Creatures

Creatures, when not used as an insult, are any non-human living beings within Aeras. They are generally sorted into three categories:

Natural Creatures: Any creature seen as a natural part of the world. Normally this refers to any creatures that do not show higher capacity for thought such as dogs, fish, and horses.

Godtouched Creatures: Godtouched normally refers to any creature that shows a higher degree of intelligence or has the physiology of multiple other animals. Griffons, Dragons and even The Worldeater are or were considered Godtouched.

Mutant Creatures: Mutant Creatures are any beings that have been formed by magical Mutation either purposefully or naturally. As most of them are entirely unique from one another, they are generally not classified by species. The most unifying trait of them is their tendency to live for extremely long periods of time - possibly even forever, seemingly sustained by magic. Fogbeasts can be considered a type of Mutant Creature, though most Mutants are simply referred to as Monsters.

Natural Creatures
Natural Creatures, as defined by Magi Kalatharcicos's 'Wonderous Creatures of the World' bestiary (the commonly accepted standard for the natural sciences), are any Creatures that show no sign of higher intelligence and retain no physical characteristics seemingly from other animals. Examples of this can be most livestock, dogs and cats, horses and camels, and most other animals found in the wild. By far the most plentiful of beasts, Natural Creatures can be found in nearly all regions of Aeras and The Continent

Despite the claims of several Aversarian anthropologists, non-Aversarians are not considered any form of Creature.

Godtouched Creatures
Godtouched Creatures, as defined by Magi Kalatharcicos's 'Wonderous Creatures of the World' bestiary (the commonly accepted standard for the natural sciences), are any Creatures that show heightened intelligence anywhere from near-human to post-human levels and/or has physical characteristics seemingly gained from multiple other animals. Examples of Godtouched Creatures are Griffons, Dragons and Hippogriffs. The line between Godtouched and Natural can be fairly blurry, and many newly discovered animals have their classifications hotly disputed in scientific circles.

While Mutants can show traits from multiple animals, the singularity of their existence and horrifying visage normally precludes them from this category.