Fost, the core.

I am a trans and non-binary individual who prefers they/them pronouns. I am in my early 30's and live in the United States with my spouse and our cats, where I am currently finishing up my undergraduate degree.

My hobbies include writing, drawing, reading, collecting various things, tabletop games, video games, and knitting. I play in several Dungeons & Dragons games and one Exalted game right now and plan to run my own Fate game after I graduate college. I also dabble in Monster of the Week, and I play Final Fantasy XIV and Genshin Impact.

I am a pantheist pagan and witch. My definition of pantheism is this: I believe all deities are facets of a Great Consciousness of the Universe that we cannot comprehend as a whole, so we interact with it in pieces, and each of us contains a shard of it in ourselves. I have a strong affinity for divination and read tarot and oracle cards, as well as runes. I also use polyhedral dice in my practice, and read Pokemon TCG cards like divination cards. I am a firm believer in pop culture magic.

I suffer from Bipolar II Disorder, Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, and might have ADHD. I also suffer from chronic pain.

I have a complicated relationship with gender. While I identify as trans-masculine, typically present as masculine, and prefer masculine words in reference to me (save for pronouns, though if I must be misgendered I prefer it be with he/him) I do not consider myself a man. I feel a strong disconnect between me and cis men, and, quite frankly, I do not want to be one. Thus, I am nonbinary and stick to neutral pronouns. If I was to use a gender label, I suppose I would choose agender.

While I am unable to act on it in the physical world, I consider myself a "dragon rider" archetype, and I do have a "dragon" companion who I ride with in the astral. (You can learn about them in "Companions.")

As the core, I am always in control. I never step out of the pilot position, so to speak. Since I am always "in front" and do not personally identify as a system, I do not use plural pronouns, so I will always refer to myself with "I, me, my" etc. Sometimes my facets will "co-pilot" with me, but the are only influences on my behavior. All thoughts are my thoughts, all actions are my actions.