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Endogenic

**Endogenic** plurality is a catch-all term for non-traumagenic plurality, meaning the state of being more than one identity in a body in a way that was not caused by traumatic experiences. This is in contrast to traumagenic plurality, such as in dissociative identity disorder. The word "endogenic" comes from the prefix "endo-" meaning "internal/within", combined with the suffix "-genic" meaning "produced or caused by". The label was coined by The Lunastus Collective, as an alternative to needing to use the word multiplicity to describe such experiences. It was originally defined as multiplicity with no known cause but not since birth, but the definition has since expanded and been used as an umbrella term by the community. Endogenics get a lot of hate online because people assume they made it up.

Specific types of systems that may refer to themselves as endogenic include, but are not limited to, Natural Systems, Tulpa Systems, Soulbond Systems and Gateway Systems. Other types of systems that fall under the endogenic umbrella can be found in the Endogenic System Types category. However, it is possible for alters to hide trauma or even hide themselves as it is a covert disorder.

## Distinguishing From Other Experiences

**Mental disorders:** Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD-1), are mental disorders, commonly as a trauma response, that cause pathological multiplicity. It's not uncommon for DID and OSDD-1 systems to mistake their pathological experiences for something non-pathological, such as imaginary friends, spiritual possession, an endogenic system, or other forms of non-pathological multiplicity.  This is because amnesia of childhood trauma is very common. In addition, many pathological systems are not distressed or even aware of their dissociative symptoms until later in life.  This is why it's important to talk to a professional if you believe you are experiencing multiplicity in order to rule out pathological causes, as various forms of disordered and non-disordered neurodiversity can also make a person feel like they have this disorder.

Endogenic flag by AnarchysysEndogenic support flag by Polybius NetworkEndogenic flag by owloftheiceEndogenic flag by plural-labelsEndogenic flag by nihilgenous
## References

1. ↑ https://powertotheplurals.com/origin-of-endogenic-and-traumagenic-system-terminology-guest-post-by-the-trashcan-collective/
2. ↑ Long ramble on terminology creation by not-your-fucking-pet on Tumblr
3. ↑ https://www.isst-d.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/childguidelines-ISSTD-2003.pdf
4. ↑ http://did-research.org/did/basics/presentation.html
Emmengard Origin System

The Emmengard origin system (unofficial name) is a set of system origins that can be used as an alternative to origins using the -genic suffix. They may overlap, as shown in Emmengard's plural rings image, or may exist separately.

The origins included in this set of origins are:

* Adaptive (similar to traumagenic)
* Spontaneous (similar to endogenic)
* Created (similar to parogenic)
* Unknown (similar to quoigenic)
* Mixed (similar to polygenic)

The origins in this system may be used alongside other origins.

1. ↑ Plural Positivity by Emmengard on Dreamwidth
Aphantasian

**Aphantasian** is a type of headmate who doesn't exactly have a role, and are rather an aspect. Aphantasian headmates aren't fully formed, and probably never will be. System members can sense their existence, but can't see them. They can only be viewed as frames of a person, blobs of colors, as shadows, or as smoke or light wind. Touching them is like feeling static, and they have no smell. They can either speak clearly or in whispers, almost like they're far away.

Aphantasians have fully formed thought processes of their own and are individuals of their own. But, they may have trouble learning, understanding, moving around, and speaking. And, are incapable of fronting.

Aphantasians can easily get mixed up with delusions, and it can be hard to decipher the two. But, the best way to tell the two apart is that aphantasians let out an empty feeling, as if their existence is trying to fill the space but it just can't.

Headmates can be formed like aphantasians or slowly become less grounded and eventually turn into an aphantasian.

It is not yet documented if headmates can come back from being aphantasians.

## Etymology

The word "aphantasian" is derived from the word "aphantasia", which is often described as a visual condition, multisensory. This is when people experience a lack of mental imagery, and, in resut, have a reduced capacity to access other mental senses (imagining sound, movement, smell, taste, and touch). This perfectly fits the concept of an aphantasian headmate due to its faded presence.
Age sliding

Ageslider flag by plural-labels on Tumblr

**Age sliding** is when a headmate in a system changes age. An alter who age slides is referred to as an age slider. Age sliders will usually have a range of ages that they slide between. Age sliders can vary in age range and the general age group they side through/between.

While the original coining date is unknown, the age slider flag was created by Tumbr user plural-labels on August 31st, 2020. The simplified flag was posted on the same day. This is a psychiatric term.

1. ↑ age slider - Everything2.com
2. ↑ Pavilion: changing public views of multiple personality: glossary (karitas.net)
3. ↑ ARCHIVE on Tumblr: Ageslider Flag
Dreagenic

A **dreagenic** system is a system whose system is affected by dreams that they experience while they are asleep. The system may form system members based on dreams, have more areas of their system revealed to them by/within their dreams or other effects. It is not to be confused with dreamway systems, which are associated with daydreams as opposed to dreams that occur at night.

