Vampire Terms

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B

Belle Morte: Name used for the progenitor of the Belle Morte bloodline as well as any who are sired by her. The Belle Morte Bloodline is one of the largest in the world.

Bloodline: Bloodline refers to which line a vampire belongs to.

Bourreau: A name used for a vampire that does deeds for another vampire (generally a MotC or a Sourdre de Sangue). They are the punishers of a vampire. Most vampires that have encountered the Bourreau often call them the boogeyman. Their place in the Vampire society is the same as that of the Bolverk in Wolf society.

C

Clanless: A vampire sired by an unknown vampire. They have no powers that would mark them as belonging to any one line.

Council, the: The Council is the leading force of the Vampires in the world. Their court is located in Paris and they are comprised of powerful vampires and the Sourdre De Sangues of vairous bloodlines.

D

Dragon: The name given to the vampires of the Dragon bloodline and their progenitor. All dragons are capable of inflicting rage in some manner on those around them.

H

Harlequin: The Harlequin are the police force of the Council. They owe no allegiance to anyone save themselves and the current leader of the council.

K

Kiss: A Kiss is a group of vampires and is usually led by the strongest of them. A Kiss holds sway over a certain area, usually a city.

kiss: Another name for a vampire's bite. Usually used by Belle Mortes.

M

Marks, the: A metaphysical connection between a vampire and their servant. The marks go as high as four, upon which the person is totally in the Vampire's servant.

Master of the City: The term used for the strongest vampire in the area. The MotC is the leader of the other vampires, his word is law.

Mind Roll: Also called Rolling. A telepathic ability to take over the mind of another. Generally, eye contact is needed and it is the most common of all vampire's abilitites.

Moroven: The name used for Nemhain and those sired by her. Fear Mongers.

Mother of Darkness: A being of unknown power. Considered the first vampire, she is the mother of all the rest. She is currently sleeping.

Morte D'Amour: The name given to the progenitor of the Morte D'Amour vampires and anyone turned to that line. They are also called Rotters due to their ability to rot their form.

P

Pomme De Sangue: Apple of Blood. Someone that has willingly allowed themselves to become a source of blood for a vampire. Typically this is something other then human due to the nature of the blood being more powerful and tastier. It is considered bad form to sleep with a Pomme.

R

Revenant: A revenant is a mindless vampire. These can be created in a number of ways, the most common is for a human to be fed on by numerous vampires and then rise. Another possibility but less common is for a male vampire to have sex with a human woman, the offspring may become a revenant and kill it's mother. Revenants do not feel pain and act more animal then vampire. A Revenant is nearly impossible to kill and cannot be controlled by even the strongest Necromancer.

S

Servant: A servant is someone that has been given at least one mark by a vampire. A servant is noted by what kind of creature they are (Human and Beast).

Sire: Used in reference to the vampire that turned another.

Sourdre De Sangue: Fountain of Blood. A vampire that has become so powerful that they have created their own line.

Stalking Horse: A vampire that poses as the Master of the City. This Vampire is the one that acts as the public face of the vampire in charge and will be the person most likely to be seen by an outsider.

T

Temoin: The second in command of the Kiss.

Triumverate: A powerful connection that requires a vampire to have both a human and beast servant. The connection between the three is such that they can all share powers from one another, and are far stronger then if they had been on their own. A true Triumverate is very very rare.

V

Vaisseau: A vessel of a Sourdre de Sangue or MotC. This is a purely political thing, and offers no metaphysical power. A Vaisseau is basically given the seal of the other vampire and can act on their behalf. They speak for the other vampire and to harm that vampire is the same as harming the other. This allows a vampire to enter the city without and not be punished if they are there on business.