Glossary of Terms and Characters for Reference:
Ailouros – Immortal race of feline shifters (lions, tigers, panthers, etc.), known as the warrior class
Aletheia – Immortal race with enhanced mental abilities and power within their fluids, can take blood memories, strong telepathy, race responsible for Vampire myth
Alex – aka Alexandra, Demi-Goddess daughter of Athena, sister to Vane and Erik
Aphrodite – Sleeping Goddess, one of the three good Deities, mother of Drake
Apollo – Sleeping God who experimented on all of the Immortal races millennia ago, infusing them with animal DNA in order to create the perfect army against his siblings
Ares – Sleeping God and father of the evil Tria, the triplets Deimos, Phobos, and Than, who are imprisoned in Hell Realm.
Artemis – Sleeping Goddess and mother of the evil Tria, the triplets Deimos, Phobos, and Than, who are imprisoned in Hell Realm.
Athena – Sleeping Goddess – One of only three good Gods who didn’t feed off dark energies and become mad, mother of Alex, Vane and Erik, mate to Niall
Bastian – Kairos (teleporter race of Immortals), Guardian of the Realms, diplomat for the Guardians within Tetartos Realm
Brianne – Geraki (the Immortal race of half ancient birds of prey), Guardian of the Realms
Charybdis – Immortal Nereid (mercreature) abused by Poseidon and then sold and experimented on in Apollo’s labs. She gave a portion of her life force to create the mating spell, aka mating curse, so that no Immortal could breed with any other than their destined mate.
Conn – Lykos (Immortal race of wolf shifters), Guardian of the Realms
Creators – The two almighty beings that birthed the Gods, created the Immortals and planted the seeds of humanity
Cynthia – Mageia (evolved human with elemental abilities) on Earth Realm
Cyril – Demi-God son of Apollo, Siren/healer
Demeter – Sleeping Goddess
Demi-Gods or Goddesses – The son or daughter of a God and an Immortal
Dorian – Nereid (race of Immortal mercreatures), Guardian of the Realms
Drake – aka Draken, dragon-shifting Demi-God leader of the Guardians of the Realms, son of Aphrodite and her Immortal dragon mate, Ladon
Elizabeth – Aletheia (race of Immortals whose existence created vampire myth), works for Cyril
Erik – Demi-God son of Athena, Ailouros (lion shifter), Vane’s twin, Alex’s younger brother
Geraki – Immortal race of half bird of prey, power over air
Gods – Twelve beings birthed by the Creators. Currently imprisoned in sleeping chambers by the Creators.
Gregoire – Hippeus (warhorse shifters, responsible for centaur myth), Guardian of the Realms
Guardians of the Realms – The twelve warriors of different Immortal races who were chosen by the Creators to watch over the four Realms of Earth after the Gods were sent to sleep. They were tasked with ensuring that humanity was allowed to evolve and that the Gods remained asleep in their sleeping chambers. There are three female Guardians; Sacha, Sirena and Brianne. The nine male Guardians are Drake, P (Pothos), Uri, Gregoire, Bastian, Jax, Conn, Dorian and Sander.
Hades – Sleeping God – One of the three good Gods, father of P (Pothos) who is one of the twelve Guardians of the Realms
Healers – aka Sirens, Immortal race, power over the body, ability with their voices
Hellhounds – Black hounds with red eyes who are blood-bonded to the Tria in Hell Realm
Hephaistos – Sleeping God
Hera – Sleeping Goddess
Hermes – Sleeping God and Apollo’s partner in the experimentation and breeding of Immortals for their army
Hippeus – Immortal race of warhorse shifters, power over earth
Jax – aka Ajax, Ailouros (half tiger), Guardian of the Realms
Kairos – Immortal race whose primary power is teleportation
Lykos – Immortal wolf shifters with a primary power of telekinesis
Mageia – Evolved humans, compatible to be an Immortal’s mate, have abilities with one of the four elements: air, fire, water, or earth.
Mates – Each Immortal has a rare and destined mate, their powers meld, and they become stronger pairs that are able to procreate, usually after a decade.
Mating Curse – A spell cast in Apollo’s Immortal breeding labs that ensured the God wouldn’t be able to use them to continue creating his army. Charybdis cast the spell using a portion of her life force and now Immortals can only have young with their destined mates.
Mating Frenzy – Starts when an Immortal comes into contact with their mate. A sexual frenzy that continues through the bonding/mating ceremonies.
Nereid – Immortal race of mercreatures, power over water
Niall – Immortal mate to Athena, father of Alexandra (Alex), Vane and Erik, experimented on in Apollo’s lab and turned into an Ailouros before conceiving Vane and Erik with Athena
Pothos – aka P, Guardian of the Realms, Son of Hades, second to Drake in power
Phoenix – Immortal race with ability over fire
Poseidon – Sleeping God
Realms – Four Realms of Earth: Earth – where humanity exists; Heaven – where good and neutral souls go to be reincarnated; Hell – where the Tria were banished and evil souls are sent; Tetartos – Realm of beasts – where the Immortals were exiled by the Creators
Sacha – Kairos (Immortal teleporter race), Guardian of the Realms, diplomat for the Guardians within Tetartos Realm
Sam – aka Samantha Palmer, power over metal, Mageia
Sander – Phoenix, Guardian of the Realms
Sirena – Siren (healer), Guardian of the Realms, primarily works to find mates for Immortals in Tetartos
Tetartos Realm – The Realm where the Creators exiled the Immortals to live millennia ago. Once known as the “Fourth Realm” or Realm of Beasts. Tetartos is encompassed in a confinement spell (designed by the Creators) that only the Guardians can move through. Anyone can get into the Realm, but once there they are unable to leave.
Tria – Evil Triplets spawned from incestuous coupling of Ares and Artemis: Deimos, Phobos and Than. They were long ago imprisoned in the bowels of Hell Realm.
Uri – aka Urian, Aletheia (Immortal race whose existence created vampire myth), interrogator, Guardian of the Realms
Vane – Demi-God son of Athena, Ailouros (half-lion), Erik’s twin, Alex’s younger brother
Zeus – Sleeping God