Ancilla: An 'adolescent' vampire. One who is not yet an elder but no longer a neonate.
Book of Nod: The sacred book of the kindred detailing their races origins and early history.
Black Hand: The elite divison of the sabbat handling spying and assassination.
Blood Kindred: The relationship between vampires of the same lineage or clan. Analogous to the human term 'blood brother'.
Brood: A group of vampires gathered around a single leader.
Caitiff: A vampire with no clan, often used in a derogatory fashion.
Coterie: A group of kindred who protect and support one another.
Camarilla, The: A global organisation of vampires dedicated to maintaining the masquerade.
Elder: A vampire over 300 years of age.
Elysium: The name given to those places where the elders meet. Combat is expressly forbidden in these places.
Embrace, The: The act of becoming a vampire
Generation: The number of steps between a vampire and the first vampire (rumoured to be Caine). Caine's progeny were the second generation, their progeny the third and so on. The oldest and most powerful remaining vampires are third generation, the youngest and weakest are 13th.
Gehenna: The impending armageddon. The final war between all vampires when those of the third generation shall rise from the earth and devour all their progeny. Due to occur around about now if most are to be believed.
Ghoul: A servant created by allowing a human to drink vampiric blood.
Haven: The place where a vampire sleeps during the daylight hours.
Jyhad, The: The secret war being waged between the elders (as far back as the third generation)
Lupine: A werewolf, sworn enemy of the Vampires
Masquerade, The: The effort to hide the existence of vampires from the mortals in order to prevent another inquisition.
Primogen: The leaders of a city, or the ruling council of elders.
Prince (m. or f.): The vampire who lays claim over an entire city.
Sabbat, The: An organisation of vampires controlling North Eastern America. They are the main enemies of the Camarilla