Monster

A **monster** is one of the first creations of The One and Death, along with Earth and its inhabitants. Although referring to many different species, some share a point of origin and traits. They are supernatural creature with extraordinary physiology, powers, and abilities. They commonly prey upon humans and animals but can also fight amongst themselves for supremacy.

## The One’s and Death’s Creations

Monsters are confirmed to be the first and most powerful creations by the combined powers of The One and Death. When monsters die, their souls are sent to the Void unless they are resurrected by their creators. Despite being powerful and very difficult to kill, mortals managed to dominate the Earth using selective adaption rather than sheer brute might, effective intelligence, and boundless creativity to compensate for their limitations.

### Alphas

These are the supreme monsters, due to them being the very first of their species, which means they greatly outclass all their children in terms of strength and abilities no matter how powerful their children or other creature are.

* Alpha Vampire (deceased)
* Alpha Shapeshifter (deceased)
* Alpha Khan Worm (deceased)
* Alpha Werewolf
* Alpha Skinwalker
* Alpha Djinn
* Alpha Ghoul
* Alpha Wendigo
* Alpha Wraith
* Alpha Arachnid
* Alpha Kraken

### Betas

These monsters are ranked as the strongest of their type (just under the Alphas), either by being stronger than the rest of their kind, have exceptionally powerful skills and**/**or abilities, or are so rare and unique that it is hard for monster hunters to slay them. The following are just the Beta Monsters that have appeared thus far:

* Elder (Vampires)
* Pureblood (Werewolves)
* Evolver (Shapeshifters)
* Queen (Arachnids)
* Shedim (Djinns)

### Omegas

These monsters are significantly weaker than a Beta or their respective Alpha.

* Arachnids
* Djinns
* Ghouls
* Khan Worms
* Krakens
* Skinwalkers
* Shapeshifters
* Vampires
* Wendigos
* Werewolves
* Wraiths

## Hierarchy

### Alphas

**Alphas** are the first of each monster and were created by The One. As a result, each one is more powerful than any other member of their species. They are the creators of the rest of their species, and as such are the undisputed leaders of their kind. They are also the most powerful supernatural entities in primordial, just under The One itself.

### Packs and Nests

Although many monsters are solitary, some, particularly the intelligent ones, from groups or packs to where they live and hunt together in “nests”. Pack/Nest leaders serve as the bosses of these groups. This is not always a definite rule, however, as some prefer to live on their own as well.
Monsters known to live in packs or nests:

* Arachnids
* Djinns
* Ghouls
* Khan Worms
* Shapeshifters
* Skinwalkers
* Vampires
* Werewolves

### Known Pack/Nest Leaders

#### Vampires:

* Danny - Led an entire city of vampires to their doom, killed his sire, took command over the new colony of vampires who managed to cerate a society while fighting off Oliver Tran and other monster hunters on a regular basis.
* Old Man - Commanded a band of vampires that recruited/created new ones.
* Old Lady - Commanded a group of vampires that fed on animal blood instead of human until their Alpha’s influence forced them back to feeding on human blood again.
* Rowan - Led a nest of vampires until his newest “daughters” killed him and the rest of their kind before getting cured from their vampirism by Oliver Tran.
* Cecilia - Female vampire who created her own “family” of vampires before they were all killed single-handedly by Milo Savile.

#### Skinwalkers:

* Unnamed Pack Leader - Coordinated a plan to turn humans into Skinwalkers by orders of the Alpha Skinwalker. He is killed by Milo and Kevin Jan, one of his newest kin.

#### Shapeshifters:

* Samos Cassidy - Led the shifters as the Shifter Family, one of the ruling Five Monster Families.

### Werewolves:

* Dalia Coral - Leader of the Werewolf Family who secretly serve the Alpha Werewolf, and one of the ruling Five Monster Families.
* Jacob May - Leader of a pack of pureblooded werewolves who coexist with humans and monsters, being a bridge between the two lifeforms.
* Sasha - Werewolf who started to create her own pack after her sister, Katie, turned her.

