Baali: A minor bloodline of                                                   demon-worshiping vampires.                                        Despised by the Camarilla and                                     the Sabbat alike.

             Becoming :The process of turning from                                          human to a vampire. Usually,                                       it involves draining a human                                        of blood to the point of death,                                      and then giving the human                                           some of the vampire's blood to                                     drink.  In the World of                                                Darkness, feeding vampire                                           blood to a human without first                                      draining them will create a                                          ghoul.

           Blood Bond: When a human or a vampire                                          drinks another vampire's                                              blood for 3 times, then the                                           vampire whose blood was                                            taken has a certain power over                                      the recipient. The recipient                                          will do whatever donor says,                                        whether they want to or not,                                          even to the point of                                                     endangering their own life.

    Blooded Vampire: A vampire,which has fed on                                         human blood,gave them                                               limited immortality and some                                       enhanced physical and                                                 magical powers. They may                                           not create new vampires.

                      Caine: The brother of Abel, cursed                                          by God to became the first                                           vampire.

             Caitiff (卑劣): A vampire, who was looked                                         down upon in the society,                                            has not been raised with a                                            clan.

Camarilla(秘密顧問團): A sect of seven clans; Bruja,                                        Gangrel, Malkavian,                                                    Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere                                       and Ventrue. They promote                                          quiet co-existence with                                                mortals, and maintain the                                             Masquerade.

            Cappadocian: A virtually extinct clan of                                            vampires. They were hunted                                         down and subsumed into                                              Clan Giovanni.

Changeling (被暗中偷換後留下的嬰孩): Another                                             group of supernatural                                                  creatures that share the                                                World of Darkness with the                                          vampires. Changelings are                                           half-fey creatures that                                                 replace human children who                                         are taken to Faerie.

         Childe (貴公子): A young, inexperienced                                              vampire, often under the                                              control of his or her sire.                                             Plural: childer

              Clan (宗族): The bloodline that a vampire                                        belongs to. Each clan has a                                          special weakness, special                                             disciplines, and a                                                        semi-mythical founder.

               Dark Kiss: The act of converting a                                                human into a vampire.

              Dark Trick: Another name for the Dark                                           Kiss.

  Diablerie (魔鬼行為): Vampiric cannibalism. In                                              destroying another vampire                                          simply drain his blood                                                 completely. The cannibal                                             thus gains some of the                                                 murdered vampire's power.

                  Embrace: The act of converting a                                                mortal into a vampire.

   Father in Darkness: The individual who                                                     embraced a vampire. See                                             also Sire.

  Fledgling (初出茅廬): An immature, foolish                                                   vampire.

      Followers of Set: A clan of vampires whose                                            ultimate goal is the                                                     corruption of all humans and                                        vampires.

                  Gangrel: Beast like clan of vampires,                                          belonging to the Camarilla.

              Generation: A measure of a vampire's                                             strength. The higher a                                                 vampire's generation, the                                             further removed they are                                              from Caine, and the more                                            diluted their blood is, so they                                       can achieve less in magical                                          power and vampire society.

  Ghoul (盜墓食屍鬼) : A hateful, corpse-eating spirit.                                     In theWorld of Darkness, a                                          ghoul is a living human                                               who has drunk the blood of a                                        vampire, thus no longer aging.
               Giovanni: A clan of vampires who                                               practice the manipulation of                                         wraiths.

                  Inconnu: A group of extraordinarily                                            powerful vampires who side                                         neither with the Sabbat nor                                          the Camarilla.

         Kindred (同類): The term vampires use to                                             referring themselves.

                       Kiss: The act of taking blood from                                         a mortal.

               Lasombra: A Sabbat clan of                                                        power-brokering vampires.                                           Preferring to work from the                                          shadows, their powers                                                 emphasize the manipulation                                         of darkness.

          Lupine (狼的): A werewolf, one of several                                          magical races that live                                                alongside vampires and                                               mortals. The Lupines as a rule                                      hate vampires and destroy                                            them at every opportunity.

            Malkavians: A clan of insane vampires.                                           Part of the Camarilla.

Masquerade (化裝舞會) The party that people                                                  disguised themselves as                                               vampires, ghosts or                                                     monsters.

              Methusela: An incredibly ancient vampire                                      who has lived for more than a                                      1000 years; usually with                                              unbelievably power.

Mother in Darkness: A female who has helped a                                           new vampire in his or her                                            transformation into a vampire.

                    Noble: A powerful, nearly immortal                                        creature of evil that has a                                            much greater range of free                                           will than does a blooded                                              vampire, and is able to create                                       new vampires.

               Nosferatu: A hideously ugly clan of                                              vampires.

      Novice Vampire: A vampire that retains some                                         humanity, and has not yet fed                                       from a human.

                    Prince: The vampire (male or female)                                       who has legal control of a                                            city. Not necessarily the most                                       powerful vampire of the city.

                Ravenloft: A demi-plane that invites and                                       then traps supremely evil                                             creatures. A haven for the                                            undead, many of the Lords of                                       Ravenloft are vampires and                                          other dark, powerful                                                    creatures. 

                  Ravnos: A clan of thieving vampire                                           rabble.

                   Sabbat: A demon-worshiping sect of                                         vampires included primarily of                                     the Lasombra and Tzimisce                                          clans.

                  Salubri: An extinct clan of vampire                                           mystics and healers. They                                            were exterminated by the                                              Tremere.

                       Sire: The individual who has                                                converted a mortal to a                                                vampire. Often a form of                                             address.

                Toreador: A clan or vampire artists and                                       art critics.

                 Tremere: A tightly-knit clan of                                                   vampires who practice blood                                        magic.

                Tzimisce: A repulsive clan of Carpathian                                      vampires who are able to                                             deform their bodies in many                                         ways.

                 Ventrue: A clan of arrogant,                                                      pure-blooded vampires.

   Vicissitude (變化): The Tzimisce clan's discipline                                       that allows the practictioner to                                     change their body in often                                           grotesque ways.

  Werewolves (狼人): Humans able to change their                                         form into wolves.
 

          Wraith (幽靈): The spiritual essence of                                               dead individuals.