Powers in the Elsaverse

Powers in the Elsaverse are defined as the mental and sensorial unnatural abilities some characters have in this fictional universe. These powers are originated in the Elsaverse's parallel universe, where they are more or less common in the population, and were slowly leaked into Sangrive for years, through the interdimensional portal Morland kept open in his mansion's dungeon.

Origins and Nature
Few details are provided about powers' real origin and nature, beyond the fact that they come from the parallel universe and seem to consist in enhanced mental abilities and sensorial-related skills. No examples of classical fictional powers, like superstrength or flying abilities, have been depicted so far, and most of them actually consists in the subject being able to influence and/or trick other people's sensorial inputs. It's not clear whether these powers are innate in the parallel world or a result of some kind of personal development of the subjects, although a genetic factor seems to be involved, as children from powerful parents tend to have powers too, albeit different ones. In the Elsaverse, though, it's stated that some people raised in Sangrive, who had a very distinctive character trait since their childhood, or who extensively trained or practiced a specific skill, can experience that trait or skill to evolve into a real power when they reach college age.

The official explanation given in Saving Chloe (2018) is that those powers were slowly leaking into town through the interdimensional portal Morland kept open in his mansion; this seems to point out to powers being kind of an infection, like Paul guesses, while its real nature could be a special energy from that parallel universe that takes an innate but still human ability to the next level. No Sangrive local who was already born when the portal was open, around 40 years ago, presents any power, thus indicating that only children are effectively affected by that power leak.