otherkin? what the...?
otherkin are people who, for whatever reason, believe that they are in some way not entirely human.it is not known why some people awaken to be otherkin at some point in their lives (usually between age 15 and 25), and it is very hard to explain to non-kin what it feels like. especially people with a kin type that differs greatly from a human being have a hard time coping with their human life, the body they live in, and the society around them.
here's a short and incomplete list of otherkin types, and a little explanation (that doesn't necessarily have to be true for all individuals):
- angels: generally beings of order, created by a "higher power" for a specific purpose.
- demons: beings of chaos with no given purpose.
- elemental spirits: beings that represent one of the elements.
- elves: generally connected to nature and aware of being part of something greater.
- extraterrestians
- mythical creatures: dragons, unicorns,
- nature spirits: fawns, dryads,...
- shadows: creatures of darkness, often described as a "black hole".
- therians (were-animals): physical or non-physical condition.
- vampires: beings who need to consume pranic energy from others, whether through blood (sangui) or psi feeding (psi vampires).
- walk-ins: spirits that entered a human body at some point, merging with, replacing, or living in symbiosis with the original soul.
- other otherkin: multiples, constructs, human amplified, and many more.
if you want to know more, i recommend reading through the faq and article section of otherkin alliance.