*growf*

And so ends Winter with this paw-mail! GOOD RIDDANCE. Also, now that we're past St. Patrick's Day, that means all sorts of wonderful drunken fail videos - so, if you ever think it's a good idea to drink your face off with friends in the age of everyone owning a camera, better watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WgPFeK5Cn0

Anyway! A lot of folks have asked how much work goes into these paw-mails, and the answer is somewhat varied. On the Tuesday ones (which are simpler) It's maybe up to an hour total, but in chunks throughout the week leading up to it with the largest part of the work being the final post to e-mail, FA, and Weasyl. The Friday Paw-Mails are a bit more work.

For Friday mails, I have to try and get a hold of artists and character-owners ahead of time and work things out for the list. Sometimes due to delays it can be kind of last minute. The extra info for an artist or character highlight does take more time to workout, write and format (especially annoying for the journals), but the end result is worth it. :) I'd say Friday ones probably involve closer to 2 hours of work with some of the background stuff that goes on.


Fur-In-Need: Modem Leolynx!

This is sort of a heads-up for Modem. Unable to do an artist's booth thing he was planning on, he's going to be coming up short this month for things if he can't crank out some extra art. He'll be posting some YCH's soon on his sites, so keep an eye out for them and bid if interested. I doubt I have to remind you just how incredible Modem's footpaw art is. ;)

And on with the paws!

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LEGEND:
nsfw = Nudity and/or adult situation
nsfw-ish = Impending adult situation, suggestive nudity
sfw-ish = mostly safe, but implied pending adult stuff, or anatomically correct bumps. :P
sfw = hopefully won't damage anyone's brains if they see it on your screen
m = male
f = female
f-h = mostly female hermaphrodite
m-h = mostly male hermaphrodite
h = hermaphrodite (50/50 for m/f)
tm = transgender, identifies as male
tf = transgender, identifies as female
macro = super-sized characters involved
micro = tiny sized characters involved
ref = character reference sheet
charr! = is a Guild Wars 2 charr character... I'm biased here - they're sexy and get their own rating. :P
po = Paws Only; IE, the image is just footpaws/feet
TCO! = Tame Comments Only (don't post suggestive or sexual comments on artists page; they don't want/like it)
Pawsexual = Person who derives 51% or more of their sexual drive from Feet/Paws
rl-human = Real life human foot picture
art-human = digital or traditional art, human foot picture
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SabretoothedErmine:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16029910/ (nsfw, m/f)

ShadowWolf has used his powers to turn a male dragon into a female, and in this page (3 of 3), is demonstrating the new benefits of it. A nice paw-up view of Shadow's lovely bi-coloured paws.


3DiNoZ:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16028638/ (nsfw, m-multiple)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16046664/ (nsfw, m)

1st pic: This one JUST missed the Tuesday list. Huurnngh! SO many nice paws! Would have to say my favourite is Augmented_Fear's dragon and Azerim 'cause of how AF's doing SUCH a nice paw-tease for Azerim.

2nd pic: Nothing like putting out a clear message about your needs. :P Nice grabby feet right in your view.


Iggi:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16030475/ (nsfw, m)
(alt. link): https://www.weasyl.com/submission/8.....un-the-zinogre
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16035210/ (nsfw, f)
(alt. link): https://www.weasyl.com/submission/8.....evious-stygian
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16049212/ (nsfw, f)

1st pic: Iggi's take on the Zinogre species from Monster Hunter (more info in her description). Very intricately detailed guy, and WOW - look at those feet! We only get a peek at the soles, but so nice!

2nd pic: And the female of the same species! Bit more generous view of the soles here. Soooo nice. :3

3rd pic: Another from the Monster Hunter serious, this time Gogmazios. Iggi's mate challenged her to making this "sexy", as the original monster is... very not (http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Gogmazios). Mmf... I personally believe Iggi can make ANYTHING sexy. And in this case, we get a very generous view of Gogma's lovely soles (which are mercifully not oil/tar-slicked). Neat stuff.


Evil-Sprite:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16037516/ (nsfw, f/m)
(alt. link): http://evil-sprite.deviantart.com/a.....er-2-520956196
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16049713/ (sfw-ish, f/m, micro)
(alt. link): http://www.deviantart.com/art/Commi.....olla-521228277

1st pic: Shocker continues to enjoy tending to Victoria's incredible feet, and from his first-person perspective, we can see a little better now that Victoria's definitely enjoying this as well. Really beautiful soles on her - love how thick they are, and we get a gorgeous view of her feet from two different angles.

2nd pic: Big, poofy bunny feet! Don't you wish you could be that little guy getting to pamper those ultra-soft beauties?


Herro:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16035935/ (nsfw, f)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16052995/ (nsfw, f)

1st pic: YAY! Herro's made up a naked version of a previous picture of Drip, so now we get to see her soles without any hose on... not to mention the rest of her. Big lovely feet, and Drip Dry is hardly shy about introducing them to people either.

2nd pic: You never know when someone's gonna point a camera at you that -might- just be wired to a big screen. Or... maybe she did know and that's why she's showing off. Either way, we get to see more of Drip's gorgeous soles (I absolutely love that she's always got toe rings and stuff on).


Danza:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/16024840/ (nsfw, m/m)

Ever wondered what Toothless's soles might look like? Well now you know! Very big, and very meaty. :D Great picture with a ton of details on both characters and background, not to mention the very difficult task of trying to show that Jake has Iridescent colouring on his scales.


TigerLukke:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16045412/ (sfw, m)

WOW! Footpaw aside, this is one beautiful image! Arg... I just wanna BE in that setting - so gorgeous. Ahem... anyway, a big and beefy male in this one showing off an equally big and beefy sole.


