (TSL) Fur Fest (TSLFF) is the Teen Grid's first [[furry]] and [[anthropomorphic]]s [[convention]]. TSLFF was founded by Ferret Surface ([[Ferret Vulpsi]]) and the first TSLFF was held in 2007 on August 17th, 18th, and 19th mainly in the sim of Unreal. The convention was mainly attended by members of the FP, FN (TSL), and Tiamat communities however the con was a grid wide event and made history as the first furry convention (or convention of any kind for that matter) to be held on the Teen Grid.<br /> <br /> ===[[Castle Dark Haven]]===<br /> [[Image:DH_Castle.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Castle Dark Haven]]<br /> Castle Dark Haven is a huge furry castle located within an ancient mystical forest on Growl1. Owned and operated by [[Growl Fardel]] and [[Nilsninian Dryke]], the castle and forest offer many distractions. Concealed surprises may also be found by unsuspecting adventurers within the vastness of the castle.<br /> <br /> Rated mature, Dark Haven is open to all furs and offers an Avatar Shopping Center, the Twisted Tails Dance Club, private skyboxes, a [[yiff]] lounge, yiff dungeon, hot tub area and beautiful scenic areas for peaceful relaxation.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===[[Drachen &amp; Amaru]]===<br /> These two estates are run by Draconian Estates, a subsidiary of [[Draconian Enterprises]].<br /> <br /> Drachen is a scaly and furry region that is home to the Dragon Spire. one of the most popular and well established dragon clubs in Second Life. It also features the Draconian Trading Post (commonly referred to as The SpaceBagel), a space station themed store, featuring a round table like placement system for vendors, giving everyone an equal exposure rate. <br /> <br /> Amaru is a region to the west of Drachen that is the home of a new Anthro club &quot;Constellation. The region also contains an art gallery known as the Mouseface Gallery, HermHQ, Doog Labs, Pavi's Avi's and The Water Plant (formerly The Tool Shed) which are all part of Hantu's collective lands and now the new home of ZZ Studios. Residences in this world are part of the 'Spamalot' subdivision and can be found on the ground around the club in addition to the sky at 400m.<br /> <br /> Both regions have land for leasing as well. The rate is L$2200 a month through Second Life, of $8USD through paypal for 1024 meters. The rental system is managed by [[Swythe Quirksettle]].<br /> <br /> As of July 2008, both regions were placed in the top 10 list for furry adult in Second Life.<br /> <br /> == &quot;Second Life Furry&quot; logo ==<br /> [[Image:Slfur.png|right|100px]]<br /> In (early 2006?), a &quot;furry admin&quot; meeting for all furry and/or furry-friendly sims' administrators or owners was held to discuss several unifying strategies regarding the fandom population in world ([[Inferniel Solvang]] was the lead fur for this particular encounter.) Of the many proposals, one was the creation of a common, official symbol or logo for identifying purposes for sim or fur.<br /> <br /> The final design, a SL logo inspired image, came to be thanks to the design of SL [[furry artist]], [[Yiffy Yaffle]]. The logo can be viewed on most of the older furry sims, with propagation to newer ones going at a slow, but steady rate.<br /> <br /> == Video ==<br /> [[Image:SecondLifeFundayPawPetShow.png|right|thumb|200px|Furs watching the Funday PawPet Show in Second Life]]<br /> As of version 1.6.0, Second Life now hooks [[Wikipedia:Quicktime|Quicktime]] for Mac and Windows, or gstreamer for Linux, if it is installed on the user's system, to provide an interface that allows one to watch movies within the client itself. A '''very''' fast connection is suggested in this case, as you will be streaming world data ''and'' a video at the same time. If Quicktime is not installed on a Windows system, the user will be reminded that Quicktime is needed to watch video within the client when they enter a parcel with video.<br /> <br /> A number of furs use the video feature to watch the [[Funday PawPet Show]] on their land.<br /> <br /> Some users have taken advantage of this new feature to bring forward a new business: Movie Rentals. One may rent adult movies from a couple of the businesses in Second Life, for the express purpose of being able to watch pornography on their land for a couple of hours.<br /> <br /> == Beta Client and Preview Grid ==<br /> As Linden Lab draws closer to a potential release, be it a sub-version upgrade, or a full point-release jump, they release beta versions (previously called Release Candidate) of the client, to allow all interested parties to test the new client and its features, and report bugs. This is extremely important to builders, scripters, and texturers, as knowing how the new software will handle their works is very important.