Centaur

  

  
• Known Examples: Ironhoof, a centaur with a very fine coat


  
• Majestic, imposing, and somehow just as likely to be found in a dive bar as a battlefield. The modern centaur blends an ancient warrior’s pride with the practicality of a creature that must deal with things like subway doors and Uber policies. They tend to be wary of enclosed spaces and have a frustrating habit of assuming they’re wiser than you, but when you need someone who can trample a problem—literally—they’re good to have around.


  

  Dervish

  

  
• Known Examples: Rasha, a kin-warrior


  
• A solitary desert warrior, Rasha fights like a whirlwind, spinning into battle with the fury of a sandstorm. Trained in the dervish style, she moves with an unsettling speed, using dust and wind to obscure her movements. Fiercely independent, Rasha answers to no one but the desert itself. Her blades flash like lightning, and her loyalty is earned only through respect. When you're out in the drylands and the winds kick up, it's wise to remember: a storm's fury doesn't wait for permission to strike.


  

  DoorDash Entity

  

  
• Known Examples: The at-large creeper who tried to let his food bag eat my face.


  
• It delivered my food, it didn’t expect a tip, and I am still not entirely sure what it was. The best I can describe is a long-limbed, hollow-eyed courier that moved like a bad special effect, but with impeccable timing. It didn’t speak, only looked, as if measuring something I couldn’t see. I don’t know if it was an actual Alterkind, an urban legend given form, or just a side effect of me not sleeping enough. Either way, I now double-check who's delivering my takeout.


  

  Dopplegeist

  

  
• Known Examples: Sélis


  
• Like a shapeshifter and a ghost had a child, then forgot to teach it boundaries. Sélis is a Dopplegeist, meaning they exist in an eerie quantum state of being multiple people at once, all reflections of those they’ve imprinted on. Until kissed (a detail I regret learning the hard way), they exist in a shifting mass of faces and voices, disorienting and uncanny. But they’re not malicious—just very And maybe a little too amused by my predicament.


  

  Dragon

  

  
• Known Examples: Jade, the Dragon Queen


  
• To the uninitiated, she is simply "Jade"—an elegant woman who runs a boutique travel agency, offering luxury cruises and exotic getaways. But those who know better speak of her in hushed tones. She is a dragon in every sense of the word—imperious, ancient, and dangerously wise. Her human guise is impeccable, every movement deliberate, every word laced with hidden meaning. Yet, when she chooses to reveal herself, her true nature is undeniable: talon-tipped fingers, gleaming jade scales that catch the light, and eyes that shimmer with reptilian hunger. She is a relic of an older world, one where dragons ruled and the lesser beings bowed before them.


  
• Though she claims to be 'out of the game,' her knowledge of supernatural politics is unmatched, and her influence runs deep. She offers advice, but her counsel is never free. She respects power, cunning, and those who know when to stand their ground—though few can stare into her eyes without feeling the weight of their own mortality.


  

  Eidolich

  

  
• Known Examples: Eyes of Aether Boss Lady


  
• The Eidolich is a necromantic, psychic vampirist—a creature that doesn’t just consume souls but integrates identities, layering them inside her like a thousand whispers behind her eyes. She was once mortal, maybe even a warlock, oracle, or cult leader. But she opened herself too wide to the aether and let the spirits in. All of them.


  
• Now, she isn’t one person anymore. She’s a chorus of the dead, the dying, and the forgotten, speaking through one immaculate vessel. She can speak with multiple voices, appear differently to different people, and “borrow” powers from the souls she has devoured. Her body is elegant but haunting. At times, her form flickers between personas: a warrior, a scholar, a child, a crone. Each one has a piece of her.


  

  Eidolon Hands

  

  
• Known Examples: Eyes of Aether Retrievers


  
• These aren’t enforcers—they’re retrievers, designed to extract unstable entities or individuals flagged as “threats to magical continuity.” You don’t see them until you’re already halfway into a black bag, unless you’re Daniel, who apparently trips every proximity alarm they have.


  
• They look mostly human—mostly. Right height, right clothes, right amount of facial symmetry. But up close? Their mouths don’t move in sync with their words. Their hands always seem one knuckle too long. And the way they move—coordinated, but with a lag, like they're being puppeteered from behind a wall.


  
• They work in teams, usually three or four. Move fast. Hit clean. No kill shots—just vanishings. Like Lily’s. She didn’t scream. She just stopped being there. They don’t improvise. That’s the tell. If you start acting off-script, they hesitate.


  

  Elves

  

  
• Known Examples: Elly


  
• Elly calls herself Fae, but she’s the type that makes you wonder if that means ‘mischievous sprite’ or ‘actual nightmare with an agenda.’ Trickster is an understatement. She’s too sharp, too knowing, and too interested in chaos to be trusted entirely. The thing about the Fae is that they don’t lie—but they absolutely will twist the truth until it screams. Also, never accept a gift from them. Ever.


  

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  Gorgon

  

  
• Known Examples: Euryale


  
• Euryale is the reason I now have a healthy respect for sunglasses. Gorgons aren’t the ‘instant statue’ type from mythology—at least, not always—but meeting their gaze can do things to your head. The good news is they can control it. The bad news? They like to let you think they can’t. Eury in particular is all coiled menace and dry wit, her words like blades hidden in velvet. I trust her, but only because she’s decided I’m hers to protect. Woe to anyone who tries to change that.


