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[ilrak]

Hi all! Hopefully I make sense in this intro ... not feeling too well at the moment.

# What do you wish to be called?
Ilrak

# How old are you?
20

# Are you male or female, or somewhere in between? In other words, what is your gender identity?
Female

# Are you a therian?
Yes

# What is your theriotype?
Raven

# How did you come to these conclusions?
When I first awakened, I thought I was feline (cause the person who I was dating at the time said I was a cat), but it was after I first began to feel phantom feathers on my arms that I decided to do a little bit more introspection. After much meditation and soul searching, as well as paying more attention to my shifts and such, I realised I was a raven.

Looking back, I sort of wonder how I didn't come to the conclusion of being some sort of bird much earlier. When I was much younger, I was incredibly bird like in behaviour. I used to sort of beg for food like a little bird and I even used to, consciously, build a nest to sleep in out of all of the pillows and blankets in the house. I tended to perch on the back of the couch, wear a shawl as if it were wings, etc. Probably doesn't mean anything though lol.

# What kind of influence is your theriotype? In other words, is it an inner influence, and outer influence? Or something else entirely. Please explain!
It is more of an inner influence

# Have you ever shifted? If so, what are your experiences with shifting?
I have had phantom, mental, and astral/dream shifts. With phantom shifts, my arms usually feel more like bird wings, and I feel a beak, talons, and a bird tail. For mental shifts, I can't quite describe it. I just feel more ... ravenish than usual.

# Do you consider yourself any particular "type" of therian? In other words, are you a contherian? A syntherian? So on. (If you do not know what these terms mean, that's alright, please let us know.)
I'm not too sure. If I were, I might be a syntherian.

# How long have you known about your therianthropy? When did you come into the community?
I've known there was a term for it since 2006 (though I felt I was something else since I was much younger) and slowly joined into the community around possibly 2007.

# Are you otherkin?
No.

# What led you to this conclusion? If you are both otherkin and therian, please explain why you feel you are both.
N/A

# How long have you known about otherkin? When did you realize you are otherkin?
N/A

# What do you hope to gain from joining our community?
I hope to meet and interact with other therians as well as, perhaps, learn something new.

Cheers!

Ilrak :>

[Sherlawk Dragon]

Hello there, welcome to the Tree. I've seen you on weresource.
In any case, go ahead and post outside of here. Hope you like it!

[ilrak]

Thanks for the welcome :>

[Earth Listener]

Welcome to the Therianthropy Tree. ^ ^ Hope you like it here.

[RedFeather]

Hello! I'm another birdie, though not a raven. I'm a red-tailed hawk (don't mob me XD).

When I was very little (3 or 4) I considered myself a bird and I remember on instance where I turned a cardboard box into my "nest." Back then, just as now, I studied birds, as I was fascinated by them. I'd always be asking my mom about the birds in the bird identification book, and what they were.

Later on, I came to feel I was something different as a therian - a Utahraptor dinosaur. I considered myself that for years, and I'm pretty sure it had something to do with helping me through my life, which was very hard back then. But after starting to volunteer at a raptor rehab center, I've come to realize that I'm a red-tailed hawk. Some of the experiences I have with those birds are interesting and amazing. I've also noticed that my reactions to things are very similar to the red-tailed hawk there that is a permanent resident. Her name is Sammy, and we're very close.