Plurality/Multiplicity Ribbons

hi hi this took some time to create! you can use them outside of th but keep in mind that it's originally meant for th users and characters in of themselves. n e way ribbons are a way to aesthetically showcase a being's traits!

we probably won't make more of these so feel free to make other ribbons for the terms that we missed out!!!

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Plural/Multiple: Someone who identifies as having more than one person or identity in one physical body.

Median/Midcontinuum: A system where members are not as distinct or separate from each other. It can be considered being somewhere between multiple and singlet.

Diversian: A median system closer to the plural side of the spectrum.

Mesosian: A median system roughly in the middle of the spectrum.

Parasian: A median system closer to the singlet side of the spectrum.

Singlet: Someone who isn't plural. Also known as singleton, monomind, and singletype.

System questioning: Anyone who's questioning being a system.

Origin questioning: Someone who is questioning their system's origins, and may not be comfortable using a -genic label just yet, or at all.

Gateway: A non-pathological system that are usually made up of walk-ins.

Dreamway: A type of gateway system. The primary distinctive aspect of such a system is its particular structure; possible worlds to be accessed are comprised of daydreams and paracosms.

Traumagenic: Refers to a system whose creation/origin is the result of one or more traumatic events. Often, these systems have lingering trauma, and may fall under a diagnosis like DID or OSDD.

Endogenic: An umbrella term that refers to all systems that are not completely traumagenic in origin.

Adaptive: Refers to systems which formed in response to trauma or other adversity.

Neurogenic: Refers to systems that formed as a result of their neurodivergence, or from a mental illness.

Paragenic: A system's origin as having been caused or influenced by Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder, neuronarration, immersive daydreaming, or other alike neurodivergencies.

Spontaneous: Refers to systems that formed suddenly without a particular cause.

Created: Refers to systems which formed purposely for any reason.

Tulpamancy: Is a system origin of purposefully creating headmates through various techniques. A headmate created in this way is called a tulpa. A tulpamancer is a practitioner of tulpamancy.

Parogenic/Paromancy: Refers to systems or headmates that were created using thought-based or metaphysical means, usually deliberately. An alternative for the term above to avoid controversy. Parogenic headmates may be called as paromates or parogens.

Willogenic: Refers to a system that was purposefully created or willed into existence, with no connections to tulpamancy at all.

Catharigenic/Catarigenic: A system origin caused by the natural/unintentional creation of new members. Catharigenic has no connections to tulpamancy.

Quoigenic: An origin term that means the user does not want to share their origins, does not think it's relevant, or thinks it's the wrong question to ask.

Praesigenic: A system origin term that means a system doesn't want their origin known.

Metagenic: Systems are ones that formed with metaphysical or spiritual origins not necessarily tied to any religion or practice.

Spirigenic/Spiritual: Refers to systems that were created for or through religious or spiritual means.

Soulbond: A system that has headmates that are usually from fiction where a character from there essentially bonds to a person.

Mixed Origins/Multigenic/Polygenic: Refers to a system that has multiple different system origins. This could be because their system formed from a combination of factors, or that not all of their headmates are of the same origin.

Xeno-Origins/Xenogenic: A term to cover the gap left behind traumagenic and endogenic, along with othergenic as an even broader term.