Kosian is an umbrella term for any alterhuman identity that is caused by or affected significantly by delusions, hallucinations, and/or psychosis.
Kosian encompasses all identities of which delusions, hallucinations, and/or psychosis are a major part. Other terms like vairel or endel may fall under it. Kosian is intentionally broad, and if you think you are kosian and experience delusions, psychosis, or hallucinations then you can identify as kosian. Kosian is, however, exclusive to those who experience delusions, hallucinations, or psychosis.
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Kosian can be used as its own term, or it can modify an existing term, such as one's essential experience of a kintype changing due to hallucinations. The identities specifically would be called a kosian kintype, kosian hearttype, kosian constel, etc, or it can be prefixed to them (such as kosikin, kosihearted). Kos is the noun used to refer to any kosian identity.
The suffix (used like -kin) is -kos or -ikos depending on preference. For example, one can say they are wolfikos, deerkos, etc.
Here are ways kosian can be used:
- I have a kosian kintype/I am kosian wolfkind.
- I am a wolf kos/My kos is a wolf.
- I am kosian with James.
- I am kosihearted with wolves.
The word kosian comes from the word psykose, which means psychosis in Norwegian.
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