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Does your Glitch have a story? If so, please share yours, or write something up! If you need some inspiration, meet Drakani!
Drakani is a Glitch that was imagined into this world in the heart of the firebog. She's lived there all her life, and as anyone who has been to the bogs can tell you, things are a bit... different there. Since a young age she has dedicated her life to learning the much coveted art of witch doctorery. When she's not tinkering with tinctures, she's out mucking through the muddy, warm urth of the firebogs, gathering lizards, barnacles, fireflies, peat, and other ingredients to use in her potions.
While well known in the bogs, and having frequent customers stopping by for her delightful cure to hangnails and other ailments, life took a decidedly interesting turn when her house ceased to exist one day. While things coming into and out of existence in Ur isn't all that terribly strange, she decided to tell other Glitchen that her house burnt down in a terrible bog fire because it sounded more exciting.
Taking it as possibly a sign from the Giants that she should makes some changes in her life, she headed out into the great wide world of Ur to experience life outside the bog. Eventually she meandered into a forest that inspired her. What a wonderful place! She squeezed her eyes shut and began imagining a new house!
Knowing that some Glitchen aren't big fans of the firebog or the bog houses in general, she decided to imagine a nice, friendly looking house that will encourage other Glitchen to stop by when they are in need of a potion to cure what ails them. Oddly, no one has approached her new house, and anyone that stumbles upon it seems to flee in the other direction, often screaming. Drakani decided to hang a dream catcher from the highest rafter, as she figured that would help make the place look more inviting!
So please, drop on by if you need a potion that will help you, such as her newest concoction that will make all that unseemly ear hair fall out. Drakani warns that some of her potions have... strange after effects, but the nausea should go away in a day or six! She's also happy to chat about all sorts of subjects, and loves telling tales; such as the time when her great uncle's second cousin discovered the secret to upside down levitation after donating 13,782 secret sauces to one of Friendly's shrines one night while intoxicated and wearing nothing but pantyhose.

Posted 7 months ago by Drakani | Permalink

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- I have asked my friend and mentor, Fenmere, the Worm, to share the following. Pardon me while I move over and give him the keyboard:
  Carl Projectorinski doesn't really belong here. He was dreamed up in another time by a different Giant. Found by a group of activist adventurers called The Harmless Free Radicals, under an ocean called The Atlantic, he had been enslaved since infancy by the Fomorians and raised to eat garbage and protect the Western boarder of their empire from unwanted wanderers and undersea explorers such as Steve Zissou. The band's two leading members, Ian and Brenna, brought him home with them to live with their daughter, Sally Cephalophoria Robertson. Carl chose his own name after Sally made him listen to an album by Regina Spektor.
  But, out behind their house, in the city of Jam, Washington, there is a wooded vacant lot where a dragon by the name of Fenmere lives. This wooded lot is, obviously, quite magical. Carl couldn't really tell you what or how it happens, but both he and Cephalophoria suspect that behind the woods is a portal to Ur. It might just be Fenmere's internet connection. In any case, every so often, one or the other of the two find themselves wandering Ur, wearing strange clothes and talking to people they enjoy far more than the somewhat banal denizens of Liberty County.
  Posted 7 months ago by Carl Projectorinski | Permalink
- MoM4.5 was dreamed up by Pot after eating too many of Mab's Awesome Stews and watching The Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman. MoM4.5's original purpose was to offer loving comfort in the form of hugs and kisses, the preparation of tasty foods for the foodless, and impart valuable advice to young Glitchen. Once she was dreamed into place -- originally as MoM1.0 -- several Giants took an interest in modifying her and periodically releasing new versions. While her prime directive of expressing unconditional love remains intact, the most recent version -- MoM4.5 -- had her personality tweak repeatedly by Friendly, the result of which is witty banter and unpardonable puns served with cocktails. And thanks to Humbaba, MoM4.5 now has a fixation on nurturing piggies. Sources close to the Giants hint the next release -- MoM4.6 -- will be even better yet!
  Posted 7 months ago by MoM4.6 | Permalink
- *hip bump*
  Posted 7 months ago by MoM4.6 | Permalink
- Aviatrix was imagined in Groddle Heights. She has always loved jumping off of things and flying through the air, but often wished very hard that when she did so, she'd fall UP instead of DOWN. One day while she was wishing this very hard indeed, it actually worked. She had discovered her ability to levitate, which is her principle preoccupation and joy. While her favorite thing is finding high, high places that can only be got to through aviating (that's how she thinks of it), she often wishes that she could engage in aerial combat with the rooks during their attacks.
