Old Form: Typically used by Elders and the like, but many terms have followed into the modern nights.
Amaranth: The act of consuming another Kindred's blood (q.v. Diablerie)
Ancilla: A 'proven' vampire, between the elders and the neonates.
Antediluvian: A member of the dreaded Third Generation, one of the eldest Kindred in existence.
Archon: A vampire in the service of a Justicar. Archons are often nomadic in nature, frequently pursuing Kindred who have fled to avoid persecution at the hands of the Camarilla or making sure the Traditions are enforced and are granted a wide array of powers. The eyes and ears of the Justicars.
Autarkis: A Kindred who remains outside the larger vampire society and often refuses to acknowledge the claims of a Prince. May also refer to a Kindred who has been banished.
Cainite: A vampire; a member of the race of Caine.
Dominator: A ghoul's master, one who feeds the ghoul blood and issues commands to them
Golconda: A fabled state of vampiric transcendence; the true mastery of the Beast and balance of opposing urges and principles. Rumored to be similar to mortal Nirvana, Golconda is greatly touted but rarely achieved.
Humanitas: The extent to which a Kindred still maintains their humanity.
Justicar: A roving representative of the Camarilla, charged with upholding the Traditions and laws of the sect. There is one from each clan, elected to a 13 year term and subject to replacement at the end of that term. Justicars are very powerful Kindred and have sweeping powers, including the right of destruction and to interpret and enforce the Traditions and laws.
Kine: A term for mortals, largely contemptuous.
Labyrinth: A particuarly well-fortified or old Haven.
Lineage: A vampire's bloodline; the Kindred's sire, sire's sire, etc.
Methuselah: A vampire who has existed for a mellennium or more; an elder who no linger exists among the greater whole of Kindred society. Methuselahs are rumored to hail from the Fourth and Fith Generations.
Noddist: Of or relating to vampiric legend. Also a vampire who studies such lore.
Progeny: All of a given vampire's childer, collectively. Less formal and less flattering, is Get.
Primogen: The leaders in a given city; it's ruling body of elders, typically composed of one member of each clan.
Regant: A Kindred who holds a Blood Bond over another Kindred.
Retainer: A human who serves a vampiric master.
Third Mortal: Caine, who was cast out and became the First Vampire.
Thrall: A vampire under the effects of the Blood Bond, having drunk another vampire's blood thrice.
Vitae: Blood
Witch-Hunter: A mortal who searches out and hunts vampires.
Vulgar Argot: Mostly slang terms, largely used by the younger and more recently Embraced Kindred.
Apeshit: To frenzy
Ash: A vampire who's been destroyed. Sometimes used as a verb, meaning 'to kill'.
Banking: The practice of 'withdrawing' blood from blood banks and hospital reserves. A Kindred who engages in this practice is called a Banker.
Bloat: Taking more blood than one needs, resulting in reddened eyes, a ruddy complexion and the continual shedding tears of blood.
Bloodline: A vampire's heritage (q.v. Lineage)
Blood Doll: A mortal who freely gives their blood to a vampire. Most Blood Dolls gain a peverse satisfaction from the Kiss, and actively seek out vampires who take their vitae.
Collar: The Blood Bond.The term has a distinctly sadomasochistic inference attached to it.
Cop: An Archon, sometimes also called a Cub Scout.
Damned, The: The race of vampires; all Kindred.
Donor: A sarcastic term for a vessel, typically human.
Doornail: As in 'dead as a'. Used to refer to a corpse left behind.
Fuzzy: A Lupine.
-Head: (suffix) A Kindred who feeds off of those who have imbibed drugs or alchahol. (e.g. Crackhead, Dopehead, etc.) Sometimes also called a Happy Meal.
Juicebag: A contemptuous term for mortals, indicating that their sole use is for sustinance.
Leftovers: Blood taken from a corpse.
Lick: A vampire, one of the Kindred.
Lupine Alley: Travel arteries that run through Lupine territory, and are notoriously dangerous for vampires to traverse.
Munchies: Hunger for vitae after heavy use of Disciplines.
Rug: A dead Lupine.
Sand Castle: An unsafe haven or vunerable domain.
Shovelhead: A derogatory name for a Sabbat vampire, so called because of the Sabbat Creation Rites usually involve the newly Embraced being hit over the head, burried alive and left to dig themselves out. Sometimes also called Clangs.
Suntanning: Being staked out for the sun. A common punishment used by Princes on rebellious Kindred.
Turf: A modern term used in reference to a domain.
Vegitarian: A term of contempt for one who drinks exclusivly from animals.
