It's  USERNAMEHERE for the icon with link to any user if I'm not wrong.

Very cool badge!
I don't remember seeing this one before (Although i did see the triceratops TF you posted before this, back when the artists submitted it on his account).
Also, Charles looks way more taller and bulkier than how I usually picture him :P

For the belt design Charles can try asking a Tinsmith like Hallan, or some other artisan, hehe

Ugh, ;iconUSERNAMEHERE;
It took it as if i in fact tried to write an actual link... just change the ; for :

Thank you, Pontos! I fixed it up.

And I definitely have to get somebody to make that belt design. I want it in real life too.

Glad you liked the pic!

Dominus tecum

That *is* excellent. I can't remember the name of your character... its been a while since I read one of the MK stories.

Hey Kold! Glad you like the picture! The character name is Charles Matthias.

And if it's been a while, then head on over to the archive and sample some of the new fare that we have. There is plenty to choose from!

Dominus tecum

Yeah...so much its kinda intimidating. The universe is huge... deciding where to jump into is like trying to find the shallowest portion of the punch bowl.

Yeah, there is that aspect too. The couple times I've gone back and reread a ton of stories I usually start from the very beginning. But then again, I'm psychotic like that.

Dominus tecum

Good God! That...that could take years.

Sure your fursona isn't rabid?

LOL! Well, I would do this on my lunch hour at work. Most of the early stories are pretty short, so you can get through a bunch of them fast. I also tended to skim over my own because it's not as interesting reading your own writing as it is somebody else's.

And why shouldn't it take years to read it all? It certainly took years to write it all!

Rabid, eh? not sure. Why don't you come closer and find out.

Dominus tecum

I'm not sure I want to suffer the after-effects of being bitten by a rabid dinosaur

Thanks...;)

Oh come on! What could possibly happen? Other than maybe having scales instead of fur.

Dominus tecum

Wow! You look buff in this pic :) The rat been working out?

He's always worked out. He's just never showed off his chest before.

Dominus tecum

You know, six-eight years ago I wanted to make a furry D&D-style role play system. I was planning on asking you if I could use Sondeckis for my monk-system, but never really got past making a list of the species I wanted to include :p

Awww! That's too bad. If you had asked, I would have said "go for it"! The Sondeckis really are quite monastic in many ways. They'd fit perfectly with the D&D style monks.

Dominus tecum

I always thought so, loved the whole idea and all those stories. I should also say, I was a little intimidated by the prospect of contacting such a prolific writer :p

Don't know what's sparked this recent infatuation of mine with the past, but thought you might like to hear it nonetheless ;)

*smiles* I wish more people had the courage to contact me! I love hearing back from folks who've read the stories. I'm delighted to hear that you loved the Sondeckis and the stories too. They've been a part of my life for over ten years now! Hard to imagine, but it's true!

I do like to hear it! I sometimes go back and read through the archives again (or portions of it at least). There's lots of wonderful memories stored there.

And it is still an active universe! More stuff is being written all the time.

Dominus tecum

You know, I once wrote myself into the universe. Literally. Strange bit of magic time travel taking me from a jewel heist at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where I worked as security, to a lower storage room in the outside wall and leaving me as a gender-swapped Unicorn-morph with amnesia. Rotten story :p

I like how Michael Bard handled the subject a lot more ;)

*chuckles* Yes, he did have an interesting take on it. You are always welcome to try writing again in Metamor Keep.

Dominus tecum

If I ever manage to catch up, I may do just that, thank you :)

We also have an IRC channel where a bunch of us congregate if your interested.

Dominus tecum

Could be cool, I'll look you up when I get the time then :)

Though, that might not be until the beginning of the year. Things are happening really fast for me at the moment :p

I know what you mean! You are welcome any time you can come. Good luck with all of your other duties!

Dominus tecum

EPIC :D
She did an astounding job

Indeed she did! This is totally going to me on my chest at my next con.

Dominus tecum

It's funny, I was at work and my mind was wandering as usual and I suddenly thought of this picture even though I've barely glanced at it. It occurred to me that Matthias was dressed more differently here than anywhere else I've seen him. I dare say his garb resembles the sort of clothing I usually draw. Barbarian-like.
Very different for him. I like it.

*grins widely* Maybe I'll have to find some excuse for him to be so garbed in my stories then.

Feel free to depict him this way if it suits your fancy.

Dominus tecum

I could think of a few excuses to get Charles into this sort of attire. Probably he'd be up North in some viking-esq area where he'd have to dress like the local tribesman not to stick out like a sore thumb and of course to gain respect from the local people.

Perhaps I'll try drawing Matthias again after I dig my sketchbook out of the bottom of the box in my, hopefully soon to be, apartment where it is.

God Bless!

*chuckles* Well, given that the area where the Viking-like people are is not under the curse he would still stick out like a sore thumb, but at least he'd be making a valiant attempt to blend in. They'd probably respect him for it after he won a brawl. They might even be the folks who decked him out with some of his medallions.

You are always welcome to draw my character, it really delights me to see you do so. And I am honored that you so enjoy drawing him.

Here's hoping the apartment day comes soon!

Dominus tecum

Well, I don't know, there are transformed people in Glen Avery so I thought by now maybe they could be anywhere. But you know the world of MK better than I do.

Perhaps in the future they would be. And they would need ambassadors from the already cursed lands to help them adjust to their new forms, and to assure them of friendship and the like. That would be a good role for Charles to play as he is a warrior true.

Dominus tecum

Is Charles Matthias only ever in MK or does he sometimes exist within alternative universes within your mind with MK just being the main universe.

So far I have only written this character in Metamor Keep but I have imagined him in other settings from time to time. Usually he's just visiting them in that case. Similar characters with similar names may occur though.

Did you have a particular setting in mind?

Dominus tecum

Normally with my characters I imagine them in one main story line setting but also have hypothetical alternate stories that take place in other worlds when I feel like being creative.
(All in my head of course since I don't write stories)

I didn't have any specific setting in mind, but I thought if it meant finding excuses to bring Matthias new places and change how he dresses then it might be fun. Like there probably aren't any actual minotaurs (natural born and not transformed bulls). If there were though then I'd be interested to see how he'd work out interacting with them if visiting the highlands. I often picture minotaurs living in a Socttish highlander and or viking type of society. Maybe Matthias would meet Halris there, even though Halris normally lives in contemporary society. But, as I said, it's fun to suspend imagination.

Well, there are native centaurs to Metamor Keep even if they are very reclusive. There are also dragons and gryphons. Who is to say that there might not be minotaurs as well in some land they have yet to explore?

And I would love to have Charles meet Halris like that. I expect that he would try to earn their respect and show honor to their ways that he would win friends and allies amongst the minotaur kind.

I'd be happy to roleplay such interaction with you next time I see you on if you are interested.

Dominus tecum

I wouldn't mind role-playing but I doubt we're ever on long enough to role-play.

Oh, an hour or two would be more than enough to have a little fun. We can always continue it if we get going really well.

Dominus tecum

Then We'll try it some time.

Great! I look forward to it! Love your new icon too.

Dominus tecum