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SIVAAN'S SCROLL OF SPECIES (& MORE!)

This rentry is a comprehensive list of how I define my alterhumanity. I'm open about being alterhuman, so I figured it was appropriate to make this webpage.

Below, you will find that my experiences are largely rooted in alterfictionality. That said, that isn't all there is to my identity, so feel free to check everything out!

Main Labels
I am a draconic polymorph. I define my experience with the following labels:

Additonal Labels

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Bold: Primary species
Italicized: Frequently experienced/shifted into, but not primary

Core Forms
These six species are the heart of my alterhumanity. Not only are these species the most consistent in my shifts, they also hold the most noemata for me. Therefore, they're the most integral to my being.

  • Metallic Dragonne
    • I am a Gold Liondrake, to be specific. This is my primary form as a polymorph.
  • The Winged Lion
    • Vaguetype. Despite being one of the 'types I have a complicated relationship with, it's still among my more prominent experiences. This is my secondmost primary form as a polymorph.
  • Celestial
    • Originates from Planescape in my source (D&D). Godless. Neither angel nor demon. I am my own homebrew race of Celestial: an Apostate.
    • Apostates are beings made from the Planes' energies. All Apostates embody and support a planar Domain, instead of being created by and working under a deity. My domain is Creation, which helps build upon the structure of my canon. My canon thrives off of storytelling in all forms, thus I help support the creative spirit any way I can.
  • Anymic Sphinx
    • Can change between anthropormorphic and feral forms. Folcinteric.
    • Originates from the Radiant Citadel in my source (D&D). I nickname my species "Treasure Sphinxes" for its appearance and practices, but there is no official name that I know of.
    • My specific species has a leonine body, a sculpted golden face (like a statue's face), black fur with gold accents, gold claws, gold horns (six in total), four feathered wings, feathered legs, a mane that consists of dreadlocks adorned with gold jewelry, and a long, leonine tail. This species mostly eats various metals and gemstones to sustain itself, but can eat just about anything if neither are available.
  • Anymic Manticore
    • Can change between anthropomorphic and feral forms. Folcinteric.
    • Originates from a canon-divergent Theros in my source (D&D). In this setting, I am the only known manticore, so I am simply referred to as "The Manticore" or "The Man-Beast" by many.
    • My shape as a manticore consists of six, small horns, a pitch black body, a distorted human-esque face, wings that encase searing white light, a metasoma that encases searing white light, and eyes "that burn like the sun" as some say.
  • Lionblood Mundu-Mugo
    • Otherwise known as Dragon-Sorcerers amongst the Night Fire Herders. Mundu-Mugo are the descendants of Ninka Nanka (Wagadian Dragons) and Night Fire villagers. My source is The Wagadu Chronicles, specifically the TTRPG in its 7th Era.
    • Although I was born a Swala (an antelope human), I made the ritualistic practice as an adult to become a Lionblood. I made this choice because even though I respect the lineages I was born into, this lineage in particular better reflected who I am.
    • Based on my upbringing, I also have mixed Swala-Fire Asiman ancestry. This likely ties into my connection with both antelopes and the element of fire.

Fictotypes
Other species and identities that I belong to, as well as paratypes that coincide with them. Unlike my fictionflickers, I fluctuate between these experiences regardless if I'm interacting with their sources or not.

