mundanes
Those without magic
Mundanes is insider slang for ordinary people—those outside a particular subculture or community.
Science fiction fans use it for non-fans, the BDSM community for those with conventional sex lives, and Renaissance faire participants for modern-dressed visitors.
The term carries mild condescension: The mundanes just don't get it.
From mundane, meaning ordinary or worldly.
Non-initiates to specialized knowledge
- ordinary folkAverage, unremarkable citizens
- commonersOrdinary citizens, untitled
- normalsTypical or expected values
- mortalsBeings destined to expire
uninitiated · outsiders · civilians · regular people · unawakened · unaware · sleepers · profane
Wearisome regular routine
- everyday lifeOrdinary regular existence
- choresRoutine household tasks
- errandsBrief purposeful outings
- commuteRegular work travel
bills · groceries · laundry · appointments · schedules · responsibilities · obligations · practicalities
Lacking awareness or knowledge
- uninitiatedLacking specialized knowledge
- lay peopleNon-specialists in a field
- outsidersThose not belonging
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
maya · attachment · distraction · ego-driven · exoteric
muggles
Non-initiates to specialized knowledge
- ordinary folkAverage, unremarkable citizens
- commonersOrdinary citizens, untitled
- normalsTypical or expected values
mortals · uninitiated · outsiders · civilians · regular people · unawakened · unaware · sleepers · profane · oblivious
daily grind
Wearisome regular routine
- everyday lifeOrdinary regular existence
- choresRoutine household tasks
- errandsBrief purposeful outings
bills · commute · groceries · laundry · appointments · schedules · responsibilities · obligations · practicalities · tedium
unenlightened
Lacking awareness or knowledge
- uninitiatedLacking specialized knowledge
- lay peopleNon-specialists in a field
- outsidersThose not belonging
samsara · maya · attachment · distraction · ego-driven · exoteric
mundaneswizards
Practitioners of sorcery
mages · witches · sorcerers · magic users · Shadowhunters
mundanesheroes
Admired courageous figures
superheroes · superpowered · demigods · champions · legends
mundanesinitiates
Starts or new members
adepts · insiders · cognoscenti · members · practitioners
- mundane strugglesOrdinary, unexciting challenges
- mundane detailUnimportant specific fact