Immortals

In Earth Q, there are broadly two types of entities; Mortals, and Immortals.

There are five types of Immortals in the modern nights; Faerie, Shifters, Spirits, Vampires, and Zombies. In the past, there were also beings such as Chimera, Dragons, Giants, and other such creatures which are now broadly known as Bygones. These Bygones get their name from the fact that, during various times throughout history, the world's disbelief in the unnatural grew, broadly ending towards the end of the Enlightenment and Colonialism, with the spread of "Reasonable" Christianity and Islam hitting it's heights. With the belief in their existence, paired with infighting and being hunted to near-extinction, these beings lost their powers and ceased to be on Earth.

That said, the Fae, Shifters, Spirits, Vampires, and Zombies have all found a way to stick around. For most, this has been remaining unknown, gaining political and other "shadow" powers to keep their nature away from news and records, and generally remaining out of the public eye. This is famously what most Vampires do, while the Fae have taken to being part of the cycle of reincarnation and inhabiting mortal bodies to remain unseen. Shifters and Zombies often stay out of sight, or being in plain sight, such as simply living as animals or humans and keeping it all hidden. Spirits, of course, get to cheat by existing in a different layer of reality until they materialize.

In the 1950's and 60's, magic reentered the consensus due to the backfired efforts of the Technocracy. As such, many Immortals are able to live in the open, and much of the "shadow structure" has collapsed due to awareness from people and governments. That said, they are far from completely gone, and especially Vampires still have a powerful hold over politics and money in the world.