Founded in summer 2003 by Retto, Arven, Sean Rubin, Kenny C., Nick Milne, and James Lawlor, as a spinoff of Terrouge Productions, the Vulpine Imperium was a highly interactive site, including a monetary unit, the gilder, several minigames, ships, forums, a blue crab with an appetite for stoat tails, a parrot by the name of Cardigan, a hobo named Phil (species unknown), corporations, shops, and arsenic-laden candles.
Supposedly set in the 1700s with Emperor Mar'Kan II at the throne, in Boullabaise Harbor (affectionately called "Bully Harbor"), the Vulpine Imperium members enjoyed out-of-place items. The lack of gunpowder was made up for with Odde Tinge, invented by one Seige Cielsciosk (AKA Scolly/Sharpfur), and with several odd properties, including making the drinker wide awake, but decidedly odd, and the ability to eat through wood very easily.
Around 2022, the Vulpine Imperium went offline due to unresolved disputes with the original host, LunarPages.
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The three ships of the Imperial Navy are:
- The BlackShip
- The Skeered of Nothing (Now Sunk)
- The Golden Hide
Ministers and Emperor and Mayor[]
The five ministers, Emperor, and the Mayor of the Imperium were:
- Nuori Sken, Ministress of Foreign War and Domestic Peace, Bloodthirsty Marten
- Marquo Lysander Senderjay, Minister of Niceties, Cultures, Arts, and Information, Gentleman Fox
- To be reassigned, Minister of Commerce, Finance, Trade, and Business, Bussiness
- Vladimir L. Ullyanov, Minister of Misanthropy, Thievery, and General Skullduggeries, Half-Face Wildcat (Currently Emperor)
- Retto A. Arbach, Minister of Innovation, Eccentric Ferret
- Ullyanov I, His Majesty the Emperor, Purportedly immortal and presumed insane Wildcat
- Tandor Slemm, Monsieur the Mayor
General Oddities[]
- Phil the Hobo-Phil is a homeless NPC character, species unknown, whose hobbies consist of wandering the streets in a stupor, acting dumb, and eating chalk in the old abandoned university. (It was later discovered that Phil was the brother of the late Emperor Mar'kan II, and took up power at the death of Nuori Sken at the paws of Vladimir Ullyanov, whom later replaced him as Emperor.)
- Hubert the Crab-Mascot of The BlackShip, property of Logbrush Dirgesong, and resident of The Mar'kan's Glory, Hubert the Blue Crab has a taste for the tails of stoats.
- Cardigan the Parrot-The mischievous parrot, property of Tess Darkstar, former resident of The BlackShip, and rather fond of swooping down on unsuspecting beasts from the rigging to purloin their headwear.
- Spender Cielsciosk-The young son of V'era and Seige, Spender is a troublemaker, fond of picking his nose in the presence of important beasts, being a literal example of an ankle-biter, and hanging from tall objects.
- Sean Castrigg Waters-Deceased captain of the BlackShip, Sean was done in by his ex-wife, who hit him with a frying pan. He has made a later appearance as a ghost.
- Beat A Sean Day-The day of the year when beasts grab a frying pan, and go looking for anyone named Sean, so that they may beat them over the head with a frying pan.