#### Djinns:

* Damon - Leader of the Djinn Family, one of the ruling Five Monster Families.
* Unnamed Djinn Queen - Queen of a clan of djinn in the desert sands, and Milo’s wife.

## Becoming A Monster

Monsters are made in a great variety of ways. While this is not a complete list, it shows some of the more common humans into monsters or hybrids with a mere touch.

### By The One

The original and most effective method is by tactile contact with The One, the creator of all. It has can turn humans into any sort of monster or hybrid with a mere touch.

### From Other Monsters

The most common method is simply either asexual reproduction, like Khan Worms, Arachnids, and Krakens, or sexual reproduction between themselves like Werewolves, Djinns, Shapeshifters, and Skinwalkers. For example, Werewolves typically proliferate by biting humans, but they can also sexually reproduce with other or creating hybrids with either humans or other monsters.

* By **Biting**: Werewolves, Skinwalkers, Arachne, Djinns, Ghouls, Wendigos, and Wraiths can pass on their curse by biting humans.
* By **Genetics**: Some monsters reproduce genetically without having to turn or infect humans. This is not same as sexual reproduction between monsters, as in some of these cases their monstrous nature remains dormant for years, making them appear completely human before it emerges. This is how shapeshifters and werewolves reproduce, though the latter tend to propagate through biting.
* By **Transfusion**: Introduction and admixture of vampiric blood with human blood will turn humans into vampires.
* By **Ingestion**: A significant amount of vampire blood taken orally by a human causes him or her to turn into a vampire.

## Reversing A Monster Transformation

While exceptionally rare, it is possible for a monster transformation to be reversed.

* Vampires – Using a cure developed by Oliver Tran, a vampire that has not yet fed can be returned to humanity; however, that newly-tuned vampire cannot drink even a single drop of human blood or it won’t work, and the cure needs to have the sire’s blood.
* Werewolf – Using an experimental cure created by Oliver Tran, a werewolf transformation can potentially be reversed in the early stages of lycanthropy; however, the newly-turned werewolf must not be fed, and the sire’s live blood is required. Of the two people this cure has been tried on, it has only worked a single time with the other person dying in excruciating agony. Prior to the development of this cure, it was believed that lycanthropy was irreversible by both werewolves and monster hunters alike.

## Common Attributes

* **Feeding on humans and animals** – Most, if not all, monsters feed on humans and animals – either mortal flesh, blood, certain organs, souls, or all four.
* **Inhuman Eyes** – Shapeshifters, Werewolves, Skinwalkers, Djinns, Vampires, Wendigos, Ghouls, and Wraiths can all be identified by their strange or unusual eyes, though some require certain conditions to be noticed (such as a shapeshifter’s eyes flashing white when seen through a camera).
* **Fangs** – Vampires, Werewolves, Skinwalkers, Arachnids, and Wendigos possess monstrous fangs and teeth. Vampires and Arachne use them to suck the blood of their victims, but for others they are used to tear and devour flesh and bone.
* **Super Strength** – All monsters typically possess some degree of preternatural strength, ranging from just strong-er than mortals—being able to lift a fully-grown adult human with one hand as well as throwing a mortal several feet with little to no effort—to accessing godly strength that other more powerful monsters can destroy objects with a light movement or gesture. Monster hunters can fight off, stun, sneak up on, catch off-guard, and outmaneuver most monsters by using their weaknesses, such as damaging their bodies with a special object or in a certain way, therefore allowing a slayer equipped with their weakness to kill monsters that are stronger than them. The best way to kill monsters with great strength is to catch them off guard as Milo and Janet have done or the riskiest option, outperforming them in hand-to-hand combat.
* **Super Speed** – Many monsters are much faster than humans and animals so they can sneak up on victims or opponents unnoticed and/or outrun them in a chase. While weaker monsters seemingly have normal speed like mortals or have the speed of the best human athlete, others can move at the speed of sound or fast enough to become just a blur of motion to the mortal eye.
* **Shapeshifting** – A common power of many monsters is the ability to change their form. Some, such as Shapeshifters, Vampires, and Wraiths can change into whatever they want, while others are more limited. Skinwalkers, Werewolves, Kraken, Arachne, and Djinn can only shapeshift between their true form and a human guise. Some monsters have certain requirements or limitations to their transformations; for example, non-Pureblooded Werewolves cannot control their physical transformation under a full moon. Also, Ghouls are able to change into anyone, but only if they eat the person’s flesh.

