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A'aru, Fields of — A realm in Duat purported to be the Egyptian equivalent of heaven. After the destruction of Amenti, surviving Egyptian spirits relocated here. Anubis guides spirits who have been judged worthy of attaining paradise to this place of rest. (MtR)
Abyss, the — The prison fashioned by the Creator to contain the fallen. See Pit. (DtF)
Acolyte — A servitor of a mage who does not perform magic, but believes in its power. (MtA)
Acolyte — A servant who follows a magus out of religious devotion or sacred duty; in this period, many servants are acolytes. (See Consor, Grog.) (MtSC)
Adept — A mage with a fair degree of aptitude and power — though now some of the most powerful mages left on Earth. (MtA)
Adeptus — A magus of some skill and insight. (MtSC)
Adren — A pupil or a student who learns from a Mentor. (WtA)
Aethyrs — Realms of higher consciousness, surrounding the Earth and radiating outward into ever-more esoteric states. (See Earth, Realms.) (MtSC)
Age of Beautiful Sadness — The Fourth Age of the Great Cycle, heralded by the Kuei-jin's forsaking of their Heavenly duties. Human history begins during this period, and the Kuei-jin trace their vulnerability to sunlight to this time (the Chou Dynasty, specifically). (KotE)
Age of Beauty — The Second Age of the Great Cycle, when the Middle Kingdom and Spirit Courts were still close together. (KotE)
Age of Darkness — The Fifth Age of the Great Cycle; the time period extending roughly from first contact with the West to the present nights. (KotE)
Age of Heaven — The First Age of the Great Cycle; a time before time, when all things were one. (KotE)
Age of Legends — The Third Age of the Great Cycle; the mythical prehistory of the Middle Kingdom, when the Kuei-jin walked among and ruled humanity as benevolent spirits. (KotE)
Age of Sorrow — The coming (Sixth) Age; the nadir of the Great Cycle. Analogous to the Kindred's Gehenna; however, most Kuei-jin see the Age of Sorrow as a necessary part of existence. (KotE)
Age of Wrath — Term describing the thousand-year war between Heaven and the fallen. See Fall. (DtF)
Agency, The — Slang for the bureaucracy of the Hierarchy. (WtO)
Airts — The magical paths within the spirit world (e.g., Spirit Tracks, Moon Paths, etc.). (WtA)
Aisling — A journey into the spirit world. (WtA)
Akuma — "Devil"; a Japanese-derived epithet for those Kuei-jin who serve the Yama Kings. (KotE)
Alleycat — A vampire who keeps no permanent haven, but sleeps in a different location each night. This term also refers to a Kindred who feeds exclusively from the homeless, vagrants and other elements of low society. (VtM)
Amaranth — The act of consuming another Kindred's blood (q.v. Diablerie). (VtM)
Amenti — The former stronghold of the Egyptian dead, destroyed by the Dja-akh. Also called the Dark Kingdom of Sand. Recently, it has become the collective name of the mummies created by spirits from that place. (MtR)
Anamae — "Soul-friend"; most often a bond with a pack totem. (WtA)
Anarch — A Kindred rebel who opposes the tyranny of elders. Anarchs wish to redistribute the wealth and resources of a city equitably among the vampires therein. Naturally, the elders oppose this, having cultivated their influence for centuries. (VtM)
Ancestor — An old and honored Kuei-jin; specifically, the vampiric ruler of a court or region. Similar to a Western prince. (KotE)
Anchorhead — A spirit gate between the Near and Deep Umbra (See Membrane). (WtA)
Ancillae — A "proven" vampire, between the elders and the neonates. (VtM)
Angst — The negative mental energy that the Shadow (and Spectres) feed upon and use. (WtO)
Annunaki — The proper name for the rebel angels of the earth. See Malefactor. (DtF)
Anruth — A Garou who travels from caern to caern but is bound to none of them. (WtA)
Antediluvian — A member of the dreaded Third Generation, one of the eldest Kindred in existence. (VtM)
Anthelios — The portentous Red Star that has recently appeared in the Umbral heavens; largely seen as an omen of doom. Also called "the Eye of the Wyrm." (WtA)
Apepnu — Another term for Children of Apophis. (MtR)
Apocalypse — The age of destruction, the final cycle, the birth of death, the everlasting corruption, the end of Gaia. A word used in Garou mythology to describe the time of the final battle with the Wyrm. Many consider this time to be the present. (WtA)
Apocalyptic Form — The physical reflection of a demon's Celestial nature. See visage. (DtF)
Apophis — The Great Serpent, enemy of Ma'at and Osiris, that seeks to devour the sun. A terrible corrupting influence on all living things. Also called Corrupter. (MtR)
