This is a snapshot of all the types of supernatural other in the Mercyverse.

Name: Alphabetical by type.
IA: Initial Appearance or Mention (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.
Characters Affiliated as this Type of Supernatural Other - Link will lead to individual character pages with expanded details.

Known Characteristics & Information

• Broken Down by Series/Short Fiction with page notation

IA: Alpha & Omega Series #1: Cry Wolf
Affiliated:
Charles Cornick

Known Characteristics & Information:
Alpha & Omega Novella

• seeing one sticks with you

IA: Mercy Thompson Series #6: River Marked
Affiliated:

Known Characteristics & Information:
River Marked

• a death's-head who appears after a man dies instead of three days before

IA: Mercy Thompson Series #2: Blood Bound
Affiliated:
Corey Littleton

Known Characteristics & Information:
Blood Bound

Demon: is a catchall phrase used to describe beings who are unable to manifest themselves in our world in physical form. Instead, they possess their victims and feed upon them until there is nothing left.BB-14

knowing a demon’s name gave you power over themBB- greater and lesser spirits, demons or devils all serve evilBB-53 greater servants are bound away from our world but can be invited inBB-53 demons serve only one master wellBB-54 are evil, nasty, and powerless unless they manage to attach themselves like a parasite; either they are invited in as a guest, which is what makes a sorcerer, or they sneak in because someone weak of will does an evil thingBB-133 a demon, who could just possess any corrupt soul (and to offer yourself to a demon sort of presupposes a corrupt soul, doesn’t it?) make a deal with anyone? a simple demon possession doesn't last long because the possessed man cannot blend in: a demon in control wants one thing - destructionBB-133 you can't kill a demon; all you can do is remove the threat by killing its hostBB-134 Demons crave chaos, violence, and deathBB Demons are not patient creatures Sorcerers sell themselves to demons for knowledge and power Dragon

like the fae who are most deeply steeped in magic, they have given up creative abilities of all kindsHG-44 Dragons can't createHG-44 work of artHG-44

• IA: Mercy Thompson Series #3: Iron Kissed

backward foreganger—a death’s-head who appears after a man dies instead of three days beforeRM-

Ghost

See Spectrology | Ghosts 101

IA: Alpha & Omega Series #1: Cry Wolf
Affiliated:
Charles Cornick

Known Characteristics & Information:
a demon-like being associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh Cry Wolf

• rather face a dozen ghouls than a black witch; a few in the Cabinet mountains

Smoke Bitten

• hospitals are favorite hunting grounds³¹⁰

Haltija See Kalman Väki A guard. This one is a kalman väki, we think—a dead man’s spirit. He was probably killed and set to guardFg-

Kalman Väki See Haltija a dead man’s/woman's spiritFg- guardian spiritFg- holds the power of mortification: it kills with a touch; not even the immortal are immuneFg- the power of illness, of mortification of living fleshFg- väki of whatever kind was a protector of the treasure it guardedFg-