The term dreagenic was coined by Wandering Worlds. The flag for dreagenic systems was created by The Starlets on Tumblr, and has no confirmed meaning. There is also an alternate version of the flag without the symbol.

### Related Terms

* Somstrata (see link in infobox)
* Dreaject (Wandering Worlds): An introject caused by sleeping dreams, commonly found in dreagenic systems.
* Nightroject (The Nightmare Corporation) / Nightive (Subzero City): An introject from a nightmare.

Dreagenic flag with symbol by The StarletsPlain Dreagenic flag by The StarletsNightive flag by Subzero City
1. ↑ Dreagenic on Plural Terms Site
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blossom Bot API Dump on Google Docs
3. ↑ Dreagenic flag by The Starlets on Tumblr
4. ↑ Dreaject coining post on Tumblr
5. ↑ Introjects/Introtives on Plural Terms Website
Nonhuman

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Nonhuman refers to a headmate that is a species or entity other than human. Examples of such are animals, mythical creatures, aliens or robots.

## Symbols

The nonhuman star was created by The Anomaly. The use of triangles is based on the otherkin star and theta delta, and the arrangement was based on the interlocking circles for plurality.

For the colored version, green is for earthly nonhumans, purple for mythical, white for concept, and black for everything else. Brown and yellow were chosen because of personal associations with nonhumanity.

The other symbol was created by Nihilgenous.

## Gallery

Blank nonhuman symbol by The Anomaly.Colored in nonhuman symbol by The Anomaly.Nonhuman symbol by nihilgenous.Nonhuman symbol by TsukihiTatsu.
Neurotraumagenic

Neurotraumagenic systems are systems that were formed due to their neurodivergence being connected to their trauma in some shape or form.

Neurotraumagenic systems may identify as either neurogenic or traumagenic, depending on whether they consider their system to have originated solely or mostly by their trauma or neurodivergence.

The term was coined by HerbPhoenix.

## Flags

Full neurotraumagenic flag by TheIndigoOrreryNeurotraumagenic flag by localhazard
Algenic

**NOTE**: This page is missing proper references in some areas. If you have access to/links of the original posts in which this was coined, we **urge** you to add them as references!

## Algenic

### Related Term(s)

Pangenic, Polygenic, Polygenic Microlabels

### Community

Plural community

**Algenic** is a term which refers to a system that has every (non-appropriative for them) system origin, only some of which are important enough for them to identify; or there are only a few of a certain origin are in the system.

Examples of this could be:

* Describing oneself as a dreamway system, instead of dreamway, paragenic and neurogenic.
* Not actively identifying as an origin because it doesn't feel like it fits right, but acknowledging that you still are that origin
* Using only umbrella terms like Endogenic, instead of subsets of the term like neurogenic or spirigenic.
* Having mostly members of one origin, but not actively identifying as the origin that the minority of the system is (such as not identifying as Willogenic even though you created some of your system members).

While the original coining post appears to be deleted, previous versions of this wiki attribute coining to Tumblr user plurgai on April 14th, 2021. The flag can be assumed to have been created on the same day.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Algenic coining post by plurgai on Tumblr
Script

⚠️ **TRIGGER WARNING** ⚠️

This page discusses potentially triggering topics. This can include discussions related to trauma, abuse, mature themes, or bigotry. If you are not in a good mindset, please do not read this page.

***TW: This article contains sensitive or potentially triggering content regarding ritual abuse and forced splitting. Please take care when reading if you are sensitive to such content.***

**Scripts** are pieces of media used in programming to assist in structuring a system. It often influences the specific alters created, the inner world, and internal mechanics. For example, a system structured using Harry Potter may have the same kind of magic, similar inner world locations like The Whomping Willow or Hogwarts, and characters representing parts of trauma. Typically, a movie or book is used, the most common being the Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.

Scripts are paired with various forms of abuse. The dissociation caused by the trauma gives access by abusers to implant the script into the mind & system.

## Related Terms

Using a script for system formation is a form of programming.
Cryptogenic

Cryptogenic systems are a sub-type of quoigenic systems that specifically have an unknown origin.

## Flags

Cryptogenic flag by herd-of-cats
1. ↑ https://powertotheplurals.com/origin-of-endogenic-and-traumagenic-system-terminology-guest-post-by-the-trashcan-collective/
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200515193820/https://herd-of-cats.tumblr.com/post/190752091015/an-idea-for-a-cryptogenic-flag-cryptogenic
Anorma

Anorma flag by m-grouped

**Anorma** is a headmate origin term which refers to a headmate who doesn't identify with any origins, or view themself as not having an origin.

