AtticusTheMythologist

Greetings future friends!

My name is Atticus, the Astral Mythologist! I travel across the many planes of existence with my elder god friend Othma to delve deep into the stories of different worlds. Extracting beautiful meaning from them, while trying to survive! I even have a Mythology focused Youtube channel teaching you all about how to interpret stories through the study of myths, aka mythology!

When settling in our infinite library, the Arcanum, I love playing games that challenge me! Whether delving into Souls-likes, playing competitive shooters, or even min-maxing in something soothing, I'm here to try my best or look like an absolute fool doing it XD

All the while my community runs charity events to make our world a better place! Plus donating during our charity events means fun charity events! To date, the Arcanum has raised $17,865.59!

If that sounds good to you, feel free to grab a place to sit and enjoy the antics of the Arcanum!

I have a deep love for the field of mythology, but probably not as you know it!

Much of the last few years of my life has been dedicated to the study of modern mythology and mythography. In that light, I occasionally talk about mythology here on Twitch.

I now have a Youtube channel dedicated to teaching you about mythology! Everything from Myth 101 to video essays on applying myth theory to cartoons, anime, and video games can be found there!

Check out the latest video "Mythology 101 - The Difference Between Lore and Myth" a discussion on the divide between the concepts of "lore" and "mythology" using Dark Souls and Dead By Daylight as examples

Rules:
1. Be kind to one another
2. This is an 18+ stream! If we have ANY reason to suspect you're under 18, you will be banned.
3. Please do not dispute with other chatters. If you have an issue, please move to DMs, consult a mod, or block and move on.
4. Do NOT backseat game. You may notice some regulars helping out. That's because they know well enough how to guide me without ruining my experience.
5. DO NOT SPECULATE/SPOIL IN CHAT!
6. Tell me all about your creative/streaming efforts or of those you love! Just don't say you're leaving to stream or watch another stream.
7. Do NOT ask or guilt for hosts, raids, or subs
8. Please do not ask to play.
9. Please do not ask me to check out a link.
10. No trauma dumping or excessive negativity in chat. You're allowed to tell us you're having a bad day and why but please save the lengthy details for our Discord channel.

What is a Chiari Malformation?

A Chiari Malformation (key-are-ee) is a neurological condition in which the bottom portion of the brain protrudes out of the base of the skull which can severely affect the connection of the brain to the rest of the body. Atticus specifically has a Type I Malformation.

How does it affect the afflicted person?

Due to its neurological nature there’s a ton of different things that a chiari sufferer can experience. Atticus specifically experiences: chronic muscle/nerve pain, nausea, chronic migraines, loss of feeling in limbs, fatigue, imbalance, difficulty thinking, slurred speech, inattentiveness, and hypersomnia/insomnia. Symptoms can last anywhere from a whole day to weeks at a time.

How is it treated?

This again depends on the person. While some can have a malformation mild enough that general symptom management can help, some elect to undergo surgery. Atticus had a decompression surgery in Summer of 2024 to great success but still has life altering symptoms despite this.

Can I ask questions?

Absolutely! Atticus is very open to answering any questions. Even personal ones but will reserve the right to say no if a question crosses a line. But feel free to ask or you won’t know!

If you want further resources in understanding the condition, check out Conquer Chiari! A non-profit that specializes in advocating for those who suffer from Chiari Malformations through education and empowerment!

Want to help support the stream, mythology content, or Atticus in general? Well here's a few ways how!

Kofi - Kofi is another wonderful way to help support! All proceeds of Kofi benefit the Mythology Youtube Channel. One can make a one time donation -or- a subscription! Which gets you early access to mythology videos among other benefits!

Throne - Want a more tangible way to support? Throne let's you pay for specific gifts and have them delivered to my door! The best part is that both your address and mine are not displayed, meaning a safe way to give a gift! Plus! While some gifts are for funsies, most of them are for mythology research to help make better videos in the future!

All of this is fine and dandy, but just being here (even lurking!) means so much!

Intro, Outro, and BRB screens ► animated by Zeeziez w/ backgrounds by Marrow Maniac

Emotes ► Elena Ceccotti

Notifications ► drawn by GLGamer and animated by Jessyquil

Othma ► drawn by Elena Ceccotti and rigged by Viole

Red Panda PNGtuber ► made by MistySnuggleBug_