Greetings. I'm Altarhea, your local amphibious, aquatic dragon who's stuck in an inland country. I do all kinds of things to cope with this awkward spot I've found myself in. Welcome to my page, thanks for wanting to learn about me a little more.
The icon you see has been done by my dear friend Akiro!
Age: 18
Timezone: CET
Pronouns: she/they/heI'm a high school student, and I study architecture and civil engineering! I am not sure where the waves of life will take me yet, however. I hope to land a job that involves caring for animals, or to continue this unfortunate career as a tortured architect. Local engineers, my heart goes out to you. Life is not easy at all. Speaking of personal life, I am happily engaged to a Polish gun nerd. Your heart should go out to him, as it is not easy dating a dragon.I own seven budgies; birds have been an influence on my life for more than a decade. I am also a fishkeeper; specifically, I have two freshwater fish tanks. I am not a licensed vet - as much as I'd like to be one - so it's not a good idea to rely on me for advice, but if you need any tips, you're free to chat with me about it.On the topic of DMs, please do not disturb me unless it is an emergency or an inquiry about commissions. I prefer on-server communication.
Favorite movies
Rambo (all movies) ✦ Groundhog Day ✦ Naked Gun (all movies)Favorite Games
Detroit: Become Human ✦ Halo ✦ FNaF ✦ Signalis ✦ Disco Elysium ✦ Subnautica ✦ CHKN ✦ Don't Starve Together ✦ Barotrauma ✦ SS13Roleplay related info:
I'm semi-literate to literate. I ship my OCs sometimes. I don't do NSFW.Books I've read:
20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Not finished) ✦ Nyxia (all books) ✦ fahrenheit 451 ✦ The Martian Chronicles (Not finished)
Next up: The Last Dragon on Mars
I am a dragon of a psychological origin, something I've been learning about for the past year and a half. My awakening came in phases and chapters, but I'd consider that my otherworldly senses became prominent in August 2024.This part of my identity is very subtle, and I do not like to be open about it for multiple reasons. Chances are, you've already noticed something odd about me, or I've told you, because you are trustworthy.My default username is Cass, but you may also call me Altarhea.If you want to hear more about my otherkin identity, refer to my journal.
dragon xenintation
a xenintation (link) label for when ones (queer) presentation is based on, or impacted by dragons.
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Dragonkin
Otherkin (sometimes called "otherkind") are those who identify in some nonphysical way as nonhuman or not fully human. This identity is often considered to be involuntary.
Genderfluid
Genderfluid, or simply fluid, refers to someone whose gender identity changes over time. A genderfluid individual can identify as any gender, or combination of genders, at any given time. My gender fluctuates between feminine, masculine, and androgynous feels.
Daemonism
Dæmonism is the practice of communicating with one's internal dæmon, a thoughtform representation of one's subconscious, inner thoughts, or soul given a sentient form.
In 2024, late summer, I re-discovered the otherkin community on Tumblr and TikTok, and I slowly but surely roped myself into their places. I believed I was a catkin at first, until I felt my first phantom shifts - fins and a toothy jaw. I was shocked, but came to the conclusion that my origins lie within dragonhood and so, I pronounced myself a dragonkin. I believed I was a black wyvern, but overtime, I had found out more about this true form.I had found my long tail, wings and fins, but lack of horns and other defining dragon traits. For a while, I believed I was green and that I lacked limbs. Then all of a sudden, I imagined myself with four wings. My phantom senses were very confusing, shifting from wings where my arms are to my back. I suppose that at the time, my form was taking its shape. Something neglected awakened inside of me and was adjusting to my physical vessel. After all, how are dragon proportions supposed to be projected on a human body?To this day, I do not have a recollection of any memories about phantom shifts, so I believe they were entirely self indulgent. Though one thing is for sure - my not yet diagnosed autism, or at least its symptoms, has always made me stand out in groups. Not in the way one would like. I was an outcast, a black sheep, often 'the' target of any activity. Now or before, I was always a loner, I never belonged, and eventually, that is when I'd discover that being one with the reptilian kind felt more comforting.I am a lizard. A myth, a dragon. Something that is not meant to exist, but does so. In ways that it is possible - a psychological, self-indulgent way. My identity started as 'voluntary' - I was a copinglink, until something grew onto me and I could never get rid of it.But was this something that latched onto me one day and never left? Or did I unbury a part of me that I have walked over for years?
My form is covered in dark blue scales shifting to much lighter hues on the inner side of my body. My fins - and oh, there are too many to count - are light blue with a pink gradient. Even though I have wings, I find home at the bottom of the sea. The walls of a sunken ship or a submarine comfort me.
We do not have any collective boundaries, neither do we have a collective name. We are a daemian and a daemon duo, and we function as separate individuals (or rather extensions of one another).We do not use the standard system terminology or labels for the two of us. Our origin stands between daemonism and being median, but we do not claim either label. We do not participate in syscourse; we accept systems of all origins as long as they do not do any harm.The "more common one" and one who anchors the body is Altarhea, who this carrd belongs to. The "Other Half", who may sometimes lurk and participate in conversations, is Warden, also known as Itheo. A barn owl who likes gothic architecture, reading, and fantasy, among other things.For simplicity, we use the tag "Scales and Feathers" where communities require it.