FAQs and Other Introductory Information

A Simple Introduction to Otherkin and Therianthropes, by Orion Scribner, uses Basic English (a.k.a. Simple English) to facilitate machine translation into other languages.

Otherkin FAQ v. 4.0.1 by the Crisses with contributions from others. Keep in mind that this is from 2001. While it's still good information, some things have shifted in the community in the ensuing 20 years (especially terminology), and several resource links are now broken.

A Revised Otherkin FAQ by Jarandhel Dreamsinger revises the above FAQ.

Jewelfox's Otherkin FAQ (posted with permission; read the original post on Dreamwidth here)

An FAQ on Otherkin for the Perplexed Observer by Dragonslorefury/Just An'Otherkin

Otherkin and Beyond: an FAQ and reading list for curious and confused parties by Aqua-Aureum

Not of this world: an otherkin primer by Xenia

Advice for those new to Otherkin by Dzuk (Mikh'to)

Theories of Causes of Otherkin by kinspeak

The Reincarnation Theory of Otherkin by Lupa

Catalogue of Nonhuman Communities - Orion has since said this is not what they would write today and they see errors in it. However, it can be useful in disentangling the differences between otherkin, therians, furries, etc.

last updated 12/12/2021