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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!

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[ "Kinself - Alterhuman Coining ]

Read here for a glossary of Otherkin information and terms.

In kin systems and/or kingenic plurality, the line can get blurry between what is a kintype, kin shift, and what is a system member. Kinform is a word currently used to describe an introject of a kintype. However, the separation isn't always so distinct during kin shifts.

"Kinself" is a word to bridge that gap. This is a term for any otherkin/etc shift that is intense enough for there to be a feeling of identity separation from ones' unshifted self. It may happen once or may be reoccurring, but the most important differentiating factor is that they're ephemeral in nature. While a kinform (median facet or not) is a consistently solid & recognizable system member, a kinself will experience temporary separation during the duration of their experience. This separation may waver, be consistent, or anything else, but is always temporary in one manner or another. As the kin shift fades, so does the kinself, returning back to the otherkin person in a manner similar to integration, fusion, and other similar experiences. This experience could be one-time per kintype, or reoccurring.

Could be considered an opposite of temporary fusion.

Kinselves fall under the median/midcontinuum umbrella. There is a chance a kinself could solidify further and become a kinform headmate.

Whether people choose to consider kinselves as part of their member headcount is up to the individual(s).

Psst- these are also F2U and made by us <3

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[link] Optimist: Headmates who are always trying to find the good in things for themselves, the system, and others. Whether that be finding more good in an already good thing or the little bit of good in a primarily bad thing, they try to boost other system members up when they're down

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[link] Sickness Holder: Headmates who holds symptoms of physical illness for the system. This is usually of symptoms such as the cold or flu, and they usually front when the body is experiencing such symptoms

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[link] Gardentender: A headmate, role, or job defined by tending to, protecting, maintaining, and/or keeping/holding information about a given headspace, layer, or gate. As a role, gardentenders are inherently linked to the existences of headspaces, and may gardentend any variety of them

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ALTERNATIVES TO SYSTEM ROLES / TERMS : AN INFORMATION / COINING POST

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@radiomogai @misc-id-pt @goatgai @metacoining @ilkyute @mates-friends-and-loves @coinedbank @andtteam ( send an ask to be added or removed )

WHO CAN USE THESE TERMS ?

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while ive mainly intended these to be used by users who are ( somewhat / technically ) plural-adjacent , such as variform , multiself , and polymind users , any user may use these terms if they would like . systems of any origin may also use these terms if they would like to as well !

MAIN / COMMON TERMINOLOGY :

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role : function

headspace / innerworld : brainplace / innerplace

front(ing) : (in) focus

host : focal

core : centre / center

[xyz] holder : [xyz] bearer

protector : guard(ian)

caregiver / caretaker : custodian

persecutor : exo-scathing

prosecutor : endo-scathing

brainmade : brainborn

fictive : ficten ( fiction + en )

factive : facten ( fact + en )

introject : insen ( insert + en )

little / syskid : small / youngling

middle / systeen : medium / midling

big / sysadult : large / elderling

notes : en here means ‘ made of ‘ . optionally , you may add form / mind / part etc to the end of the term / function . for example : focalform and fictenform

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HOW SHOULD THEY BE USED ?

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these terms are to be used simply as replacements to their original system term / role counterparts , so they would just be used in the same way ! for example ;

“ i am the host “ -> “ i am the focalx “

“ (name) is fronting “ -> “ (name) is in focus “

“ my role is to be the protector “ -> “ my function is to be the guard(ian) x “

CAN I COIN A TERM LIKE / UNDER THESE ?

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yes , of course ! anyone is free to make any type of term or function , we just ask that you please tag us when posting it ! :-)

FLAG TEMPLATE :

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— click here for the psd !(link)

i plan to make flags for most if not all of the previously listed terms , but anyone may still make their own versions for them if they like :-)

A fun and purely cosmetic way of assigning system roles based on Solitaire. Every part of this role system can be freely changed and adjusted according to the users.

Suits / Origins:

Headmate origins as per Emmengard's plural rings.

