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can we send up a quick thank you to pdf uploaders, torrent seeders, copy sharers, scanlators, fansubbers, digitizers, paywall dodgers, and various other internet archivers for making niche art and information more accessible in a media landscape where all but the most profitable mainstream are often tossed aside and left to rot

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Been thinking about ourselves as a hydra. Like a mechanical hydra dragon.

Left to right: Clasp, Hate, Neutral, Quiet

I feel like they like the new look more than simply a building with a lot of screens. CoreDao is still that, but even machines want to get a new look sometimes.

They haven't thought about minute details yet, we only have a rough shape of how each head looks. But if they'll like it a lot, we would think about adding details.

Yes, Quiet's mouth is welded shut. No, no one knows why.

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Attendee registration opens (a little differently)!

Our official website has been updated (othercon.org), you can now queue up for this year's server! All you have to do is click "join server" near the bottom of the homepage and it will start pending.

Server Mascot

The results are in, and our server mascot for this year is the cave dragon: The Olm!

Theme and charity news

Unlike the banner says, it is no longer our 5th anniversary (it hasn't been updated yet). Instead, this year's theme centers around wildlife conservation and protecting endangered species! Here are our chosen charities for this year:

Wildlife Conservation Network

"WCN is helping conservationists protect endangered wildlife across every continent. Our 100% model ensures that any donation designated for a specific species goes directly to the conservationists protecting that species, with zero overhead taken out."

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

"AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are leaders in the protection of threatened and endangered species. Through AZA SAFE: Saving Animals from Extinction, the entire AZA-accredited zoo and aquarium community is focusing our conservation science, wildlife expertise, and outreach to millions of annual visitors on saving species in the wild."

More information on how we handle donations can be found on our website under the "charities" page.

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Here's your periodic reminder: Alterhumans can be human. Nonhuman and alterhuman are not the same thing. Human fictionfolk, otherhearteds, factfolk, human fact or fiction 'linkers, systems, the list goes on. You can even be nonhuman and human at the same time. You're not less alterhuman just 'cause you're human, you're a part of this community as much as anyone else.

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[Image description: Image one: FictionFolkLore. Image two and three: dividers. End description.]

welcome to fictionfolklore! this is a blog that reblogs posts from fictionfolk! art, writing, projects, servers... we love to support our fellow fictionfolk here!

inspired by the blog @alterhuman-art, we're just narrowing down the scope a bit!

important information!

in order to get featured on this blog, a post must be...

by someone who considers themselves fictionfolk (fictionkin, fictive, fictional hearthomes, etc.)

be related to their fictionhood

be original work! no ai allowed! we're highlighting the real work of real people, whether that be writing, communities and discord servers, community blogs, artwork, etc!

not fandom art! this blog is not a fandom blog!

you don't have to tag us, but we'd love it if you did!

this blog interacts with those from all system origins, as well as all media. if there is a source you are uncomfortable with, i highly recommend blacklisting the tag! you cannot control your kintypes, so i refuse to judge people based on them. do not ask about fandom discourse. this is not a fandom blog.

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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Happy Pride 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

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on plurality.

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Dragonkin is a spectrum

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*divebombs you cutely*

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HowlCon attendee registration is now open!

Time sure flies - the con is only two and a half months away! So attendee registration is now open for HowlCon!

What is HowlCon?

HowlCon is a virtual camping-themed convention for alterhumans and nonhumans being hosted September 19-21, 2025!

We are often so scattered across the web, we hope to serve as a gathering place for folks to meet others like themselves, make friends and generally have a good time. Our goal is to bring our community together for a weekend of fun and learning.

Register here!

The form will close a week before the con - September 12, 2025.

Also!

Panelist and artist applications have been extended to August 20

Looking for a way to engage more with the alterhuman and nonhuman community?

There's still time to register as a panelist or artist!

It's a great way to get a bunch of other critters together to do something fun - or learn something new! Make friends, share your ideas and put yourself out there. 