Apprentice — A mage who has not been initiated, but who studies the forms of a Tradition. (MtA)
Apprentice — An aspiring magus or craftsman serving a greater master in return for training and accreditation. (MtSC)
Arcadia — The land of the fae; the home of all faeries within the Dreaming. (CtD)
Arcane — A sort of unconscious "cloaking" effect that some mages possess, rendering them immune to scrutiny. (MtA)
Arcanos — One of the supernatural abilities that wraiths possess, allowing them to affect the living and the dead. Plural is Arcanoi. (WtO)
Arcanum, The — A collection of scholars and ghosthunters among the Quick. (WtO)
Archon — A vampire in the retinue of a justicar. Archons are generally nomadic in nature, frequently pursuing Kindred who have fled to avoid persecution at the hands of the Camarilla. (VtM)
Arete (AIR-uh-tay) — A mage's level of mystical understanding and connection to the Tellurian. (MtA)
Arhat — A vampire who has completely mastered his Dharma. (KotE)
Arisen — Wraiths who have Transcended. (WtO)
Ars Praeclarus — "The Brilliant Art"; magick with a scientific basis, as opposed to a mystical one. The craft of the Order of Reason, named for the sun that illuminates everything in a blinding light, and for the ingenuity of the men and women who wield the Art. (MtSC)
Artifact — An object in the Underworld that has unusual powers of some sort. (WtO)
Artisans — When capitalized, this term refers to magi who work their magicks through mechanical devices or sacred geometry. Also a general term for craftsmen (uncapitalized). (MtSC)
Arts — The ways of shaping Glamour. (CtD)
Ascension — The mythical state of enlightenment beyond human comprehension. (MtA)
Ascension — A higher state of being, one beyond power, beyond limit, beyond care. (See Path of Gold.) (MtSC)
Ascension War, The — The conflict to determine whether the world would embrace magic, science or faith. (MtA)
Asekh-sen — "The reapers." Lesser Bane mummies with a limited number resurrections, created as agents of Apophis and enemies of the Reborn. (MtR)
Asharu — The proper name for the rebel angels of the wind. See Scourge. (DtF)
Astral Flight — Leaving your body behind and traveling into the spirit worlds or across the mortal one. (MtSC)
Athro — Teacher, Mentor. (WtA)
August Personage of Jade — In Kuei-jin myth, the current, though inactive ruler of Heaven. When the Sixth Age arrives, the Personage will step down, to be replaced by the Demon Emperor. (KotE)
Auspice — The phase of the moon under which a particular Garou was born, which is thought commonly to determine personality and tendencies. The auspices include: Ragabash (New Moon; Trickster), Theurge (Crescent Moon; Seer), Philodox (Half Moon; Judge), Galliard (Gibbous Moon; Moon Dancer), Ahroun (Full Moon; Warrior). (WtA)
Autarkis — A Kindred who remains outside the larger vampire society of a given city and often refuses to acknowledge the claim of a prince. (VtM)
Autumn — The modern age. (CtD)
Avatar — A shard of spirit energy, tied to the human soul, perhaps from the Pure One(s) of the long-ago universe. Through the interaction of the Avatar with the universe, a mage performs magic. (MtA)
Avenger — A hunter perceived to advocate, above all else, the extermination of the supernatural (see Creed). (HtR)
Awakened, The — Blanket term for supernatural entities, including mages. (MtA)
Awakening — Opening your eyes to the mystick Tapestry. Awakened One refers to a magus, and occasionally to other night-folk, too. (See Mist, Enlightenment.) (MtSC)
Awakening, The — The moment in which one realizes the power to change the universe. (MtA)
Awen — The sacred Muse, the creative impulse. Some say she is a spirit, but she has never been found. Moon Dancers go on quests for her periodically. (WtA)

Cabal — A group of mages bound by some common purpose. (MtA)
Cabal — A group of magi working together. (MtSC)
Cabiri (singular Cabirus) — Mummies from Europe and Asia Minor who were created with a variant of the old Spell of Life. (MtR)
Cadaver — A derogatory term for a vampire. (WtA)
Caern — A sacred place; a meeting spot where the Garou can contact the spirit world. (WtA)
Caitiff — A vampire of unknown clan, or of no clan at all. Caitiff are typically of high generation, where Caine's blood dilutes too greatly to pass any consistent characteristics. (VtM)
Cainite — A vampire; a member of the race of Caine. (VtM)
Callowfae — Self-absorbed faeries with no purpose higher than that of play; often said in reference to childling, insulting if used to describe any other changelings. (CtD)
Camarilla, The — A sect of vampires devoted primarily to maintaining the Traditions, particularly that of the Masquerade. (VtM)