The term was coined by Tumblr user m-grouped on May 13th, 2022. The flag was posted on the same day.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IM BACK on Tumblr: AGENIC & ANORMA !!
Pertegenic

Pertegenic systems are systems who do not know their actual origin because of memory loss and/or altered memories, such as in dissociative identity disorder or other specified dissociative disorder, but not exclusive to these disorders. It was coined by Mushroom System.[1] The word perte- comes from the French word for "loss"

## References

https://cookiesnshrooms.tumblr.com/post/657378467713859584/i-created-a-term-for-our-origins-the-name-is
Fableing

Fableing flag designed by Cluser Brains

A **fableing** is a fictional identity facet in a median or mid-continuum system, who has experiences in common with both fictionkin and fictives in a way that makes them feel between or adjacent to both identities. The term was coined by Vagabond Sun and Flock of Changes. The counterpart for multiple systems is fictish. The term can also be used by people who feel that switching and having a kin shift is synonymous, those who have median facets that are also fictional kintypes, medians who feel like their identity is closer to fictive, or anyone else who is median/mid-continuum and feels like the identity fits them.

## Flag

The unofficial fableing flag was designed by Cluster Brains. It has no confirmed meaning.

1. ↑ Proposed New Term by flock-of-changes on Tumblr
2. ↑ Fableing by Cluster Brains on Tumblr
Incarnagenic

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**Incarnagenic** refers to a member formed through non-harmful and non-consuming (meaning the components continuing to exist) merging or splitting of other members, possibly as a blend that manifested. This new member does not necessarily share aspects of the members they originated from. This term can also describe a system largely consisting of members formed in this manner. Coined as an alternative to some types of splitting and merging that clarifies that the experience is not distressing for the affected members.

Members formed in this manner may be called **Incarnamate**.

Systems that regularly form incarnagenic members may be considered **Incarnatien** or **Incarnabased**.

## Related Terms

* Incarnagenic members usually start as blends.
* Mergegenic headmates are those who resulted from a merge, but are not the merge themself.

## References

1. ↑ https://nathyl-pride.carrd.co/#plural
Exoethnic

**Exoethnic** is an alternative to the term parethnic, coined as a way of allowing system members who internally appear to be of a different ethnicity/race than the body to clarify that although it is how they appear internally, it is derived from exomemories and other worlds. It was coined anonymously in 2021. Alternate forms of this word include exoethnicity, exoethnically, and exoracial. It was inspired by the term exotrauma and exomemories.

Similar to parethnic, it is not intended to allow anyone to speak over this-world people of color, and it differs from parethnic, where the prefix par- means equal or to the side, whereas the prefix exo- means outside/external, and clarifies that the ethnicity is derived from external worlds, lives, or self-conceptions. It can be used by a system of any race or ethnicity. It is an attempt to validate the other-world experiences of system members who do not match the experience of the body, while clarifying that these experience are indeed from another realm or altered mental state due to trauma or neurodivergence, and are not the same experience as a system of the race/ethnicity of the system member, due to their this-world body not having had the experience of being treated as a member of their exoethnicity.

System members who use this term are encouraged to clarify the meaning if it is unclear, and this term is not intended to imply that one's exoethnicity is just as real as features of a physical body or that it has just as much impact in the physical realm.

Examples of the term include:

1. "I am exoethnic because I have exomemories from my canon of being Latino."
2. "My exorace is white due to my brain trying to escape trauma, but my body is a person of color."

## Causes

Individuals who are exoethnic may be introjects of a caregiver who did not match the ethnicity of the body (such being the case in interracial/transracial adoption), introjects of a friend, abuser introjects, caused by a system of color's brain attempting to escape racial-based abuse by doing its best to make a part of themselves white, assimilation causing a disconnect between internal and external identity, due to spiritual origins, or many other causes.
Agenic

Agenic flag by m-grouped on Tumblr

An **agenic** system is a system that doesn't identify with any origins, or views their system as having no origins.

While the original coining date is unknown, it's said to have been coined by oceanic-vibes. The flag was created by Tumblr user m-grouped on May 13th, 2022.

1. ↑ M-grouped's post
BPDbased

A BPDbased system is heavily influenced by having Borderline Personality Disorder, with it possibly affecting the innerworld, headmate roles, or the headmates themselves, but isn't a system origin. For BPDbased systems, this can mean that the system has a very low stress tolerance leading to more splits in general, more persecutors, more sexual alters, more alters who struggle with self harm, more fragments, and BPDforms

## History

The term was first introduced on February 4 2023 by the Post Apocalyptic Pack on tumblr.

