
For your edification--A simple glossary of creatures, agencies, and terminology for Infinity Earth. You'll have to browse farther to find stuff on Infinity: Prime and Infinity: Empire..
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Creatures
Abyssians: Huge, powerful, bat-winged creatures created by the dark immortal Hades to serve as elite soldiers.
Creepers: Strange, light-sensitive, barely physical servants of the immortals' "Enemy."
Dragons: Monstrous, reptilian creatures created by Loki when the immortals first arrived on Earth Prime.
Fey: Mysterious non-human entities.
Goblins: Human children twisted beyond recognition by dark magic and genetic engineering to serve as Hades' shock troops.
Hybrids: Anthropomorphic human-animal mixes used by the "Enemy" as soldiers.
Immortals: Once worshipped as Gods, these powerful beings walk the earth in the guise of mortal men and women.
Lycanthropes: Infected by a mutated form of the vampire virus, these creatures shift shape not with the phases of the moon, but in times of great emotional stress or through an effort of will.
Mages: Humans infected by a metavirus that reverses the genetic damage done by the "Enemy" in preparation for their intended invasion.
Metahumans: Altered by one of Loki's metaviruses, metas are this world's equivalent to super-heroes and, conceivably, super-villains.
Metapsi: A person who gains increased psychic abilities upon becoming a Metahuman.
Parahumans: Enhanced humans. Faster, stronger, tougher, and (sometimes) smarter.
Psi: A person with psychic abilities.
Spirits: Creatures created out of mana and given a semblance of life by the will of a mage.
Trolls: Humans who are twisted by a metavirus into a creature of monstrous appearance.
Vampires: Blood-drinking, immortal creatures created by Loki entirely by accident.
Agencies
P.A.C. Paranormal Affairs Commission: A section of the Department of Homeland Security devoted to the investigation, pursuit, and apprehension of paranormal creatures.
M.A.D. Magical Activities Division: Also known as the "Mad Squad." A sub-division of the P.A.C. devoted to issues involving magic.
P.A.R.D. Preternatural Action Response Division: "Monsters hunting Monsters."
L.E.O.P.A.R.D. Law Enforcement Officer, Preternatural Action Response Division..
The Crimson Sash, Mirage, and Hex: Metahuman vigilante organizations.
Terminology:
Magesight. A slightly different way of seeing that enables a mage to see mana.
Mana: Energy left over from the creation of new universes or energy that yet hasn't gathered enough potency to form a new universe. Also known as a "Probability Strand."
Mana Effect: A single magical effect caused by a mage by using a single mana strand.
Power: A paranormal talent possessed by immortals, Metahumans, vampires, or Fey.
Spell: A woven pattern of mana capable of generating multiple effects.