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User:Vrillik

2018-05-06T04:41:18Z

Vrillik:

'''Elias''' or known for his username '''Vrillik''' is an [[wikipedia:Australia|Australian]] [[Furry]].

==Fursona==
Elias' [[fursona]] is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[Chimera]] with a wolf body and gazelle horns, brown colour pallet fur and cream underfur. Additionally, the Chimera is to evolve slowly, with the hopes to add tattoos and piercings through time.

==Online==
Elias is an active member of [[Fur Affinity]]. He can also be found on [[Furry Network]], [[Twitter]], and various other websites and communities both furry and otherwise.

==Conventions / Meets==
Vrillik has attended the following Australian events:
* [[FurJAM]] 2014
* [[NeonFur]] 2017

Elias has not yet attended any international furry events.

==External Links==
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/vrillik Vrillik] [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/Vrillik Vrillik] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://steamcommunity.com/id/vrillik Vrillik] on [[Steam]]

User:Vrillik

2018-05-06T04:40:30Z

Vrillik:

User:Vrillik

2018-05-06T04:39:40Z

Vrillik:

'''Elias''' or known for his username '''Vrillik''' is an [[wikipedia:Australia|Australian]] [[Furry]].

==Fursona==
Elias's [[fursona]] is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[Chimera]] with a wolf body and gazelle horns, brown colour pallet fur and cream underfur. Additionally, the Chimera is to evolve slowly, with the hopes to add tattoos and piercings through time.

==Online==
Elias is an active member of [[Fur Affinity]]. He can also be found on [[Furry Network]], [[Twitter]], and various other websites and communities both furry and otherwise.

==Conventions / Meets==
Vrillik has attended the following Australian events:
* [[FurJAM]] 2014
* [[NeonFur]] 2017

Elias has not yet attended any international furry events.

==External Links==
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/vrillik Vrillik] [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://twitter.com/Vrillik Vrillik] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://steamcommunity.com/id/vrillik Vrillik] on [[Steam]]
* [https://vrillik.tumblr.com Vrillik] on [[Tumblr]]

Marko the Rat

2018-05-06T04:23:59Z

Vrillik: Added convention (Neonfur) he attended.

[[File:MarkoTheRat.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Marko the Rat]]
[[File:Rattus-EF22.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Marko the Rat dressed as Rattus.]]
'''Marko the Rat''' (born September 28, 1971<ref>[http://marko-the-rat.livejournal.com/profile Marko the Rat's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved January 1, 2009</ref> - died March 7, 2018)<ref name="Passing">[https://twitter.com/RistinRaccoon/status/971131627899297792 "My beloved Marko T Rat passed away during the night after his battle with cancer. In the end he did pass peacefully and without suffering, which is what he wanted."] - Tweet by [[Ristin]], dated March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.</ref> also known as '''Marko T. Rat''' and '''Haal''', was a [[fursuiter]] and [[plushophile]], and member of the [[Westhaven]] [[furry house|furry household]] in [[Wikipedia:Mount Gravatt|Mount Gravatt]], Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was the life partner of [[Ristin]]. On March 7, 2012, after living together for over seven years, the pair registered their [[Wikipedia:Civil union|civil partnership]] soon after it became legal in Queensland.<ref>[http://marko-the-rat.livejournal.com/256806.html "Civil partnership: Love, not politics"] - posting on Marko the Rat's LiveJournal. Dated March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012</ref>

==Fursona==

Marko's [[fursona]] was a [[rat (species)|rat]], of the [[species]] ''[[wikipedia:Brown rat|Rattus norvegicus]]'', and he felt an affinity to this species even before he identified himself as a [[furry]]. In [[real life]], Marko and Ristin kept two [[non-anthro]] pet rats,{{when}} Izza and Bo, but they are both since deceased.

Marko's first fursona name was '''Haal Serkonov''', but he mostly went by the name of Marko. On [[Second Life]], he played a grey rat [[character]] named '''Haal Ratner'''.