  • Draconic Fictomeres
    • Draconic Faun
      • Humanoid counterpart and paratype to my Dragonne self. I'm essentially a mythological faun with most traditional traits, except I have the traits of a dragon instead of a goat.
      • I maintain my tail, my horns, my breath weapon and some of my scaled features in this form, but not my whiskers or my wings.
    • Draconian
      • An Aurak Draconian, specifically. This is both a paratype and an anthropomorphic counterpart to my Dragonne self.
      • Unlike WotC's Aurak Draconians, I do have wings. My wings are much more flexible in this form; I often fold them over my body like a robe (use how Goliath from Disney's Gargoyles folds his wings as a visual reference).
    • Zonai
      • Mammalian draconic shifters, at least in my canon. Visual reference can be seen here.
      • Zonai Dragon: Draconified form of my Zonai self.
    • Dracthyr
      • Horde-aligned.
      • Paratype of my Blood Elf self, due to my draconity and my connection to Azeroth.
  • Elven Fictomeres
    • Solicallor Drow
      • Canon-divergent. This group of Drow elves are unique to the canon I come from.
      • Named after the elvish term for "warm light of the sun", Solicallors are surface drows who make their residence in mountain villages and townships all throughout Faerûn.
      • Although their settlements are difficult to find, Solicallors are best recognized by their practices in animism over organized religion; their expertise as brewers, traders and craftsmen; and their heavy regional dialects which tend to set them apart from other drows.
      • This is an additional form that my dragonne self took on whenever venturing through Faerûnian society.
    • Sunfire Elf
      • Canon-divergent. I don't belong to the official canon of The Dragon Prince; my canon exclusively focuses on my kind and Lux Aurea.
      • Very rarily, I recall the other elven societies of my canon and nonhuman communities in Xadia.
    • Blood Elf
      • Cambitype.
  • Flaremon
    • On very rare occasions, I've digivolved (a phantom shift) into my Ultimate form, Apollomon. Although I'm primarily a Flaremon, I do identify as this form as well.
  • Pokémon Trainer
    • Game-based. Canon-divergent.
    • My canon has its own timeline based on the events of mainline games. It's a lot to get into, so I'll leave it at that.
    • I was originally a full-fledged Necrozma, but after my light drifted out into space, I arose one day as a young trainer. My experience is essentially a reverse mystery dungeon scenario.
  • Monster Rider
    • Canon-ambivalent. MH Stories-based.
    • Where I come crom, my mount is a Nargacuga. I am a scout for my township, scoping out areas and aiding my companion with my bow and arrow. I also took up a Nargacuga linktype in honor of my companion.
  • Phantomilian Dream Traveler
    • Canon-divergent.
    • Although I have the same species and role as Klonoa, I am not Klonoa himself. In my canon, I am an NPC who guides newfound Dream Travelers (like Klonoa) in unlocking their potential as they travel through worlds.
  • The Watcher in the Wings
    • Canon-ambivalent. I take the form of a tetramorph whose body is shrouded in inky darkness, save the overall shape of my gnarled, black wings. Sometimes, this form can appear humanoid but not always; it tends to fluctuate in appearance if anything.
    • Performance is a facet of my domain. My domain as a whole, however, is storytelling, mainly the decisions behind it and the execution of it. This is why my critique tends to be heavy on those who invoke me.
    • Contrary to what my source says, I am not a "god". I am a creation meant to fill the void within my creator(s). I'm more self-aware than some beings in my source, so I'm not all that connected with them or the overall narrative surrounding our existence as fictional entities. Even so, I do not renounce my source.

Fictionflickers
These identities only trigger when I discuss their source(s) or interact with the sources tied to them.

  • The Stranger
    • Canon-ambivalent.
    • Half-human, half-megafauna mutant. Constantly in fully covered space suits to hide mutations.
  • The Listener
    • Canon-divergent. Rather than be an avatar of misanthropy and chaos, the Sithis of my canon is the harbinger of the inevitable.
    • I am not the Dragonborn. I am a shape-shifting force that masquerades as a Tamrielic citizen. That said, this experience of mine ties into my kardiatype as a Tamrielic Dragon. Upon losing my draconic form, I resorted to a more humanoid appearance. No one can really tell what I look like unless they are members of the brotherhood.
      • Even though I am not the Dovahkiin, I do have a paratype of the Dovahkiin / Dragonborn.
  • D-16 / Megatron
    • Canon-divergent; I come from a semi-Humanformers type of canon. We're more like android people with transformable armor (take the Reploids Megaman X/Zero as an example).
    • Despite coming from this canon, I still feel connected to my film counterpart from Transformers One and see that as a part of my fictomere. After all, not much else is different besides the technical way in which me and my people exist.
    • Contains a Megatronus Prime paratype.
  • Desert Yautja
    • Same subspecies as the Feral Predator.
    • I don't have exomemories from this fictomere, only instincts and behaviors.
  • Architect
    • I can't quite describe how my Architect 'flicker works. Being an Architect is more like being a fish out of water: I have plenty of introspections regarding Planet 4546B and the fate of other Architects, yet I have no recollection of ever being a part of the events leading up to their demise.

Linktypes
These are species that I chose to be. Reasons behind my choices vary from link to link.

Note: I don't have exomemories tied to my links unless they're related to another identity of mine.

  • Nargacuga
    • Chosen out of respect and kinship to my mount, as mentioned regarding my Monster Rider fictomere.
  • Colossi
    • Chosen out of love for Shadow of the Colossus as a work of fiction. It is my favorite video game of all time, so I created this link to cement my passion for the game.
    • I am a colossi that takes the appearance of a winged leonine beast, much like a sphinx or a manticore. My habitat would be somewhere in the ruins of the Forbidden Lands, specifically within a temple like Barba (Colossi VI).
  • Dwemer
    • Chosen because I resonate with them on an aesthetic level. I'm very drawn to their advancements and overall existence as a civilization.
  • Solar Starliian
    • Chosen for two reasons. The first reason is because I really like the species concept. I wanted to engage with it beyond 'sonas and OCs. The second reason is because Starliians gave me a bit of species envy, and I figured: "Why envy them when I just be one of them?".
  • Amorphous Oddragon
    • Chosen for similar reasons as the Starlii species.
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Kardiatype(s)
Species that I used to be in a past context, but no longer am nor identify as. Nonetheless, they hold relevance to my current species.

