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lexicon • common parlance
Masquerade: The efforts and system of laws required by the Tradition of Secrecy to hide
Kindred existence from the mortal world.
Master of Elysium: The Kindred responsible for places of Elysium, who also makes sure
that everything is prepared, that nobody fi ghts and that word gets out about events.
Mekhet (MEK • et): A clan of vampires known for being quick, discreet and wise.
Myrmidon (MER • meh • don): A negotiator of the Carthian Movement.
neonate (NEE • oh • nate): A young vampire, engaged in his Requiem for less than 50
years.
Nosferatu (noss • fur • AH • too): A vampire clan known for being stealthy, strong and
terrifying.
Ordo Dracul (OR • dough drah • KOOL): A covenant of vampires known for its mystic
studies and desire to transcend the vampiric condition.
poacher: One who feeds in another Kindred’s domain without permission.
Primogen (PRIM • oh • jen): An elder who advises the Prince of a domain (also plural).
Prince: The ruler of, or most powerful Kindred in, a domain.
Priscus (PRISS • kuss): The informal “head” of a specifi c clan within a domain. The
plural is Prisci (PRISS • key).
Rack: The best parts of the city in which to feed, including nightclubs and other loud,
crowded areas.
regnant: The Kindred who holds regency over a thrall; the dominant member of a Vinculum.
Also “domitor.”
Requiem: The Kindred condition; the whole miserable, cursed song of a vampire’s unlife,
whether singularly or metaphorically.
revenant: A vampire who has lost all Humanity and exists in perpetual frenzy.
Sanctifi ed: A common nickname for members of the Lancea Sanctum, singular and
plural.
Seneschal: The Prince’s right hand and assistant.
Seven: A clan, covenant or other group of vampires that detests the Kindred race and seeks
to destroy it, its own members excepted.
Sheriff: The Kindred responsible for enforcing the Prince’s laws and dictates.
sire: A vampiric “parent,” one who has Embraced a childe; alternatively, a verb, meaning
“to Embrace.”
Theban (THEE • ben) Sorcery: A mysterious form of blood magic practiced primarily by
members of the Lancea Sanctum.
thrall: One who is bound to a regnant; the enslaved member of a Vinculum.
torpor: A death-like sleep into which Kindred fall if they are injured severely or starved for
too long. Kindred can also enter torpor willingly to escape the world for a time.
Traditions: The three primary Kindred laws, passed down through the ages and observed
inviolate due to the Kindred condition.
unbound: A vampire who refuses to accept the local rule of a Prince or other governing
Kindred body. Also known as an unaligned or independent Kindred.
Ventrue (VENN • true): A clan of vampires known for being regal, commanding and
aristocratic.
vessel: Any source of blood for the Kindred to feed on; usually but not always used to refer
to a mortal.
Vitae (VIE • tay): Blood, particularly the blood of a vampire.
Vinculum (VIN • cue • lum): The artifi cial love and loyalty spawned by feeding from the
same vampire three times. Also known less formally as a blood bond.
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