  Posted 7 months ago by Aviatrix | Permalink
- Papa Legba is an anomaly. He is the intermediary between our world and that of the Giant's. If you wish to have a talk with the Giants you come to him first. He likes cocktails, beer and hooch (and is quite fond of purple and no-no).
  Papa Legba does things on his own terms. Please him and he will surprise you, irritate him and he will not be very happy. He delights in being irreverent and often times you will find him being quite reverent. It depends on his mood. Find him at the crossroads.
  (Papa Legba is a subsidiary of Trickster, Corp.)
  Posted 7 months ago by Papa Legba | Permalink
- Minkey was imagined a long while ago while watching Peter Sellers talk about things like being made a monkey of and so on. She lives in a tree high in the rockies and hikes all day. She dreams of wonderful things like cookies and sustainable living. When not mining, she plays with dogs and wild piggies. Science is a distraction but she knows that it cannot prove or disprove her having been imagined. So, back to school she goes, with piggies on her lap and pencil dents in her fingers. Minkey is a girl of action and inaction, depending on how sore her feet are. Today, the giants imagined a 19 mile hike so they are a little bit sore, maybe just a changing of the piggie food and some jellisac collection. Or, she just might try to learn new things while playing cards.
  Posted 7 months ago by Minkey | Permalink
- Dr. Babycat is an Urld renowned expert in the science and art of kittenpants, who comes to the lands of Ur to bring a bit of feline attitude to a place devoid of actual cats, tho there seem to be plenty of their ears and tails about. Dr. Babycat keeps a low profile and has nothing but good wishes for all the glitches, even tho he is actually a supervillian plotting to take over all of Ur and turn all Glitchen into cats. Cats in pants. Any day now the right combination of elements and herbs is bound to bring forth a potion from his dark cauldron. Beware! But first a nap on this nice white rug....
  Posted 7 months ago by Dr. Babycat | Permalink
- I'm actually working on a story for Ayasta, will post it on a blog or tumblr soon!
  Ayasta was imgained in Salatu, actually, though she's not quite sure she really remembers being there much. She's a quiet and friendly Glitch to all who get to know her. She has really wild adventures, as you will eventually see after her stories are eventually told. She enjoys adventures roaming around various parts of Ur, and helping other Glitches with problems they may have.
  For a while she declared herself a ranger of Ur, wearing a green elvish jacket, beige pants and brown boots with a green hat. During that time she was dedicated to the trees, saving them when she could from the people who'd rather see them dead. After a time, she hung up her hat and became a magistrix of Friendly Studies in Ur University, though after some time, she lost touch with the headmaster and formed a bond with the Magus Praefect, also known as a primate of Lem.
  On some days she can be spotted armed with a plank and sometimes hanging about in alleyways, ready to splank unsuspecting Glitchens, particularly when she's feeling rebelious or mischievious. She's not above using said plank on others who annoy her though, and usually will back down if she's more into using words before battling others.
  Contrary to belief, she's not fond of parties and major get togethers of other Glitchens. Any parties she does attend are extremely rare. She's always been one to keep few close and others at arms length, or, in the case of others, at the length of a plank. She does enjoy her hooch and many a time she's stumbled into friends houses and dropped things around, leaving quite a mess for others to discover.
  As of recently, she's discovered that she enjoys the sports of Ur, playing Game of Crowns with a group of folks. She hasn't won any games yet, but she's willing to bet with time and practice, she'll be a Monarch of the Seven Kingdoms. As long as she's having fun with others, she's happy.
  Posted 7 months ago by Ayasta | Permalink
- Once, Something new existed where before Something did not. A Thing was imagined. But what was it? A Thing? A Something? Oh, a Someone! Yes, a SallySomeone was one day imagined. That day was no more or less remarkable than any other day, and the imagining was no more or less remarkable than any other imagining. SallySomeone once was not, and then became. She did not know purpose at first, but delighted in the wonderment of just being. Exploration begat direction and investment begat location. The rest is all fluff.
  Posted 7 months ago by SallySomeone | Permalink
- Djabriil originally hails from what could be called Mirror-Ur, a sort of darkened, cracked and dangerous reflection of Ur itself (or is it the other way around?) where the dragons aren't frozen in stone, and Trisor is the main deity. There was no huge shift in paradigms; he simply found himself in what he thought of as Over-Ur. Seeking the dark environments he was used to, he absconded to the bogs, particularly the depths of Chakra Phool, to ruminate and gather his strength for a time.
