House Armatage
"Beaut�, Humanit�, Noblesse Oblig�"Lexicon
Baron d'Armatage - French title: A lord of the realm. Members of the 12th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Baronne.
Beaut� - French: Beauty. One of the three major tenants of Armatagian Philosophy. Members of House Armatage are expected to protect and cultivate beauty where ever they are, and as such tends to be physically attractive as well.
Chevalier d'Armatage - French title: A knight. Members of the 14th generation within House Armatage.
Comte d'Armatage - French title: Count, peerage below Marquis but above Vicomte. Members of the 10th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Comtesse.
Cursed - Derogatory term for the few remaining females within House Armatage due to the ill luck and dark fate which follows them. All members of House Armatage are forbidden to embrace females by the founder after L'Agression De Coltier because of the great pain he suffered from the lost of his paramour.
Dauphin d'Armatage - French title: The successor of the King. The Head of House Armatage. The Dauphin d'Armatage rules in place of L'Imp�ratrice d'Armatage until the day she returns. Feminine form is Dauphine.
D�ch�ance - French: Failing at one's duties. A term for committing a major crime within House Armatage. An act considered to be D�ch�ance would be physically assaulting ANY member of House Armatage in private, destroying a masterpiece, not attempting to hold onto ones humanity, et cetera. Punishment is usually stripping of House Title and lowering to the rank of Chevalier.
D�rogeance - French: Practicing forbidden activities. A term for committing a major treason within House Armatage. An act considered to be D�rogeance would be assaulting ANY member of House Armatage in public, treason against the Toreador Clan, lost of all humanity, et cetera. Punishment is usually stripping of House Title and exiled from House Armatage.
De Rose bleu - French: The Blue Rose. A member of House Armatage.
Duc d'Armatage - French title: Duke, the sovereign of a Duchy. Members of the 7th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Duchesse.
�cuyer d'Armatage - French title: Esquire, the shield carrier. A mortal member who serves House Armatage. Vulgar Argot: Ghouls.
House Coltier - A Toreador House. House Coltier initiated L'Agression De Coltier and needlessly butchered several members within House Armatage including the paramour of the founder. It is rumored House Coltier had cursed all the females within House Armatage prior to the attack. The bloodline has recently changed its name to House Angelus, an attempt to leave the soiled reputation behind. Regardless of what they are called, we forgive but we will not forget.
House Heisenloch - A Ventrue House allied with House Armatage under The Blue Rose Treaty. Founded by the Ventrue Elder Otto Von Heisenloch, the current Leader of the House is Dylan Leverick, Primogen of District of Columbia.
Humanit� - French: Humanity. One of the three major tenants of Armatagian Philosophy. Members of House Armatage are expected to maintain and help others maintain their Humanity, based upon the philosophy that artistic inspiration and creativity comes from ones Humanity.
Incubus - An attractive and sexual male demon. Derogatory term for male members of House Armatage due to their highly attractive physical appearance. Plural: Incubi.
L'Agression De Coltier - French: The Coltier Aggression. The senseless bloodshed and brutal attacks made by House Coltier against members of House Armatage. House Coltier are a militant house which viewed the pacifistic natures of the Armatagian Philosophy as weak and initiated the attack as a mean to gain political powers. House Armatage and House Coltier had since made peace.
Le cri d'arme - French: The cry of war. Motto, a short expression of guiding principles. Le cri d'arme of House Armatage is 'Beaut�, Humanit�, Noblesse Oblig�' the three major tenants of the Armatagian Philosophy.
Les Ambassadeurs - French: The Ambassadors. Armatagiaque whom has left the House structure and gave up their titles to better serve cour d'Armatage. An honored position with House Armatage.
L'Imp�ratrice d'Armatage - French: The Empress of Armatage. Arikel, the founder of the Toreador Clan. House Armatage is her court, the Dauphin is her Regent and rules in her place until such time as she returns to lead her court.
Louis Armatage - Progenetor and Founder of modern House Armatage. Originated from Lisbon, Portugal, it is believed he travels extensively and as such members of House Armatage are from all parts of the world. During L'Agression De Coltier, his paramour was destroyed and resulted in the current practise of House members to only embrace males.
Marquis d'Armatage - French title: Marquesse, a nobility of marches, the borderlands. Members of 9th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Marquise.
Noblesse Oblig� - French: Obligations of the Nobility. One of the three major tenants of Armatagian Philosophy. Members of House Armatage are expected to achieve political powers with responsible behaviors and rule with compassion, honor and generosity. A model of examplory behavior for others to follow.
Pax Pr�sentia - Latin: Peace or Pact of Presence. The rumor of a secret alliance between House Armatage and House Heisenloch with an unknown Lineage of Brujah Scholars. Named for the common discipline shared by the three clans.
Philosophie D'Armatagecois - French: Armatagian Philosophy. The pacifistic philosophies of House Armatage to uphold ones humanity for the better of the arts and the obligations of the noble birth to rule through compassion and responsible behaviors.
Prince d'Armatage - French Title: The first, the leader. Members of the 8th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Princesse.
Seigneur d'Armatage - French Title: lord, sire. Members of the 13th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Dame.
The Blue Rose Treaty - A treaty of political alliance between House Armatage and House Heisenloch signed on the midnight of New Years in the year 2000 AD. Originally proposed by Alec Devere-Greene of Heisenloch and Jonathan Summers d'Armatage.
Vicomte d'Armatage - French Title: vice-count, the second to the Count. Members of the 11th generation within House Armatage. Feminine form is Vicomtesse.
Vidam� d'Armatage - French Title: Protector of the Temporal Estate. Non-Armatagecois Toreador adopted into House Armatage. Childer of the Vidam� embraced after adoption are considered full members of cour d'Armatage. Feminine form is Vidamesse.