Here is a list of groupings of our alters based on characteristics or similarities. Many grouping indicate a phenomenon or issue that was significant in our childhood. For instance, the dichotomy between high class and low class mirrors a preoccupation in the mother and grandmother.
Hosts: Johnny, John, Ryder (near host)
Former hosts: Adam, Carter, Max (?), Jonathan, Jack (near host)
Heavy influencers: Gwendolyn, Marc-Dominic, Mick/Mxyzptlk (?)
Females: Raisin Annie, Gwendolyn
Lost boys: Henry, Scott, Casper
Not quite human: Sphinx (android), Ulric (bogeyman), Ashar (wolfdog), Casper (ghost)
Dead: Ulric ("by choice"), Casper, Daniel (revived)
Morals/ethics (primary): Edward, Jack
Empathy: Carter, Gwendolyn, John
Attachment: Carter, Gwendolyn, John (mother), Jonathan (father), Luke (parents), Chase (grandmother)
Detaching (wolf-related): Ashar, Sky, Randy, Ulric, Faolan
High class/rich: Chase, Marc-Dominic, Jonathan
Low class: Jack, Daniel, Quato
English lads: Neville, Nigel, Ty, Chase
Country boys: Jack, Caleb, Hank, Luke
Tough guys: Daniel, Jack, Brody, Aaron, Quato
Holds anger: Kyle, Matt, Ulric, Daniel, others
Physically oriented: Daniel, Luke, Brody
Twins or associated: Hansel & Johann (+ Quato), John & Gwendolyn, Ulric & Wats, Sky & Vince
In another dimension: Zane, Abraham, Gwendolyn, Raisin Annie (formerly)
Social skills: Johnny, Jack, Luke, Daniel
Special system skill: Sphinx (identify alters), Max (see alters), John (send alters to front)
Special skill: Quato (lying), Ryder (focused work), Mick/Mxyzptlk (body calming), Neville (reading focus), Brody (visiting)
Special mission: Edward (be good), Yanni (sleep), Caleb (listen), Pip (run away), Wats (escape), Scott (stay put), Gwendolyn (comfort others), Marc-Dominic (prevent insecurity)
Psychological abuse: Inky, Hank, Godwin, Quato, probably others
Physical abuse: Wats, Godwin, Michael, Casper, Adam, Ashar, Clark, Vince, Johann
Sexual abuse: Jack, Quato, Kent, Brody, Max, Zeb, Cole, Hank, Andre, Greg (?), Michael, Luke, Chase, probably others
Sexual contact: Jonathan, Little John, Ty (?)
Betrayal trauma: Johann, Andre, Quato, Ulric, Inky
Programmed: Sky, Abraham
Magic/mystical: Nigel/Oberon, Gwendolyn, others?
Dialect/Accent: Jack, Neville (formerly Chase, Ty)
Self-sufficient: Little John, Pip, Faolan
Sexually oriented: Quato, Daniel, Jonathan
Serious: Sphinx, Ryder, Edward, Jonathan, Chase, Johann, Aaron
Sad: Andre, Cole, Kent, Godwin, Michael, Casper, Randy, Zane (formerly Johann)
Upbeat/happy: Hansel, Estes, Johnny, Zeb, Adam (not originally)
Mischievous: Mick/Mxyzptlk, Quato, Max, Hansel, Johann (when with Hansel)
Odd sounds: Inky, Quato, Clark, Ashar, Adam (originally)
Suicidal thoughts: Quato, Randy, John, others
Unknown or unclear origin: Greg, Estes, Randy, Abraham, Raisin Annie, Ty, Nigel, Kyle, Faolan, Caleb, Yanni