Origins
Alright, this is me, Rioichi, coming to you on a personal level to tell you where Wolven Cats came from. As some of you may know, I identify as a therian or otherkin. This, in short, means my soul (the me inside my head) isn't human. And guess what, it's a Wolven Cat! That's right. And Shagaisia? That's home. (More about that below).
I feel kind of weird saying I "created" Wolven Cats as a species, because I didn't. Mother Nature on Shagaisia did. But I suppose, as an original species in the furry fandom, I did. For practical purposes, we'll say I did. Also as such, they are an open species. I don't feel I have the authority to tell you that you can't make one. However, I (and probably a close friend or two) will be sort of policing the species and making sure that everyone is creating and using their Wolven Cats to the species standard. We just want to make sure that if you want to make a Wolven Cat, that you actually make a Wolven Cat. Don't like something about the species? Then don't make one. Go find another species, or hek, make your own!
"Wait.... how does the therian thing work? You being human and all... and not on another planet."
This body is indeed human. Unfortunately, hah. It's just the me that's piloting this meat-sac that isn't human.
Go check out the Shagaisia page, if you haven't yet. Particularly, the Spirit Realm section.
And first, some back story.
Not long before I was hatched as a Wolven Cat on Shagaisia, the humans on Shagaisia planned a massive attack against my kind. They didn't understand us and therefore feared us, and therefore wanted us eliminated. So they all planned, in secret, to mobilize against us in one fell swoop. They ended up wiping out most of the Wolven Cats on Shagaisia. When I left, there was only 4 that I knew of, including myself.
Now this, coupled with the fact that I simply did not (and still don't really) understand humans, led me to hate them just as they hated us. I didn't fear them tho, let's be clear haha. But I became so enthralled with my hatred that I would kill any humans I saw on site, no questions asked. I became so insane with hated that I wouldn't even eat what I killed. (I really don't like the taste of human to be honest.) Seeing this and fearing for me, the Lords of the Spirit Realm decided I needed both punishment and also enlightening. They had seen a world that was full of humans who seemed genuinely good. What they saw was an era on Earth where humans were (so I've been told) decent. A golden era in human history. So, they decided to send me to this "Earth". What better place for me to learn about humans, and (hopefully) learn not to hate them? I was to live among them as one of them. They sent my soul here to Earth, to be born into this body. The only problem tho, is that time moves differently on Earth and Shagaisia. That golden era is long over. We here on Earth right now are just barely coming out of a dark era. So, it's been tough actually learning that humans are decent.
But that's how I got here! And that's where Wolven Cats came from. And I'd just like to say that I am beyond happy that I discovered the furry fandom. If there ever was a decent lot of human beings, y'all are it <3
I feel kind of weird saying I "created" Wolven Cats as a species, because I didn't. Mother Nature on Shagaisia did. But I suppose, as an original species in the furry fandom, I did. For practical purposes, we'll say I did. Also as such, they are an open species. I don't feel I have the authority to tell you that you can't make one. However, I (and probably a close friend or two) will be sort of policing the species and making sure that everyone is creating and using their Wolven Cats to the species standard. We just want to make sure that if you want to make a Wolven Cat, that you actually make a Wolven Cat. Don't like something about the species? Then don't make one. Go find another species, or hek, make your own!
"Wait.... how does the therian thing work? You being human and all... and not on another planet."
This body is indeed human. Unfortunately, hah. It's just the me that's piloting this meat-sac that isn't human.
Go check out the Shagaisia page, if you haven't yet. Particularly, the Spirit Realm section.
And first, some back story.
Not long before I was hatched as a Wolven Cat on Shagaisia, the humans on Shagaisia planned a massive attack against my kind. They didn't understand us and therefore feared us, and therefore wanted us eliminated. So they all planned, in secret, to mobilize against us in one fell swoop. They ended up wiping out most of the Wolven Cats on Shagaisia. When I left, there was only 4 that I knew of, including myself.
Now this, coupled with the fact that I simply did not (and still don't really) understand humans, led me to hate them just as they hated us. I didn't fear them tho, let's be clear haha. But I became so enthralled with my hatred that I would kill any humans I saw on site, no questions asked. I became so insane with hated that I wouldn't even eat what I killed. (I really don't like the taste of human to be honest.) Seeing this and fearing for me, the Lords of the Spirit Realm decided I needed both punishment and also enlightening. They had seen a world that was full of humans who seemed genuinely good. What they saw was an era on Earth where humans were (so I've been told) decent. A golden era in human history. So, they decided to send me to this "Earth". What better place for me to learn about humans, and (hopefully) learn not to hate them? I was to live among them as one of them. They sent my soul here to Earth, to be born into this body. The only problem tho, is that time moves differently on Earth and Shagaisia. That golden era is long over. We here on Earth right now are just barely coming out of a dark era. So, it's been tough actually learning that humans are decent.
But that's how I got here! And that's where Wolven Cats came from. And I'd just like to say that I am beyond happy that I discovered the furry fandom. If there ever was a decent lot of human beings, y'all are it <3