And now, for something completely different… I am happy to announce r/PrancingPretties going public.

Goat girls and fantasy satyrs, glaistig and an occasional troll maiden, fauns and deertaur, centaurides and horsewomen, the tauren and the draenei — the uniting theme this time is having an animal, ungulate-inspired, lower body. Also, female only this time — unlike verminfolk (where focusing on girls is more of a matter of preference, to be honest), here we're dealing with masculine satyrs and centaurs embodying a similar yet opposite archetype (unbridled and exagerrated male sexuality or self-indulgence, insensitive and brutish; vs. unbridled and positively reclaimed female physicality, sensual and jubilant), to the extent I believe they would clash with the tone.

Unlike other communities featuring satyrs and centaurs, the intent is to be searchable — r/ImaginaryMonsterGirls, for example, might feature a ton of amazing fauns and draenei (and is a cool place to visit, in any case), but with non-indicative post titles and a lack of species flair, purposeful search is somewhat impeded. Like Vermingirls, the intent is also to be inclusive, acknowledging topical art of all sorts, with safety guardrails in place to ensure every visitor gets in only as deep as they want to. If you like the way Vermingirls is being run, and don't have a distaste for the core theme of this new sub, I urge you to give Prancing Pretties a chance.

Q: "What does this spell for Vermingirls?"

A: nothing out of ordinary. I didn't get bored (if you're feeling like there's been less content the last few days, I assure you it's for unrelated reasons). I am not planning on abandoning Vermingirls, calling quits, or growing less active in any way. I'm very happy with you all, I love this place, I feel as passionate as ever; and now that I got a bit of a hang on it, I feel like I can concurrently manage two subs dedicated to two separate topics I'm passionate about. (I get to save goatgirl stuff every now and then while browsing for ratgirls, anyway).

Q: But there's not much to see?

A: yet. I'm avoiding the situation I had when I started Vermingirls, where I posted too much, too fast, with nobody around to see it — leading to about a hundred great pieces getting stuck in a limbo far off the front page, with no upvotes to buoy them up nor views, until the time I repost them. There's a lot more to be posted, but this time, I'm spacing it out for the time being, so as to give every piece its own chance to get seen. So check us out now, and come back again later to see things pick up pace!