Yeah, you are definitely a silly. Alongside Mania. Or Ares. Or SAPPHIROS . I think the best way to learn about Otherkin is to explore the people themselves. As far as I know, they're quite friendly.
And I'm pretty sure that there are psi-vampires as well, those just feed with energy.
You know, they always say bipolar disorder is Mania and Depression, but I think it's really Mania and Corelis. Or DeNovo and ScintillaTinge. Actually, those aren't really antipodes so much as they are just moderators.
Don't you count as one of those people? As an Otherkin? Or are you really a Flying Bowling Ball. I've got my eye on you. Those Bowling Balls are tricky.
Psi-vampires!? That is the most utterly amazing and yet really ridiculous thing I've ever heard. And by "I've ever heard", I am of course discounting anything Mania ever said. Because of Mania.
Basically, Otherkin are people that feel deep down that they are of a different species, common ones being dragon, fae, and elf. The ones that correspond to 'normal' animals (e.g. wolf) are usually called Therians.
The process called 'awakening' is when someone realizes they're Otherkin and what type of Otherkin they are. It's usually a slow process however.
These types happen to both be something helpful in game development and a personality system (this is why the categories are Game-Development and Personality - it's mostly a personality thing however!), which makes them interesting!
The four types are:
Killers - They tend to act on players . Often called Clubs, they tend to want to be able to compete against others or manipulate the world. I imagine they're well-suited for FPS'es!
Achievers - They tend to act on the world . Often called Diamonds, they tend to want to accrue as much achievements and cool stuff as possible. I imagine games with a 100% completion award of some sort would be great for Achievers!
Explorers - They tend to interact with the world . Often called Spades, they tend to want to explore the world and find new things, and like lore. I imagine Explorers would be unusually fond with finding a secret area (whether intentional or not)!
Socializers - They tend to interact with players . Often called Hearts, they tend to care more about socializing than actually playing the game. I imagine they would not be too fond of single-player games!
This is also extended into 8 types, but it's rare to see descriptions of the Extended Bartle Types. Nevertheless, they look like:
Politician - Explicit Action on Players Griefer - Implicit Action on Players Planner - Explicit Action on the World Opportunist - Implicit Action on the World Scientist - Explicit Interaction with the World Hacker - Implicit Interaction with the World Networker - Explicit Interaction with Players Friend - Implicit Interaction with Players
Nevertheless, I would consider myself to be an Explorer (Hacker if using Extended Bartle Types).