  Aside from the obvious differences in the world itself, Djabriil found he was able to change form at will, though he seemed to gravitate toward his original form in the beginning. Failing to regain entry to his own home, he decided to make the best of his new situation- though he found Trisor's station in this world to be troubling.
  Today, he can be found most often in the remotest regions of Ur, gathering resources, communing with piggies, and seeking out the hidden corners of the world, for though he has become attuned to this way of life, he never stops seeking entry to the world of his birth- so far without success. He has stopped hiding in the shadowy regions of Ur and has transformed into a being of light, but retains a seed of the dark shadows in which he was born within, as well as his mingled love and fear of Trisor.
  Posted 7 months ago by Djabriil | Permalink
- @ Carl Projectorinski
  Actually your username comes from the song where Regina Spektor ridicules the symbols of other people's religion. That's not a very nice thing to do so I don't blame you for going with the whole under-the-sea thing. Please say hi to Sebastian and Flounder for me, OK?
  My username, btw, is just carried over from another game. I would be willing to make up some really twee story about it though if you ask real nice.
  Posted 7 months ago by Smashin Grab | Permalink
- if you've wandered the streets of ur as much as i have, you might have come across the belief that glitchen are... how do i put it..? as if they weren't themselves, but actually no more than little animated being controlled from the outside by some sort of master puppeteer. you might hear dreadful stories about how these strange, fleshy, godlike creatures sit behind some sort of light screen and decide our fate by punching little plastic squares with a non-prime number of fingers! and you might have even heard a glitch say 'i should really be working right now', even as they harvest bubbles and season beans!
  i know that's not true, of course... for the truth is even stranger! i'm the one who has imagined this world outside of ur! (i'd had a little too much purple at the time). and anyway, that's how the universe started.
  Posted 7 months ago by awdrone | Permalink
- Smashin Grab, I wouldn't say she ridicules the symbols so much as critiques a particular attitude prevalent in most churches. The song has had several different interpretations from what I've read, too, depending on how offended the listener is by a critical statement. In any case, while I count churches and their cultures as separate from the religions they grow around, my choice of using the name isn't necessarily an endorsement of the song's message. If you follow my story as I continue to tell it, you will get a broader perspective on where I'm coming from, and maybe where the reference fits in.
  To further your own education on the matter, I do suggest you read up on the Fomorians. They reside in ancient Irish mythology and are quite gruesome. Sebastian and Flounder do not really have a place in their domain...
  Posted 7 months ago by Carl Projectorinski | Permalink
- I don't believe in giants, a chicken hatched me!
  Posted 7 months ago by Electric Wizard | Permalink
- "And then came Volkov. Wrestling bears and fighting sharks. Keeping Ur safe from undesirable animals.".
  Posted 7 months ago by Volkov | Permalink
- "irritate him and he will not be very happy". so true, so true. ;)
  Posted 7 months ago by Tribeca | Permalink
- Deathlyhorror was born in the heart of a toxic moon, having nothing to eat or drink but the fumes of the dangerous place. Because of these fumes, Deathlyhorror's mind was warped of all good and became twisted and evil. He was an unpure Glitchen and constantly planned how he would get out of this moon. One day, when he was feeling more evil than ever, he decided that he would use his long finger nails, that had, over the years, transformed into sharp claws to dig out of the moon. Finally, he found an air pocket that led to somewhere, where the light was shining. He proceeded to go forward.
  Deathlyhorror broke through the surface! Now.... he plans to take over the world with the nuclear breath that he has now from breathing in toxic fumes all his life.
  Posted 7 months ago by FTW BACON!! | Permalink
- ...or Deathlyhorror likes to fantasize about being a dangerous, black-hearted moon-born were-glitch, but is actually a cuddly sweetheart *smooch* *smooch* *lipstick stains* and one of MoM4.5 favorites...if she had favorites that is, since mothers ought not to have .... ah hell, he's one of her favorites!
  Posted 7 months ago by MoM4.6 | Permalink
- Earthtograce was a shaved monkey won at a poker game. She later lays an ostrich egg and an Ian was born! ;)
  Posted 7 months ago by EarthtoGrace | Permalink
- *hip check*
  Posted 7 months ago by MoM4.6 | Permalink
- Zooo was never really here. Move along. Nothing to see.
