User:Dragoyle

The term, dragoyle, is derived from the combination of dragon and gargoyle. The resulting image is that of a winged grotesque favoring aspects of a dragon. Grotesques are the origin of modern-day gargoyles, intended either as wards or as down-spouts for water, in the various sculpted forms.

While the thought may not have been original, as the combination of names and words are oft times repeatedly used unbeknownst to the users, the name Dragoyle was first donned by this user in 1994 as dragoyle@aol.com (no longer in use) and then again in Microsoft's game, Asheron's Call as an avatar (character) name.

In the late 1990's, this user established a web domain: dragoyle.com for one year. Afterwhich (circa 2001), a commercialized version of www.dragoyle.com was created for selling plush toys called Dragoyles, resembling the appearance of the descriptions above. By 2005, www.dragoyle.com became available for purchase and remains so as of the creation date of this page.