Sources:
Absourceform: a system member whose innerworld appearance gradually changes to reflect source-divergency over time
Aesthetive: A headmate whose source is an aesthetic.
Approxive: a blanket term for system members that is partially an introject; someone who is similar or based to another individual
Celetive: a headmate based/inspired by a holiday, they might retain the aesthetic of the event or the feeling around it including traumatic memories
Cross-Fictive: A fictive that is a "crossover" of typically two or more fictional characters/creatures. Whether this be from mixed-source AUs or just plain and simple crossovers, Cross-Fictives do not identify with anyone other than themselves.
Demi-: A prefix meaning partially, for introjects. For example, a demi-fictive is a system member who is only partially a fictive.
Dreaject: an insourced introject that is caused/brought forward by sleeping dreams
Facetroject: a system member who is an introject of a face; a non-introject who formed with the face of a character, person, etc. but isn’t that person
Factform: a thoughtform that is created from a real person
Factional: When a system member is from a fictional source but doesn't consider themselves fictional, from a fictional source but doesn't connect at all to their "source-self", introjected from the looks of a character from a fictional source, or a system member who would otherwise be a factive but is so removed from their counterpart that they almost aren't a factive.
Factive: A system member derived from an existing person, such as persons close to the system, popular persons/celebrities, etc. This may also be someone who helped them through trauma or the person/people who caused it.
Fantive: An introject from fanfiction and fandom portrayals of characters and people in general. Can be used as a subtype of fictive (or factive, in the case of real person introjects), or as its own term on its own.
Fcktive/F*cktive/Faitive: A system member that has traits of both fictive and factive.
Fictive: A system member who is a person, creature, or race from a fictional source. They may be a specific character or a non-canon character of the same race or world.
Fogtive: Someone who is partially, somewhat, or almost a factive, but factive doesn't seem 'quite right' or 'entirely accurate'. Between or partially factive and something else (the something else may or may not be defined, personal choice).
Fuzztive: Someone who is partially, somewhat, or almost a fictive, but fictive doesn't seem 'quite right' or 'entirely accurate'. Between or partially fictive and something else (the something else may or may not be defined, personal choice).
Kinform: a kintype that becomes a headmate
Lenguaject: an introject of a language or dialect; they are literally a language
Metafactive: A factive of another system's factive.
Meta-source: the source of an introject that a system member is an introject of
Mixtive: a fusion of two introjects who has components of each identities of their elements
Multificitve: A fictive who has more than two/three fictional identities
Plushtive: a system member that is based on or formed as a stuffed animal
Post-: A prefix for headmates that either used to be fictives or used to be factives.
Snapshot: A member that looks and/or acts like the body when they were a certain age and are like a screenshot of the body.
Soulbound: A system member who has the identity of a fictional character (fictive), from the work of someone either inside or outside the system that has been adopted into one’s own headspace.
Thoughtform: An umbrella term for any (intentionally or unintentionally) created entity, though its exact nature or dependence varies depending on exactly what kind it is -- tulpas, daemons, servitors, etc.
Tulpa: a sentient system member intentionally created by another system member. As the word tutpa comes from a Tibetan word of a closed Buddhist practice, use of this has been met with concerns of cultural appropriation
Aesthetive: A headmate whose source is an aesthetic.
Approxive: a blanket term for system members that is partially an introject; someone who is similar or based to another individual
Celetive: a headmate based/inspired by a holiday, they might retain the aesthetic of the event or the feeling around it including traumatic memories
Cross-Fictive: A fictive that is a "crossover" of typically two or more fictional characters/creatures. Whether this be from mixed-source AUs or just plain and simple crossovers, Cross-Fictives do not identify with anyone other than themselves.
Demi-: A prefix meaning partially, for introjects. For example, a demi-fictive is a system member who is only partially a fictive.
