Lanky originally went by the name of Lankynorn and joined the Creatures Community circa 2000. Originally a member of Millenium Creatures, he later became a moderator of Egg Central and Creatures Caves. Wishing at the time to become a web developer, he created the website SmartNorn. This went from being a Microsoft Frontpage development on Geocities to a PHP powered, hand written page hosted by Creatures Caves over three developments. Lanky left the Creatures Community unannounced circa 2004.