The Asylum of the Devitory

The Asylum of the Devitory (born 20 August 1984, orig. *The Asylum of the Damned*) is the screen name of a Canadian writer and artist. Though most of his creative endeavors are writing fiction, he dabbles in other areas like creating maps for Team Fortress 2.

## The Early Years

### 1996-1999

At the young age of 12, Asylum abandoned his dedication to comic books in favor of creating his own material. Though limited to doodles on scrap paper and margins, these would later form the early concept behind stories like Galaxy War and Starwarrior Saga. With the creation of the Hotmail address "asylumofthedamned," in 1998, the name "Asylum of the Damned" stuck as the name of Asylum's brand. Becoming a huge Pokemon addict, Asylum began crafting an early narrative of his own Pokemon adventure in 1999, which would later become Pokemon, Asylum of the Damned Style!

## The Golden Age

#### 2000-2004

When ThePokemasters first opened up its own forums in 2000, Asylum was exposed to the world of fanfiction. With an idea for his own Pokemon story already in mind, Asylum published his first-ever piece of literature on the Internet, PADS. Later in the same year, he would begin a new, original story on TPM, Kaitou, which would later be renamed Bloody Sword: 3050 A.D.

 On 25 February 2001, Asylum joined Fanfiction.net, and the period between 2001-2004 is when Asylum was the most active as a writer, creating a substantial portion of his library.

## The Fall

### 2005-2011

As Asylum began college, his free time began to evaporate. No longer a teenager with nothing better to do, Asylum's creative output came to a near standstill.

Proving he was not gone forever, Asylum changed his name from *The Asylum of the Damned* to *The Asylum of the Devitory* on 7 September 2006, in an attempt to distance himself from the film of the same name. The name change would prove to be the most significant development in this period, however- few updates were made to his stories, some being completely abandoned. By 2007 Asylum was a hopeless TF2 addict, and while he made several TF2 maps in this period, his art and writing endeavors were all but forgotten about.

## The Rebirth

### 2012-2017

With college behind him, Asylum began to rediscover his passion for storytelling. Though nowhere near as prolific as he once was, Asylum began to update his long-lost original works and fanfictions a little more frequently.

## Asylum goes to Hell

### 2018-2023

Asylum's multiple debts to pay for his wedding begin piling up. What starts as one side job on the weekends ends up becoming another full time job as well, leading Asylum to work over 90 hours per week. His activity, if any, is minimal.

## Asylum Unchained

### 2023-

After four years of juggling three jobs, Asylum was finally able to leave his night job, and return to only one weekday job and a weekend gig. With newfound freedom, for the first few months, Asylum decided to do as little as needed, basking in his well-earned opportunity to relax and recharge.

## Absolutely Useless Trivia

* Asylum holds both Canadian and British citizenship
* Asylum currently has three rabbits and three cats as pets
* The rabbits are so spoiled that they have their own carpeted room, as well as their own mini fridge.
* Asylum was married in October 2018
* Asylum is an Atheist
* Asylum's favorite pizza topping is ham and pineapple
* Asylum's favorite candy is anything with chocolate and peanut butter
* Asylum likes his steak medium rare with sea salt, onions, and mushrooms
* Asylum's favorite cocktail is the Old Fashioned
* Asylum's favorite westernized Chinese food is lemon chicken
* Asylum's favorite beer is Shock Top
* Asylum is the creator of Trade Plaza, and has thus had a subtle yet noticeable impact on Team Fortress 2
* Asylum has his own pool table, with authentic Italian slate
* Asylum is the eldest of three siblings
* Asylum once worked for $120/hour, for just an hour
* Asylum's Political Compass result is Libertarian-Left, placing him around the same area as Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dalai Llama.
* Asylum is a registered organ and tissue donor.
* Asylum's drunk type is a sleepy drunk
* Asylum's favorite cue sports game is snooker
* Asylum's record points per visit in straight pool is 17 points
* Asylum's record points per visit in snooker is 16 points (2 reds 2 blacks)

## Other Screen Names

Asylum has gone by several aliases, notably:

* Roadkill/The Kandyman (on Axalon Underground)
* Mewfour/Evil Mewf0ur (on ThePokemasters)
* SSJCanadian (on Planet Namek)
* Chill Man (on Slash's Megaman Site)
* taotd/taotdev (on various other sites)