<br /> <br /> First Look viewers are client branches that contain experimental functionality. They are designed to connect to the main grid.<br /> <br /> The Preview Grid (previously called the Beta Grid) is a cluster of machines running new versions of server software that is about to be deployed to the Main grid. The Preview Grid is a separate grid from the main grid, which means there are less people to interact with. Most of the people available are there to test their wares, making sure they won't have to do a full rebuild or rescript for the next version, as well as finding and reporting simulator bugs.<br /> <br /> Currently, [https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-1685 Teen Grid users are unable to connect to the Preview Grid].<br /> <br /> == Technical advice ==<br /> <br /> Due to the amount of data that is sent between the client (you) and the servers, Second Life requires a fast internet connection, at least 128kbps, though more (768kbps or better) is highly recommended, at least 512MB of RAM (preferably at least 1024), and a CPU faster than 800MHz, though the bare minimum will not be as pleasant an experience. Linden Lab suggests that you invest in hardware that will exceed the minimum specs. There are also specific graphics card requirements due to the world making use of a certain OpenGL standard. The system requirements for interested people is listed at the Second Life website partially, and more exact requirements can be found inside its technical support area.<br /> <br /> Although it is not impossible to use a dial-up connection with Second Life, nearly every option of the world requires serious cutting back; close to the bare minimum. This makes the experience flatter and less pleasant, with lag so heavy that movement is difficult and awkward with occasional stop-frame style &quot;clipping&quot; animation. Walking forward one step, for example, might occasionally result in sliding forward more then a yard or two before being snapped back to your intended position in a rather sudden jerk, or scenery change. Sometimes, said movement could make you sink through the ground or pass through other objects (like a wall) before the snap-back occurs. Then you find you need another of the regular 24MB to 25[[Wikipedia:Megabyte|MB]] updates to play. There aren't many dial-up users on Second Life as a result. ISDN provides a usable experience, but only just. Mobile broadband solutions such as UMTS or HSDPA are usually good enough, however.<br /> <br /> Second Life has been dealing with issues over ATI's video card drivers for quite a while. It has become practice on the forums to suggest to ATi users to pick up the [http://www.omegadrivers.net/ Omega Drivers], a set of user-modified drivers recognized by ATi (according to their author) as &quot;''the best-modded drivers in the Internet''&quot;. These Omega Drivers enable features that Second Life can use which aren't easily enabled in the default drivers.<br /> <br /> == Fan-sites ==<br /> <br /> Linden Lab's policies regarding the use of trademarks on Second Life fansites are loose, provided the following stipulations are met.<br /> <br /> * There is no attempt to pass off a fan site as Second Life or Linden Lab itself.<br /> <br /> * The following legal text is present on all Second Life related pages: &quot;Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. No infringement is intended.&quot; this must include the ® circles though can be any size the website creators see fit.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Wikipedia:Second Life|Second Life]] on Wikipedia<br /> * [[:Category:Second Lifers|Second Lifers on WikiFur]]<br /> * [http://secondlife.com/movies/secondtake.wmv Second Life Promotional Video] -- This file is directly available on the Second Life Home page. The video is linked to an image titled &quot;watch the video&quot; that will alternate with the free trial promotional image link. There is also a [http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/secondlife/ Quicktime version] of the video.