## Related Terms

The origin equivalent is BPD System

Some other -based labels are schizobased , psychosisbased, and NPDbased.

## Gallery

NPDbased flag by the Post Apocalyptic Pack.NPDBased flag using the -based term template by Changelings.
Fuzztive

**Fuzztives** are alters who are partially, somewhat, or almost a fictive, but feels that term "fictive" doesn't seem quite right or entirely accurate for any number of reasons. A fictive is an alter based off of a character from any kind of media source. Similar to how f\*cktive/fcktive/faitive is between or part both fictive and factive, fuzztive is between or partially fictive and *something else.* The something else may or may not be defined, personal choice. This term is intentionally broad.

The factive-equivalent to fuzztive is fogtive.

## History and Flag

The term fuzztive was coined by Tumblr user Quoipunk on February 20, 2020. The flag was designed and posted at the same time. The flag has no confirmed meaning.

## Resources

1. ↑ quoipunk's Tumblr post where the term was coined. [1]
Headpressure

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**Headpressure** is a pressure, lack of focus, or dizziness that is common among systems. It has multiple causes, including too many members being co-conscious at the same time, and other members trying to front or cause a switch.

It's sometimes described as being like a headache. Some systems experience this without the pain associated with one, while others still have the pain.
Co-Host

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A **co-host** is a headmate that shares the duties of day to day fronting with other members of the system. They may be secondary to a primary host, or equally share the role between multiple members.

## Related Terms

Co-host is a modifier of host. Perinaut is a similar term describing outward-facing members of the system. Co-hosts may be mains as well.

## Gallery

Co-host flag by polyextranth.Simplified co-host flag by polyextranth.
Blending

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**Blending** is when the boundary between headmates becomes blurred, and it can be hard to tell them apart, or even who is present. This can happen to the active fronters, or to anyone else who is co-conscious at the time.

## Related Terms

Dissociation — especially depersonalization — is when one has confusion about their own identity, which can happen outside of a plural context. Blending is often associated with dissociation.

When the blending directly results in a new identity being created from the temporary fusion of headmates, the resulting individual is referred to as a blend.
Attacker

An *attacker* is a headmate that can be similar, and, indeed, also be an Intentional Harmers. In addition to being an intentional harmer, attackers can be any other sort of a harmer, such as an Aggressor.

These headmates can attack in multiple different ways; on the inside, towards other headmates, towards people outside of the system, or to the body itself.

Attacker is designed to be a catch-all term for any headmate that causes the system harm, be it bodily, socially, emotionally, internally, or in any other way. These headmates are not considered evil, as no headmate is evil unless they declare themselves to be such, and therefore, one should not take exclusionary measures against these headmates.

Attackers, especially when they have multiple different harm-based roles, can be especially dangerous and hard to handle, be it towards the system in question or to anyone else. These headmates may or may not be able to be reasoned with about the harm in question, and they may or may not be able to undergo rehabilitation with a Rehabilitator in order to stop harming.
-temporal

**-temporal** is a suffix used for describing different types of time flow, similar in usage to -strata.

The term was coined by Tumblr user gs-flags on April 3rd, 2021. No flag has since been made.

The term is based on the word “temporal”, meaning “relating to time”.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GS Flag Emporium: Age and Time Terms (tumblr.com)
Amnesiac System

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## Amnesiac System

### Community

Plurals

An **amnesiac system** is one with limited or no memory sharing. Headmates don't remember the time while other headmates are fronting and may experience this gap as time loss.

Partitionary systems can also be amnesiac systems, like in DID. Amnesia barriers are the reason why these systems experience memory loss.

We currently have no information about the coining of this term. The Pluralpedia page was created on January 3rd, 2021, so coining can be attributed to 2021 or earlier.
Demo System

A **demo system** is a term for a person who is "trying out" being a system and can stop whenever they want to, like the demo of a video game. The term originated on Tiktok The coiner of the term is unknown, but has circulated on Tiktok, with videos about demo systems having over 9,000 views, and other untagged videos having more. Due to it being related to choosing to be a system, it may be considered a type of created system.

1. ↑ Ask sent to dear-systems on Tumblr
2. ↑ Nov 22 2021 ask sent to dear-systems on Tumblr
3. ↑ Nov 27 2021 ask sent to dear-systems on Tumblr
4. ↑ Demo system hashtag on Tiktok
Exposure Therapist

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An **exposure therapist** is a headmate who formed to help another headmate overcome their trauma and/or exotrauma by repeatedly exposing them to things that trigger them. This can be done by actively putting in the effort to trigger them, such as reminding them of their trauma, mocking them for it, putting them in situations that will trigger them, and more; or, by them simply existing. This goes for when the exposurist is an introject of the abuser (or someone who is directly connected to a headmate's trauma), or is similar enough to the source to remind the headmate of the trauma. An exposurist can be both active and passive.