Dreaject: an insourced introject that is caused/brought forward by sleeping dreams
Facetroject: a system member who is an introject of a face; a non-introject who formed with the face of a character, person, etc. but isn’t that person
Factform: a thoughtform that is created from a real person
Factional: When a system member is from a fictional source but doesn't consider themselves fictional, from a fictional source but doesn't connect at all to their "source-self", introjected from the looks of a character from a fictional source, or a system member who would otherwise be a factive but is so removed from their counterpart that they almost aren't a factive.
Factive: A system member derived from an existing person, such as persons close to the system, popular persons/celebrities, etc. This may also be someone who helped them through trauma or the person/people who caused it.
Fantive: An introject from fanfiction and fandom portrayals of characters and people in general. Can be used as a subtype of fictive (or factive, in the case of real person introjects), or as its own term on its own.
Fcktive/F*cktive/Faitive: A system member that has traits of both fictive and factive.
Fictive: A system member who is a person, creature, or race from a fictional source. They may be a specific character or a non-canon character of the same race or world.
Fogtive: Someone who is partially, somewhat, or almost a factive, but factive doesn't seem 'quite right' or 'entirely accurate'. Between or partially factive and something else (the something else may or may not be defined, personal choice).
Fuzztive: Someone who is partially, somewhat, or almost a fictive, but fictive doesn't seem 'quite right' or 'entirely accurate'. Between or partially fictive and something else (the something else may or may not be defined, personal choice).
Kinform: a kintype that becomes a headmate
Lenguaject: an introject of a language or dialect; they are literally a language
Metafactive: A factive of another system's factive.
Meta-source: the source of an introject that a system member is an introject of
Mixtive: a fusion of two introjects who has components of each identities of their elements
Multificitve: A fictive who has more than two/three fictional identities
Plushtive: a system member that is based on or formed as a stuffed animal
Post-: A prefix for headmates that either used to be fictives or used to be factives.
Snapshot: A member that looks and/or acts like the body when they were a certain age and are like a screenshot of the body.
Soulbound: A system member who has the identity of a fictional character (fictive), from the work of someone either inside or outside the system that has been adopted into one’s own headspace.
Thoughtform: An umbrella term for any (intentionally or unintentionally) created entity, though its exact nature or dependence varies depending on exactly what kind it is -- tulpas, daemons, servitors, etc.
Tulpa: a sentient system member intentionally created by another system member. As the word tutpa comes from a Tibetan word of a closed Buddhist practice, use of this has been met with concerns of cultural appropriation
Roles:
Absorber: a system member who “soaks up” the optimism or pessimism of other system members; and they can help the optimist with their goals or just be there with the pessimist for support and help
Antagonist: a system member that deliberately starts arguments, this can be to harm the system’s reputation, protect other system members, or push away unwanted outsiders
Apparently normal part: a term for DID/OSDD-1 systems. A system member who manages every day life and does not normally hold trauma memories. There may be more than one ANP, with some taking hold of different aspects of the day. An ANP may be emotionally unconnected to, or amnesiac for, past traumatic events. There is a controversy surrounding this term, so it should be used with care and not be applied to someone without their permission.
Architect: a system member that controls or manipulates the headspace/innerworld
Autopilot: a system member who inhabits the body and fronts when no one else is
Caretaker: a system member whose role is to comfort the system
Consenq: a system member with little emotional capacity who fronts in the emergencies to make everything appear normal when everyone is panicking
Drama holder: another term for emotional protector, this type of protector specializes in holding negative emotions and keeping them away from others; usually specifically specializes in internet drama/discourse. Sometimes they may seek out such things or stir up trouble for fun
Executioner: a system member who tends to be aggressive or off putting to others who feel the need to interject themselves into arguments outside the headspace. They don’t try to calm the argument down or come to a compromise but instead assert themselves into it to say their piece before potentially backing out. If it continues they may stay in the front and argue until the other person backs off due to them feeling personally attacked or something. Their goal is not to protect themselves or anyone else in their system but to get their opinions heard.