Canaille — The bovine masses of humanity, especially the uncultured and unsavory. The Canaille are viewed primarily as a source of sustenance. (VtM)
Cantrip — A spell created through Glamour by using a combination of Arts and Realms. (CtD)
Casanova — A vampire who seduces mortals to take their blood, but does not kill them. Casanovas typically erase the memory of their presence from their vessels' minds (q.v. Cauchemar). (VtM)
Cathayan — Cainite term for Asian vampires. (KotE)
Cauchemar — A vampire who feeds exclusively on sleeping victims. (VtM)
Caul, The — The amniotic sac of a wraith's birth into the Shadowlands. The translucent covering made from ectoplasm with which all wraiths reborn. (WtO)
Celestials — A common name for both angels and demons, referring to their divine origins as servants of the Creator. See Elohim. (DtF)
Celestine — A great spirit, essentially a god. (MtA)
Celestine — The greatest spirits; the closest things the Garou have to gods. Examples are Luna (the Moon) and Helious (the Sun). (WtA)
Censure — A punishment in which the mage is warned against future violations, similar to parole. (MtA)
Center — In Cathayan philosophy, the perfect midpoint between life and death. (KotE)
Certamen — Formalized, non-lethal magical dueling, used to settle disputes between mages. (MtA)
Certamen — A magickal duel between two parties, with formal rules and observers. To safeguard bystanders, a certamen occurs inside a circle prepared for its use. On pain of death, the combatants agree to limit their attacks to each other. Although rarely fought to the death, some duels prove fatal. (MtSC)
Champion — A warrior chosen by one of higher rank to fight in his stead. A champion always wear the token of his patron, which he keeps if he wins the duel. (CtD)
Change, The — The moment an individual ceases to be a mortal and becomes one of the Kindred. (VtM)
Changeling — A fae who has taken on mortal form in order to survive on Earth. (CtD)
Chantry — A stronghold of mages. (MtA)
Charach — A Garou who sleeps with another Garou or has done so in the past. Often used as a word of anger. (WtA)
Charon — Founder and ruler of the Hierarchy, missing since 1945. (WtO)
Chih-mei — A "feral" vampire who has not attained the enlightenment of a Dharma, or one who has forsaken the path to transcendence. (KotE)
Childe — A vampire created through the Embrace — the childe is the progeny of her sire. This term is often used derogatorily, indicating inexperience. Plural childer. (VtM)
Childling — A child who has come fully into his changeling nature; this lasts until he becomes a wilder, a around 13 years of age. Childling are known for their innocence and affinity with Glamour, and are well-protected by other changelings. (CtD)
Children of Apophis — Servants of the corrupting force known as Apophis, these creatures include those Bane mummies created by Set as well as other minions like the Asek-sen. Also called Apepnu. (MtR)
Chimera — A bit of dream made real; unseen by mortals, chimera are part of the enchanted world. Chimera may be objects or entities. (CtD)
Chiminage — A form of "favors done for services rendered." A werewolf may perform a task as chiminage in order to repay a spirit for teaching him a Gift, or to repay a sept for allowing him to use its caern. (WtA)
Ch'ing Shih — A vampire whose Yin aspect has overwhelmed it. (KotE)
Chiven — Craven, cowardly, or wimpy. (CtD)
Chosen, The — A term some hunters apply to themselves in regard to the Heralds (see Imbued). (HtR)
Chrysalis — The dawn of fae consciousness, the great awakening into one's changeling nature. (CtD)
Chummery — A particularly hospitable freehold. (CtD)
Churl — A vassal; insulting if used to describe a noble.(CtD)
Circle — A group of wraiths, usually engaged upon common business. (WtO)
Citadel — The central building and stronghold of a Necropolis. (WtO)
Clan — A group of vampires who share common characteristics passed on by the Blood. There are 13 known clans, all of which were reputedly founded by members of the Third Generation. (VtM)
Clans of the Sun — Collective term for the various houses of Japanese Kuei-jin. (Note that the term "clan" in this context does not mean the same thing as a Kindred clan.) (KotE)
Clarion — A call to war made by a noble to his vassals. (CtD)
Cliath — A young Garou, not yet of any significant rank. (WtA)
Code of Horus — The laws that guided Egyptians mummies throughout the millennia. (MtR)
Codger — A word for grump. (CtD)
Cohort — A Circle composed of Hierarchy-affiliated wraiths. Cohorts are supposed to have 10 members. (WtO)