The term therapist is used loosely because, by a rule of thumb, an exposurist's methods of helping are highly questionable. The name for the term derives from exposure therapy.

Headmates with this role do not necessarily have to be a persecutor or be malicious, but considering the nature of the role, that is usually the case. They may have a distorted version of reality and see themselves as a savior, or know that what they are doing potentially harms the headmate, but still continue doing it, or manipulate others into thinking otherwise. They can also be a passive exposurist, which means they just exist, and their existence alone is triggering enough.

*This term is intended only for headmates whose role is to hopefully help other headmates get over trauma by exposure. Please use it carefully.*

## Related Terms

Exposurits are often persecutors or malicitors, but they do not have to be. They can have good intentions, misguided ones, or harmful intentions. Reminder that the term malicitor is to be used extremely carefully and only for self-identification.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological\_trauma
Persecutor

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A **persecutor** is a headmate who acts harmfully towards other system members, the body, or to others.

It's common for this to be out of a misguided attempt to protect the system or themselves. Persecutors often hold internalized trauma, shame, and/or guilt, and act in reaction to it,  and the harm they cause may be unintentional. This can include aligning with abusers, engaging in self-harm or suicidal behaviors, abusing drugs, lashing out, etc.

All persecutors deserve kindness, patience, and the chance to work through their problems just like any other headmate. Causing harm does not make them any stronger, less distressed, nor does it mean they have less needs than other headmates.

## Related Terms

A protector is one who protects against harm to the system; on the other hand, a malicitor is a headmate who acts harmfully out of their own enjoyment, rather than an attempt to protect the system.

Some self-labeled persecutors fall under or have fallen under the definition of malicitor listed above. It is important not to label other people, especially not sensitive labels that may have been used to harm or demonize them or could be used to do so.

As many persecutors are attempting to protect the body, the system, and themselves, some may also fit the definition of a protector: that dual role is referred to as a janusian. Persecutors can hold any other role in the system as well, but often are also coltenoirs, avengers, and trauma holders.

## Persecutor Subtypes

Many people only talk about persecutor-protectors, as they are the most well-known but here's a list of some subtypes;

* Persecutor-Host
* Persecutor-Traumaholder
* Persecutor-Otherholder / Persecutor-Persecutor
* Persecutor-Little
* Persecutor-Protector
* Persecutor-Manager
* Persecutor-Gatekeeper
* Hunter-Persecutor
* Instructed-Persecutor
* Perpetrator
* Avenger
* Enforcer
* Spinner

## References

1. ↑ https://system-dictionary.carrd.co/#mt
2. ↑ https://system-resources.tumblr.com/post/650292203186503680/types-of-persecutor
3. ↑ https://plurgai.tumblr.com/post/650325800142389248/some-persecutor-types
Exotrauma

Exotrauma is a catch-all for traumatic experiences that did not occur in this universe/life, but still affect a person negatively. It was coined by the Glitter System, an OSDD system of trauma survivors. The word is a combination of the prefix exo- (meaning external) and the word trauma.

Examples of people who may use the word exotrauma to describe their experiences include:

* Fictives
* Soulbonds
* Otherkin (not necessarily system related, but may use the term)
* Factives
* Walk-ins
* Exotraumagenic systems

## Controversy

The concept of exotrauma has gained a somewhat controversial reputation within the Tumblr multiplicity community due to some members of traumagenic systems believing that it trivializes the experiences of people who have experienced trauma in this life.

On the other hand, those who defend exotrauma say that people who have had this experience are making a space of their own to define their experiences, and there is no reason to say that it is inappropriate for this term to exist and be used.

1. ↑ https://traumagenic-system.tumblr.com/post/166517607941/peeyourrpants-okay-the-exotrauma-stuff-what
Perinaut

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A **perinaut** is an alternative to the term co-host. It's a headmate who is not necessarily in charge of daily life, but is still performs an integral external role. They may orbit the front frequently too. A system may have multiple or no perinauts.

## History

Perinaut was created specifically for the Blossom bot, but after the shutdown, the Future Hope Collective created a coining post for their terms, to create a proper citation.

## Related Terms

It was coined with the term outernaut, but the suffix has been used later on with dissonaut & bionaut. It seems to be based off "astronaut", as they are both individuals who explore and exist in outside worlds; whether it be space, or the shared reality.

Some systems have issues with the term co-host, as it can imply a certain hierarchy in the collective.
Nugagenic

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**Nugagenic** (noo·guh·jen·ik) is a term for a system who feels that discussing or classifying their origin has no real value or significance and/or feels that their origin is unimportant and thus speaking on it has no inherent worth.

