Endodae and Exodae: Opt-In Subterms for the Daemonism Community
Originally posted to Pillowfort here [x].
Prelude
The daemonism community has evolved a lot since its birth two decades ago, and what it means to be a daemon has changed along with it. Nowadays, pretty much any kind of noncorporeal companion can choose to be a daemon—it's a role and a type of bond with one's daemian, and it's a type of thoughtform. For more information, I recommend reading these posts [1, 2, 3,] and this blog [x]!
For my first few years as a daemian (with one complicated exception that I won't get into), I only had one kind of daemon: one that embodies an aspect of myself that I want to be better connected with. But recently an OC of mine became my imagimate [1, 2], and before long, we both realized that he too was my daemon.
Now we were left with a lexical gap to fill: Darius was different enough from my "Comet crew"—Mama Bear, Whimzy, Rebel, and Lor—for us to want a way to easily signal that. Two words immediately sprang to mind, formed with simple, intuitive prefixes. Realizing these words might be helpful to dae/mian pairs and sets other than Winrey's Comet, I shared them with a daemian-heavy alterhuman server we have the pleasure of being in. A few beings immediately spoke up, saying this described them and that they found our terms helpful. This confirmed to me that I'm onto something, so now I'm sharing them with you.
Definitions
endodae: A daemon whom you (the daemian) and your dae consider to be a part of you in some way. exodae: A daemon who is not a part of you (the daemian) but has chosen to take on the daemon role or who has a daemon/daemian sort of bond or relationship with you.
Disclaimers
These are completely optional subterms that are only to be used for self-identification (for yourselves), generalizations (speaking about overall trends without singling out anydae specific), or suggestions (sharing the subterms with somedae in case they might find them useful). If I catch anydae pressuring others to use them when they don't want to, I will bap you with a wrapping paper tube.