Coincidental Magic — Magic cloaked in circumstance. Such magic appears like it “could be happened” coincidentally. (MtA)
Common World — A casual term for the mortal, material reality that most people live their lives within. (MtSC)
Commoner — Any of the changeling kith who are not sidhe. (CtD)
Compact of Callias — Declaration of cooperation, suggesting the formation of inter-Tradition cabals. (MtSC)
Concolation — A great moot, wherein many tribes gather to discuss matters that concern the Nation of Garou. (WtA)
Concord, The — The agreement all the tribes reached nearly 9,000 years ago, after which the Impergium ended. The traditions thereof are still obeyed today. (WtA)
Consanguineous — Literally, "of the same blood," especially with reference to lineage. Usage: That vampire is consanguineous of Hardestadt the Elder, his childe. (VtM)
Consor — A potent ally of a mage, but one who is not a mage himself. (MtA)
Consor — An un-Awakened associate of a magus. Though he lacks magickal ability, a censor has some other extraordinary talent that sets him apart from mere grogs or servants. (MtSC)
Consort — A living person attuned to be used as a Host. (WtO)
Contrarium, The — Heaven's dark mirror. This Underworld lies below the Earth's crust, housing Purgatory, the true Hells and the ghostly Shadowlands. Lesser Purgatories and Hells spin in the Umbra, dimly connected to the Contrarium. (MtSC)
Convention — One of five groups forming the Technocratic Union: Iteration X, the New World Order, the Progenitors, the Syndicate and the Void Engineers. (MtA)
Convention — A fellowship within the Order of Reason. At this time, the Conventions are: the Artificers (or Dalou'lanshi), the Cabal of Pure Thought (Gabrielites), Celestial Masters (later, Copernicans), Craftmasons (Lion Brothers, or simply Masons), High Guild (Grand Financiers or Guildsmen), Hippocratic Circle (Cosians) and Void Seekers (Explorators). Another group, the Ksirafai, is not listed among the Conventions. Influential as they are, these so-called "Razors" remain unknown, even among their own kind. (MtSC)
Copperfield — Playing off a magical effect as a mere trick or coincidence. (MtA)
Corpus — The "body" of a wraith. Plural is Corpora. (WtO)
Corruption — The act of destroying, devolving or debasing life; also, the often overwhelming effects of the Wyrm's actions. In the present age, it often refers specifically to the ecological ruin humans wreak upon the environment. (WtA)
Coterie — A small group or "pack" of Kindred, united by the need for support and sometimes common interests. (VtM)
Council of the Nine Mystick Traditions — Also called the Council or the Traditions. A newly forming fellowship of mysticks who seek to preserve the ways of magick while following the Path of Gold. (MtSC)
Court — A group of Kuei-jin wu who join together to advance common material or spiritual goals. A court somewhat resembles such Western institutions as the anarchs and the Harpies. Many courts use corporations, tongs or secret societies as pawns and smokescreens. (KotE)
Covenant — Although it formally applies to a Hermetic stronghold, "Covenant" can refer to any established magickal community. (MtSC)
Covey — A group of changelings united by an oathbond. (CtD)
Cozen — To cheat someone or steal something. (CtD)
Craft — A cultural faction of mages. (MtA)
Cray — A wcllspring of mystickal power, where the energies of Creation surge into pools. (MtSC)
Creation — Everything made by the hand of God (or the gods) — the mortal world, the Otherworlds and the Void. (MtSC)
Creed — Rudimentary hunter groups theorize that the Imbued have certain philosophies and approaches to the hunt that might be codified, each as a separate creed. (HtR)
Crepuse — The period at the end of any faerie festival when activities have begun to die down, but the night is not yet over. It is said to be a particularly mystical time, when the perceptive will discover many secrets. (CtD)
Crimson Fever — A vampire disease manifesting in Cathayans whose Yang aspects have become imbalanced. (KotE)
Crinos — The half-wolf, half-human warform of the Garou. (WtA)
Cryptic — A faction of demons devoted to unearthing the truth behind Lucifer's disappearance and unanswered questions pertaining to the Fall. (DtF)
Crystal Wavers — "New Age" magicians who have no understanding of real magic. (MtA)
Cult — An unflattering name for one of the countless Heretic sects. (WtO)
Cunctator — A vampire who avoids killing when delivering the Kiss; one who takes so little blood as to avoid bringing about her prey's death. (VtM)
Curtain, The — The "false" reality in which Sleepers believe. An Awakened entity has passed "through the Curtain" to the wider world. (MtA)