## Contents

* Term Origin
* Related Terms
* History
* References

## Term Origin

This term comes from the word “nugatory,” meaning “of little or no importance; trifling." The suffix -genic describes system origins.

## Related Terms

Quoigenic refers to a system who does not wish to share their origin for any reason. Agenic refers to a system who does not identify with any origin.

## History

"Nugagenic" was coined by Melvin of the Celestial Ruminations System in the #Redditulpas Discord server in January 2023. To quote, "I coined the term nugagenic because while I felt that while other labels could fit, none of them felt quite right. We don't view our system's origin as important or really all that necessary to talk about, it's a rather worthless question. And our identity doesn't revolve around our origin, personally, so we feel that ours is worthless in that regard. What matters is what we make with the time that we have together and how we help each other through whatever trauma and whatever problems we may have. We just wanted to turn that to properly and accurately describe how he feel, and who knows, maybe others might feel the same way."

## References

1. ↑ https://youglish.com/pronounce/nugatory/english?
2. ↑ https://youglish.com/pronounce/iatrogenic/english?
3. ↑ https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nugatory
Outernaut

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An **outernaut** is an alternative to the term host. It's a headmate who is primarily in charge of fronting, external life, and daily matters. A system may have one, two, fluid, or no outernauts.

## Related Terms

It was coined with the term perinaut, but the suffix has been used later on with dissonaut & bionaut. It is based off "astronaut", as they are both individuals who explore and exist in outside worlds; whether it be space, or the shared reality.

## History

Outernaut was created specifically for the Blossom bot, but after the shutdown, the Future Hope Collective created a for their terms, to create a proper citation.

## Gallery

Original outernaut flag by Cluster Brains.Alternate flag fitting Cluster Brain's role template by Changelings.Alternative flag fitting Cluster Brain's simplified role template by Changelings.
1. ↑ https://kotoco.tumblr.com/post/640849746612846592/the-coining-post
Age regression

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## Age regression

### Related Term(s)

Age Forge, age sliding, little, pet regression

**Age regression** occurs when someone reverts to a childlike state of mind, often as a coping mechanism due to trauma, depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues.

Age regression is also often done voluntarily for fun, and it can also be done as a stress reliever.

Some age regressors like to use child-like objects such as bottles and pacifiers, as well as enjoy partaking in activities such as drawing and playing with children’s toys. Those that age regress slip into a mindset known as littlespace.

Age regression can be experienced by both singlets and systems, and is not exclusive to any specific age range.
Aggressor

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## Antagonist

### Community

Headmates

An **antagonist** is a headmate who deliberately starts arguments. This may be to harm the system's reputation, protect other members of the system or to push away unwanted outsiders.

This may also be referred to as an aggressor, as it is on Pluralpedia and prior versions of this wiki. This may be a type of persecutor, but does not have to be.
While there doesn't appear to be a coining post, a Carrd attributes coining to The Indigo Orrery. No date is attributed, however the first trace we could find was on May 17th, 2021, when the Pluralpedia page was created. No flag has since been created.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 collection (systemtermalog.carrd.co)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aggressor - Pluralpedia
Antagoniser

An **antagoniser** is a headmate whose morals don’t align with most or all other system members.

This could be in big or small ways and it doesn’t have to disrupt system life, but could.

They could also just be seen as a small annoyance rather than a disturbance, but that doesn’t have to be the case either.

It all depends how they interact with the other system members and how those other members handle their differing morals.
Main

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The **main** is a headmate who is considered by the rest of the system to be one the main or central influences on the system. This doesn't necessarily mean they front often. There can be more than one main.

A main can be a leader, teacher, or another authoritative figure that has an influence over the system. They may also be someone that others draw energy from. Main’s can also be the member everyone takes care of, or the caretaker taking care of everyone.

## Related Terms

The host is the headmate who is most responsible for fronting or day-to-day activity, which is not necessarily the same as the main(s).

The core is the headmate with the closest ties to the pre-plural self. This is also not necessarily the same as the main(s).

Median systems sometimes have a central personality that the members have in common, and add their personality on top of it.

## References

1. ↑ https://system-dictionary.carrd.co/#mt
2. ↑ https://not-your-introsource.tumblr.com/post/614484170614407168/some-random-coining
Separated Subsystem

A **separated subsystem** is a counterpart term to Container Subsystem, and describes a subsystem that does not share a body within their larger system/headspace, but is still connected to each other and not the rest of the system through being physically closer together in headspace, having better communication, having split off of each other, or other reasons. Similarly to its counterpart term, it was coined by a system with DID but is not exclusive to those with DID. An alternative term to this term for traumagenic DID/OSDD-1 systems who want a term exclusive to such systems is **bordered subsystem**, coined by multiplemogai, who also designed the associated flag.

