#kinformation

[nova-dracomon]

[Image description: It's a horizontal tricolor flag. From top to bottom, the colors are green, white and purple. There is a white circle in the middle and a black line drawing of a symbol on it. The symbol consists of a upward pointing triangle, a circle and a seven-pointed star, all of which overlap each other. End description.]

Description of the nonhuman unity flag taken from We Are Other zine

btw i don’t think i’ve shared here but i made the nonhuman unity flag- it’s a flag to represent both therians and otherkin, as well as all other nonhuman identities/nonhuman expression, etc.

the green green stripe is meant to represent therianthropes and those with a more animalistic or earthly experience of identity. The white stripe is for all other nonhuman identities, and the purple stripe is for otherkin and fictionkin!

the symbol is a cross between the elf star/septagram (used by the queen elves daughters, silver elves, generally a symbol associated with otherkin) and the theta-delta (a symbol generally associated with therians, created by those with a more animalistic experience of identity), with a unified circle.

this is free to use and distribute or sell items with, etc! just not to prevent others from using :p

[observatory-12]

Any other factive heavy systems out there? I'm stretching out my paws for y'all /silly

[hazyaltcare]

Drawing for a Vriska Serket fictive (who dresses as her pre-godtier self with the prosthetic arm and eye patch, 8ut appears to 8e in her 20s) who is matesprits with a noncanon Aquapio fictive/kinform (Homestuck), and who feels like she's ready to say I love you for the first time.

Mod Vintage (Ac)

[multiplicity-positivity]

Kin Terminology Question!

Hiya and good timezones everypony! We’ve got a question that we’re going to throw out here - it’s something we’re having trouble finding out online and it’s for a positivity post!

For all y’all who are kin out there! >w<

What’s the difference between kin, otherkin, kinform, kintype, and kinshift? Are those first 4 the same thing and kinshift means your kintype causes you to experience shifts, like a werewolf?

Many members in our system have kintypes, but we’re woefully uneducated about the kin community and kinning terminology! But we’re writing a positivity post for kinplural systems, and we want to be as accurate as we can in the words we use to celebrate these folks! :3

Thanks so very much in advance! So sorry if this comes off as ignorant or offensive… we want to be thoughtful and respectful when writing our posts, and Google hasn’t been much help for answering these kin questions! >_<

Edit: Thanks a bunch to @whatever-you-can-give-me and @fruityenderman for your responses! Y’all made sense of this for us and answered our questions! Pluralpedia has our back for the kinform definition! Again, thanks a lot! Now we can confidently write our post :33

[angel-of-pro-endos]

SHOUTOUT SYSTEMZ W/ COLLECTIVE KINS !!! SHOUTOUT SYSKINS !!! we r collectively kin of the wolverine , partly bc we believe we were bodily reincarnated from him , partly bc we all have some degree of connection 2 some universe ver. of him !!

shoutout systems who r kingenic <3

shoutout systems w/ kinforms <3

shoutout median kin systems <3

SHOUTOUT ALL KIN & ALTERHUMAN SYSTEMS <3

systems who stel <3 systems who r physically nonhuman <3 ur all awesome , love u all !

[pt] shoutout to systems with collective kins! shoutout syskins! we are collectively kin of the wolverine, partly because we believe we were bodily reincarnated from him, partly because we all have some degree of connection to some universe version of him!

shoutout systems who are kingenic <3

shoutout systems with kinforms <3

shoutout median kin systems <3

shoutout all kin and alterhuman systems <3

systems who stel <3 systems who are physically nonhuman <3 you're all awesome, love you all! [end pt]

[cringegenic]

cringe system culture is having five different versions of the original as headmates, two of which are kinforms, another two have kintypes of the first two, and the last being the token cishet beret enthusiast we all hated for about 4 years

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[fictionkinfessions]

Ok so I've been annoyed about this for fucking ages, so now I'm going to complain about it. This isn't prompted by some ask sent in or whatever I've just decided that Today's The Day.