Custos — A non-mage who works with or for a cabal or Chantry. (MtA)

Earth, the — Capitalized, Earth refers to the material world. (MtSC)
Earthbound, the — The collective name for a group of demons who were summoned from the Abyss in ancient times and found a way to anchor themselves in the physical universe. They now seek to enslave or destroy the fallen. (DtF)
Ebon Dragon — Hun Dun, the first lord of the Dead. Representative of Yin. Some vampires believe that the Ebon Dragon has been deposed and eaten by the Jade Emperor; others, that the Jade Emperor is one of the Dragon's avatars. (KotE)
Edge — Often plural; any of the fantastic and mysterious powers of the Imbued. Also called "the stuff" and "juice." (HtR)
Elder — A vampire who has experienced three or more centuries of unlife. Elders are the most active participants in the Jyhad. (VtM)
Elohim, the — Proper name for the divine servants of the Creator, commonly referred to as angels. (DtF)
Elysium — A place where vampires may gather and discourse without fear of harm. Elysium is commonly established in opera houses, theaters, museums and other locations of culture. (VtM)
Embrace, The — The act of transforming a mortal into a vampire. The Embrace requires the vampire to drain her victim and then replace that victim's blood with a bit of her own. (VtM)
Enchant — To imbue a mortal with the power to see the faerie realm. (CtD)
Enfant — A wraith just reborn into the Underworld, usually encased in a Caul. (WtO)
Enlightenment — The Order's term for Awakening. Theoretically, all people can be Enlightened when the plagues, monsters and oppressions that weigh them down are eliminated and the Word of Reason is clearly heard. (MtSC)
Entrant — A worthy rival, one assumed to merit prolonged struggle and respect. (CtD)
Ephemera — Spirit-flesh — not quite matter but still "solid" to the proper Arts. (MtSC)
Epiphany — A magical revelation or sudden insight into magic. (MtA)
Errant — A mage whose Chantry and cabal have been destroyed. (MtA)
Escheat — The highest faerie laws. (CtD)
Ethiope — Archaic term for black Africans (as opposed to Arabs). Also Moor. (MtSC)

Gaffling — A simple spirit serant of a Jaggling, Incarna or Celestine. Gafflings are rarely sentient. (WtA)
Gaia — The Earth Mother, spirit of Earth as related by various naturalistic mages. (MtA)
Gaia — The Earth and related Realms, in both a physical and spiritual sense; the Mother Goddess. (WtA)
Gaki — A loose term for Japanese Kuei-jin. (KotE)
Gallain — 1)"The Outsiders," those who may be Kithain but whose origins, customs and magical ways are not understood. 2) Any inscrutable creature of the Dreaming. (CtD)
Gallain — The Kinfolk of the Garou. (WtA)
Gang — A Circle of Renegades. (WtO)
Garou — The term werewolves use for themselves. (WtA)
Gate — A magical doorway that allows passage between two places. (MtA)
Gauntlet — A common name for the chilly threshold between the worlds of Matter and Spirit. (MtSC)
Gauntlet — The barrier between the physical world of Earth and the spirit world of the Umbra. It is strongest around technological (Weaver) places and weakest around caerns. (WtA)
Gauntlet, The — The barrier separating the material world from the spirit worlds. (MtA)
Gawker — a normal person who witnesses hunters' edges or creatures' supernatural effects in use, yet cannot comprehend them. (HtR)
Gehenna — The imminent Armageddon when the Antediluvians will rise from their torpor and devour the race of Kindred and the world. (VtM)
Generation — The number of "steps" between a vampire and the mythical Caine; how far descended from the First Vampire a given vampire is. (VtM)
Genji-myo — A "noble house" of Japanese vampires who are involved with modern corporate culture. (KotE)
Gentry — A Kindred who preys at nightclubs, bars and other establishments of the "red-light district," where mortals engage in reverie. (VtM)
Ghost — A restless human soul. Also known as a wraith or spirit. (MtSC)
Ghost Dancer — A Cathayan whose duties entail dealing with the spirit worlds; commonly used to refer to Cathayans of the west direction. (KotE)
Ghoul — A minion created by giving a bit of vampiric vitae to a mortal without draining her of blood first (which would create a vampire instead). (VtM)
Gilgul — The rite of destroying an Avatar as well as a mage’s ability to do magic or to reincarnate. (MtA)
Gilgul — A magickal punishment in which the offender's soul is ripped apart and scattered. It is reserved for the most horrible crimes. (MtSC)
Glabro — The near-man form of the Garou. (WtA)
Glamour — The living force of the Dreaming; changeling magic. (CtD)