## History

Monsters have hunted and, to an extent, subjugated humans since the beginning of time. According to the Alpha Vampire, she was the very thing mortals feared when they huddled around a fire or before they went to sleep. The Alpha Shape-shifter mentioned once that when humans and morphs were created, it was more than happy to live amongst them, but because of monster hunters it had to protect its offspring in other ways. The other Alphas who appear throughout the series explained their past to the protagonists who wished to understand the world better around them. Throughout the series, monsters were the enemy of humans so mortals rarely fought one another since they all had a common enemy. But as time went on and monsters were less prevelant, mankind would slowly start to forget about their existence, allowing monster to adapt to each time period to hide their tracks.
In the beginning, The One created the Alphas, the first monsters, who in turn went on to create their own species. Although powerful (at least in the modern era), most monsters preferred to either hide from mortals or blend in with society, taking great care to avoid detection, especially by monster hunters who were out to kill them all. Because most of them could assume human form, they could easily pass as a regular human to the untrained eye. Additionally, although some could be detected through video footage in security cameras, most people disregard the anomalies they see as technological problems or just malfunctioning of the device.
Many monsters targeted isolated locations and communities as their hunting grounds. In some cases, they would attempt to reproduce or simply hunting humans and animals for food. Until the events of *Primordials: Dark Forces*, monsters hated humans and thought of them as nothing more than mere livestock to either feed on or as objects for their own selfish desire or dark amusement.

## Interaction with Society

### Influence and Arrival of the Alphas

Following the beginning of Kira’s search for the Alphas by torturing every monster, the Alphas reached out to their children and ordered them
to begin increasing their numbers as they can maintain their numbers before Kira figures out their location(s). Though Kira was torturing monsters to get information about their Alphas, they were telepathically ordered not to disclose their location, to which the omegas obeyed, some even willing to die rather than let their beloved leaders get harmed by a sadistic monster hunter like Kira.
Milo Savile, Janet Dell, and Oliver Tran arrived to rescue their  friend Hammond who was kidnapped and turned into a shapeshifter by the Alpha Shapeshifter who intends to turn all humans and morphs into shifters themselves. When Milo, Janet, and Oliver attempt to rescue Hammond, the Alpha engages them in a brutal beat-down and wins. It spares them their lives in exchange for Hammond’s loyalty, and they leave together. Hammond, however, leaves a clue for his beaten friends that will lead them to him and his Alpha once they recover. Towards the end of Primordials: Alpha, Milo and Janet use the clue Hammond left behind which led them to Hammond and the Alpha Shapeshifter. Milo, with Janet and Hammond distracting the Alpha, uses the Colt to kill the Alpha Shapeshifter, causing all the shifters pre-sent to scatter. For Hammond, on the other hand, he was happy and becomes Milo’s and Janet’s ally their ally despite becoming a monster.
Meanwhile, Oliver goes hunting for vampires while his friends go out to find Hammond and kill the Alpha Shapeshifter. He encounters the Alpha Vampire who at-tempts to turn him into one of her latest ‘children’, but Oliver engages in a fight with her but finds she is different from all other vampires and that she is their Alpha. She lets him retreat and pursues him until he reunites with Milo, Janet, and their friend**/**newly-turned shapeshifter Hammond and learned of the Alpha Shapeshifter’s death.
The Alpha Vampire reappears and engages with the four heroes, successfully turning Milo into a Beta and then ordered him to turn his Janet and Oliver into Omegas (his ‘children’) and kill Hammond after learning he betrayed his own kind, resulting in her brother’s death. The group, however, effectively escape and plan to turn Milo back. Milo, meanwhile, resists her will of drinking blood, knowing the vampire cure would not work if he does. Not wanting him to suffer anymore, she lets him feed on some of her blood to at least sate his hunger, but he is still weak. He is then assigned escorts of other more powerful Elder vampires to guard him until he dec-ides to embrace becoming a vampire. His friends, however, manage to find the Alpha Vampire’s hideout and battle her until they extracted enough of her blood to make the cure for Milo. Janet, having faith that he did not drink blood yet, looks and finds Milo and administers the cure, turning him back to human. Milo then joins Oliver, Janet, and Hammond in their fight against the Alpha Vampire and her nest. After a long, arduous fight, Milo kills the Alpha Vampire with the Colt, and letting all her children scatter like the shapeshifters.
Meanwhile, Kira learns that the vampires and shapeshifters had lost their Alphas, and after some further torturing, both monster races tell him where to find the Alphas of every other monster species. Suddenly, the rest of the Alphas, except for the Alpha Kraken who was accompanied by the rest of his kind, arrived to rescue their children. Despite having the means to destroy all the other Alphas, Kira was no match for their teamwork of both them and their fledglings. Afterwards, the Alphas mourned the loss of the Vampire and Shapeshifter Alphas and helped the remaining vampires and shapeshifters present to a different location, away from most monster hunters, for recuperation.

