Category:Creatures

Creatures form a set of diverse supernatural species in the ParaVerse. Some creatures are depicted as humans that have been modified (either while living, or after death) through magic, science, or an unknown alchemical process with elements of each. Others are ancient and/or otherworldly beings, many of which hail from origins that are shrouded in dark mystery.

Ghosts
Ghosts are souls of deceased people that can appear in a visible manifestation to the living. They appear as human beings, albeit ones who eternally remain the same physical age which they've died, oftentimes still adorned in the same clothes they were wearing at their time of death. They are tethered to the area of their death and cannot normally leave it. Oftentimes, ghosts remain trapped in these locations due to negative occurrences that have happened in these locations' vicinities, or because they have unfinished business in life.

By their very definition, ghosts will exist forever and never die, as they are the spirits of those who are already deceased. Some ghosts remain trapped in an unbreakable chain for all of eternity, repeating themselves over and over again on an endless loop until they find their purpose, sometimes even unaware of their own deaths. This does not mean, however, that upon finding their purpose they will be able to leave the place of their death. On the contrary, after becoming aware of their new status, they are able to act on the physical plane, regaining memorization and cognitive abilities rather than being disoriented shells of the people they once were.

Although ghosts have no physical mass, they can consciously choose to become tangible or intangible at will, either manifesting in a corporeal form to interact with the living or take on an incorporeal form, during which no human can perceive or touch them and they are invisible. Although they have the ability of become seen or unseen at will, this ability is not functional against particulary-connected humans, bearers of magical abilities, or higher beings. Ghosts do not follow the rules and laws of physics, and are able to move instantaneously from one location to another (within the confines of the place of their death) without physically occupying the space in between.

Satan
A sly, ambitious, and malevolent fallen angel who is the Biblical Lord of Hell, Satan is a higher being used to be God's favorite, until he fell from grace and became the first demon, also known as "The Embodiment of Evil and Darkness". His true form is a humanoid being with large, bat-like wings and a head reminiscent of a goat, from which two long, twisting horns protrude.

Largely cold, emotionless, and sly in disposition, Satan rarely smiled or laughed save for taunting others and mocking the fates of those harmed by his influence. He had very little regard for human life, and had no qualms in murdering and manipulating various mortals. He found great satisfaction in mankind's flaws, and frequently reminded his victims of this in various violent and psychologically harmful ways. Cruel and ambitious in nature, the kind of behavior he encouraged in other individuals is violent and disturbing, and would thereby contribute to his overall plan of bringing destruction in the faith of God and the downfall of mankind. In addition to his mind-breaking influence, Satan was endowed with many unnatural, otherworldly powers. Among them, the ability to read the minds of all those around him, where he took great joy in seeing other's darkest secrets and manipulating them for his own gain and amusement.

Nightmares
Nightmares are commonly malicious beings that only appear when a person is normally dreaming or is under the effects of an hallucination. These beings vary in their physical appearance, but they all share a deteriorated appearance with a big series of rips all over, sporting an excessive amount of long dangerously sharp teeth, while bearing disease-like tumors or growths. It seems like Nightmares enjoy watching their victims suffer constantly. However, when their victim valiantly overcomes the torment or is aided by someone else, they appear to cower and run away.

Ancient Ones
The Ancient Ones are a race of primordial creatures that served as God's very first beasts. These beings are said to have thrived in the planet's ancient past, with traces of them found within the mysterious Hollow Earth. The secret organization known as ARK discovered evidence that the Ancient Ones and humans have coexisted in ancient times, with Ancient Ones worshiped as gods, and others served as inspiration for many mythological and legendary creatures.

Lycanthropes
Lycanthropes, commonly known as Werewolves and also Lycans, are humans that have the ability to shapeshift into a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (often a bite or scratch from another werewolf) with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon.

Vampires
Vampires are a race of supernatural creatures that were once human that subsists by feeding on the blood of humans and other living beings, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person.

Witches/ Warlocks
Witches and Warlocks are human beings who have been born with a unique genetic heredity that allows them to practice magic, or the power to affect change by supernatural or paranormal means, also known as "witchcraft". Because of their unnatural abilities and supposed connections with dark forces, witches and warlocks have historically been feared, persecuted, and hunted.

Voodooists
Voodooists are practitioners of Voodoo, a magical-religious practice of West African origin. Unlike Salem descendants, humans can become Voodooists through practice and training. In the 16th century, Voodoo spread throughout the Caribbean and United States by the slave trade, and became particularly relevant in Louisiana. According to Carmina Montgomery, who is a witch, Voodoo is far older than witchcraft, hailing from shamanistic practices thousands of years old. Unlike witchcraft, Voodoo power is not supressed by Hellmouths.