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{rating-ma-button}}<br /> * [http://www.livejournal.com/community/secondlife_furs/ Second Life Furry Community] at [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * ''[http://www.alphavilleherald.com/archives/000505.html The Second Life Herald: Miravoir Meets The Furries]'' &amp;mdash; Article about furries on Second Life<br /> * ''[http://secondlife.blogs.com/nwn/2005/04/furry_like_me.html New World Notes: Furry Like Me]'' &amp;mdash; Another article about furries on Second Life<br /> * ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm?chan=tc&amp;chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories My Virtual Life]'' &amp;mdash; Business Week reporter examines Second Life in detail<br /> * ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982009.htm Virtual Land, Real Money]'' &amp;mdash; An interview with [[Anshe Chung]]<br /> * {{youtube|1LlMZjCBJhE|Beatfox and his flexy foxy tail}} - an video example of flexiprims in furry avatars<br /> * [http://jolie.silentshadows.net Jolie Grant: SL Furry Model] - a website with models created by [[Jolie]], a furry who made it into the human modeling world with her avatar<br /> * ''[http://www.graphxpress.com/cgi-bin/wcotp.cgi?date=20060702 Second Life]'' - ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'' strip about [[FurryMUCK]] players who spend time in both worlds<br /> *[http://www.news.com/2300-1026_3-6204587-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg Furries, pirates, drag queens at 'Second Life' ball], page 3 of coverage (credited to Caroline McCarthy) of 2007 Second Life Community Convention.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ''A piece of this article has been copied directly from the Second Life website and no challenge is being issued in regards to the material of the quote taken in any way, shape, or form.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Graphical virtual worlds and chat systems]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life|*]]<br /> {{featured article}}<br /> [[fi:Second Life]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Ryder 2008-07-29T06:30:48Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: My stories were never to be combined, I only showed her my manuscript I started, the name Ryder was a show of apreciation for a freind, that and I also added a more accurate founding date - Swythe</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> Ryder is short for the '''Ryder Isles''', a sim cluster in [[Second Life]]. Ryder first started as a single class 4 sim in July-September 2006, and was started by Swythe Armistice. His original Administration team was Becky Nosferatu, Maya Remblai, Icy Eber, Combat Wombat, Nashua Click, Synchra Squeegee, Console Mission, Ardic Danton and Azmodius Udal.<br /> <br /> A little unknown fact about the sim, when Ryder Manor Isle first came online, it was given the name after a setting in Becky Nosferatu's stories as a gesture of friendship to her from Swythe. It was also originally business partnership between Swythe and Becky, who later retracted to just being an administrator.<br /> <br /> Disputes broke out between several admins and Swythe, and he soon sold the sim to Equino Faulkland in February, 2007, and Equino moved his previous FurNation sims to join with Ryder. The remaining admins of Ryder are Becky Nosferatu, Maya Remblai, Combat Wombat, Nashua Click, and Console Mission- now with the help from Jake Fassnacht, Maffi Lu, Jaggo Austinmer, Synthradal Manzo, and Toki Cure. (All previous admins are still admins in Ryder, but no longer in the Estate Manager list.) They also have plenty of liaisons in the sim to help them.<br /> <br /> The sim has now became many, and contains 9 Ryder named Sims, and 5 non Ryder named Sims, to form a complete, well united all-species friendly community.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Second Life locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 births]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-07-29T06:10:44Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty and slander, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> As of July 2008, Swythe Armistice's regions and clients were holding two spots in the top ten search for Furry under the category of adult. This search is based on traffic statistics.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Creative Works ==<br /> Swythe's work is usually less serious, and satire in nature. His talents are not limited to one field, he can program, and draw when necessary. He sometimes DJs at Dragon Spire and Club Constallation, and often commits to large building projects in Second Life.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-05-22T01:49:43Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: /* Second Life */</p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and built their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty and slander, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project.<br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Talanets ==<br /> Swythe's work is usually less serious, and satire in nature. His talents are not limited to one field, he can program, and draw when necessary. He sometimes DJs at Dragon Spire and Club Constallation, and often commits to large building projects in Second Life.