Clubs - Spontaneous; e.g. cyclogenic, spiritual origins

Diamonds - Adaptive; e.g. traumagenic, neurogenic

Spades - Unknown; e.g. cryptogenic, quoigenic

Hearts - Created; e.g. willogenic, thoughtforms

Cards / Roles:

A hierarchal (but doesn't have to be) ranking of headmates. Can be based on role, age or when they were formed. (The coiner must preface that no role is better than the other and that roleless headmates can still be higher in rank based on other attributes!)

Kings - Protectors, persecutors

Queens - Caretakers, archivists, managers

Jacks - Symptom holders, xenoroles

Numbers - Roleless or miscellaneous roles

Aces - Originals, cores, outernauts

For those who prefer gender neutral language, an alternative to King and Queen are Sovereign and Regent respectively.

For Numbers, the user may assign them via random number generator or make up their own meanings.

Examples on how this works:

Headmate A is a willomate who is the main host, she can assign herself as the Ace of Hearts.

Headmate B is metaorma and a caretaker, xe would assign xyrself as the Queen of Clubs but prefers a gender neutral noun, therefore going by Regent of Clubs.

Headmate C is roleless and formed through adaptive means. It decides to assign itself the 7 (seven) of Diamonds, with the number 7 (seven) being picked from a *d10 dice.

*The coiner personally uses a d10 dice and rerolls if a headmate gets a 1 (one).

Remember, there can always be more than one card of any suit. After all, many Solitaire games are played with more than one deck!

Inspired by the class-based role system by @/septembersanctuary (link) and the autogenerated tags from Ourcana.

🌈 Sides of the Spectrum

Active - Often take a direct approach to their role, initiating actions and events proactively

Passive - Often take a reactive approach to situations and work in the background, providing support

Primary - One’s main role, this role is a core part of their identity and pay shape their personality

Secondary - Another role a person has, it is not their primary role and one they may only preform when necessary

⚔️ Active Roles

Magician - A magician’s role is to manipulate their area of expertise, such as the ability to interject or erase memories

Knight - A knight uses their area of expertise to protect others inside or outside of the system. For example, a knight may numb or neutralize the body feeling panicked in order to ground the system

Rogue - A rogue steals their area of expertise, such as energy (and thus making the body exhausted) or pain

Barbarian - A barbarian destroys their area of expertise. For example, a barbarian may amplify negative emotions within the system to destroy the system’s self-esteem

Artisan - An artisan creates with/for their area of expertise. For example, an artisan may create completely new areas of the headspace for the system

Scholar - A scholar studies their area of expertise, constantly analyzing and learning more. As an example, a scholar may analyze the body’s memories and reveal their theories on how it effected the system in the long run

🛡️ Passive Roles

Sorcerer - A sorcerer practices their area of expertise. For example, a sorcerer’s expertise may be having the system practice establishing boundaries

Ranger - A ranger (re)distributes their area of expertise. For example, a ranger redistributing the body’s pain to themselves or another system member

Artificer - An artificer repairs their area of expertise. For example, repairing structures in headspace

Warlock - A warlock destroys using their area of expertise. For example, a warlock using the body’s pain to force the fronter to switch out

- If you wish to be added or removed, please feel free to DM us with your blog name or reply/comment on this post

- Please do not use this list to spread hate or stir up syscourse, it is only for people to be able to respect the DNIs and comfort levels of everyone

- The reason we are limiting this to explicitly endo-safe/pro-endo blogs is because we are uncomfortable with using symbols from creators who are anti-endo, even if they allow endos/endo-supporters to use their images (which isn't always the case), and want to have a safe list for those like us. Endo-safe/pro-endo creators who allow anti-endos to use their emojis are also allowed on here though, as they themself are endo-safe

- Keep in mind, the only discourse stance listed here is system-related/endo-safety; each individual blog has their own DNI and beliefs not reflected here

@thecouncil-aac -> #thecouncil aac symbols

@cytochrome-symbolz

@wolf-pack-emojis

@pet-cemetery-emotes

@eldritch-emojis

@lopmojis

@ayiemojis

@meeb-motes

@vixdoez-symbolz

@gillipopmoji

@emojis-are-cool

@cloudboundemotes

@kira-beyond-words

@swagmojis (18+ only!)

