Page 14 of Born to Be Legends (Soulbound Universe)

Short descriptions of words, acronyms, and phrases used in the story that weren’t readily explained in text. Included as well are character names.

Bailey, Spencer: Mage. Former combat mage with the Mage Corps. Former PIA special agent. Currently an SOA special agent.

Breckenridge, Gerard: Immortal. Current identity of Cú Chulainn. See , Cú Chulainn.

Casale, Giovanni: Human. Commissioner of the NYPD.

Collins, Patrick: Mage. Former combat mage with the Mage Corps. Former SOA special agent. Currently alpha of the New York City god pack he co-leads with Jono.

Cú Chulainn: (Pronunciation: ku CULL-ann) Immortal. Celtic god and son of the god Lugh. Member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Irish warrior. Carries the Gáe Bulg in fights.

de Vere, Jonothon: God pack werewolf. Originally from London, England, currently resides in New York City. Alpha of the New York City god pack he co-leads with Patrick.

Dire: A rank held only within a god pack. The moniker is taken from the dire wolf but has been shortened to account for different werecreature species. Essentially a rank held by a loyal pack member who helps enforce the alphas’ orders.

Espinoza, Wade: Fledgling fire dragon. Part of Jono and Patrick’s god pack.

Fenrir: Immortal. Wolf in the Norse pantheon. Former patron to a god pack.

God pack: A pack of werecreatures infected with the god strain of the werevirus. They act as spokespeople for hidden werecreature packs in their territory. They are supported by monetary tithes from the packs under their protection. Very few retain a connection to their animal-god patrons.

Hermes: Immortal. Greek messenger god and god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, border crossings, and guide to the Underworld.

Hernandez, Emma: Werewolf. Alpha of the Tempest pack.

Hernandez, Leon: Werewolf. Co-leader of the Tempest pack.

Kohli, Priya: Mage. Director of the Supernatural Operations Agency.

Mage: Highest rank of magic users and the only practitioners who can tap external power from ley lines and nexuses.

Magic: Emanating from and powered by a person’s soul. Roughly one-quarter of the world’s population has magic. Strength varies, with different titles being bestowed depending on a person’s magical reach. Casting is divided into defensive wards and offensive spells.

Maguire, Riordan: Selkie. Chief of Clan Maguire.

Mulroney, Nadine: Mage. Works counterintelligence for the PIA. Is fluent in French and based out of Paris, France.

Night Court: Vampire group that oversees claimed territory. Headed by a single master vampire. Several Night Courts can exist in the same major city.

órlaith : (Pronunciation: OR-lah) Immortal. Daughter of Ruadán. The Summer Lady of the Seelie Court and heir to Brigid. Married to Cú Chulainn .

PCB: Preternatural Crimes Bureau. A PCB is usually found only in the police departments of major metropolitan areas in the United States.

The PCB in New York City is headed up by a bureau chief.

The five detective boroughs within the NYPD all field detectives specializing in preternatural crimes through the PCB.

The PCB has jurisdiction throughout the five boroughs and its own detachment of cops that work in homicide, narcotics, major crimes, and CSU.

The PCB is one of the least manned departments in the NYPD due to the type of cases it handles.

SOA: Supernatural Operations Agency. SOA is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States that focuses on magical and preternatural crimes and terrorism. Employs human, preternatural, and magically affiliated people to field positions for domestic defense. (Equivalent to FBI)

Sorcerer/Sorceress: Second-highest rank of magic users and moderately more common than mages but are outnumbered by witches and wizards.

Soulbond: A binding of two or more souls to tie people together for magical needs. Illegal under the laws of all governments.

Taylor, Lillian: Weretiger. Daughter of Sage and Marek.

Taylor, Marek: Seer. CEO of PreterWorld, a social media platform geared toward the preternatural and supernatural community. His patrons are the Norns.

Taylor, Sage: Weretiger. A Diné lawyer who works for the fae law firm Gentry & Thyme. Dire to the New York City god pack.

Veil: The metaphysical barrier between Earth/mundane plane and other worlds/dimensions/planes, and versions of hell and heaven derived from myths.

Werecreatures: Humans who are infected with the werevirus. Can change form into various animalistic shapes. Werecreatures are either infected later on in life or are born with the disease.

Werevirus: An incurable disease that makes those who are infected change into monstrous beasts.

Created by an ancient Roman mage, the werevirus was one of the first recorded instances of magically created biological warfare introduced into society.

People are born with the werevirus or become infected through intercourse or blood.

Two strains exist: a normal strain and a god strain.

The god strain has stronger magical properties, which can cause the infected to be susceptible to an immortal patron.