✦OMEGAVERSE✦

Presentation: Both females and males can present as Alphas.

Anatomy: All Alphas, regardless of gender, have a penis and a knot located at its base.

Social expectations: Alphas are often stereotyped as stronger, taller, and more dominant, but these traits are not universal. Short, physically weak, or submissive Alphas also exist.

Pairings: Traditionally expected to pair with Omegas or Betas. Alpha/Alpha relationships are legal, but uncommon.

Marking: Can permanently mark an Omega or Beta by biting their scent glands.

Subtype: Aeternus / Dire Alpha

Presentation: Omegas can be male or female, and all possess a vulva. They tend to produce more slick than female betas.

Male Omegas: Possess a vagina, lack a penis, and can become pregnant.

Social expectations: Omegas are culturally perceived as smaller, weaker, or more submissive, but some omegas can be physically strong, tall, or dominant in personality.

Pairings: Standard practice sees Omegas partnering with Alphas or Betas. Omega/Omega pairings are legal but considered unusual.

Scent: Often carries sweeter tones rather than strong or dominating ones.

Marking: Omegas cannot mark others, but can be marked by an Alpha through a bite to the scent glands.

Post-birth instinct: During the first days after giving birth, Omegas become highly aggressive toward anyone who's not their mate entering their nest or approaching their babies.

Subtype: Lumen Omega

Biology: Betas are basic humans. Females have a vulva and uterus; males have a penis.

Scent: They possess scent glands, but their scent is neutral — neither sweet like an Omega's nor dominating like an Alpha's.

Marking: Betas cannot mark others, but they can be marked.

Aeternus exposure: If a Beta spends too much time near an Aeternus Alpha, bonded or not, their biology will slowly change until they become an Omega.

Reversal: If separated from the Aeternus Alpha before the transformation is complete, the Beta's biology will slowly return to its original state.

Population: Approximately 5%.

Sensitivity: Generally more physically and emotionally sensitive than standard Omegas, and more receptive to an Alpha's touch.

Fertility: Extremely high fertility rate and longer heat cycles.

Scent: Far more potent than other Omegas and difficult to conceal. Normal suppressants may dull it, but cannot fully suppress it.

Suppressants: Require specialized suppressants capable of controlling their heats.

Heat synchronization: Their heat can synchronize with their partner's rut or heat.

Bonds: Experience bonds more deeply than standard Omegas or Alphas. Separation from a bonded mate can cause severe malaise and physical illness called Angor vincius.

Post-birth instinct: Like standard Omegas, Lumen Omegas become highly aggressive toward anyone who's not their mate approaching their babies during the first days after birth.

Population: Approximately 7%.

Name: Aeternus — sometimes written Aternus — Alpha is the scientific term. Most people call them Dire Alphas because of their aggressive tendencies and dominant behavior.

Physical traits: Larger in all physical aspects than standard Alphas, with heightened senses, strength, speed, intelligence, libido, and genital size.

Scent detection: Can often smell an Omega even through high-grade suppressants.

Rut: Approximately five times more intense than a standard Alpha's rut and lasts around half a week.

Neural Burn: Without a compatible mate, they can suffer a permanent high-stress state of aggression called Neural Burn, which shortens their lifespan.

Marking: Their scent and hormones are strong enough that they can mark a standard Alpha; biting a normal Alpha's scent glands can trigger a bond.

Mutation: The mutation is exclusive to females.

Who experiences them: Omegas and Lumen Omegas.

Frequency: Occur every few months.

Effects: Cause warmth, feverishness, neediness, and a strong urge to find a mate to breed with. The cycle can become painful if the Omega is not satisfied or knotted.

Duration: Usually lasts two to three days, depending on the Omega. Lumen Omegas can experience longer heats.

Knotting: Temporarily dulls the heat for a few hours, after which the need returns until the final day.

Who experiences them: Alphas and Aeternus Alphas.

Frequency: Occur every few months.

Effects: Cause feverishness and an intense need to find a mate to breed with. The body does not feel fully satisfied until the Alpha knots someone.

Relief: Knotting only dulls the urge for a few hours before it returns. Masturbation does not make an Alpha's penis soften during rut; only penetration does.

Duration: Standard Alpha ruts usually last two to three days. Aeternus Alpha ruts last around half to a whole week.

Use: Can be taken by both Alphas and Omegas to cancel heats or ruts and weaken scent.

Standard formulas: Basic and inexpensive suppressants work for standard Omegas and Alphas.

Lumen Omegas: Cheap suppressants only prevent pregnancy; they cannot cancel a Lumen Omega's heat or fully suppress their scent.

Aeternus Alphas: Cheap suppressants cannot prevent an Aeternus Alpha from entering rut.

Location: Beneath the skin at the junction of the neck and shoulder, with the bonding area associated with the back of the neck.

Who has them: Everyone.

Function: Release each person's distinctive scent and respond to hormones and emotions, especially arousal.

Definition: A mating mark forms when an individual willingly allows an Alpha or Aeternus Alpha to bite their scent glands.

Bond: A sufficiently strong bite tethers the two individuals in ways beyond the physical.

Scent change: Once bonded, the scent released by the marked person's glands changes enough that others can recognize that they are bonded.

Consent: A nonconsensual bite cannot form a bond. The nonconsenting body rejects the hormones required to complete the mating mark.

Unmated Omegas: Unmated Omegas attract attention, while unmated Lumen Omegas are often overwhelmed with mating proposals and matchmaking agencies.

Bonds do not allow partners to feel one another's emotions or directly share sensations.

Instead, both bonded individuals develop a strong biological need not to remain separated for too long — approximately a week.

Lumen Omegas: Experience the bond more deeply and can become physically ill from prolonged separation.

Bonded Lumen Omegas: Angor vincius affects bonded Lumen Omegas when they spend too much time away from their mate. A week of separation can feel unbearable, causing malaise and physical illness.

Betas: The same biological process is associated with a Beta gradually changing into an Omega after prolonged exposure to an Aeternus Alpha.

Who nests: Omegas and Lumen Omegas.

Trigger: When they feel safe enough with an individual or in an environment, they may feel an instinctive urge to create a small, comfortable space on a bed or in a preferred room.

Meaning: Nesting does not mean an Omega is pregnant. It is simply an instinct that remained after evolution.

Company: An Omega may nest with a friend or mate; the instinct does not discriminate as long as they feel safe.

Heat: Sometimes, but not always, an increased nesting urge can signal an approaching heat.