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:SnackdragonAd_001.png 2008-05-22T01:46:20Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Pic of my scaly butt in SL, ready for lunch.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Pic of my scaly butt in SL, ready for lunch.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{fursona}}</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-05-22T01:42:49Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: Cleaned it up, added some more stuffs</p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> == The Hacker ==<br /> <br /> Swythe was always a creative individual, but not always furry. From the time he was three years old he sketched, wrote, and spent a lot of his time learning. While the quality was downright poor back then and did not improve until his early high school years. It never stopped him.<br /> <br /> In high school Swythe got into web design, where he won several local championships, as well as ran the site www.geocities.com/bummunism with his friends. Bumminism was a fake political satire joke that mocked everything in pure vulgar delight, right down to authentic FBI's most wanted spoofs and a &quot;Bible&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Past high school, Swythe became the web master and co founder of www.lv2600.com, a listed chapter of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. He later turned over lv2600 to its community. The organization still thrives today, and has started a sister chapter in Harrisburg PA. Lv2600 still exists despite the mysterious collapse of all the chapters in the state of PA.<br /> <br /> When he entered collage, Swythe was top of his class in all computer related courses. Math however, he failed miserably in. During his second semester he wrote an encryption cihpher he named lazily &quot;SwytheCrypt&quot; based on a theory he spent six months designing. The cipher used a simple formula based on the CeasarCypt system, the only catch was it contained a dynamic key on a unicode character chart.<br /> <br /> Swythe still frequents the lv2600 meet ups in the state of PA, and has been known lately for traveling the lightest out of everyone. He lately has been demonstrating his latest project &quot;Draconian Domain&quot; a PHP content manager that he will be sending into open soon.<br /> <br /> == Horizons ==<br /> <br /> During his first semester of Collage, Swythe began playing Horizons: Empire of Istaria. His main character was a large goofball dragon named &quot;Swythe Quirksettle&quot; his guild was the Horizons: Order of the Phoenix, where he helped construct the guild halls in Horizons (despite the fact dragon cannot build at that time in the game). He eventually took up leadership as the guilds &quot;Foreman.&quot;<br /> <br /> After a brief retreat to World of Warcraft, Swythe came back to Horizons, where he was offered the chance to be part of the assembling Role Playing community on the main server. There, his general personality, and overall diplomacy got him the title of &quot;Man At Arms&quot; one of the more prestigious roles in the community.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Second Life ==<br /> <br /> After leaving Horizons to focus on his work, Swythe came into Second Life. It was there he was part of Dragon's Maw, and build their cave bar. Swythe was addicted to Second Life from day one, all its aspects kept him hooked.<br /> <br /> Eventually he became associated with Dragon Keep Creations, on the Furnation Kitsune region. While there Swythe built two versions of the store, designed explicitly to improve business and increase overall product exposure in it.<br /> <br /> When Furnation Kitsune collapsed, Swythe founded Ryder Manor Isle. This proved to be one of his most fatal mistakes. Eventually Swythe was forced into selling Ryder Manor Isle to Equino Faulkland in Feb 2007 to escape the rising political drama on those regions. By this time Swythe worked himself into a large finical dept trying to be self-employed and relocating his business to be closer to people he worked with (and back). He then declared bankruptcy with the sales money of the regions, relieving him of most of his depts.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Swythe returned to Second Life after being passed an investment opportunity to run a region by Waster Stronski and Obsidian Stormwind. Swythe couldn't refuse, as the parallel problems that plagued Dragon Spire, and his now damaged reputation for selling Ryder were plaguing his mind.<br /> <br /> It was then Swythe created the name &quot;Draconian Enterprises&quot; and its logo, and came back into the community headstrong and determined. His partner was Obsidian Stormwind. He founded the regions of Drachen and Amaru, and now is the home of HermHQ, Hantu, Dragon Spire, and ZZ Studios.