Vampire Terms

Ancient: Refers to one of the original seven vampires. The very first vampire was Ruadan, who is the biological father of Patrick and Lorcan. Several centuries ago, Ruadan and his sons took on the last name of “O’Halloran,” which means "stranger from overseas."

Banning: (see entry: World Between Worlds) Any vampire can be sent into limbo, but the spell must be cast by an Ancient or, in a few cases, their offspring. A vampire cannot be released from banning until they feel true remorse for their evil acts. This happens rarely, which means banned is not done lightly. 
 
The Binding: When vampires have consummation sex, they’re bound together for a hundred years. This was Ruadan the First’s brilliant idea to keep vamps from sexual intercourse while blood-taking. No one’s ever broken a binding.

The Consortium: About 500 years ago, Patrick and Lorcan created the Consortium to figure out ways that paranormal folks could make the world a better place for all beings. Many sudden leaps in human medicine and technology are because of the Consortium’s work.

Donors: Mortals who serve as sustenance for vampires. The Consortium screens and hires humans to be food sources. Donors are paid well and given living quarters. Not all vampires follow the guidelines created by the Consortium for feeding. A mortal may have been a donor without ever realizing it.

Drone: Mortals who do the bidding of their vampire Masters. The most famous was Igor—drone to Dracula. The Consortium’s Code of Ethics forbids the use of drones, but plenty of vampires still use them.

Family: Every vampire can be traced to the one of the seven ancients. The ancients are divided into the Seven Sacred Sects also known as the Families.

Gone to Ground: When vampires secure places where they can lay undisturbed for centuries, they “go to ground.”  Usually they let someone know where they are located, but we don’t know the resting locations of many vampires.

Lycanthropes: Also called lycans. These shape-shifters can shift from a human into a wolf. Lycans have been around a long time and originate in Germany. They worship the lunar goddess, but they can change anytime they want. Their numbers are small because they don’t have many females and most children born have a fifty-percent chance of living to the age of one.

Master: The vampire who successfully Turns a human is the new vamp’s protector. Basically, a Master is supposed to show the Turn-blood how to survive as a vampire, unless another Master agrees to take over the education. A Turn-blood has the protection of the Family (see: Family or Seven Sacred Sects) to which their Master belongs.

Roma: The Roma are cousins to full-blooded lycanthropes. They can only change on the night of the full moon. Just as full-blooded lycanthropes are raised to protect vampires, the Roma are raised to hunt vampires. 

Seven Sacred Sects: The vampire tree has seven branches. Each branch is called a Family and each Family is directly traced to one of the seven ancient. The older you are, the more mojo you get. A vampire’s powers are related to his Family.

Taint: The Black Plague for vampires. Thanks to experiments with Lorcan’s unusual blood, Consortium scientists have formulated a cure for the disease.

Turn-blood: A human who’s been recently Turned into a vampire. If you’re less than a century old, you’re a Turn-Blood.

Turning: Vampires can’t have babies. They perpetuate the species by Turning humans. Unfortunately, only one in about ten humans actually makes the transition.

World Between Worlds: The place is between this plane and the next where there is a void. Some people can slip back and forth between this “veil” but it’s a sucky place to take a permanent vacation.

Wraiths: Rogue vampires who believed they were top of the food chain. It appears they have been disbanded and/or destroyed. Despite the best efforts of Consortium doctors, their leader, Ron aka Ragnvaldr, died from the taint.  

Gaelic Irish Words and Phrases

A ghrá mo chroi: Love of my heart

A stóirín: My little darling

A Thaisce: My dear/darling/treasure

Bard: Poet-Druid (see Filí). Storyteller and singer of Celtic tribes

Céardsearc: First love/beloved one

Damnú air: Damn it

Deamhan fola: Blood devil

Droch fola: Bad or evil blood

Druid: The philosopher, teacher, and judge of Celtic tribes

Filí: (Old Irish) Poet-Druid (see Bard) 

Go dtachta an diabhal thú: May the devil choke you (Irish curse)

Is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón. Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose.

Leamhán sléibhe:A Wych Elm (the only species of Elm native to Ireland)

Mo chroi: My heart

Ná glac pioc comhairle gan comhairle ban. Never take advice without a woman's guidance.

Níl neart air. (lit. There is no power in it.) There is no helping it.

Ovate: Healer-Druid. Healer and seers of Celtic tribes.

Solas: Light

Sonuachar: Soulmate

Súmaire Fola: Blood sucker

Tír na Marbh: Land of the Dead

Titim gan éirí ort:May you fall without rising. (Irish curse)