  • Fire-Breathing Tamrielic Dragon
    • I once held this form before becoming the Listener. Upon being defeated by members of the Blades, I returned to an aura-like state and re-materialized in the time of the Dragonborn's arrival. The only lingering aspect of my Tamrielic draconity is 1. my name and 2. the fact that I still speak Dovahzuul out of muscle memory.
    • Very integral to my draconity and my fictomere as the Listener, which followed up this form. This experience is also partially responsible for my draconic namesake ("Sivaasonikaan", which is "beast of wisdom" or "beastly wisdom" in Dovahzuul).
  • Necrozma
    • Specifically, a Necrozma in my species' original state (Psychic/Dragon). Fused with a Solgaleo. Similar to my Tamrielic Dragon kardiatype, it is significant to my draconity.
    • In my Pokémon fictomere, this was a previous form of mine before I became a trainer. My transition from a Necrozma to a trainer is a Mystery Dungeon type of scenario but put in reverse: I was once an ancient beast, then I emerged as a human under unknown circumstances.
    • This also ties into a mirrortype of the same species. I do not identify as a Necrozma, but this past experience still reflects major aspects of my draconity in terms of both appearance and ability.

Mirrortypes
Species and/or characters that reflect my ideal self. I do not identify as them, but they arbor traits that relate to my self-image.

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Mythic Otherhood
Species of mine that aren't fictional nor earthen, but still pertain to my identity outside of orthohumanity.

  • Ailuranthrope
    • A werecat, in layman's terms.
    • I tend to fluctuate between my presentation as an ailuranthrope, specifically between a werelion and a werecougar respectively.
  • Urmahlullu
    • A leonine centaur, in layman's terms.
  • Zoicephalus
    • Animal-headed being. I alternate between being an Anthocephalus and an Ailocephalus; both of which are paratypes to my antelope self and my feline, respectively.
    • A general term I mashed together based on cynocephalus.

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Animality
Species of mine that are completely rooted in being an animal.

Planthood
Species of plants that I am and can take the form of.

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Concepthood
Identities that are concepts, not species or characters. Ialways experience being these concepts alongside my tangible species.

  • Fantasy (Genre)
  • Folklore
  • Imagination
  • Magical Realism

Objecthood
Identities that are objects, not species or characters.

  • Beastiary
    • Much like my concepts, I am always a bestiary.
    • Being a bestiary is both literal and metaphorical, given that it encapsulates my experiences with polymorphism.

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Archetropes

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Heartedness
Species, stories and locations that I feel deeply connected with, even though I am not one of them nor from them.

Hearttypes:

  • Kovu
    • I see Kovu as more of a synpath than a -hearted/hearttype identity since he's a character, but I figured I'd file him under here anyway.
    • I resonate with Kovu as a character for a lot of personal reasons. Even though I don't talk about these connections a lot, I can say that my resonance with him has been here since my childhood.
  • Kobold-hearted
    • D&D-specific. Rather than Dragonborns or other Draconians, much of my kinship goes towards the kobolds in my source. Their resourcefulness and sense of community invole something that I can't quite describe outside of "pride". In short, I'm very fond of this group as a D&D fictionfolk.
  • Orc-hearted
    • Includes half-orcs. I'm Orc-hearted regardless of the source, but I am quite biased towards D&D Orcs and Orsimers.
    • Hard-working, strong and proud, there's very little to dislike about orcs. Most of my heartedness towards then is based on my own sympathies as a racially marginalized person. I know the feeling of witnessing your community be constantly demonized; while orcs aren't the only fantasy race to be depicted as such, they are the most prominent of them.
  • Werewolf-hearted
    • Originally, I thought myself to be a lycanthrope but as I understood myself more in a feline context, I realized that I'm an ailuranthrope rather than a lycanthrope. Regardless, the kinship I feel towards werewolves never left me.
  • Inkfish-hearted
    • I lean more towards Octolings with this hearttype, as I relate to Inkadian Octolings and Octarians as a marginalized person.

Hearttales:

  • The Lion King
    • Specifically towards the first three entries of the franchise (the '97 film, Simba's Pride and TLK 1/2).
  • The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
    • The entire series, not any specific titles.
  • The Hobbit, Or There And Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (the book, not the film)
  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien (the books, not the films)

Hearthomes:

  • Faerûn / The Forgotten Realms
    • Canon-divergent.
    • My specific home in this setting is Candlekeep, set along the Sea of Swords.
  • Great Sky Island of Hyrule (BOTW/TOTK)
    • Canon-ambivalent.
  • Artimé
    • This is a result of my tale-heartedness towards Lisa McMann's "The Unwanteds" book series.
  • Sun Haven
  • Tamriel
  • Lux Aurea, Xadia
    • Canon-divergent.
  • Quel'Thalas, Azeroth
  • Splatsville and the Splatlands in general
    • Ties into my Inkfish-heartedness.

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Additional Information
My Dreamwidth: https://herebedraconity.dreamwidth.org/?s2id=4431742

Here, I journal a lot of my thoughts and experiences pertaining to my alterhumanity. These writings are more on the personal side of things.

My Neocities: https://herebedraconity.neocities.org/

Please note that my neocities is still a WIP.

This is my personal website where I archive my alterhuman musings, essays and poetry. I also aim to provide a wide array of activities and information on this web page as well; that way, it can be a fun, educational experience for all!

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