<br /> <br /> Through a show of dedication to the agreements he made to mediate, and a conflict that arose during the first serious problem on his regions, Swythe bought out the share of the company owned by Obsidian Stormwind. He declared his intentions to counter any drama with honest and forthright business to his associates and clients personally, and started designing a formal agreement system for his regions to make things more stable. These agreements were well received by most of his tenants, who were all originally on verbal arrangements.<br /> <br /> Gradually, Swythe is growing more and more confident that he can repair his damaged reputation. He is attempting to become more outspoken in the community, mainly against dishonesty and slander, and is part of the opensimulation project and the Second Life Certification Project. <br /> <br /> <br /> == Fursona ==<br /> Swythe is a snaggle-toothed, snack loving dragon with a ball nose and toony green eyes and a lazy tail (a tail the only the tip move at). His avatar is a NWS avatar. Swythe feels no need to customize it beyond his current style, it matches him perfectly. <br /> Swythe tends to decorate himself with rather entrancing snacks usually. He is often considered a Cookie Dragon because of the orbiting cookies around his body. <br /> The official story behind the cookies is that Swythe somehow ate a black hole, giving him a center of gravity that seems to attract things.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Talanets ==<br /> Swythe's work is usually less serious, and satire in nature. His talents are not limited to one field, he can program, and draw when necessary. He sometimes DJs at Dragon Spire and Club Constallation, and often commits to large building projects in Second Life.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-05-22T00:30:51Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: adding some links</p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Swythe also originally founded Ryder Manor Isle back in Sept 2006, what he sold to [[Equino Faulkland]] in Feb 2008, this region later became the Ryder Sim Cluster.<br /> <br /> Swythe's artwork is usually satire, or contains some level of humor in its design. Some of his Second Life creations include a unique gesture kit of over 150 different comical quotes (as of this Wiki), a soda thrower, and a robot dragon avatar in that has a bumper sticker under its tail. Other creations include easter eggs and hidden tunnels on the regions Drachen and Amaru as well as the blueprints to a torus shaped space station project codenamed: &quot;The Space Bagel.&quot;<br /> <br /> Swythe always has a project up and coming, or a whole pile of projects he can do. He typically doesn't limit himself to one particular role.<br /> <br /> His scalsona is a snaggle-toothed dragon who somehow mysteriously attracted cookies in orbit around his body (also known as a Cookiedragon).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> * [http://www.quirksettle.com/ Swythe's old private domain]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

Swythe Quirksettle //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Swythe_Quirksettle 2008-05-22T00:28:57Z

<p>Swythe Quirksettle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{ContributorU}}<br /> Swythe Quirksettle, also known as Swythe Armistice (in second life) is a furry entrepreneur and artist who runs [[Draconian Enterprises]] and Draconian Estates.<br /> <br /> Swythe also originally founded Ryder Manor Isle back in Sept 2006, what he sold to [[Equino Faulkland]] in Feb 2008, this region later became the Ryder Sim Cluster.<br /> <br /> Swythe's artwork is usually satire, or contains some level of humor in its design. Some of his Second Life creations include a unique gesture kit of over 150 different comical quotes (as of this Wiki), a soda thrower, and a robot dragon avatar in that has a bumper sticker under its tail. Other creations include easter eggs and hidden tunnels on the regions Drachen and Amaru as well as the blueprints to a torus shaped space station project codenamed: &quot;The Space Bagel.&quot;<br /> <br /> Swythe always has a project up and coming, or a whole pile of projects he can do. He typically doesn't limit himself to one particular role.<br /> <br /> His scalsona is a snaggle-toothed dragon who somehow mysteriously attracted cookies in orbit around his body (also known as a Cookiedragon).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Swythe_Quirksettle}}<br /> * [http://www.draconianenterprises.net/ Draconian Enterprises]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Dragon characters]] characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]</div>

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