Derek Gornall

Derek "Dura" James Gornall (born September 12, 1994) is from San Francisco, California. He was the first of the fellas, then known as the Homies, along with Jacob Fry and that one mexican who lived in a red cardboard box. His real name is practically forgotten to the Fellaship, as years of being called Dura (short for Duravian) have nearly wiped away his very identity.

The Homies
When "Dura" met Jacob Fry, then known as Sinilik, or simply "Sin," they became good ole pals immediately. One day, when Dura bought his first headset, the two talked on the voice chat program Ventrilo for the first time. It was really cool. Then, another joined the channel; his name was Majinn. Majinn was mexican, and that's just about all they knew about him, but he was a pretty cool fella, so they all talked and from then on, the three played "The Game" together all the time. Due to mexican lingo rubbing off on the other two, they began to call each other homies. Eventually the title of Homie became a sort of inside priviledge.

One day, the Homies added a fourth member, and his name was then known only as "Icrityoudie" (what a stupid name, right?). Crit was a smartass and Dura didn't like that one bit, so the two often got into squabbles, but despite their differences, they remained Homies.

Rise of the Fellaship
Eventually, Majinn faded away and the Homies returned to the original two. That is, until one fateful day, Derek met the infamous Johnny Dong on a trip to Goldshire during his time in the Alliance (that's a sore subject btw, don't mention it often). Dong and Dura became good friends instantly because of their vile senses of humor. Dura introduced Fry and Dong that same day and he instantly joined the group. The Homies at that point had pretty much stopped using the word ever since Majinn disappeared, as it no longer felt right.

It was Dong who first coined the term "fella" though it was quite unintentional, Often at the beginning of Skype calls or Vent conversations, Dong would open with "Heya fellas" and after awhile, the three habitually called each other fellas. Now, Dura and Fry are big Lord of the Rings nerds, so it was only natural that one or the other would put two and two together. Fellowship of the Ring - Fellas - Fellaship. It was destiny.