There's been a lot of talk about the difference between fictionkins and fictives on here; a lot of "how can I tell if I'm a fictionkin or if we have a fictive", and "this character is a fictionkin'type but they might be a fictive/I'm not sure if they're a fictive/I might be a fictive", etc. And there's been a not-insubstantial amount of people responding to that in a way that we feel is pretty close-minded. So we're going to complain about it now.

There is a lot of responses to those kinds of questions and thoughts that are all just "There's actually a huge difference between the two and you'd know right away". This is incredibly fucking annoying to us, as a system with a lot of fictionkintypes. This may shock you, but there's a nuance to this, which nobody seems to care about.

For certain people, the difference between a fictionkintype and a fictive could be really clear, and they'd immediately know "Oh okay we have a new John Egbert fictive, neat" and "One of us is a fictionkin of N from Pokémon". The problem is though that for a lot of people (ourselves included), it's not that clear at /all/. For example, we have previously had a lot of issues trying to figure out where the line between kintype and fictive was drawn, due to the way we function. We're very homogenous, in a lot of ways, for a lot of reasons. Ergo, sometimes, it'll take days, if not WEEKS, of deliberation to figure out who is what.

People also seem to forget that terms exist that, obviously, point to this not being nearly as clear-cut an issue as it's thought of. Fableing, for one, being an identity which / someone who is both a fictive and a fictionkin of a particular character at the same time. Or kinforms (a kintype-turned-fictive), or Kin systems (https://pluralpedia.org/w/Kin_System), or median systems or monoconscious systems. Etc. If it was as simple to figure out as it's portrayed; these terms wouldn't be there to use, I feel like. Am I making sense so far?

And while we're here; not the biggest fan of how. Medicalist, I guess, the responses tend to feel. Gesturing at the close-mindedness I mentioned. The very black-and-white view on it gives off Bad Vibes, we'll say. Not a fan.

Regardless; sorry for the essay. Just that my patience has worn thin on this and I'm so, so sick of it.

-#sharkfeed.

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[nova-dracomon]

Looks like the links changed in a recent website move--These ones work! Phytanthropy essay: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jiXpfY2m_uxigDU1V2yxPT4gqeFkA7L/view

Updated website link: https://houseofchimeras.neocities.org/

Extensive Essay About Phytanthropy

Darahagh (the person who coined the term phytanthrope), just finished overhauling his personal essay detailing his experiences as a southern live oak phytanthrope. The personal essay is 27 pages long and goes over the meaning of the term phytanthrope, the term’s history, Darahagh’s experiences in the community over the past decade, various experiences he has in relation to his phytanthropy, and how being a phytanthrope influences his spirituality and more.

Darahagh’s personal essay: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qojvg3pEFadXKihYzghqLcHE5hsMwd18/view?usp=sharing

Direct link to our website: https://houseofchimeras.weebly.com

[moonpool-system]

hmmm gonna be a little bitey here but, plural community acknowledge that systems & system members can also be otherkin challenge. Lots of systems end up masking with kin shifts, but the narrative always seems to surround those that realize all their otherkin identities were actually other members. And there's nothing wrong with that, of course, but it gets to the point where people invalidate otherkin systems with that concept??? And they don't seem to realize how much variation there is. What about the systems that realized only some are kintypes and some are other members? What about systems that realized their kintypes actually belong to different individual members of the system? What about kinforms where the person they came from is still otherkin afterword? What about past life forms, whether they ID as kinforms or not? Exotraumagenic members? What about members that discovered their own kintypes after they arrived/formed/split? Medians that feel like they're both? We can't just brush this sort of thing aside. All alterhumans deserve to have a voice about our experiences. Otherkinity is deeply personal and can be intertwined with plurality in so many ways, and the prevailing narrative doesn't account for that.

[theraven-void]

!!MINOR!!

