Lover Redeemed

Glossary and Terms

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND PROPER
NOUNS

ahstrux nohstrum (n.) Private guard with license to kill who is granted his or her position by the king.

ahvenge (v.) Act of mortal retribution, typically carried out by a male loved one.

Black Dagger Brotherhood (pr. n.) Highly trained vampire warriors who protect their species
against the Lessening Society. As a result of selective breeding within the race, Brothers
possess immense physical and mental strength, as well as rapid healing capabilities. They are
not siblings, for the most part, and are inducted into the Brotherhood upon nomination by the
Brothers. Aggressive, self-reliant, and secretive by nature, they exist apart from civilians,
having little contact with members of the other classes except when they need to feed. They are
the subjects of legend and the objects of reverence within the vampire world. They may be
killed by only the most serious of wounds, e.g., a gunshot or stab to the heart, etc.

blood slave (n.) Male or female vampire who has been subjugated to serve the blood needs of
another. The practice of keeping blood slaves has recently been outlawed.

chrih (n.) Symbol of honorable death in the Old Language.

the Chosen (n.) Female vampires who have been bred to serve the Scribe Virgin. They are considered members of the aristocracy, though they are spiritually rather than temporally
focused. They have little or no interaction with males other than the Primale, but can be mated
to Brothers at the Scribe Virgin’s direction to further propagate their class. Some have the
ability to prognosticate. In the past, they were used to meet the blood needs of unmated
members of the Brotherhood, and that practice has been reinstated by the Brothers.

cohntehst (n.) Conflict between two males competing for the right to be a female’s mate.

doggen (n.) Member of the servant class within the vampire world. Doggen have old,
conservative traditions about service to their superiors and follow a formal code of dress and
behavior. They are able to go out during the day, but they age relatively quickly. Life
expectancy is approximately five hundred years.

Dhunhd (pr. n.) Hell.

ehros (n.) A Chosen trained in the matter of sexual arts.

exhile dhoble (n.) The evil or cursed twin, the one born second.

the Fade (pr. n.) Nontemporal realm where the dead reunite with their loved ones and pass
eternity.

First Family (pr. n.) The king and queen of the vampires, and any children they may have.

ghardian (n.) Custodian of an individual. There are varying degrees of ghardians, with the most powerful being that of a sehcluded female.

glymera (n.) The social core of the aristocracy, roughly equivalent to Regency England’s ton
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hellren (n.) Male vampire who has been mated to a female. Males may take more than one
female as mate.

leahdyre (n.) A person of power and influence.

leelan (adj.) A term of endearment loosely translated as “dearest one.”

Lessening Society (pr. n.) Order of slayers convened by the Omega for the purpose of eradicating the vampire species.

lesser (n.) De-souled human who targets vampires for extermination as a member of the Lessening Society. Lessers must be stabbed through the chest in order to be killed; otherwise
they are ageless. They do not eat or drink and are impotent. Over time, their hair, skin, and
irises lose pigmentation until they are blond, blushless, and pale eyed. They smell like baby
powder. Inducted into the society by the