Gloam, the — 1)The blackest part of the night. 2) Midwinter's Night, also called "the Gloaming." (CtD)
Goin' Satanic — To Fall and join the Nephandi. (MtA)
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. (VtM)
Golden Courts — General term for various societies of vampires dwelling in a specific geographic region largely encompassing Southest Asia and Indonesia. Existence in the Golden Courts is often tumultuous and chaotic, and the vampires therein are infamous for decadent and "barbaric" practices; however, female Kuei-jin have historically enjoyed much more respectful treatment in this region. (KotE)
Gone Fishing — A label applied to hunters who abandon the city in hopes of finding peace in the wilderness or countryside and away from monsters. (HtR)
Gosling — A childling changeling or very young faerie. (CtD)
Grandame — A powerful female sidhe, often used when speaking of a queen. (CtD)
Grayface — A Technocrat or any mage who is excessively Static. (MtA)
Great Cycle — See Wheel of Ages. (KotE)
Great Principle — A commonly accepted code of unlife through which Kuei-jin can cultivate correct behavior. (KotE)
Green Courts — Various groups of Kuei-jin inhabiting Korea and nearby areas in China. The Green Courts are renowned for their love of jade and noncommittal stance in larger struggles. (KotE)
Gremlin — A malevolent spirit. (WtA)
Greybeard — A grump; a term of respect. (CtD)
Grog — A familiar form of the term custos. (MtA)
Grog — A (fairly derogatory) term for a sorcerer's servant. (MtSC)
Grump — A changeling of elder years, usually beginning at about the age of 25. Very few changelings reach this age — most succumb to Banality long before. (CtD)
Guild — One of the supposedly banned organizations of Freewraiths dedicated to the study and use of one of the Arcanoi. There were 13 Greater and three Lesser Guilds. (WtO)
Guildhall — The main lodge of a Convention. (MtSC)
Gweilo — A Chinese term for a foreign a*****e, usually white. The more familiar Japanese version, gaijin, means more less the same thing. (KotE)

Icari — An insulting play on words referring to the Daeduleans. Daedalus was the successful inventor; Icarus was his jealous son, who flew too close to the sun, was burned, and fell. (MtSC)
-ikthya — "Of the Wyrm"; a suffix appended to a name. (WtA)
Imbued, The — Hunters. People made to recognize the world the way it really is, and the monsters that inhabit it. Such people receive inscrutable powers, presumably with which to oppose monsters. (HtR)
Imkhu — Literally "revered." Refers to Horus and the loyal Shemsu-heru who committed ritual suicide and were resurrected by the Children of Osiris using the new Spell of Life. (MtR)
Impergium — The 3,000 years immediately following the birth of agriculture, during which strict population quotas were maintained on all human villages. (WtA)
In Profundum Expeditio — "A journey into the endless"; the name Celestial Masters give their expeditions into the Void. (MtSC)
Incarna — Greater spirits; the servants of the Celestines. For all intents and purposes, demigods. (MtA)
Incarna — A class of spirits; weaker than the Celestines, but still greater spirits by any measure. (WtA)
Inceptor — A Garou who guides another through a rite. An inceptor is also called a ritemaster. (WtA)
Inconnu — A sect of vampires who have removed themselves from Kindred concerns and, largely, the Jyhad. Many Methuselahs are rumored to exist among the Inconnu. (VtM)
Infernalist — A sorcerer who bargains with unholy powers, turns his back on everything be considered sacred and follows the Path of Screams. (MtSC)
Initiation — A test to pass a young mage from the ranks of apprentice to full responsibility within a Tradition. (MtA)
Inner Circle — The governing council within the Order of Reason. (MtSC)
Innocent — A member of a loose group of hunters believed to have an open-minded, unjaded approach to the mission (see Creed). (HtR)
Isfret — Chaos, darkness or disorder. That which exists in the absence of Ma'at. (MtR)
Ishmaelites — Renegade Egyptian mummies who have abandoned the Code of Horus. (MtR)
Isis — Wife of Osiris and powerful sorceress. One of the originators of the Spell of Life. (MtR)
Isle of Sorrows, The — The island in the Tempest which the city of Stygia is built upon. (WtO)

Ka — The portion of the soul that remains in the vicinity of the tomb to guard the body. (MtR)
Kaja — The ancient, extraordinarily complex ideographic script of the Wan Xian. Kaja influenced, and was influenced by, early Chinese characters.(KotE)
Kata — A series of ritualistic movements whereby Chi is focused properly and precisely. (KotE)