New intro post :3

formerly the-riverlands-collective-system (turns out I wasn't actually a system lol)

General Info:

Name(s): Avian, Ave

Pronouns: Changes, currently She/They/It

Orientation: Lesbian, Demiromantic, Queerplatonic

Gender: Fluid

Kinformation

Theriotype(s): Wolfdog, German Shepard, Cat Clado, Crow

Linktype(s): Dwarf Lantern Shark

Kintype(s): Sea Serpent, Void Conceptkin

I might eventually just turn this blog back and change this into a sideblog, but for now

DNI/DNR-

None. Just don’t be an asshole and don’t have really weird fetishes.

Hey @thelab-experiment

Stealing ur font heheh

be gay besties✨

BOOOOOKSSSSS:

Shades of Black

Tags:

Posts:

#\>>theravenspeaks<</

Rbs that I add to:

#\>>oursnotyours<</

Rbs that I don’t add to: #\>>collector’strinkets<</

Moots:

#\>>kinito<</

Answering Asks:

#\>>👉👈forcrow?<</

FAV MOOTS (Ver Impornt)

@thelab-experiment @fell-thru-the-cracks @asqadia-banthen @miko-derp i will constantly bother u, u are all realer friends than most I have ever had irl

divider creds

[f1re-p1t]

🔥 Welcome to the Fire Pit! 🔥

❤️ Hello! My name is Beau, I also go by Fi, Charlie, or any of my kin names. I use He/They/It pronouns normally, but some of my kinsonas use different ones!

🧡 I've been in the Otherkin/Therian community since 2015

💛 I have a currently inactive request blog @/otherkinthings

🔥 BYF and kin/therian list below (includes tags!) 🔥

❤️ BYF ❤️

No TERFs/Radfems, A-Spec exclusionists, LGBTQ+-phobia in general, Truscum/Transmeds, or ableism allowed here

🧡 Kin/Therian list 🧡

Alicornkin (CinnamonSwirl, It/He/They) - 🦄

Alienkin (Feya, They/It) - 👽

Androidkin (Allie or Ellie, It/Its) - 🤖

Cat therian - 🐈

Demonkin (Viridis, She/They/It) - 🔥

Dog therian - 🐕

Draconequuskin - 🌀

Dragonkin (Citrine, She/They) - 🐉

Fairykin (Dahlia, She/Her) - 💥

Tiger therian - 🐅

💛 Links 💛

Memories (has more detailed kinformation)

Playlists (updated infrequently)

[nova-dracomon]

[Image description: The more you know Reading Rainbow gif. End description.]

An Important Spelling Note

because I keep seeing people say one of these when they clearly mean a different one:

Physical: having to do with the body. Physical nonhumanity is a classification of experiences and philosophies of nonhumanity, and includes things like clinical zoanthropy and the philosophical stance of "I am nonhuman, this is my body, therefore this is a nonhuman body."

Physiological: having to do with how the body functions. Could be used as a synonym for physical nonhumanity, but it makes more sense to just say physical; as far as I know physiological nonhumanity separate of that is not a thing.

Psychological: having to do with the mind and how it works. Psychological nonhumanity is a classification of explanations for nonhumanity, and includes things like believing one's nonhumanity stems from unconscious imprinting, coping mechanisms, or psychological quirks.

Psychic: having to do with abilities or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance. "Psychical" is not a word, and as far as I know psychic nonhumanity is not a thing and I'm not sure what it would mean. (Perhaps someone who became nonhuman because a psychic made them that way somehow?)

Phycological: having to do with the study of algae. Phycological nonhumanity is not a thing, unless I suppose you happen to be an algae yourself, but this one did make me laugh, so thank you for that.

This is not me trying to be mean; all of these words look very similar and it's easy to get them mixed up! But they mean very different things and it's good to know which one you mean. These are all mix-ups I've seen happen in the tag; please add more if you can think of any!

EDIT I'M A FUCKING IDIOT PHYCOLOGY IS ALGAE NOT MUSHROOMS

[hazyaltcare]

a red, black, violet, and cerulean moodboard for a Vriska Serket (Homestuck) fictive who is casually dating (red quadrant) a noncanon Aquapio kinform/fictive with themes of sea treasure and affection and being bitches (in a positive way) together.

Mod Vintage (461)

[multiplicity-positivity]

Here’s some positivity for kinplural systems!

