Ancilla
• An adolescent vampire; one older than a neonate but younger than an elder.

Antediluvian
• One of the eldest Cainites, one of the third generation.

Autarkis
• A vampire that refuses to be a part of Cainite society and recognizes no prince.

B

Book of Nod, The
• The book which tells of the curse of Caine, the first vampire and our progenator (see Progeny).

Blood Oath
• A potent bond between vampires which can grant mystical power over the bound one.

C

Cainite
• A vampire, one desendent from Caine.

Caitiff
• A derogatory term for a vampire with no clan

Canaille
• The mortal populace, especially the most unsavory and those lacking in culture, the ones that we feed most often.

Childe
• A term used for a young or foolish vampire.

Clan
• A group of vampires who share certain innate characteristics.

Coterie
• A group of Cainites who protect and support one another against all outsiders.

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

D

Diablerie
• The act of feeding upon other vampires, either out of need or perversion.

Domain
• The fiefdom claimed by a vampire that other vampires must acknowledge.

E

Elysium
• The name given for the places where the elders meet and gather, commonly public places of culture.

Embrace, The
• The act of transforming a mortal into a vampire by first draining all of their blood, then replacing a bit of it with the vampire's own blood.

F

Fledgling
• A young, newly created vampire.

G

Generation
• The number of steps away from Caine a vampire is...Caine's progeny were of the second generation, their get were the third, and so on.

Gehenna
• The end of the world, Armageddon, when the Antediluvians shall awaken and devour all vampires.

Ghoul
• A servant created by allowing a mortal being to drink Cainite blood without first draining it.

Golconda
• A state of being for vampires where a balance in found between the beast and the soul, to some it is seen as the only true path to salvation.

H

Haven
• The home of a vampire or the place where it sleeps.

Hunger, The
• The insatiable urge to feed that takes on a central importance in the life of a vampire.

J

Jyhad, The
• The secret war waged between the few surviving vampires of the third generation. Also used as a general term to describe any war between vampires.

K

Kine
• A contemptuous term for mortals, used in opposition to the word Cainite.

Kiss
• To take the blood of a mortal, or the act of taking blood in general.

L

Lextalionis
• The code of vampires, allegedly created by Caine. It suggests ideas related to "An Eye For An Eye...".

Lineage
• The bloodline of a vampire, traced by Embrace

Lupine
• A werewolf, the dire enemy of the vampires.

M

Methuselah
• An elder who no longer lives among the other Cainites. Many belong to the Inconnu.

N

Neonate
• A young, newly created vampire.

O

Osiris
• A vampire that surrounds themselves with a cult or coven to better obtain sustenance.

P

Prince
• The vampire in charge of a fiefdom who is able to defend the title. Is the same in the feminine form.

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

Progeny
• A collective term for all the vampires created by one sire. Less formally known as Get.

R

Regnant
• One who has a Blood Oath over another Cainite through giving the said Cainite blood on three seperate occassions.

Retainers
• Humans that serve a vampire master that are usually either Dominated or are ghouls.

S

Sire
• The parent-creator of a vampire, used as both the male and female form.

Siren
• A vampire that seduces mortals and does not kill them, rather choosing to put them to sleep and drain just a small amount of blood.

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

T

Thrall
• A vampire who is held under the Blood Oath, and thus is under the control of another Cainite.

V

Vessel
• A potential or past source of blood, typically a human.

Vitae
• An ancient term for blood.

W

Whelp
• A contemptuous term for one's own progeny.