It may be used to mean the same thing as sector or layer by individual plurals, but may have a more specific meaning, as it can apply to the "first kind" of Dissociative Identity Disorder/Other Specified Dissociative Disorder subsystem, internal groups within one larger system.

1. ↑ Subsystem types by multiplemogai
2. ↑ Subsystems on did-research.org
Protector

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A **protector** is a headmate whose role is to protect other members of the system from external harm, traumatic memories, harmful members of the system, or other threats.

## Related Terms

Any system can have a protector, traumagenic or otherwise.

There's a large amount of subtypes too, including but not limited to: eraser, amnesian protector, avenger, janusian, warden, and swordsperson.

Protectors may be grouped into internal and external, depending on where their focus is directed.

Persecutor and malicitor are headmates that could cause harm to the system, which a protector may be protecting against.

Protectors can also be mixed with other role types, including the above.
-naut

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## -naut

### Related Term(s)

Outernaut, perinaut, bionaut, dissonaut

**-naut** is for roles that describe a specific headmate's experiences during fronting or with the shared reality. It is exclusive to headmates that front — excluding insiders, for example.

While there doesn't appear to be a coining post for the -naut suffix in particular, the terms outernaut and perinaut were coined by Tumblr user futurehopecollective on May 26th, 2021. No flag has since been made.

It comes from "astronaut", an explorer of new places and expanding horizons.

1. ↑ -naut - Pluralpedia
2. ↑ Kinami [FHC] on Tumblr: Terms post - Future Hope Collective
Bamb System

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Not to be confused with Bambi System, **Bamb System** is a term with two definitions.

* Sidesystems, subsystems, or alike that have many Littles.
* Partner Systems that prefer less-sexual love expressions between each other. Similar to Bambi Lesbians and/or Gays.

## Related Terms

* Partner System
* Little
* Sidesystem
* Subsystem

## History

The term Bamb System was created after both coiners (TII & TAIN) were messing around with term names (specifically messing with the names of bambi Lesbian and sys4sys) until they came up with BambSys or Bambisys. Which in turn created those terms. However, unlike bambi system, this one is more focused on the terms being combined as well and not only the term names.
Catharigenic

**Catharigenic** or **catarigenic** is a system origin within the -genic origin system for systems whose origin falls under unintentional creation. It is not meant to be used in conjunction with tulpamancy as a system origin, similar to willogenic. Members of catharigenic systems may be called catharis, cataris, cathormas or just members of catharigenic systems. It was coined by extranth on Tumblr, who also designed the flag. It falls under the created umbrella, and is taken from the word catharsis, meaning the dispelling of emotions, which causes purification, healing, or restoration.

1. ↑ Catharigenic coining post by extranth on Tumblr
Pariogenic

A pariogenic system is a system mostly made up of walk-ins and/or soulbonds. A pariogenic system may also consider themselves a Spirigenic and/or Metagenic system.

The term is derived from the root "pario", meaning "to bear, to bring forth, to produce".

Re-make of flag by Cluster BrainsOriginal flag by Cluster Brains
1. ↑ Pariogenic coining post reblog by plural-labels
Parotraumagenic

A **parotraumagenic**, or **partraumagenic** system, is a system that was purposely created as a way to cope with trauma. It is a subset of both parogenic and traumagenic. Partraumagenic was coined by plurgai on Tumblr, and parotraumagenic was coined by The Nebula System on their Tumblr blog.

a diffrent type of system called eltegenic systems is often confused with **parotraumagenic** systems

Two draft flags exist, both created by plurgai. Neither flag has a known symbolism.

1. ↑ Partraumagenic post by plurgai
2. ↑ Parotraumagenic by Merrily Multiple on Tumblr
Cryptoid

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A **cryptoid** is usually, but doesn’t always have to be, an individual member of a syncryptoid. They are hidden in some way from the whole system, a part of the system, or people outside of the system. Cryptoids are usually grouped together, whether that be consciously or subconsciously.

They may or may not be aware that they are hidden, and there could be a reason (conscious or subconscious) behind them being hidden.
Polygenic Microlabels

These microlabels were coined by the Moonpool System on Tumblr, inspired by Gift Basket System's coining of Isoscegenic. They are all subsets/microlabels of Polygenic.