Artist application

Panelist application

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i’m proud of the cover for this issue, please check out this owl i drew

(available for as little as $0 on gumroad at https://gum.co/OUUHY)

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Feeling very much sad atm so I'm chatting about something pretty interesting to me.

Specifically, the way my gender (Gendervoid) and main kintype (Dark Starfolk/ Aven) links to each other. (Spoilers for my source)

Basically, I don't really feel any sort of gender, it feels less like neither male or female but more "I literally do not have any sort of connection to the concept of gender." This fits my source's version of starfolks, because we did not have any sort of "gender" whatsoever. Even if we do show similarities to certain human traits associations with a certain gender, it is superficial at most, as we don't have concepts pertaining to that.

Imstead, we differentiate based on polarity. First off, there are two "basic" polarities: Light and Dark. There's another type of starfolk known as Transcended or Dual-type, which are a blend of Light and Dark.

So I consider myself to be a Dark Starfolk! But then, the entire ordeal with Edda kind of made me a sort of Transcended starfolk too? Like I'm bordering the line between Dark starfolk and Dual-type. But I mostly consider myself a Dark starfolk.

Which is funny, because dark starfolks (ESPECIALLY dark hunters) tend to be (physically) similar to the human concept of being masculine. Of course, there could have been androgynous or even feminine-presenting dark starfolks, but most of the ones I've seen tend to be masculine.

So if I do decide to transition in any way, I would just to minor things like get a haircut and maybe wear a binder. Because I am find with how I look funnily enough. Gender is no real interest to me.

So yeah, I don't have a gender per say, but I do associate myself with Dark starfolks, and thus more masc-presenting things.

Basically: I am gendervoid in a dark starfolk way. Looks somewhat masculine but ultimately does not associate with the concept of gender in any form nor fashion.

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"I think I'd notice if you were a system, I've never seen you switch or any signs saying you would be one"

Because people don't notice until they look for it. Singlets just assume we're having a weird day. Or we're sick. Or we're tired. Or we got a headache all of a sudden. Even though we're fairly covert from an outsiders perspective IRL, or if we're trying to mask, the people who care can usually tell that something is different.

People who actually know and understand and believe that we're a system will learn. They'll be able to see things change, at least some of the time, even if those signs are so so tiny. If singlets are supportive, they can notice the signs that are there pretty surprisingly quick, down to being able to guess who's fronting for us on occasion.

People who are sceptical from the beginning won't be actually paying attention. People that fakeclaim others tend to be looking for reasons to not believe you. Obviously systems vary in how they present and not every system has to present in a way that's noticeable, which absolutely doesn't make any of them fake. But if you do think your system is noticeable and people are saying you must be faking because they could never tell, then it's very likely they're ignoring the signs in favour of their own agenda. If their mind is closed, their eyes might as well be too. Don't let that break your confidence.

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Added to Otherkin collection on DeviantArt: Never Forget Who You Are by SollinFaolan

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Artwork by @noodledragonsoup

Get your art noticed: Sign-up as an artist at HowlCon!

Strut your stuff! The deadline for artist applications has been extended to August 20 - one month before the con which be hosted September 19-21 virtually on Discord.

Signing up as an artist is the best way to maximize the visibility of your commissions during the con.

Being an artist comes with the exclusive perks of:

A virtual table in the artist alley in the convention discord

The artist role

A spot on the artist directory on our neocities

The ability to put an art stream on the official con schedule

Apply today!

Or, learn more about HowlCon on our website.

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More ArtFight--this time, Thorn for @ruffledgryphon !

[Attack link. Do not use unless you are the intended recipient.]

Program: Firealpaca Approx. Time: 45m Original Date: 01.07.25 Commission/Trade/Collab status in bio/pinned! Art Of: Attack for RuffledGryphon (System Member Artist: Chime)

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[Image description: Screenshot of tumblr tags that read: yeah but what about me. Who mostly just deeply wishes I was a dragon. Who's heart sinks when I can't be one. But like I'm already smthn else so... End description.]

If you're a dragon, you're a dragon. Doesn't matter what you look like. Doesn't matter what body you're in, you're a dragon.