Shaded Headmate

undefined: A shaded headmate is a headmate who lacks detail, depth, or nuance, because they rarely (or never) front. Shaded headmates are capable of fronting, and shaded headmates who begin to front more often will gain the detail, depth, and/or nuance that they did not have before.

Shaded headmates are fully autonomous and complete individuals, who simply do not have the chance to grow or develop when not fronting.

This term applies to systems whose members can only become fully conscious when fronting, and remain only partially conscious (or completely unconscious) when not fronting.

Related Terms

 * A shaded headmate may be considered a semi-member, demi-member, or fogment.
 * Shaded headmates may be more common in systems who are partially or entirely monoconscious, but they can also occur in systems which are polyconscious (see Consciousness Structures).
 * Shaded headmates may be more common for systems with no headspace, or a headspace which manifests only when focused on by the current fronter(s) (see Headspace Access).