1. Compogenic: A term for a system member with multiple/mixed origins, but the origins are either unclear or the member does not wish to disclose them. This term is derived from the word compound.
2. Ixturgenic: A system member with multiple origins who feels that their origins affect their identity or the way they function in distinct parts. This term is derived from the word mixture, and is similar to a heterogeneous mixture in chemistry.
3. Divergenic - A system with subsystems or sidesystems of different origins, which makes the system overall mixed-origin. Derived from the word divergent.
4. Hazygenic - A mixed origin system, where the origins of most system members are unclear. Derived from the word hazy.
5. Ethergenic - A mixed origin system with both soulbonds and thoughtforms in large enough numbers that their origin feels like it is both of these origins. Derived from the word ether, a word for space and stillness.
6. Diformogenic - A system with thoughtforms who are of both metaphysical and psychological origins, with the two origins being different enough for them to consider their system mixed-origin, from "formo", derived from the word thoughtform, and "di", a prefix meaning two.
7. Morphogenic - A synonym for originflux; a system that was originally one origin, but now has more system members who identify as a second origin, which makes the original origin less relevant. In a way, the opposite of Isoscegenic. Derived from the word metamorphosis.

1. ↑ Polygenic microlabels coining post by moonpool-system on Tumblr
Natural System

**Natural multiplicity** is an older term for endogenic system that was introduced by Astraea Household in the 90s. Natural systems are not pathological and do not originate from trauma.

## Controversy

The term has gained itself large amounts of controversy over the years for its implication that traumagenic and pathological systems are "unnatural." Because many systems viewed this term as ableist and were uncomfortable using it, "endogenic system" was created to be used instead.

1. ↑ https://pluraldeepdive.tumblr.com/post/643956714770661376/the-website-that-started-natural-multiplicity
2. ↑ https://powertotheplurals.com/origin-of-endogenic-and-traumagenic-system-terminology-guest-post-by-the-trashcan-collective/
Fragment

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A **fragment** is any headmate that usually does not possess full autonomy, sapience, or identity.

Fragments may come and go before fusing or growing in complexity. They may perform very specific roles, have little emotional range, or hold fractures of memory.

## Related Terms

Many traumagenic systems have multiple trauma holding fragments that later fuse together or into more established headmates. Headmates that are in the process of forming can be referred to as fragments too.

In the case of systems as a whole, "fragmented" or "fragmentation" (often paired with "psyche" or "sense of self") refers to traumagenic splitting.

The term polyfragmented comes from this term, and relates to both the number of system members and the amount of fragments, specifically.

Function fragments are fragments that hold a specific task or job in a system, being generally very effective at accomplishing said job, but unwilling or even unable to think or work outside of their specific purpose. With time, however, they may become demi-members or even full members of the system.

Servitors may in some cases and communities be referred to or conceptualized as parogenic or willogenic fragments.
Amnesiabased

Amnesiabased flag by m-grouped

**Amnesiabased** is a -based term in which one's system is based in amnesia or memory problems. The system in of itself is affected by amnesia/memory problems, with it being able to affect the headspace, roles, functions, headmates, etc, without being an origin.

The term coined by petrichorvoices on the Pluralpedia Discord on an unknown date. A flag was created by Tumblr user m-grouped on February 27th, 2022.

The term is most likely based on the word "amnesia", and the -based suffix.

1. ↑ IM BACK on Tumblr: AMNESIABASED
Pangenic

A pangenic system is a system that identifies with all possible origins, with the exemption of origins that would be unreasonable/appropriation for them to identify with  (for example, neurogenic origins tied to disabilities/neurodivergencies that they don't have, or spiritual paths/religions that the system and its members do not follow.)

The featured flag for pangenic was created by xenic-nd on Tumblr, on aer archive blog plural-labels.

Pangenic flag by nihilgenousPangenic flag by xenic-nd
1. ↑ Pangenic definition and flag by plural-labels
Pluriship

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A **pluriship** is a type of relationship that only system members can feel toward each other.

No matter what form of relationship it is, it’s impossible for someone to have the same type of relationship with someone outside of their system- being in a system together causes the relationship impossible to replicate outside of the system.

Could be because two (or more) could never be as close to someone outside as they could with someone inside their own system, and could also be because when they're in the same system, they automatically start off their relationship with a boost of emotions that no one else could replicate.

Either way, a Pluriship is any relationship that is different from outside relationships because someone is in a system. Could be combined with any other relationship- (ex. Pluriwavership, Plurifoveo, Pluriplatonic, etc).

1. ↑ https://pluralterms.tumblr.com/post/645541519198126080/plurgai-pluriship-a-type-of-relationship-that
Extranthrope

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An **extranthrope** (or extranth for short) is a nonhuman member in a system.

## History

It was coined by neutrois-lesbadger on Tumblr as an alternative self-identification for those who do not want to use the term otherkin to describe themselves.

Many extranths may also consider themselves a part of the alterhuman community, although not always.

## Related Terms

Systems who are mostly made up of extranths or generally have many of them may choose to use the label extranthaeic.

An extranthrope who is attracted to other extranthropes is called an extrivian.

## Gallery

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