CC -> AACIL (no link)

@rawr-systemotes

@creepyemotes

@keyhole-emojis

@sirius-motes

@novas-emoji-store

@meowing-emojis

Terms for Alters/Headmates with different speech capabilities than the collective/body

So as to not use verbal/speaking/vocal, which refers to permanent states tied to the body's/brain's capabilities

Vox -> Latin for voice

Non-vox/Nonvox 🌑 - an alter/headmate who is entirely unable to speak, whether the body can or cannot

Semi-vox/Semivox 🌘 - an alter/headmate who can only speak sometimes and/or partially, whether the body can or cannot

Hemi-vox/Hemivox 🌗 - an alter/headmate who's capability to speak falls between semivox and demivox, without being either, whether the body can or cannot

Demi-vox/Demivox 🌖 - an alter/headmate who can speak for the most part, with circumstances of speech difficulty, whether the body can or cannot (different from speech loss episodes)

Full-vox/Fullvox 🌕 - an alter/headmate who can speak, whether the body can or cannot

Vox-flux/Voxflux 🌓 - an alter/headmate with fluctuating ability to speak, whether the body can or cannot

Hyper-vox/Hypervox ☀️ - an alter/headmate who (involuntarily) speaks using more words than necessary to communicate (effective or not), whether the body can or cannot

The definitions are general guidelines, with exact meanings personal to each system/member -> vox labels are umbrella terms and a spectrum

Some examples :

A semi-verbal system with non-vox alters

A fully verbal system with demi-vox alters

A verbal-flux system with full-vox alters

A semi-verbal system with hyper-vox alters

Hey there! We're the original coiners of pluralpunk. We first coined this in 2020, and never expected it to get the attention it did. That being said, here's a new post for you all & a flag re-design.

As usual, the full information will always be available on the official carrd, linked in our description. Please link there when explaining what pluralpunk is or uploading it to wikis, since it's the most permanent place to find that information!

(If anyone can add image descriptions, it would be greatly appreciated.)

What is pluralpunk?

Pluralpunk (or plurpunk) is a movement that focuses on embracing one’s plurality and all of its intricacies in a radically accepting way as well as challenging the accepted “norms” of plurality within their own system and identity.

Pluralpunk is:

The rejection of the notion that plurality is inherently unhealthy/a disorder or that a system needs to be “cured” in order to lead a fulfilling life.

Acknowledgement that there is nothing inherently “wrong” with plurality and it is just another way to exist.

Acknowledgement that some may not choose to label their origins or system type while respecting the ones that do.

Freedom to do whatever they please with their system identity, including but not limited to: the name of the system, the names of headmates, subsystems, etc., pronouns, identity labels, and headmate origins.

Radical acceptance and inclusivity of any and all plural experiences - as long as those experiences are not directly harmful.

Inherently accepting, inclusive, and welcoming of endogenic, created, xeno-originated, spiritual, metaphysical, and other system types.

Inherently accepting of disordered and medical systems, including programmed/hc-DID systems, p-DID systems, systems with an ambiguous, pending, or unofficial diagnostic status, and systems with CDDs that are less visible in the community such as OSDD-1a and UDD (if they wish to consider themselves plural).

Italics are all new additions. These are not the only things pluralpunk can be - we invite you to make your own meaning, keeping in mind that is inherently inclusive and striving for a better future for all plurals.

Who is pluralpunk for?

Anyone can use this label, we just ask that you don’t use it to attack others and are respectful of others’ choices regarding their system!

Jackalope

A role for headmates who hold distrust or are more distrustful of people outside of their own collective. They may be more skeptical, paranoid, or simply just don't trust others as much. Also could be known as "Skeptic" for those who do not want an animal-related name.

⸺   made by @medikiss for @baishegu

⸺   please credit if reposting

⸺   do not associate this term with syscourse

☆　a role for an alter who dulls/lessens emotions while fronting, making them feel almost numb without entirely getting rid of them.

---☆　if this term has already been coined consider this an alternate flag !