The terminology commonly used by Notte’s family:
- Amāru: the period of time after being made when the Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More gains control of their Beast and becomes ready to face the world.
- Beast: the bloodlust which initially overwhelms a new night child and must be carefully controlled the the rest of their lives.
- Blood Madness: a condition no Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More hopes to achieve – when starvation sublimates the self so the Beast becomes all. This leads to complete slaughter and insanity, and usually in the death of the vampire involved. They cannot even feel when they’re injured, and have been known to impale themselves on pikes while trying to reach the owner of undrunk blood.
- Crux: the crucial moment at the end of a Night-Child’s amāru, or test, when they must choose to resist their Beast even when half-starved and presented with tasty humans full of blood.
- Dust, go to dust: conscious disintegration of the vampire’s form into what seems to be motes of dust. In this form, they can travel through barriers and over great distances, and cannot affect or be affected by the physical world.
- Ease: Notte’s term for hypnosis, an ability all Night-Children have. Eye-contact is usually required.
- First-Born
The term used for any vampires Notte created himself. More: those Night-Children Notte
He’s one of the oldest living beings among the Mythos. The... More made himself, making them first-generation. Currently, the surviving number is nine:
- Ravena
A vampire, and Notte’s oldest surviving child (not his fir... More (circa15,000 BC)
- Sipho
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 1500 BC)
- Tahir
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 1000 BC)
- Adeola
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 200BC)
- Yu
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 200 AD)
- Elise
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 500 AD)
- Roderick
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 1000 AD)
- Terrance
One of Notte’s “first-born,” Terrance is Notte's assas... More (circa 1450 AD)
- Marshall
One of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children -... More (circa 1740 AD).
- Ravena
- First-Sleep: After a new Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More wakes for the first time, transformed, they require the blood of a human. Once that is obtained, the Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More enteres a deep sleep. There is no way to predict
- Forged: the connection between maker and child. The maker – progenitor – forever will feel what their Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More feels. It cannot be switched off; yes, it is invasive, but it is part of the price of blood-bought immortality.
- Gift: The exchange of blood – accompanied by a force of will – required to transform the Ever-Dying into a Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More. Note: the exchange of blood alone is not enough. The Maker has to will the human to survive and to change. Whatever spiritual component ties them together to the Skein, that will is part of it, which means no Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More can be made by force.
- Knife, Sword: the chosen assassin/executioner of the family line. This is a very taxing position and only given to one person at a time.
- Made, Make: the process of becoming a vampire.
- Maker: the one has made a new vampire.
- Patron
A human being in the business arrangement of willingly suppl... More: a human who donates blood to Notte’s family by choice, usually compensated very well.
- Skein: The magical connection between all Night-Children, linking them inevitably back to Notte
He’s one of the oldest living beings among the Mythos. The... More himself. He can feel all of them, all the time, and the eldest can feel each other.
- Viatsa: the first drink of human blood after turning. It’s considered sacred, and is crucial to the sanity and First-Sleep of a new Night-Child
In a word, vampires. There are two branches of Night-Childre... More.
- Votary
One who is in the process of application to become a Night-C... More: a human who wants to join Notte’s family and is in the process of application (which can take a while).