| Term | Definition |
| Hero | Protagonist whose life is a series of well-marked adventures. |
| Mentor | Is older and wiser and serves as a guide for the initiate to learn skills necessary to succeed in the quest. |
| Hunting Group of Companions | These are loyal companions willing to face hardships with the hero. |
| Loyal Retainers | Those who must help the hero. They have no choice in the matter |
| Friendly Beast | Shows that nature is on the side of the hero. |
| The Devil Figure | This character is evil incarnate |
| The Evil Figure with a good heart | A devil figure with the potential of being good. |
| Damsel in Distress | A vulnerable woman who is always needing the hero to save her. |
| Fire Versus Ice | Represents knowledge, light, life while the other represents ignorance, death, and sterility. |
| Creature of Nightmare | Monster summoned from the deepest darkest part of man and this monster looks liike a human but is not human. |
| The Scapegoat | The death in a public cermony gets rid of a sin committed against society. |
| The Outcast | Character banished from society for some real or imagined crime. |
| The Initiate | Young hero who must go through some training before he goes on his quest. |