I first encountered eyrie, through UF.

Not the core stories, however. I was read r.a.a.s (waaay back when) and saw this thing posted, "The Universe According to Chris 1" (or something to that effect...I honestly don't remember the ACTUAL subject on the post).

Being a curious sort of fellow, I read it. Needless to say, I was rather confused...but I enjoyed it! It wasn't until several months later that I RE-read it, and realized it was an expansion, and went on a hunt for the rest. I'd say I was hooked at that point, but, too be fair...I was already hooked :)

Since then I've managed to act like a drooling fanboy no less than twice by e-mail (I believe one to megazone, and one to gryphon, but it's been several years...and even more e-mail addresses ago...). Ah well, I'll just post here, instead...so I can embarress myself in a more public manner :)