Explorer: a member that explores the headspace
Frontlock averse: when a system member or select system members aren’t affected by frontlock and can still front or go into the control room when the frontsuck member isn’t there
Gathermate: a system member who was picked up from another realm by a gatherer headmate
Host: a system member who inhabits the front the most of the time or is most responsible for daily life. Systems can have one, none, or multiple hosts.
Jack of all trades: a system member who performs a wide range of roles or has an ever fluctuating role
Leader: one or more system members that lead an area of system organization, whether that be a layer, group, or other section of the system
Phobia Protector: a member who fronts to deal with something other members are afraid of
Projector: a headmate who projects their thoughts, feelings, trauma, etc. onto other system members
Scouter: a headmate that looks around the headspace for members who are wandering or lost or in undiscovered places in the headspace
Temp-host: a host who only handels the outside world things for a day or so, most of the time to let the normal host rest or take a break
Temporal anchor: a system member who can synchronize the flow of time between two planes with different timeflows such as the headspace and outerworld
Translator: a system member who converts another system member’s speech into another language for the benefit of the others
Antagonist: a system member that deliberately starts arguments, this can be to harm the system’s reputation, protect other system members, or push away unwanted outsiders
Apparently normal part: a term for DID/OSDD-1 systems. A system member who manages every day life and does not normally hold trauma memories. There may be more than one ANP, with some taking hold of different aspects of the day. An ANP may be emotionally unconnected to, or amnesiac for, past traumatic events. There is a controversy surrounding this term, so it should be used with care and not be applied to someone without their permission.
Architect: a system member that controls or manipulates the headspace/innerworld
Autopilot: a system member who inhabits the body and fronts when no one else is
Caretaker: a system member whose role is to comfort the system
Consenq: a system member with little emotional capacity who fronts in the emergencies to make everything appear normal when everyone is panicking
Drama holder: another term for emotional protector, this type of protector specializes in holding negative emotions and keeping them away from others; usually specifically specializes in internet drama/discourse. Sometimes they may seek out such things or stir up trouble for fun
Executioner: a system member who tends to be aggressive or off putting to others who feel the need to interject themselves into arguments outside the headspace. They don’t try to calm the argument down or come to a compromise but instead assert themselves into it to say their piece before potentially backing out. If it continues they may stay in the front and argue until the other person backs off due to them feeling personally attacked or something. Their goal is not to protect themselves or anyone else in their system but to get their opinions heard.
Explorer: a member that explores the headspace
Frontlock averse: when a system member or select system members aren’t affected by frontlock and can still front or go into the control room when the frontsuck member isn’t there
Gathermate: a system member who was picked up from another realm by a gatherer headmate
Host: a system member who inhabits the front the most of the time or is most responsible for daily life. Systems can have one, none, or multiple hosts.
Jack of all trades: a system member who performs a wide range of roles or has an ever fluctuating role
Leader: one or more system members that lead an area of system organization, whether that be a layer, group, or other section of the system
Phobia Protector: a member who fronts to deal with something other members are afraid of
Projector: a headmate who projects their thoughts, feelings, trauma, etc. onto other system members
Scouter: a headmate that looks around the headspace for members who are wandering or lost or in undiscovered places in the headspace
Temp-host: a host who only handels the outside world things for a day or so, most of the time to let the normal host rest or take a break
Temporal anchor: a system member who can synchronize the flow of time between two planes with different timeflows such as the headspace and outerworld
Translator: a system member who converts another system member’s speech into another language for the benefit of the others
Member types:
Age slider: a system member who changes age or identifies with different ages at different times. How much control they have over the processes, what ages are in the range, and all aspects of age-sliding vary from alter to alter
Age vague: a system member who doesn’t have a particular age or their age is more based on the way they act or look
Amalgamate: a system member who embodies 3 or more individuals in some way or system members who are many of a whole
Big: an adult in a system
Extranth: a nonhuman member in a multiple system; a system member who experiences their body in the headspace being nonhuman; the term is mainly to describe nonhumans that don't identify as otherkin/alterhuman and want to be specificity towards their origin of their non humanity
Facetmate: a member of a median; intended as the median counterpart of headmate/system mate
Frijōn: a system member who’s very friendly and wants to be friends with everyone inside and outside of the system. They love to work on group projects and are happiest talking to or making friends.
