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Mortals are beings susceptible to aging and death, the opposite of immortals. Human beings, including most magical witches, are mortal.[1]

Non-magical mortals[]

The term mortal is commonly used to denote non-magical humans. These mortals are considered neutral beings due to their lack of any magical abilities or affiliation with good or evil.[2] According to Coop Halliwell, though there are vast numbers of magical beings, humans are what give them purpose.[3]

Secret Keepers[]

Main article: Secret Keepers

Over the years, the Charmed Ones have entrusted several mortals with the secret that they are magical witches. These secret keepers, most notably law enforcement officers such as Darryl Morris, have often helped the sisters with covering up their magical tracks.

Gaining magical abilities[]

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Tom Peters's chevrons.

Non-magical mortals are capable of becoming magical through various means;

As mortals are not meant to have Magical powers, being infected with a huge amount of them can cause infected mortals to grow increasingly mentally unstable and insane, and will eventually lead to death. Leo Wyatt once explained witches are able to handle magic due to generations of preparation, while mortals lack this experience.[4]

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Dr. Curtis Williamson being driven mad by magic.

"Human being possessed of a demonic power will become confused then frightened, paranoid, violent and demonic, will ultimately die if the power isn't withdrawn."
Paige reading from the Book of Shadows.[src]

In 2000, Dr. Curtis Williamson gained the powers of the Charmed Ones by accidentally injecting himself with their blood. The overload of power led to insanity.[5] In another case, Karen Young was used by Demonic Power Brokers to store their powers. This led her to paranoia and almost death before the Charmed Ones were able to remove the powers from her.[6] In early 2005, Ronny and Denise accidentally gained Phoebe and Piper's powers, respectively, when Zankou attacked the sisters seconds after they cast the spell To Exchange Power. Their minds were unaffected due to each possessing one person's power at the time. They gave the powers back to Phoebe and Piper at the end of the day.[7]

In 2009, the shift of magic caused all magical beings to lose their powers and mortals to develop them. A world filled with magical mortals led to a state of chaos and anarchy, due to these mortals never learning to properly deal with magic. During this time, mortals seemed unaffected by the corruptive effects of wielding magic.[8] Balance was eventually restored when Prue took control of the All and returned magic to those who owned them while wiping the human population's memory of what transpired in the last several months.[9]

Magical mortals[]

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The Charmed Ones, magical humans.

7x22-Sisters

The second incarnation of the Charmed Ones, are also magical humans.

While most mortals are ordinary human beings with no supernatural capabilities, a vast number of humans are gifted with magic. Although generally not referred to as mortals, these humans are still susceptible to death.

Witches[]

Witches are human beings, as are other magical beings such as Firestarters.

In rare cases, witches give birth to powerless children, whose magical gene is dormant. These mortals cannot use magic, but nonetheless have magic in their blood. However, they are capable of producing full-fledged witch children.

Chosen by Destiny[]

Some mortals, like the Chosen One, are only able to utilize magic when they are destined to. Among the powerful mortal women, protectors are also chosen to guard Pandora's Box. Оther mortals, such as Bo Lightfeather and Stan Provazolli, are psychics blessed with the ability to see the future, but lack other magical powers. The Ice cream men don't have their own magic, but they keep a mysterious truck with a creature that consumes demonic offspring.

Future Whitelighters[]

A number of mortals known as Future Whitelighters are destined to become Whitelighters upon death. These mortals need to accomplish a number of great good deeds in order to become qualified to become Whitelighters. Should they die before they can accomplish their deeds, they will be disqualified and their souls will move on to the afterlife instead.

For this reason, they are often targeted by Darklighters who try to murder them. A special type of Darklighter known as a Spirit Killer would manipulate them into committing suicide[10]. Some Darklighters would even seduce them into having children with them.[11] If they are in danger, Whitelighters would be assigned to protect them or guide them down the right path until they are ready to do so on their own.

Familiars[]

Familiars who perform their tasks exceptionally well with special charges are rewarded with becoming humans to guide other familiars.

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