For many systems, their plurality is defined by their kins, kinforms, kintypes, and kinshifts! These individuals definitely are still plural, and are a shining, integral part of the plural community! This post aims to celebrate and uplift kinplural systems of all sorts!

🐉 Shoutout to systems whose kintypes developed into headmates later in life!

🦡 Shoutout to systems who mistook their headmates for kintypes at first!

🐙 Shoutout to those who struggle to determine if their kintypes are kins or actually separate headmates!

🦅 Shoutout to systems who consciously chose to develop their kintypes into kinforms, or headmates based on kintypes!

🦈 Shoutout to systems who question whether their experiences align more with kinshifts, cofronting with a headmate that has their own kintype, or something else!

🐅 Shoutout to systems who are made up entirely of otherkin members!

🐊 Shoutout to systems who share a collective kintype!

🐏 Shoutout to systems whose members may have multiple kintypes!

🦚 Shoutout to those who used to be plural, and whose headmates’ kintypes remained after the system had fused!

🐕 Shoutout to systems whose plurality is inherently connected to their kin identities!

🦝 Shoutout to headmates who are confused about whether they’re otherkin, copinglink, otherhearted, or simply nonhuman!

We hope that every kinplural system out there can have pride in their identities as kin and as plural! Remember that as long as the plural framework works or you, you will always be wanted and cherished as members of the plural community, and we are honored to share this space with you!

Please treat yourself and your system with kindness today! We care about you, we believe in you, and we’re rooting for you in all that you do. Thanks so much for reading, and take care!

(Image ID:) A pale orange userbox with a cluster of multicolored flowers for the userbox image. The border and text are both dark orange, and the text reads “all plurals can interact with this post!” (End ID.)

[minus-four]

new intro (cuz i accidentally deleted the og one!)

i’m Evan/Jay [+ tons of kin names] ( he/any)

i’m 21

n’ i have adhd (i think i should add this here idk)

i like object shows , horror media , and a ton of other stuff!!

DNI: factkin, anti-kin, endo sys , anti-system / anti-did, racists, homophobes/transphobes, anti-xenogender/anti-neopronouns, MAPs/ZOOs , proshippers/comshippers,

Other information down below!!

i use “irl” as a kin term so if that bothers you sorry ig!

‘doubles’ feel free to interact in your own comfort range B]!!

Art/Kin Art Blog: @thereforeiamiam

Own Kin Help Blog: @oddballkins

Hs Kin Blog: @artificialterminator

Shared Kin Help Blog: @kinformative (i’m mod trist there)

[pronoun.cc link]

[nova-dracomon]

That is such a great idea! Thanks OP! :P Have a dump of the designs we picked for all of us

Tip for all Dragonkin!

There is a website called Flight Rising that is normally used to raise dragons and the like, BUT did you know that they have a generator on their site that is free to use that could help you depict what you look like (as a dragon)?

Here’s how to do it: Go to https://www1.flightrising.com/ and go down to where you see the Library section. What you want to do is select “Scrying Workshop”.

Once you click on Scrying Workshop, go to Predict Morphology.

This will take you to the generator. This was the easy part, now let’s get into specifics.

When it comes to the Morphology generator, it is typically on the site for users to depict what their future dragons will look like. However, you can just as easily use it to help you with figuring out what you look like (at least in specifics, that is).

The page for the Morphology generator should look something like this for you:

OPTIONAL: I recommend looking into some of the races of Flight Rising’s dragons as well as their behavior and feeding habits before selecting what may visually apply the most to you. As a former user of the site, I was already familiar with a few but I wanted to look into newer species to see if they reflected what I specifically felt with one of my kintypes.

I’ve found that not only do Obelisk Dragons feel the closest to me aesthetically, everything about them checks out for me minus their diets (I don’t particularly care for seafood, and I am very grossed out by most bugs). Thus, here we are:

If you don’t particularly care to do that when depicting yourself, then that’s fine too! Do what makes you most comfortable, just be sure to give credit to FR when using these depictions of your dragon kintype!

Hope this helps for some!