BenTheDragon:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16045087/ (sfw, m/m)

1st pic: Boyfriends - one getting a nice paw rub.


YaoiFairy:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16042920/ (nsfw, m/m)

Two guys post-lovin', and what awesome looking footpaws on the pink guy! Really nicely shaped body on those feet, and such shiny soft pads.


TwilightSaint:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16042300/ (sfw, m, po)

Another paw commission showing some cute furry paws and pads - nice detailing on the pads again.


Shiuk:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16041869/ (nsfw, m/m)

A bit of footpaw-foreplay! Both cute characters with nice paws. :)


Gravewalker:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16049262/ (nsfw, m/f)

Eda and Grave in the forest, experiencing some growth while cuddling. The growth seems to be very isolated to one particular thing on Grave (I'm sure you can spot it). We get a wonderful look at Gravewalker's beautiful footpaws in this one.


VampireKitty:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16054024/ (sfw, m)

Gamer Paws! Hehe, this is such a great idea - Sid's feet blocking the view for everyone while he plays Skyrim. Like we mind. :3


Character Highlight:  Rylae!

Main Site:
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rylae/

Alternate Site(s):
https://www.weasyl.com/~rylae

Height: 7'4" (223cm) ... or way bigger, or way smaller. As Rylae explains:

"Ya know this is something I actually never really even thought about. I'd like to say on an average pic. Rylae is usually been a solid 7'4", but to be quite fair this has never been the case. x) These kinds of variables always change and she can end up being shorter than someone, or bigger... muuuuuuuuch bigger!"

Gender: Usually female, but can shift to male, or hermaphrodite (so... gender-fluid)

Weight: Unknown. As Rylae explains:

"Well you never really ask her about her weight, but again this is also something I've never really considered. I guess you could say I don't know that detail, or even get around to thinking about it."

Orientation: Asexual/Pansexual. As Rylae puts it:

"It's super complicated. Heck I can't even figure myself out. I'm just an enigma! ... ok fine I guess you could say I'm in the general pansexual (when in rare cases in that mood) area."

Relationship Status: Single

Special Power or Abilities:
- Shapeshifting (Mostly on a gender concept)
- Undead Rylae - A supernatural nightmarish rendition of Rylae (very powerful)
- Taps into the undead world for abnormal strength. (when in "normal" living form)
- Extremely fondness for certain Digimon or FNAF characters.

Footpaw/Feet details:
- Swaps between platigrade and digitgrade feet.
- While not hugely into them herself, she will gladly offer them to a friend or partner if they enjoy them
- Quite happy to get a long and relaxing footrub
- Some days can be oblivious to folks admiring them, other times she might notice and be a total tease with them

Picture Examples:
Lookin' sexy: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10832922/ (sfw-ish, f)
Female full: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15940756/ (nsfw, f)
Male full: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15941110/ (nsfw, m)
Undead: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9678893/ (sfw-ish, u)
Workin': http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15920116/ (sfw, f)
Favourite Artist: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9678833/ (sfw, f) - also yes, this is pretty much how it works with Rylae and Teasel
Learning Macro stuff: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8754062/ (nsfw, h)
After a long day: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12410576/ (sfw, f)

Detailed Summary:
Defining Rylae is no easy task! I've had the personal honour of knowing Rylae for some time now, and when we're not shooting up zombies in L4D2 (and man are Rylae and I a dangerous pairing in that game), we've worked to try and refine just "who" Rylae is. A big part of the complexity is that Rylae is a LOT of things. The character of Rylae and the human behind her are basically one and the same. :) So we'll start with the more sure stuff; Rylae's a big-hearted, loving dragon who adores her friends, and enjoys life's simple moments. She can be very goofy, often to be playfully frustrating to those she cares about (just look at Darklurker's frustration with her macro-training). She can also be fiercely protective or vengeful if you wrong her or those she cares about. Last thing you'd wanna see is undead Rylae coming at you and nom your soul after some form of unpleasant demise. O_o

Where it gets complicated is defining things like gender, orientation and interests. Rylae's exceptionally dynamic here; her interests shift, or even fade from day to day. There are times when she is asexual - no interest beyond a loving hug or the companionship of someone she trusts. There are times when being female doesn't feel right, so she becomes male or a hermaphrodite... or sometimes just slips back to the more genderless undead. Other times, a sexual interest sparks and it may be a female longing, or a male one. Her partners may be straight, gay... or even multiple partners. And what worked for her one day, may not work for her the next. Anyone who knows her would come to understand this facet of her. I personally find it fascinating, and even inspiring because Rylae doesn't simply slap a single definition on who she is, rather, enjoys all she CAN be. Rylae answers to "him" or "her", regardless of what gender she's chosen as she just considers both valid.

When it comes to footpaws, Rylae has incredible ones. Often seen as plantigrade, her four-toed feet are beautifully proportioned with large toes, and a thick meaty sole. Apart from enjoying that they look good, her own interest in footpaws is as random and dynamic as her other interests, but she does enjoy sharing them with a good friend if they like them - or sometimes teasing folks with them! And if said good friend wanted to give her a long foot rub, she'd be quite happy to kick back and enjoy it. Depending on her form, her footpaws sometimes can shift to digitigrade as well. Their general design is pretty similar whether male or female.

Comment Preferences:
In Rylae's own worlds: "Ok to keep the comments simple! I like getting comments and I try to respond to every one of them! I just don't do super roleplay intensive ones which usually lead into creepy ones! (Which if you wanna get technical about it. I'm somewhat in the same way about how ShadowWolf does his comments. :) )

Silly comments like this http://www.furaffinity.net/view/159...../#cid:93600170 I can go with cause I can be silly right back. x)"


And that's it for today! Happy Spring to everyone - be safe and have a great weekend!

TC