==Fursuits==

Marko owned two fursuits:
* '''Rattus''', a grey rat, the second version of which was completed by [[RooFur]] in 2016.
* '''Toyroo''', a beige [[kangaroo]], made by [[Pouchhopper]].

== History ==

Highlights of Marko the Rat's furry history include:
* 1995-2000: Co-publisher (along with [[Jagafeh]] and [[Sebkha]]) of [[South Fur Lands]], Australia's first furry [[fanzine]] (later published by [[Bernard Doove]]).
* 1996-1997: Co-tenant of [[Quarantine]], possibly{{fact}} Australia's first furry house (or commune as it was then called).
* 1996(?)-present: Web administrator and founder of [http://www.furry.org.au/haal/plush/ ''The Plush Palace''], Australia's first [[plushie]] website.
* 1999-present: Web administrator and founder of [http://www.furry.org.au/haal/kangaroos/ ''Roophilia''], a photographic resource on kangaroos and other native Australian animals.
* 2005-present: Co-owner (along with Ristin) of Westhaven, arguably{{clarify}} Australia's first wholly furry-owned and occupied house.
* 2009:
** Featured in the short documentary ''[[A Tail of Identity]]''.
** Appeared with [[Wolfie Rankin]] in ''Alter Ego'', a documentary about Second Life on [[w:Special_Broadcasting_Service|SBS]].
* 2015: Joined the committee of Furry Down Under Inc., the incorporated association that runs [[Furry Down Under]]. (He stepped down in late 2016 but continued to support the con unofficially.)

== Conventions and events ==

Marko attended the following furry [[convention]]s and events (with milestones at each noted):
* [[Further Confusion 2007]]; [[Further Confusion 2008|2008]] (Marched at the front of the [[fursuit parade]] along with [[Raxmei]], holding a banner designed by [[Madius]] commemorating the Chinese Year of the Rat. Performed minor roles in two skits for [[Masquerade|Furry Night Live]].); 2010 (Hosted, along with [[Nicodemus (person)|Nicodemus]], the [[Rodent]] Panel.)
* [[MiDFur|MiDFur X (2008)]] (Debuted [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSx2_RdXk6k his own skit] for MiDFur's No Talent Show.); XII (2010); XIII (January 2012)
* [[Califur 5]] (2009, [[Gofur|Gophered]])
* [[Anthrocon 2009]]
* [[FurDU|Furry Down Under]] 2010-2016
* [[Eurofurence 17]] (2011); 22 (2016)
* [[Midwest FurFest]] 2012; 2014 (Co-hosted a rodent room party with [[Dittman Rat]]); 2015
* [[RivFur]] 2012-2013
* [[ConFurgence]] 2014-2017
* [[NeonFur]] 2017

Marko also attended several [[furmeet]]s in the Brisbane area. He fursuited in public parks and considered himself to be a "fandom ambassador", explaining the furry fandom to passersby.

==Hobbies==

Although Roophilia has been replaced by a [[w:Web 2.0|web 2.0]] presence, he continued to enjoy dabbling in photography and often visited [[w:Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary|Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary]], where he had an annual pass.

Marko collected [[plush toy]]s and accumulated quite a large collection. He was unable to sleep comfortably without plush. He was a full blown plushophile, though his main focus was cuddling them while he slept.

== Death ==
Marko passed away peacefully after a battle with [[wikipedia:Cancer|cancer]].<ref name="Passing"/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Contributor|Marko}}
* [http://www.furry.org.au/haal/ ''Haal's Sanctuary''] - a placeholder for Marko's other websites
* [http://marko-the-rat.livejournal.com/ ''The Rat's Nest - Meanderings of a zetetic packrat''] - Marko the Rat on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/marko_t_rat Marko the Rat] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/MarkoTheRat Marko the Rat] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/haal/‎ Marko the Rat] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=HaalSerkonov Marko the Rat] on [[YouTube]]

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