Menessapiens
Menessapiens are human beings who have become addicted to the drug known as Minerva, a purple concoction which greatly enhances a person's ability to create art through any medium (writing, singing, painting, etc.) at the expense of needing to feed on blood. Those people who ingest Minerva immediately succumb to its effects, as neurons in their Occipital Lobe function anywhere from 1000x to 5000x their normal rate, increasing their ability to perform artistic activities at the cost of four vital minerals in their blood depleting: Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium, and Potassium. These minerals must be replenished mere hours after ingesting the pill, as failure to do so will result in death to the hosts, though they are capable of subsisting off blood from one feed per week.

The Menessapiens of Brooke's Lake have taken to filing their teeth into Great White Shark-like teeth to make this process easier, though they cover their true teeth with dentures as a means of blending in amongst normal humans. Prolonged use of the pill gradually saps the color of those addicted to it, turning their lips black and skin chalky, akin to fresh cadavers.

Unlike Vampires, whose fresh human blood diet grants immortality, the Menessapiens remain mortal and continue to age normally, and can consume blood from both humans and animals regardless of how fresh it is. The blood of those with drugs or alcohol in their system has no negative effect on them, though they may experience a buzz from feeding off them. They do not possess any unusual abilities and as such, are fully capable of functioning in daylight, though they may prefer to hunt at night to keep their identities hidden from law enforcement.

Seethers
Seethers are human beings who have similarly undergone changes as a result of the Minerva drug. However, unlike those born with natural artistic brilliance, were instead negatively impacted by the drug due to their lack of talent, turning them into lanky creatures with deathly pale skin with their veins being visible, black shark-like eyes, and mouths full of sharp teeth. They appear to twitch and contract uncontrollably, moving toward their prey erratically, and do not appear to share the sentience of their talented human-looking counterparts. They appear to function under a hive mind structure, typically hunting in packs, and are able to detect those who have consumed the Minerva by smelling them.

Hybrids
Hybrids are creatures that had their body, qualities, and specially, their genetics altered by the cross between two or more different breeds, varieties, species or genera, by natural or artificial means. Hybrids generally share the characteristics, genes or even powers of the creatures that were used to create them, and are generally more powerful and stronger.

Natural Hybrids are born by sexual reproduction, while Artificial Hybrids are created by altering the genomes, blood, and/or DNA or using parts of other creatures in order to get the final result. However, there is also a third category, being the Supernatural Hybrids, which are created by the use of magical powers and other paranormal means. The only one known Supernatural Hybrid is Carmina Montgomery, whose body and genetics were heavily altered after casting a Soul-Merging Spell with Coco.

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The Minotaur
The Minotaur is a mythical creature originating in Greek Mythology. When King Minos of Crete prayed for a sign of Poseidon's favour, he was sent a snow-white bull. He was told to sacrifice it but due to the bull's beauty, he instead kept it. In anger, Poseidon cursed Pasiphae, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and bear a child; the monstrous minotaur.

The Minotaur is half man, half bull and dwelt at the centre of Daedalus' Labyrinth, which he had built for King Minos. After winning a war against Athens, King Minos demanded seven boys and seven girls every few years as tribute, which he sent to be fed to The Minotaur. In the end, the Minotaur was ultimately defeated by Theseus, the mythical founder of Athens, the Greek capital. Ariadne, King Minos' daughter, fell in love with Theseus and gave him a ball of yarn. Theseus volunteered as a sacrifice, went into the Labyrinth, killed The Minotaur and used the yarn to retrace his steps.

Mermaids
Mermaids are aquatic creatures with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. In ancient Assyria, the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same traditions), Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.

Other traditions confuse Mermaids with Sirens, dangerous creatures from Greek mythology that lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island, to the point of even charm the winds.

Androids
Androids are robotic beings that were crafted from "the most brilliant minds in the world", that are able to masquerade as human beings, complete with false memories and their own individual senses of identity. Interestingly, androids have a viscous greenish-yellow liquid in place of blood, and where internal organs would be there are wires and pumps. The identities used for the androids previously belonged to human beings that are now deceased, whose consciousness have been replicated and placed in synthetic human likenesses of themselves, which emulate the aforementioned dead both physically and emotionally.

Due to the realisticity of these likenesses, androids are unable to distinguish themselves from those they have been based off of, and will become confused and disoriented if given evidence that they are robots. They seem programmed solely to protect their creators from being harmed by outside influences and to follow through on what is commanded of them, though it is possible for them to malfunction and turn against those they are charged with looking after.