NAME: Llyriel Kasyanova.
AGE: 19
DATE OF BIRTH: 16/04/1985 (or 04/16/85 if you like)
NATIONALITY: Russian and Dutch
LOCATION: The Netherlands, Amsterdam
OCCUPATION: Student (actually, I'm still in secondary school)

HOBBIES: drawing, writing, dancing, singing, reading, going out, chatting, meditating, contemplating, having deep conversations (uh-huh), playing the piano... and lots more stuff.

FAVOURITE MUSIC: Delerium, Loreena McKennit, Usher, Pink, Cranberries, Anouk, Aaliyah, the Corrs, Rhapsody, Savage Garden, Natalie Imbruglia, Whitney Huston, Tchaikovsky, Peter Paul and Mary, Lisa Thiel...

FAVOURITE FOOD: Well, first of all I don't eat meat. I like fresh veggetables and fruits. Russian, Italian, Chinese, and Indonesian food... yummy.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
I was born in Russia, and lived there until I was six years old. Then my parents immigrated to the Netherlands, and took me along with them. I don't really remember whether I wanted to go or not, but I do remember that making friends didn't go as easily as in Russia. I learned to speak Dutch in three months. A record time, if you ask me, but the fact that my dad taught me English before helped a lot to speed communication.

In primary school I was a little angel. Silent, devoted to her work, and a bookworm. I drew pictures whenever I had the time. I especially loved all the different colours. I didn't have many friends, but I had lots of fun with the ones that I did have. I was very creative when it came to thinking of games to play, and I suppose I was a bit of a roleplayer at that time. I've been a pirate, mermaid, mother, daughter, princess, orphan, petsitter, and a lot more.

In secondary school I suddenly went from outsider to miss popular. It came as a complete shock to me, but I couldn't help but feel flattered. The rush of popularity abated swiftly, and my friend took over from me. I was glad that it passed, because I felt uncomfortable in the center of attention. I stopped drawing as much as I did in primary school, but I still loved art classes. By the end of the first schoolyear I had a boyfriend and for the coming three years relationships were my main concern.

Meanwhile, my interest in fantasy grew, and I started writing a fantasy novel called 'Torn'. Then, by the end of 2003, I decided I'd like to give it a try and make a webcomic. I had always wanted to write a story about a boy going to a college of magic, even before Harry Potter became popular, so I decided this would be the perfect oppertunity.