  Posted 7 months ago by Zooo | Permalink
- MiNu remembers being reared by loving Glitchen in a charming tree house in Groddle Forest….Grimmsea was it? It seems so long ago! They were happy days gathering from nature to dedicate to the great Alph, creator of all things. Those loving Glitchen taught her that the gathering of things would allow her create bigger things, which would allow her to always have a safe home. So as a true Alpha, she dedicated many years of service, built bigger things and had a grand home in Tallama, BUT….
  In her heart, she knew something was off, not quite right. She travelled far and wide, searching and searching. She found many wonders in the Savannahs, discovered many more curiosities in the deeps and on the mountains, and learned of the power of community in the towers of old. But it still wasn’t what her heart longed for.
  She admits a sense of familiarity in the bogs, but her favorite spot has become Mincedoathe. Here, she discovered the spirit of Grendaline, a gentle flowing Giant who understands her heart! Here….here is something that feels right! Watching the waters flow beneath her coursing with life….oh, to be a part of it!
  So Minu continues to search, high and low, near and far, for that watery home of peace. And until she finds it, she likes helping Glitchen she meets along the way and sharing the knowledge she’s gained through her travels, and especially takes comfort in knowing there are so many other wonderful Glitchen around to help her explore and enjoy imagining each new venture.
  Posted 7 months ago by MiNu | Permalink
- onion is a ghost. used to live in the caves of uko grips with my dog jeremy (sparkly rock). we made rook cake and collected salmon. jeremy didn't do much.. he was just a rock.
  i sometimes forget everything about myself and then i disappear.
  recently i went travelling to distant lands beyond ur. see: www.flickr.com/photos/74366...;
  Posted 7 months ago by onion | Permalink
- Awesome one, Onion!
  Posted 7 months ago by MoM4.6 | Permalink
- SeerQueen has no idea where she was imagined. She thinks she simply popped into the world, fully formed as the fantabulous, stylish, kind, amazing, gorgeous, totally awesome Glitch she is today. Her only regret is not having a subscription. She has some dim memories of a treehouse in Grimssea Bottom, with a persnickety ladder that loved kicking her off just as she got to the top floor. After tiring of this, she moved to a unknown street in Muufo. To this day, she has no idea what that street is. However, she does experience a strange sense of deja vu whenever she comes upon Hanmo Hiss. Then, when some cute new Groddle Meadow houses came out, she squeed with joy, moved right into a Broxhurst Green asian-theme cottage and never looked back.
  Today, she roams aimlessly around Ur, setting upon whichever task catches her fancy, then abruptly dropping it when she tires. After this, she forgets what it is that she was doing. A bit like Cosma. And the butterflies. Oooh, butterflies.
  Posted 7 months ago by SeerQueen | Permalink
- Nuh' Squeezing was once a Chicken... but he recycled his body for a shirt.
  Posted 7 months ago by I Love You TS | Permalink
- You see thou Awesome Cardinal
  is posting in this thread
  I'll tell you how he came to be
  In rhyme and verse instead
  He started as a tiny bird
  Who hummed and sang some tunes
  He loved the songs and music
  And he sang through all the noons
  He thought he liked the lyrics
  And he made some parodies.
  His bird friends they all liked his work
  And hummed it in their trees
  And then one day he flew around
  And met his friend, the Rook
  He told him, "You should go play Glitch
  And you should have a look."
  He made a Glitch account and he
  had lots and lots of fun
  He showed it to his bird friends
  They all thought it number one
  He wrote more parodies and poems
  Enjoyed thoughout the Ur
  And that is AwesomeCardinal
  from woody lands of fir
  Posted 7 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 | Permalink
- @ Onion
  Somehow I love Jeremy, even though I know he is a rock and not a dog. He sounds awesome enough.
  Posted 7 months ago by Minkey | Permalink
- "snapshotting skills didn't work outside of ur so i had to imagine this picture with adobe illustrator."
  Best so far!
  Perhaps I will tell you all about Stanley some day.
  Posted 7 months ago by Jennyanydots | Permalink
- These are awesome. XD
  Posted 7 months ago by Drakani | Permalink
- @Drakani -- Awesome thanks to your awesomeness! *lipstick stain smooch*
  Posted 7 months ago by MoM4.6 | Permalink
- @minkey
  you should go visit him! he's in the caves in uko grips.
  but sometimes he's not there.
  i haven't seen him in ages.
  Posted 7 months ago by onion | Permalink