Very personal art I got to draw thanks to the incredible  savallah <3 thank you for it!


Beast/Spirit/Illness form

Casimirr's initial form had nothing to do with being my sona or anything, it was the very opposite pretty much. He was a representation of my mental illness, parts of my brain and thoughts I'm ashamed of and fight with - that's the first form drawn on that picture, a feral beast of sorts. Angry, feral, but not brainless, quite the opposite, much smarter than my original sona, Jagal. He was Jagal's enemy, a part of their mind, their brother, kin. He'd shift between many roles and forms, he'd just constantly fight and try to fullfill his different desires.

He was created to help me deal with a difficult period of my life, I basically gave a name and form to my problems then. He's a representation of my mental problems, but he also helped me in very unusual ways. Thanks to him I've acknowledged some stuff going on in my brain and I realized I'm struggling with my feelings on relationships, interacting with people, finally, he made me realize I'm dealing with dysphoria. The thoughts I've associated with him eventually merged with "my other self", which was a symbolic end of the worst parts of my life. Eventually, he even replaced my previous fursona, as I related to him more. Ever since that form is barely used, as I treat him much friendlier now, haha.

OC/Furry world

His second form, one that is an OC, separate from myself, not connected to being a sona at all, is an opposite of me in many sides. He's very open, full of energy, an extravert who focuses on enjoying his life. He's a part of my group of furry characters.

This form is in very open relationship with another character of mine, Taras, and he interacts a lot with characters of mine and others. He's polyamory and pan. NSFW and SFW drawings of him and any other characters are acceptable, although I'd appreciate if we discussed details of the NSFW ones first! Also, whenever I draw Cas interacting with others, it's that form of him in question, not to be mistaken with myself/sona. Never associate these drawings with my actual self, please! XD


Fursona

Finally there's Cas - the fursona. Cas who's basically me, is supposed to represent me, and basically shares all of my traits in some way. In some aspects he's the opposite of the other two - he's an introvert, he's also much less open when it comes to relations with other people, avoids crowds, sticks to a few close friends, etcetera. He's also entirely monogamous and dedicated to my IRL partner, so any flirty/sexual comments towards him, or myself directly, are very, very much not appreciated.


General comments

Casimir is sort of a gryphon, although there's very little of bird anatomy in him. Most of his body is of a lion, the only bird details are a beak (sort of glued to an entirely lion head) and unfunctional feathers on arms that are sort of a hybrid of talons, paws and hands. Sometimes he has a bird tail - his design is very fluid in general, I change him every time I draw him!

I'm drawing him as both a cis guy (usually) and trans guy at times, although I wouldn't like to recieve any art of his trans form, unless it's from people close to me and those who discuss this with me first. That form of him feels incredibly personal to me and I would feel very uncomfortable if someone would use it without knowing the entire context of him as character, his relation with me, etc. Thank you for understanding!