Quick guide to fictionfolk terminology
Fictionfolk: Any person/being/individual whose identity has a fictional component
Fictomere: The object of ones fictional identity
Fictionkin: A person who identifies as a fictional character, species, object, or concept
Fictionkind: Same meaning as fictionkin. The addition of the ’d’ is a kind of cultural signifier, originating from the original spelling of otherkin, otherkind (as in “of an other kind [than human kind]”). The ’d’ indicates that you have a general understanding of community history and/or that you take your fictionkinity seriously.
Fictherian: A person who identifies as a fictional animal. A combination of ‘fictionkin(d)’ and ‘therianthrope’.
Fictive: A system member who originates from a fictional universe
Fictionhearted: A person whose identity is strongly tied to a fictional character, species, object, or concept, but who does not identify as their fictomere
Fictotype: A fictionkin(d)’s fictomere
Fictionhood: The state of being fictionfolk
Fictionkinity: The state of being fictionkin(d)