Kenning — The empathic calling some Garou perform when howling. (WtA)
Khaibit — The shadow portion of the soul responsible for drive, desire and aggression, closely related to the ka. (MtR)
Khem — "The Black Land." Ancient Egypt, specifically Lower Egypt, near the Nile Delta. (MtR)
Kher-minu — "Tomb Watcher." The name given to mummies with strong ka spirits. (MtR)
Khri-habi — "Scroll-bearer." The title for mummies who have strong ba spirits. (MtR)
Khu — The "shining." A psychic covering that surrounds the mummy's body and spirit. (MtR)
Ki — The Second Disciple of Xue. (KotE)
Ki Chuan — A holy book written by Xue's disciple Ki. (Kote)
Kin — Human relatives of a changeling who does not possess faerie blood. (CtD)
Kin-jin — A contemptuous slang term for Western vampires; a corruption of a term meaning "people of Caine." (KotE)
Kinain — Human kinfolk of a changeling who possess faerie blood and frequently have strange magical "gifts" because of it. (CtD)
Kinain — The relationship among Garou who are related by blood through an ancestor. This term of endearment and pride is never used when referring to metis. (WtA)
Kindred — The race of vampires as a whole, or a single vampire. According to rumor, this term came about in the 15th or 16th century, after the Great Anarch Revolt. Sabbat vampires scorn the term. (VtM)
Kine — A term for mortals, largely contemptuous. The phrase Kindred and kine refers to the world at large; everything. (VtM)
Kinfolk — Those humans and wolves who are related to the Garou and are not prone to the Delirium, but who are not actual werewolves. (WtA)
Kiss, The — To drink blood, especially from a mortal. The Kiss causes feelings of ecstasy in those who receive it. (VtM)
Kith — All the changelings of a kind, or race. One's kith determines the nature of one's faerie guise and soul. (CtD)
Kithain — Changelings' self-referential term. (CtD)
Klaive — A fetish dagger or sword, usually of great spiritual potency and nearly always made of silver. (WtA)
Knarl — A special magical knot that serves as a type of ward. (CtD)
Koa — Vampiric adolescence. Each Kuei-jin is allotted a mortal lifetime to act like a child before assuming his duties under Heaven. (KotE)
Kuei-jin — An Asian vampire; the term a recently created hodgepodge, primarily used by younger vampires. Thought to have derived from Gui Rin ("demon people"). (KotE)
Kyonshi — An insulting term for a young, impudent and often Westernized Asian vampire. Also pronounced as "ki-wan chi." (KotE)

Ma'at — Cosmic order, justice and balance. Mummies believe that Ma'at has been overturned, and they seek to restore it. The concept of Ma'at is embodied in a goddess of the same name, who judges the souls of mummies in the underworld. (MtR)
Machina — A powerful item of Enlightened technology, i.e., a magickal Device. (MtSC)
Maelstrom — The terrifying storms that sweep from the mouth of the Void over the Shadowlands, bearing Spectres and destruction in their wake. Growing more frequent in recent years, they either herald or are the result of horrific events in the Skinlands. (WtO)
Mage — Term for a human who can work magic according to a discrete set of beliefs and practices, and thereby cause the world to change according to her desire. (MtA)
Mage — Also magus, sorcerer, wizard and a host of other names. A person who transcends mortal vision, Awakens to the truth of magick and learns to use it. (MtSC)
Magic — The act of altering the world through force of will and practice of belief. (MtA)
Magister — A Master-rank magus. The variant title Magister Mundi, denotes a wizard of great power and reputation. Magistra refers to a female Master, but many Tradition wizards simply use Magister as a catchall term. (MtSC)
Magistrate — A Catayan whose duties entail interpreting tradition, arbitrating disputes, passing and executing sentences; synonymous with the north direction. (KotE)
Magistrate — A ranking member of the Order [of Reason], often (but not always) a skilled Resplendent. (MtSC)
Magus — A mage. Plural magi. (MtA)
Malefactor — A common name for the rebel angels of the earth. See Annunaki. (DtF)
Man, The — The mote of humanity that a vampire maintains; the spark of mortality that distinguishes him from the Beast. (VtM)
Mandarin — A Kuei-jin official with specific duties, ususally involving various functions in Kuei-jin society. (KotE)
Mandator — A Cathayan whose duties entail enacting change or carrying out the will of the courts; generally of the south direction. (KotE)
Maraud — A demented magus (or Mad One) who twists Creation into knots simply by existing, (See Path of Screams.) Marauds embody chaos in human form. (MtSC)