  

  Ratborne (AKA Burrowblood or Gnawmarch)

  

  
• Known Examples: Reeva the Rat Queen


  
• Ratborne walk the line between humanoid and vermin, with the cunning of people and the communal ferocity of rats. Some are shifters, others are born to the shadowed warrens, but all answer to the same primal hierarchy—one that Reeva, Queen of Tunnels, reigns over. She commands not just the respect of ratkin but the obedience of thousands of literal rats. Quick, clever, and surprisingly political, Reeva is a power broker of the underworld in more ways than one. She's got dirt on everyone. Possibly literally.


  

  Scrapframe

  

  
• Known Examples: Copy Repair Services Entity


  
• It looks like a guy who came to fix your printer, but he’s not here for toner. Scrapframes are urban servitors—field constructs pieced together from protocol fragments, utility jumpsuits, and whatever’s left over after reality crashes and restarts. This one showed up right after all the monitors blue-screened and time hiccupped like a bad file load. Moves like stop-motion. Speaks like clipped instruction manuals. Makes you feel like your lungs are buffering.


  
• I don’t think it knows why it wants me—it just has a route. Probably sent by the Eyes of Aether to tag or collect a Null. Or maybe delete one. Either way, it doesn’t knock. It just unfolds. You ever see something move too right and too wrong at the same time? That’s how you know. And the worst part? There’s probably more than one.


  

  Siren

  

  
• Known Examples: Mirelle


  
• Not the ‘sings to sailors’ kind—Mirelle is the urban breed of siren, the kind that preys on lost souls in late-night bars, her voice slipping into the cracks of your loneliness. She doesn’t need magic to lure you in; she just gets your Guitar Hero obsession and makes you feel like she’s the first person who ever really has. And before you know it, you’re walking willingly into oblivion. I almost did. Almost.


  

  Succubus

  

  
• Known Examples: Lily


  
• Succubi are supposed to be seductive, dangerous, and otherworldly. Lily is all of those things—and a menace. She’s not the kind that lures you in with honeyed whispers; she’ll openly tell you she could drain you dry, but she’s “taking the scenic route.” Succubi feed on desire, sure, but Lily claims it’s more fun to stretch it out, to tease, to make it a game. She says she’s keeping me safe, but I’ve seen the way she watches me when she thinks I’m not looking.


  
• The thing about succubi? They don’t have to feed. Not the way vampires do. They can sustain themselves on the echoes of attraction, on proximity, on teasing reactions out of people without ever following through. It’s about the thrill as much as the hunger. And Lily? Lily is having the time of her life playing the long con with me.


  

  Spider Spy

  

  
• Known Examples: The one trapped by crystals and a steady supply of Pop Tarts in my pantry closet


  
• A nightmare in the shape of a question mark. We caught it once, wrapped it up, and learned exactly nothing about where it came from—except that it was watching us for something bigger. It moved in ways that hurt to look at, like a shadow detached from its source, with too many limbs and not enough face. SilentWatcher (our cryptic, possibly untrustworthy informant) knew what it was. Which means worse things are watching us, too.


  

  Stormcaller

  

  
• Known Examples: Thorvald


  
• A product of ancient northern bloodlines, the Stormcallers are wielders of primal weather magic, often born during violent storms or lightning strikes. Thorvald is the most recent of his line—his hair crackling with static, his voice carrying the rumble of thunder. Stormcallers channel the raw power of the sky, summoning tempests and directing lightning with a mere gesture. With a warrior's spirit and a god’s command over the elements, they are as much forces of nature as they are people.


  
• Thorvald’s tattoos mark him as a descendant of the ancient sky-riders—seers who once rode the winds like ships on the sea. When Thorvald enters a battle, you can be sure the storm won’t be far behind.


  

  Vampire

  

  
• Known Examples: Lucian Voss, a toothy kisser


  
• Not all brooding aristocrats in high collars—some of them are accountants. Seriously. Vampires are one of the more structured Alterkind, with rigid hierarchies and rules about feeding that are as bureaucratic as they are terrifying. They’re predators, sure, but in an orderly And, thanks to me, they now have the option of taking a break from their hunger with a well-placed smooch. You’re welcome, bloodsuckers.


  

  Wraith

  

  
• Known Examples: SilentWatcher


  
• SilentWatcher is not a man, nor a ghost in the traditional sense, but something in between. A phantom of whispers and signals, he lingers within the flow of information, watching without being seen. He does not haunt a house, a grave, or even a battlefield—he haunts the spaces where knowledge moves, where secrets are exchanged. SilentWatcher is playing a long game, and whether I am a piece on his board or a player in his own right remains to be seen.


  

  Suspected Alterkind

  

  
• The Boba Shop Cashier: Unconfirmed Alterkind, but no human should move that fast.


  
• The Stripper with the Living Tattoos: Mention was made about supernatural strippers, hinting that not everyone taking the stage was necessarily human, and the dangers of losing testicles to lap dancers.