Magical Barrier

The magical barrier is a spell that keeps all the Freaks trapped within the Island of Freaks. This spell is one of legendary magnitude, cast by Katie with the intention for the greater good - to keep Freaks and Humans apart.

There are two parts to the Magical Barrier - the "External barrier" that prevents freaks from escaping the island, and the "Internal barrier" that prevents The Banished from escaping from their banishment.

The barrier, besides keeping the Freaks inside, also has the additional effect of disabling electronics in an extremely wide radius outside the External Barrier. This is a defense countermeasure planted by Katie in case the secret location of the Island of Freaks is compromised, to disable any incoming planes that might want to bomb the area.

In addition, the External Barrier is able to prevent satellites from discovering the secret location of the Island of Freaks by obfuscating the area by replacing it with a perfectly natural sea-like area. This allows Katie to operate the whole thing without detection from the Humans and avoid any possible political complications. The Humans do not know that Katie exists, nor that all the freaks that mankind has encountered are all actually covertly being sent to a secret island.

Katie
Katie is worried that Freaks and Humans are not ready to live together. Katie is afraid that if Freaks and Humans were to suddenly all meet each other and announce that they are real, that there will be total chaos. She wants to make sure that humans will be ready for the great reveal of her existence, and to make sure that her Freaks are truly ready to live in harmony with the humans. Before this is made certain to her, she will under no circumstance negotiate the idea of breaking the barrier.

The Final Council
Composed of only the most powerful, chaotic Freaks, the Final Council is interested in breaking the magic barrier. The all agree on one thing - they all want something with the Humans. For example, Nightmare wants to enact endless vengeance on the Human race for the trauma he has been put through.

The Banished (Rebels)
Having been banished by Katie for their transgressions, some of the Freaks sent to The Underground want to be set free again. The rebels want to see the Internal Barrier destroyed, so they can go out, revolt against Katie and do whatever they please.