People

For the most part, People are just... people. They're born, they live, they die, they are reincarnated. However, there are generally accepted to be five 'types' of people in the metaphysical sense.

The Unbound
Most people you meet fall into this category. The Unbound's souls are not bound to any particular Tale, yet. They generally do their best to either become a Bound Hero, or try to avoid Narrators in this incarnation.

Known (Living) Unbound

 * None yet

The Bound
The Bound are those whose souls are bound to at least one Tale. They generally fall into two "sub-categories", Bound Heroes or Bound Villains. Often, as time passes, their identities are subsumed by their role in their Tale, until their birth name and incarnations idiosyncrasies are forgotten, and they are referred to as merely a continuation of the same person, the Role.

There are some people, Sages, who make their profession studying the Tales, and looking for signs of the Bound being reincarnated, in order to mitigate what damage it might do, by ensuring they are properly prepared for the lives they will lead after their Tale's cycle has completed. It's all well and good for a peasant girl to marry a prince, but if he's a smitten idiot and she can't even read, that can lead to disaster for the kingdom they are fated to govern.

Bound Heroes
Bound Heroes are those who live "happily ever after" once a Tale's cycle has reached its completion. For most people, becoming a Bound Hero is the closest thing to "Heaven" they can achieve.

Known (Living) Bound Heroes

 * None yet

Bound Villains
Bound Villains are the other side of the coin of Bound Heroes. These are those who cross the Bound Heroes in a Tale, and are punished. For most people, becoming a Bound Villain is the closest thing to "Hell" they can be damned with.

Known (Living) Bound Villains

 * None Yet

Narrators
Narrators are a special breed of soul, born with the ability to bind souls to Tales, including their own. While they are blessed with eternal life, they do not have eternal youth, nor are they immune to harm. When a Narrator dies, they are reincarnated, and must discover their powers again.

A Narrator binds souls by repeating the Tale, over and over, to others. The more people the Narrator can get the tale to spread to, the more powerful the binding is. The most powerful bindings are those that are written down, and studied by Sages.

Known (Living) Narrators

 * Baba Yaga

Wraiths
Wraiths are a popular urban legend. People that should not exist, those for whom no reincarnated soul is prepared, they are born soulless. Little is known about them, if they even truly exist.

The Fae
The Fae are not really "people", more forces of nature. They can be bound to Tales, but generally only in support roles. They are immortal, and play out their Role over and over.