Hive: a group of two or more system members that are distinct as individuals but prefer to function as one mind. They’re similar to a collective character in the media.
Hyperérosian: a system member who is hypersexual possibly from suppressed desires, abuse, trauma, or other reasons
Idemlenguian: a system member who speaks the same language(s) as the majority of the system or the languages of the body
Little: a system member under the age of 10 or 12
Littlex: a non-explicit term for a little or age-slider who holds trauma with adult themes, not all of the time it has to be trauma that happened to the body and can sometimes be exotrauma
Middle: a system member who is between a little and adult
Mortemate: a system who is deceased and may take the form of a ghost or spirit
Oikeian: a headmate that is often a result of trauma, they are hypersexual in nature and/or act as a sexual protector for the system; typically attempting to take the system out of unsafe intimate situations or just putting themselves in the situation instead
Omates/Olters: headmates in an ostem
Parethnic: the state in which a headmate is ethnically different from the body the system member inhabits
Petmate: a system member that is either an animal or a pet of a system member
Shattering: when a system member is forcefully split apart into fragments typically caused by extreme trauma or stress but can also be done in self defense from another alter
System member/headmate: someone who shares a brain/body with someone else; a member of a plural system
Walk in: a term used by gateway systems to describe a system member who showed up out of the blue fully formed. They might become permanent system members or may ‘walk back out’ and leave the system without any trace
Walk in: a term used by gateway systems to describe a system member who showed up out of the blue fully formed. They might become permanent system members or may ‘walk back out’ and leave the system without any trace
Whitchmate: a system member who practices witchcraft
Age vague: a system member who doesn’t have a particular age or their age is more based on the way they act or look
Amalgamate: a system member who embodies 3 or more individuals in some way or system members who are many of a whole
Big: an adult in a system
Extranth: a nonhuman member in a multiple system; a system member who experiences their body in the headspace being nonhuman; the term is mainly to describe nonhumans that don't identify as otherkin/alterhuman and want to be specificity towards their origin of their non humanity
Facetmate: a member of a median; intended as the median counterpart of headmate/system mate
Frijōn: a system member who’s very friendly and wants to be friends with everyone inside and outside of the system. They love to work on group projects and are happiest talking to or making friends.
Hive: a group of two or more system members that are distinct as individuals but prefer to function as one mind. They’re similar to a collective character in the media.
Hyperérosian: a system member who is hypersexual possibly from suppressed desires, abuse, trauma, or other reasons
Idemlenguian: a system member who speaks the same language(s) as the majority of the system or the languages of the body
Little: a system member under the age of 10 or 12
Littlex: a non-explicit term for a little or age-slider who holds trauma with adult themes, not all of the time it has to be trauma that happened to the body and can sometimes be exotrauma
Middle: a system member who is between a little and adult
Mortemate: a system who is deceased and may take the form of a ghost or spirit
Oikeian: a headmate that is often a result of trauma, they are hypersexual in nature and/or act as a sexual protector for the system; typically attempting to take the system out of unsafe intimate situations or just putting themselves in the situation instead
Omates/Olters: headmates in an ostem
Parethnic: the state in which a headmate is ethnically different from the body the system member inhabits
Petmate: a system member that is either an animal or a pet of a system member
Shattering: when a system member is forcefully split apart into fragments typically caused by extreme trauma or stress but can also be done in self defense from another alter
System member/headmate: someone who shares a brain/body with someone else; a member of a plural system
Walk in: a term used by gateway systems to describe a system member who showed up out of the blue fully formed. They might become permanent system members or may ‘walk back out’ and leave the system without any trace
Walk in: a term used by gateway systems to describe a system member who showed up out of the blue fully formed. They might become permanent system members or may ‘walk back out’ and leave the system without any trace
Whitchmate: a system member who practices witchcraft