#therian polls

[are-they-therian]

Javert - Les Misérables

animal/creature: Wolf

reasoning: One of the top five- maybe even top three- things you need to know about Javert is that he is the wolf metaphor boy. As my beloved mutual said: “Average person gets 10 dog/wolf metaphors” factoid actually statistical error. Average person gets 0 dog/wolf metaphors, Furry Javert who gets a new metaphor with every introduction, is an outlier and should not have been counted

tag: @determinedowl23

[therian-and-nonhuman-polls]

How much do you know about the Silver Elves?

... The whats?

I've heard of them but I don't know anything about them.

I know a little bit about them.

I know a decent amount about them.

I know a lot about them through research.

I know a lot about them because I am one.

[watcherwingedcat]

One thing I noticed in the alterhuman community is that most of us use names that relate a lot to our theriotypes. I'm Watcher because I'm a cat, @talon-dragonbeast is Talon because she's a dragon, @harpyrex is a Harpy... You understand what I mean, right? However, I've been wondering if irl names that creatures here use are related to their therianthropy. I'm guessing no, but I don't really know.

So, regarding your irl name, how much does this name relate to your theriotype/s? I'm talking about legal name, or the one you use the most with friends or family if you're trans, or nicknames. (DON'T TELL ME YOUR IRL NAME IF YOU DON'T WANT TO). If your irl name doesn't relate to your theriotype/kintype, would you legally change it to one more keen to your theriotype? Below is a poll you can answer with this question.

For example, my legal name is my deadname because my parents are transphobic and won't let me change my name. However, in college and with everyone irl who is not my family, I use another name. This name is gender neutral/masculine because I'm non binary, I use he/they pronouns irl, and it looks like a dog name. Tho I was not aware of this when I chose it, because I was fifteen and I didn't know I was alterhuman, this nane looks like a dog name. Which I'm really happy about.

I was wondering if others do what I did. Is your irl name (it doesn't matter if it's legal name, but the one you use the most) like a name that your theriotype/s would have? Would you change it legally for a more nonhuman name?

[soggy-shark]

question for my working dog therians!!

EDIT: i forgot to put farm dog im sorryyy

i think i would make a really good scent tracking dog

i can sniff someone out just based on if their cologne or perfume is in the room still!!

i also think i’d be a really good agility dog!!

[scintillating-scales]

I'm curious actually. I see a lot of non/alterhumans talk about their experience with tails (and other similar features that their true form has but their human form does not), and the experiences seem to be largely split between two sensations.

There's the sensation of missing something. Like you know you should have a tail, and there's just this frustrating lightness in its place. You automatically try to posture in a way that would make sense with a tail, and then it only results in feeling off balance and having this crushing emptiness.

And then there's the sensation of a sortof phantom tail, that you can damn near feel, and subconsciously make space for when you sit and such, and that frustration arises from when you try to do something that fully requires the tangibility of that tail, and it doesn't work (or even just want that phantom itch to go away via having it actually there).

I'm curious on how common each experience is, since I see a lot of both in the community, so...

For the purpose of the poll, you can treat any additional features (wings, large ears, horns, snouts, etc) as relevant, if you have several of them or don't have a long tail.

I personally typically feel more phantom tail. I automatically swing my hips when I turn a corner so my phantom tail can trail behind, it feels rather uncanny to sit in chairs without holes in the back, and if I concentrate on it, I can feel the sensations of my tail brushing up against stuff or resting on a surface.

I'm interested in hearing others' experiences though!

[candieduranium]

even if your kintype cant or doesnt attack anything, its fine to choose what you think it would if it could

[mxmorbidmidnight]

I am quite curious about what religions make up the nonhuman community. Let this be a place for respectful and educational conversation.

[aphelion-alifer]

how do you experience nonhumanity?

I thought this would be a fun and interesting thing to do! I've never done a poll before, so let this one be the first. my apologies to any experiences or identities that weren't included, this was just for fun :)

[are-they-therian]

Penny - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

animal/creature: Eevee/Sylveon/any Eeveelution?

reasoning: very autistic coded, refers to herself as an Eevee/VeeVee as a metaphor for change, tries to hypnotize herself into being an Eevee in MastersEX. Super nerd, seems like the type to wear fake ears for fun.

submitter note: You know she sleeps in a kigurumi fr

[therian-and-nonhuman-polls]

let’s say you could shapeshift physically between a human form and your ’type(s). What would you want it to look like? None of these transformations will hurt, nor will they have long-lasting negative consequences on your physical or mental health. They do not take energy to perform.

Werewolf-like

Animorphs

Magical Girl Transformation

Old Gacha life mini movie teleportation effect

Minecraft shapeshifting mod transformation

Instantaneous- like switching characters in a rp game

A veil or mist forms around you, and when it clears you’ve changed

Different answers for different ‘types

Other answer not listed here (put in tags)

[pawsthatcausechaos]

I know this is off topic for my blog but I've been thinking about starting a blog where I draw ur 'types in this style but I don't know if people be interested soooo

[unetherian]

Poll for therians :3

(Definitions below the poll)

Paleotherian: A therian whose theriotype is part of an extinct species.

Theriomythic: a therian whose theriotype comes from fiction, mythology, etc. Some people might want to point out to me that "yes but that's not therian it's otherkin", not really, a therian involuntarily identifies himself as an animalistic being, if it is imaginary, as long as it is animalistic, it is a therian. An otherkin unwittingly identifies as an imaginary creature that has some form of anthropomorphic consciousness (use of speech, for example).

[koirankusema666]

Thinking about making a separate blog for talking about more scary kins. Vultures are seen as scary and gross already, but it's nothing compared to bugs.

Specifically, one of my alters recently found out that she's a black widow spider and I just... See so much hate on bugkins or spiders and other "scary" kins as well. I know she also considered a common European adder and decided to forget about it because it's not a common, cute or fluffy kin...

[candieduranium]

note: whichever feature is replaced, you also get the sensitivity of that feature. ex: if you chose eyes, you would also receive the kintype’s eyesight.

polykins, choose your main kin if you have one.

“snout” is used as an umbrella term in this context

eyebrows not included lmao

[mxmorbidmidnight]

(Already posted this image but I think more people need to see patch’s goofy face)