## Weaknesses

Although there is no universal weakness that applies to all monsters (except for The One, Death, and the Colt), they all have weaknesses:

* **Decapitation**: Vampires, Ghouls, etc. can be killed by having their heads removed. Werewolves also have this weakness as seen with the enhanced lycanthropes created by their Alpha.
* **The Colt**: The Colt can kill virtually anything in existence. It can kill Alphas and their children.
* **Inability to Pass as Human or Morph**: While most species can pass as human or morph, some species (such as Khan Worms and Wendigos) cannot do so.
* **Fire**: Several types of monsters can be killed by fire. Some are even especially vulnerable to it and can be effectively killed by it.
* **Mirrors**: A Wraith’s true form can be revealed by mirrors.
* **Silver**: Several monsters are vulnerable to silver. Some of these include Werewolves, Skinwalkers, Wraiths, Shapeshifters, and even Vampires.
* **Electrocution**: Electrocution is shown to be able to kill Omega Vampires and even Khan Worms; however, both Alphas of each species lack this weakness, or at least are not visibly affected by it.
* **The One**: The creator of all monsters can control them with its mind. On one occasion, a cosmological threat approached and both the natural and supernatural were forced to fight alongside The One and its sibling to combat the existential threat. Afterwards, The One allows the natural and the supernatural battle each other once again.
* **Death**: A primordial, nigh-omnipotent entity who is The One’s twin sibling who can easily annihilate all monsters.
* **Sigils**: So far, sigils have worked in restricting against Wraiths and Ghouls long enough to kill them.
* **Magic**: Certain forms of magic have proven useful in killing various monster species, or in some cases, binding them to the caster’s will.
* **Explosions**: Milo once blew up a building full of monsters (about 60-120 of every group of species) with C4. After slaying the only survivor, Darren, Janet stated that C4 “is a slayer’s best friend”, implying that other monster hunters have used this resource in past occasions, which can be backed pay by the fact that Oliver Tran and others like him keep grenade launchers as part of their arsenal.

## Trivia

* In the entire series, only two examples (Daniel Lawrence and Phoebe) when a monster was born from another monster and a human were shown.
	+ In both cases, a monster was the father, and a human was the mother.
* Of all monsters, khan worms have appeared the most, with vampires coming in second and djinn and werewolves coming in joint third place, respectively. (Even though werewolves have been mentioned more than any other monsters in the series.)
* In both *Primordial: Cosmos*, Milo Savile and his friends expressed disbelief at how much reverence and idolatry monsters have for The One, their creator, and its sibling Death, the most powerful of the twin primordial entities.