Spirit Interview Questions
The Spiritionary Team presents this list of questions for learning about a spirit and its species as a tool for all the spirit workers out there who are as keen to learn as much as we are. Thanks to our primcon J @insertcheesywitchypunhere for this great idea!
How to Ask These Questions
Some of these questions may be suitable to ask when you first meet a spirit while some are more sensitive, so make sure you assess the situation and use your intuition to check whether it's appropriate to ask a spirit something at any given time. You may want to casually ask these questions over time as you get to know a spirit, or set up an actual interview where you can ask many questions in one sitting if the spirit is comfortable with that.
Questions with asterisks are recommended for after you have built a closer relationship with the spirit before asking. Use your own discretion wisely!
Basics & Identity
Where do you live?
What are you doing in this area?
What do you call yourself and other spirits like you?
*Do you identify as any well-known classes of spirits like fae, angels, demons, deities, etc. or as something else entirely?
*Are spirits like you related to other types of spirits, part of a larger group, or an offshoot or hybrid?
*What gender(s) belong to spirits like you and which do you identify as?
What’s a typical day like for you?
Do you have hobbies or activities you enjoy?
How do you feel about humans?
Culture & Society
Do you prefer to hang out with other spirits of your type or be alone?
Do you or other spirits like you ever fight with each other or other types of spirits?
What language(s) or other modes of communication do you use with others of your spirit kind?
What is your society like, and how does it differ from human society?
What does not make sense to you about human society?
*What is your societal structure like, and is there a form of government?
*What do your people value and what are their values?
*What are the taboos and off-limits activities of your people?
*What are offspring of your kind like and do they get raised by their parent(s) or creator(s)?
Spirit Biology
What do you eat or consume to survive?
What’s the average lifespan for a spirit like you?
*How did you come into being?
*What sexes belong to your kind, and what is your sex? Is it the same or different to your gender?
*How does your kind reproduce if it does?
*Can spirits like you reproduce with spirits of a different species?
Questions by Mod Fire, Mod Water, and primcons J and Sapphire. If you use these questions and learn more about a spirit species, consider writing a post to submit to @spiritionary !