Marauder — A mage given over to dynamism, and tainted by insanity. (MtA)
Martyr — A hunter — parted of a seemingly like-minded group — who is willing to offer herself up in the name of the cause (see Creed). (HtR)
Masquerade, The — The habit (or Tradition) of hiding the existence of vampires from humanity. Designed to protect the Kindred from destruction at the hands of mankind, the Masquerade was adopted after the Inquisition claimed many Kindred unlives. (VtM)
Master — A mage of great power and ability, who has reached the pinnacle of one or more Spheres. Such mages are extremely rare on Earth, as most work their highly dangerous magic in the more pliable spirit worlds. (MtA)
Mastiga — A foolish apprentice, a young and stupid magus or an errant censor. (MtSC)
Meat — Mortal flesh. (WtO)
Mediator — A magus-in-training who has achived Enlightenment hut has yet to master Ars Praeclarus. (MtSC)
Membrane, The — The barrier between the Near and Deep Umbra. To breach it, an Anchorhead must be found. Alternatively, the Garou can travel through the Dream Zone. (WtA)
Mentor — A mage who teaches another. (MtA)
Merlin — An old mage, especially one locked outside of Earth. (MtA)
Mesektet — "Night Sun." The label applied to those mummies with strong sahu spirits. (MtR)
Messengers — A tittle assigned to forces believed to be responsible for hunters' Imbuing. Hunters of various cultures and backgrounds have different takes on who or what the Messengers are, but they are widely held as forces for good (or at least not outright evil). (HtR)
Metaphysic Trinity — The universal forces of Stasis, Dynamism and Entropy. (MtA)
Methodology — A sub-group within a Technocratic Convention. (MtA)
Methuselah — A vampire who has existed for a millennium or more; an elder who no longer exists among the greater whole of Kindred society. Methuselahs are rumored to hail from the Fourth and Fifth Generations. (VtM)
Metis — The sterile and often deformed offspring of two Garou. Generally reviled by Garou society. (WtA)
Mew — A commoner freehold, typically controlled by a motley. (CtD)
Microcosm/Macrocosm — The concept that a smaller thing (microcosm) reflects a larger thing (macrocosm). Often expressed as "As above, so below." A fundament of magickal thought. (MtSC)
Minion — A low-ranking Umbrood spirit. (MtA)
Mist, the — The tog of blindness most mortals spend their whole lives wandering through. (See Awakening, Sleepers.) Also, the eternal fog that shrouds the spirit worlds; to travel, one walks into the Mists. (MtSC)
Mists, the — A metaphysical curtain of humanity's collective disbelief. The Mists are responsible for the following — 1) The tendency of mortals to forget the effects of Glamour and the presence of changelings after a very short time; 2) The tendency of Banality-tainted changelings to forget their faerie lives. (CtD)
Mitty — A wraith whose deepest regret is not having lived while he had the chance. Mittys are surprisingly common. (WtO)
Moleman — Wraiths who claim to have experienced the stereotypical "tunnel of light." The term is not considered to be a compliment. (WtO)
Monster — A generality applied to all inhuman, unnatural creatures that exist in the world and prey upon humanity. Numerous terms allude to the perceived varieties of monsters: rots, invisibles, bloodsuckers, skinchangers, ghosts, spirits, vampires, werewolves, zombies, the walking dead, man-beasts, witches, warlocks. Also collectively called "the enemy." (HtR)
Moon Bridge — A gate between two caerns; it most often appears during moots. (WtA)
Moon-Calf — Ifiot, simpleton. (WtA)
Moonpaths — Shining bridges through the Mists, guarded by moon-spirits and leading to Otherworldly Realms. (MtSC)
Moot — A sept of tribal conclave that takes place at a caern. (WtA)
Mortal Seeming — The mortal appearance of a changeling. This is how mortals perceive a changeling. (CtD)
Most Dangerous Game (MDG) — The hunt itself. Also the enemy; intelligent creatures capable of fighting back with weapons of their own, as opposed to relatively defenseless animals. (HtR)
Mot — An adage, maxim or saying. (CtD)
Motley — A family or gang of commoners. (CtD)
Mule — Slang for metis. (WtA)
Mummy — A human for whom death is only temporary; after a period in the underworld, a mummy returns to the Lands of the Living. Plural, mummies. (MtR)
Mundane — A normal human. (MtA)
Mux — To really screw up something; to add chaos and disorganization to things. "You really muxed things up this time!" (CtD)
Mystic — Having to do with magic. (MtA)
Mysticks — A general name for magi. Usually refers to those who practice obvious magick, rather than sciencemagick. (See Philosopher-scientist.) (MtSC)