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Pawstral

2026-03-03T23:42:01Z

Wanny: /* Leadership and staff */ It's fair.

{{Infobox convention
| name = Pawstral
| logo = [[File:Pawstral_Logo_Default.png|225px]]
| caption =
| othernames = La Paw, Paw
| location = {{flagdiv|chl|[[W:Santiago|Santiago]], [[W:Chile|Chile]]}}
| url = https://www.pawstral.cl
| status = ongoing
| first = August 29-31,2025
| final =
| organizer = ''[[Pawstral Furcon SpA]]''
| charity = ''[[Esperanza Animal]]''
| subject = [[Furry convention]]
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Pawstral}}
'''Pawstral''' ('''La Paw''') is an annual Chilean [[furry convention]].

== Overview ==

Pawstral's first iteration held between August 29-31, 2025, at the [https://www.iconchile.com Icon Hotel Santiago] in the commune of [[W:Las Condes|Las Condes]], Santiago, Chile. Its first theme was '''''Monster Invasion'''''.

The next event will be held in August 2026, in the very same hotel, and its theme will be '''''Furry Road'''''.

== Mascot(s) ==

Pawstral's main [[mascot]] is '''Aylén''', a [[W:Pampas cat|colocolo]] [[cat]]. The other two mascots are '''Lucas''', a [[W:South_American_cougar|puma]] and '''Joche Tomás''', a [[W:Culpeo|culpeo fox]].

== Programming and amenities ==

* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Charity Auction]]
* [[Fursuit dance competition]]
* [[Fursuit games]]
* [[Fursuit menagerie]]{{clarify}}
* [[Headless lounge]]
* [[Panel]]s
* [[Game room]]
* [[Karaoke]]
* [[Rave]]s

== Leadership and staff ==
===Board of Directors===

* [[Hioru]] - [[Chairman]]
* [[Comi]] - [[Co-Chairman]]
* [[Eol]] - [[Operations Administrator]]

=== General staff ===

* [[Rafakun]] - [[Event Lead|Event]]/[[Marketing Lead]]
* [[Mike]] - [[Accounting]] and [[Finance]]
* [[Ékara]] - [[Art Director]] and [[Contributing Artist]]
* [[Negger|Negy]] - Art Director and Contributing Artist
* [[Keshiji]] - [[Frontend Dev]] and [[Creative Lead]]
* [[Lahuen]] - [[Social Media]] and [[ConOps]]
* [[Mapancho]] - [[Photo]], [[Video]], and [[Community Manager]]
* [[Mako]] - [[Conbook Editor]] and [[Graphic Designer]]

=== Past members ===

* [[Wanny]] - Moderator and writer for some Conbook articles.

==Guests of Honor==

* 2025 - [[Artist]]s [[BennyCartoonist]] and [[Peritian]]
* 2026 - [[YeenTrash]] ('''Syd''') and [[Herutastic]] (authors of ''[[I Think I Like You]]''), and [[fursuit maker|fursuit]]/[[puppet maker]] [[Cochayuyo]], owner of ''[[Cochayuyo Creations]]''
* 2027 - (TBA)

== Themes ==

* 2025 - '''''Monster Invasion'''''
* 2026 - '''''Furry Road'''''
* 2027 - (TBA)

== Charities ==

* 2025 - ''[https://www.esperanzaanimal.cl Fundación Esperanza Animal]'' (CLP 4.392.000)
* 2026 - (TBA) (TBD)
* 2027 - (TBA) (TBD)

==Attendance==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Con year
! scope="col" | PreReg
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Vendors
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Artists
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuit parade
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2025
| 515
| N/A
| 504<ref>[https://x.com/pawstral/status/1962707733871792194 ''Y así damos termino a la aventura de este año.''] post on Pawstral's official [[Twitter|X]] account. Dated September 1, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.</ref>
| N/A
| ~50'''¹'''
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| 175'''¹'''
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2026
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2027
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|}

'''1.''' - Official data<br>
'''?.''' - Data not recorded/not available

==References==
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== Official links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/pawstral Pawstral] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.x.com/Pawstral Pawstral] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/pawstral.bsky.social Pawstral] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://t.me/PawstralNews Pawstral] on [[Telegram]] (news)
* [https://t.me/PawstralFurcon Pawstral] on Telegram (community chat)
* [https://www.instagram.com/pawstral Pawstral] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@pawstral Pawstral] on [[Youtube]]

* {{con resources}}

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Roarey Raccoon

2025-06-26T02:33:12Z

Wanny: Removing untasteful comment. Note to mods: please limit the edits to this page at least temporarily for non-users due to Roarey's apparent recent passing, to prevent unwanted defacing from detractors..

