Dominion Threat Classifications

Entropy Accelerant
An entity or interaction that accelerates or perpetuates the acceleration of entropy beyond the current agreed threshold. Note that this is referring to the Dominion's broad interpretation of entropy which includes more than just the thermodynamic type.

Infohazard
Fairly self explanatory. Note the chevrons denoting the class of the hazard.

Abstract Threat
Used to refer to any undefined or out of context entities or phenomena perceived as a danger. This is one of the most open ended classifications and can be applied very non-specifically.

Reality Bleed
Often associated with Extraplanars, reality bleed is a catch all term for phenomena that result in irregularities in Void field interactions.

Extraplanar Entity
Refers to any entity non-native to reality. While this mostly involves eldritch phenomena, it technically applies to any cross-reality travellers- no matter how normal they may seem.

High-Energy Environment
This can be considered an extension of radioactivity. A working definition would be high energy particles capable of injuring an armoured Dominion shell, such as close proximity to a PFG reaction chamber.

Supernatural Hazard
Anything hazardous to the soul ,spirit or other yet undefined metaphysical attributes of organics.

Self-Replicating
Not exclusively for hazards, but usually applied as a modifier to other hazards that additionally possess this ability.

Ephemeral Hazard
A modifier for hazards that only manifest transiently.

Singularity
An entity that exists in an undefined state. May propagate Void state violations as it interacts.

Nonstandard Curvature
In reference to space-time curvature. The most common example would be black-holes.

Non-Euclidean Geometry
Self-explanatory.

Infinitesimal Hazard
Referring to hazards that involve infinitesimal scales.

Multiversal Hazard
A hazard with a scale exceeding multiversal scales in 3D space. May include the entire cubic volume of a reality.

Altphysics Hazard
Any hazard involving defined or undefined altphysics. Alchemic hazards would fall under this as would most "magic" systems.

Alchemic Hazard
Subset of altphysic hazard, specifically referring to alchemy.

Intelligent Entity
A modifier for any hazard that shows signs of intelligence in it's behaviour. Chevrons denote it's class. Zero chevrons would be psuedointelligence such as instinctual behaviour. One would be sentience, Two is sapience (human-like or greater) and three is post-sapience and would include superintelligences and thoughtforms with undefined additional capability.

Anima Hazard
Broad definition for any hazard pertaining to 'animate' entities (entities that have a metaphysical and a physical component). This can be applied broadly to most organics.

Macro-Biohazard
An extension of bioazard, referring to full-scale organisms as opposed to just substances and microorganisms.

For example: a zombie virus would be considered a biohazard, whilst a zombie itself would be a macro-biohazard.

Metastability Catalyst
An entity that somehow catalyzes the movement of a system from a metastable to a stable state. The most common example would be a vacuum decay weapon in the context of a segment that has a metastable (false) vacuum state.

Divinity Hazard
A hazard relating to 'divine' entities or powers. A subset of supernatural hazard and usually a cousin of altphysics hazard. May be an ontological hazard.

Scale Hazard
A hazard involving unusually large or small scales. On the lowest end you have Infinitesimal hazards and at the largest you have multiversal, real and transcendental hazards.

Ontological Hazard
A hazard that threatens our perceived definition of existence at some fundamental level. Also see scale hazard, divine hazard and transcendental hazard.

Transcendental Hazard
A hazard involving true transcendentals. These are entities undefinable by ontological bounds. Usually also considered an ontological hazard and multiversal hazard.

Superhazard
A hazard that either creates, perpetuates, is composed of or enables other hazards. Not to be confused with a metahazard.

Metahazard
A hazard one abstraction level above other hazards, e.g a hazard about hazards.

Entropy Hazard
A hazard that involves manipulation of entropy. Could also be referred to as a chaos or order hazard respectively. May be considered an entropy accelerant.

Anthrohazard
A hazard to humans. This is a non-generic categorization, applied in the case of a hazard that either only harms humans or harms humans disproportionately more than other physically equivelant actors. An example could be a rogue machine intelligence that seeks the exclusive termination of humans..

Anthrospecific Hazard
Subset of Anthrohazard, refers to a hazard that uses human exclusive vectors of harm. One such example would be a hazard that causes political instability, civil unreset or emotional damage in a manner unique to humans.

Chronohazard
Any non-standard time flow. May often be associated with reality bleed.