Species

Witches can be either good or evil, but only the good witches serve as protectors of the Innocent. Traditionally, witches are born with a primary active power, such as telekinesis, but their powers grow as they age. Often, their supernatural abilities are exhibited in early childhood, though it is not unusual for a person to grow in adulthood before her or his capabilities are realized. Witches can also cast spells and create potions to amplify their magic. They live by the rule that they are not to use their magic for personal gain. Witches must decide within the first forty-eight hours of their powers awakening if they will travel the path of good or evil. All witches descended from Neena's first female child.

Demons are a race of magical beings motivated by Evil. They seek out to kill innocents and the forces of Good. Demons are unable to feel emotions and possess no soul or conscience. Most of them live in the Underworld or the mortal world, depending on what goal they wish to achieve or how they influence the mortal world.

Demons are said to come in every shape and form. And while that is true, most demons seem to have a human appearance, either by nature or with magical help.

Low-level demons are easily vanquishable with powers, a basic potion, or a spell. Upper-level demons require Power of Three spells and potions.

The Old Ones are a race of powerful demons older than words. The only way to be vanquished is by destroying or removing the heart of the vessal they possess but their essense survives.

Demonic Sorcerers are a race of vile magicians who have the ability to cast spells and make potions.

Half Witch -  Half Whitelighter is cross-breed between a witch and a whitelighter, which was originally a forbidden relationship. Witch/Whiteligher hybrids usually have powers that are a mixture of wiccan and whitelighter powers. Once they embrace their whitelighter side, they usually exhibit all the powers of a full whitelighter.

Whitelighters are guardian angels with the task of protecting witches and future Whitelighters. Mortals in life, they are given the choice to become Whitelighters or move on to the afterlife upon their death. Among their many powers, Whitelighters can teleport through a process known as orbing and heal the wounded with a healing touch. When they were first conceived there was much debate over what role they would play. Some saw them as avenging angels, they fought with powerful swords and had wings as part of their armor. Others felt that they should only serve as guides mentoring the good beings of the magical community. The debate nearly tore the heavens apart.

Cupids are a race of angelic beings responsible for bringing people together who have a chance at love. Like Whitelighters, they are sometimes assigned charges and can actually have up to 50 charges a day.

Cupids were infants or toddlers who died very young. They are recruited by veteran cupids to become messenger cherubs, trained to be full-time Cupids. They are not allowed to visit or know anything about their family after they have moved on.

The Angel of Death is an ancient, powerful being that is neither good nor evil. It is his job is to keep the cosmic balance leveled by claiming the souls of the dead. Death claims the souls of those who die and takes them to the afterlife. It is useless to fight him as he cannot be destroyed for there is always death, and there is only life because of death. The Angel of Death cannot be stopped and never gives up a claim.

A Conduit is a unique magical being with the responsibility of holding the realms together. Being the caretaker of the connection between the realms the Conduit can never leave the Nexus of the All but can communicate with the outside world through an assigned messenger. The meaning behind the Conduits constantly changing tattoos is currently unknown.

Prue Halliwell is the only known Conduit to have ever existed after magically absorbing the Empyreal sword and Grimoire.

Empaths are reincarnated mortal beings, born with the ability to feel other's emotions. When mortals are reincarnated as Empaths, they usually become Elders, Cupids, priests, counselors, teachers, psychiatrists, etc. Their power allows them to help others, such as healing someone's emotional pain or destroy others using their negative feelings. Magical beings' powers are tied to their emotions, so Empaths can channel them through Empathy. Witches can also become Empaths gaining the power through their normal magical advancement.

Leprechauns are magical beings that are small in stature. They are known to grant luck to the world and live in their own realm known as the Green Meadow. Leprechauns can teleport through rainbows, which they light up using their shillelaghs. A Leprechaun's task is to dole out luck which can be good or bad depending on what the recipient makes out of it.

Spirits, also referred to as ghosts, are the essences or souls of the deceased. When a person dies, their souls are collected by the Angel of Death and taken to the afterlife. However, not all become spirits as some choose to be reincarnated, thus starting a new life after death.

Some spirits remain on earth when they are unable to move on. Usually this occurs when a person has unfinished business in life, such as being unable to accept their death or when their death was so quick that they still believe themselves to be alive. Spirits may also remain on earth until justice had been done or when they seek avenge themselves. Evil spirits may remain on earth to avoid purgatory.

The Undead, also called Zombies, are evil magical beings who were once deceased mortals, brought back from the dead.

Will o' the Wisps, also referred to as simply Wisps, are fragments of a broken spirit. They are the feelings and memories left behind when a spirit is unable to cross over. These feelings manifest as a sphere of light capable of possessing others. Due to feeling lost themselves, they seek out others who are lost.

Warlocks are a breed of evil magical beings descendant from the first witch Neena and her mate, who gained their power from The All. Warlocks are considered the evil counterpart to witches.

Most warlocks are driven by the desire to kill and obtain the powers of witches. However, there are various sub-species with their own distinctions and desires. There are several ways for one to become a warlock, though one can also be born as such.

Satyrs are low-level magical beings of nature that lure Nymphs with their music and guide them to protect nature. Satyrs are weak beings and lack the power to protect themselves, making them defenseless around danger.

Nymphs are often in the company of 'their' Satyr and will seek out a new one if he is lost or killed.

The Archai are a race of powerful elemental beings, often mistaken for Firestarters. Because of their abilities to burn holes in reality and travel to any and all planes of existance, they were hunted by both Good and Evil and were believed to be extinct.

Firestarters are extremely rare and coveted magical creatures, usually mortals but sometimes witches too. The power is linked to their emotions. It first manifests in adolescence with the onset of puberty. If subjugated while still impressionable, they can be persuaded to use their powers for evil. Because of this, they are often trained to be bodyguards of the Source.