'''Roarey Raccoon''', full '''Roarey Lenity Raccoon''' (real name '''Allan Fildes'''),<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/roareyraccoon/ Roarey Raccoon's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved February 21, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.patreon.com/roareyraccoon Roarey Raccoon's profile] on [[Patreon]]. Retrieved August 10, 2017.</ref> was a [[furry artist]] who lived in [[W:Manchester|Manchester, England]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/roareyraccoon Roarey Raccoon's profile] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved February 21, 2017.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Roarey became a [[furry]] in the early 1990s after watching [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] on the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[cartoon]]s.

== Art ==

Roarey was responsible for the [[artwork]] on the cover of the [[ConFuzzled 2010]] [[conbook]], and one of the [[Inkbunny]] site [[mascot]] pictures.<ref>''[https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=238219 That Logo]'' - Roarey Raccoon post on [[Inkbunny]]. Dated May 3, 2012. Retrieved ?.</ref>

==References==
<references />

==External links==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060418041031/http://roareyraccoon.net/ Roareyraccoon.net] - Roarey Raccoon's official website (archived)
* [http://roareyraccoon.deviantart.com/ Roarey Raccoon] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/roareyraccoon/ Roarey Raccoon] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/roareyraccoon Roarey Raccoon] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/~roareyraccoon Roarey Raccoon] on [[Weasyl]]
* [http://roarey-raccoon.livejournal.com/ ''Roarey's Scribblings''] - Roarey Raccoon on [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://roareystuff.tumblr.com/ ''Roarey's Stuff''] - Roarey Raccoon on [[Tumblr]]
* [https://picarto.tv/RoareyRaccoon Roarey Raccoon] on [[Picarto]]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/roareyraccoon Roarey Raccoon] on [[Twitch]]
* [https://www.patreon.com/roareyraccoon Roarey Raccoon] on [[Patreon]]

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Blotch

2020-01-28T21:51:25Z

Wanny: I wonder why wasn't this edited before.

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

Blotch have attended many conventions, including [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], [[EuroFurence]] and [[Midwest Furfest]], where they sell prints and original sketches, and has been [[Guest of Honor]] at [[FA: United]] 2007, [[Oklacon 2007]], [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2008]], [[Further Confusion 2011]], [[ConFurgence]] 2014, and [[Furry Fiesta 2014]].

Blotch won the 2007 [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Published Illustration'', for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/FAunited.jpg the cover of FA:United's] [[con book]]. In the 2008 Ursa awards, Blotch won two awards: one for ''Best Published Illustration'' for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/Suhl.jpg the cover of EuroFurence 14's conbook cover], and another for ''Best Other Literary Work'' for the [[Dog's Days of Summer]] graphic novel. Blotch again won ''Best Published Illustration'' in 2009 (for the cover of [[Kyell Gold]]'s novel ''[[Out of Position]]'') and 2013 (for the cover of Kyell Gold's ''[[Divisions]]'').

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

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

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

As of January 2012, the Blotch duo were working on the second installment of [[Nordguard]], to be tentatively released in summer 2013.<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/about-the-comic/f-a-q/ Nordguard FAQ]</ref> In June 2013, Blotch announced that this date would be missed.<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/under-dark-skies-2/ Under Dark Skies], Nordguard website (20 June 2013)</ref> On February 3, 2014 it was announced that Blotch would be on a bit of a hiatus while Kenket pursued a job opportunity and BlackTeagan worked on a couple of solo projects.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5478293/ Room Party Preorders! & Hiatus] - Blotch, Fur Affinity (3 February 2014)</ref> two weeks later Blotch was GOH at [[Furry Fiesta 2014]] where they were panelists at Story Improv event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/436966622129950720 Blotch twitter - Join us ... for the story+improv show!] dated Feb 21, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127002405/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/e0376fa1456ed9599e66e2f4f1e75301#.VHZxTYevz-k Story Improv With Blotch / Kyell Gold / Fox Amoore event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on 2014 November 27. Retrieved 2014 November 27.</ref>, ''Making Graphic Novels With Blotch'' event<ref>https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/437322991995609088</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127002944/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/396a1dddea67dee6942f4146d4ffbc25 Making Graphic Novels With Blotch event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on 2014 November 27. Retrieved 2014 November 27.</ref> and ''Storytelling Through Illustration: Taking Your Art Further With Blotch'' event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/437391238447132672 Blotch twitter - Check out our panel Storytelling through Illustration tonight] dated 22 Feb 2014. Retrieved 2014 November 27.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127003935/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/127738a14cf0251a74b82154302e154e#.VHZza4evz-k Storytelling Through Illustration: Taking Your Art Further With Blotch event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on 2014 November 27. Retrieved 2014 November 27.</ref>. The hiatus seems to have been for much of 2014, with no posts to Blotch website in 2014 and no journal post to Fur Affinity since the hiatus announcement, although there has been 29 tweets on Twitter (during 2014 Feb 4-Dec 31).

When asked in 2015, Kenket said that she is no longer working with BlackTeagan, confirming the end of the project. <ref>https://twitter.com/tessgarman/status/643240233958400001</ref>

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

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