Outcasts are people who are excluded from society due to their beliefs, lifestyle, or physical characteristics. Exiles are people who have been forced to leave their home country or region, often due to political or religious reasons. NERDS are people who are highly intelligent and often socially awkward. LEPERS are people who suffer from leprosy, a contagious disease that can cause disfigurement and disability. PARIAHS are people who are rejected by society and treated as outcasts. All of these terms refer to people who are ostracized from society and considered to be on the fringes.