VampireTEM

This is a list of as many of the terms as i could find, They also have a definition. These are a very good read at they help you understand much of the terminilogy on
the rest of the site. There are also great for in character game posts.

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AMARANTH
The act of drinking the blood of other Kindred. Vide "Diablerie."

ANCILLA
Adolescent vampire, one who is no longer a Neonate, but is not an Elder, either.

ANTEDILUVIAN
One of the eldest Kindred, a member of the third generation. A warlord of the Jyhad.

ARCHON
A powerful vampire who wanders from city to city, usually serving a Justicar. Archons are used to track down Kindred .

AUTARKIS
A vampire who refuses to be a part of Kindred society, and does not recognize
the domain of a prince.

CAINITE
A vampire. Vide "Kindred."

CANAILLE
The mortal herd, especially that element of it which is the most unsavory and lacking in culture.

CAUCHEMAR
A vampire who feeds only on sleeping victims and prevents their awakening.

CUNCTATOR
A vampire that avoids killing by drinking shallowly and taking too little blood to kill the prey;

COTERIE
A group of Kindred who protect and support one another against all outsiders. Vide "Brood."

CONSANGUINEUS
One of the same lineage (usually a younger member).

FOOTPAD
One who feeds off the derelicts and the homeless, and who frequently does not have a haven of her own. Vide "Alleycat."

GENTRY
A Kindred who hunts the nightclubs, districts of ill repute, and other places of entertainment where mortals seek to pair off.

GOLCONDA
The state of being to which many vampires aspire, in which a balance is found between opposing urges and scruples.

HUMANITAS
The degree to which a Kindred still retains some humanity.

KINE
A contemptuous term for mortals, used in opposition to Kindred. The expression "Kindred and Kine" means "all the world."

LEECH
A human who drinks a vampire blood, yet retains free will. Often keeps the vampire as prisoner, or offers rewards for the blood.
LEXTALIONIS
The code of the Kindred, allegedly created by Caine. It suggests biblical justice - an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

LINEAGE
The bloodline of a vampire, traced by Embrace.

METHUSELAH
An elder who no longer lives among the other Kindred. Many Methuselahs belong to the Inconnu.

NEONATE
A young, newly created Kindred. Vide "Fledgling," "Whelp."

OSIRIS
A vampire who surrounds himself with mortal or ghoul followers in a cult or coven to better obtain sustenance.

PAPILLON
The area of the city made up of nightclubs, gambling houses and brothels. The prime hunting ground of the city.

PROGENY
A collective term for all the vampires created by one sire. Less formal, and less flattering, is "Get."

PRAXIS
The right of princes to rule, as well as the rules, laws and customs enforced by a particular prince.

PRIMOGEN
The leaders in a city or the ruling council of elders. Those who support the prince and make her rule possible.

REGNANT
One who has a Blood Bond over another kindred, through giving said Kindred blood three times. Vide "Blood Bond."

RETAINERS
Humans who serve a vampire master. They are generally either ghouls or mentally dominated by their vampire master.

SIREN
A vampire who seduces mortals, but does not kill them and takes only a little blood after putting the mortal into a deep sleep. Vide "Tease."

SUSPIRE
The dream dance during the final stage of the quest for Golconda.

THIRD MORTAL
Caine, the progenitor of all vampires, according to the Book of Nod (q.v.)

THRALL
A vampire who is held under a Blood Bond, and thus under the control of another Kindred.

VITAE
Blood.

WASSAIL
The final release and the last frenzy. Wassail occurs when the last vestiges of Humanity are lost and a vampire plunges into madness.

WHELP
A contemptuous term for any young vampire; originally used only in reference to one's own progeny.

WIGHT
Human, mortal.

WITCH-HUNTER
A human who searches for vampires in order to kill them.

WHIG
Name for a Cainite who possess an obsessive interest in mortal fashion and current events.

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