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Jarandhel Dreamsinger

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With as much argument as there often is over what the term otherkin means, there’s an equal amount of argument over what term to use. Â Some of the terms I’m aware of that have been used to hold meanings equivalent to otherkin are:

Faeid
Inhumans
Sayuneldi
Faeborn (and Astral Entities)
Fairth
Metahuman
Changeling
Invisus
Immortals

Some of these (notably Metahumans and Immortals) I really wish I was kidding about.

There are also arguably a number of other communities that house the same concept in different words:

Starseeds/Star People/Starborn/Wanderers
Earth (or Earthbound) Angels/Elementals
Draconic/DraconityÂ

These are the main ones that I am aware of at this time.

Does anyone know of any more? Â It’s a lot easier to search for things when you know what you’re searching for. wink

Otherwise, out there in the dark, you might be eaten [by a grue]. Â alien

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“Otherkind”, of course, but that’s possibly close enough to “otherkin” as to not need mentioning.

I wouldn’t much mind “metahuman” except that it has comic-book or RPG associations. I suppose it literally means “on a level above humans” which isn’t good either, although colloquially I’d take it to mean “human plus something else”, which isn’t an unfair description of otherkin in general.

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Yeah, I consider them two different forms of the same word. Â Like Faery and Fairy. Â But good to list too. 🙂

And yeah, I have the same problem with Metahuman. Â I can’t get past its use in the DC universe. Â I also have a problem with Changeling for similar reasons (the game by the same name) even though its basis is in older lore.

I feel like there are other terms in use that I’ve heard, but I’m having trouble thinking of any more….

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Jarandhel Dreamsinger said:

Some of these (notably Metahumans and Immortals) I really wish I was kidding about.

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Oh those make me cringe, badly. I’ve seen the “Immortals” one around, too, I think it was on a page you showed me even. Yeah. (My other half notes that those who call themselves that are in for a surprise at some point. And that it’s said that humans are the only species aware of their own mortality and so it might be fitting again.)

And…metahumans? For serious?

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Claude said:

Oh those make me cringe, badly. I’ve seen the “Immortals” one around, too, I think it was on a page you showed me even.

Yeah, there are several really bad sites that use that term. Â

And…metahumans? For serious?

Actually, I’ve seen that one mentioned in the Otherkin FAQ, but I’ve never heard anyone seriously use it “in the wild”, so to speak. Â Anyone have an experience with this one actually being used?

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