To everyone who has been a part of Dragon-Bound for these long years: I am sorry to announce that Dragon-Bound will be closing. I believe this has been a long time coming, but it is still a sad and difficult decision I had to make. But to help explain why this is being done, let me tell you a bit about the history behind Dragon-Bound.

I drew my first dragon while I was home at my parent's house from college. It wasn't break, it wasn't the weekend - I was home because I had one of the first of many appointments with a neurologist. At that time, no one really knew what was happening and no one knew just how bad things would dissolve. Throughout it all, Dragon-Bound was a constant where it didn't matter how ill I was. Since I was unable to leave the house most of the time, I was able to devote a lot of time towards the shop.

Now, some major changes have happened in my life. The first is I've gotten into a healthier environment and my health has improved, to the point where I'm able to start up again many of the activities I'd abandoned when I first got ill. Two weeks ago, I was put on a new medication, and since starting it I have not had a single episode of my disorder acting up. This is incredible, as my fits were a daily occurrence. I feel that with this new development, and with my continuing improvement, I will not have the time to dedicate to Dragon-Bound that it deserves as I resume my activities outside of Gaia.

I will also be leaving Gaia itself. My other projects - my writing, the SCA - have been pulling me away to the point where I am simply not on Gaia that much anymore. I do not intend to sever ties with all the people I've met here. I can be found on deviantArt, Google+, Facebook, and Minecraft. I invite you all to let me know your accounts in turn so I can keep in touch with you.

Furthermore, I intend to empty my account. I've had a very long time to accumulate gold and due to a hoarding tendency, some of the items in my account are worth a lot of gold. I will be having one of those giant 'draw me stuff and I'll overpay you for it' threads. Come hang out with me. Help keep it bumped. Help me get rid of I-don't-want-to-even-say years worth of stuff.

Now, for some necessary shop business. All non-adult dragons are eligible to be aged through their stages to adulthood. I will only be doing this by request, as there are a number of abandoned dragons and I want to make sure I'm putting my effort towards the people who are still interested. Please post in this thread if you want your dragons to be aged and which ones you own. If you have an outstanding dragon that has not been started, I will be refunding your trade. Please contact me privately if you have any concerns.

I just want to thank all of you for being part of this shop through the years. I'm not sure how many people are aware of how dark things got for me there, but it was pretty grim. This was a safe haven, and for that, I thank you. We've had some amazing people and such creativity come through here. I hope that all of you take something from this shop and continue to pursue all those wonderful ideas that you shared with me and the other people of this shop. Keep writing, in some form. It's worth it.

-Kiddo