Atlantean ambassadors, astronauts and wizards assembled for a weekend of writing tales, wearing mermaid tails and watching sparking Tesla coils at OryCon.
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
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Armed bear at OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
A wizard at OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
An Atlantean ambassador at OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
Triceratops and company at OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
OryCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention held at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach. (Chris Nesseth)
On Nov. 12-14, the Red Lion on the River saw Atlantean ambassadors, astronauts, wizards and others reading and writing tales, wearing mermaid tails, watching sparking Tesla coils and whirling around an evening masquerade. The fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention has skipped only one year since its creation in 1979, but the con is taking 2022 off—returning in full alchemic force in 2023.
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