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Here are definitions for terms and abbreviations used in the Anita Blake World and in this wiki.
Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
| BB | Bloody Bones, book 5 |
| BM | Blue Moon, book 8 |
| BN | Blood Noir, book 16 |
| BO | Burnt Offering, book 7 |
| CS | Cerulean Sins, book 11 |
| CoEL | Church of Eternal Light |
| CotD | Circus of the Damned, book 3 |
| DM | Danse Macabre, book 14 |
| GP | Guilty Pleasures, book 1 |
| ID | Incubus Dreams, book 12 |
| M | Micah, book 13 |
| MotC | Master of the City |
| NiC | Narcissus in Chains, book 10 |
| OB | Obsidian Butterfly, book 9 |
| ST | Skin Trade, book 17 |
| tKD | The Killing Dance, book 6 |
| tH | The Harlequin, book 15 |
| tLaC | The Laughing Corpse, book 2 |
| tLuC | The Lunatic Café, book 4 |
A-C
| Term | Definition | Book/Page |
| Addison V. Clarke | a court ruling that deemed vampires were citizens of the United States before the law. This happened about 2 years before 'Guilty Pleasures'. | |
| alpha | a were of very high level power, a dominant individual | |
| alternate universe | - A timestream which splits off from a known (or real) one and progresses in a different manner from that base timestream. - A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human and/or other beings. - An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned. | wikipedia |
| animalistic vampire | a human who rises as an uncontrollable vampire after being bitten by several vampires. See also revenant. | tLaC |
| animal to call | in reference to master vampires, this is an animal that responds to their influence or call. They can exert influence on the behavior or actions of this animal. in specific reference to weres, this is an were of the vampire's animal type who has been bonded to the vampire. It is similar to a human servant bond but not as complex. | |
| animator | a person, generally a human, who has a skill, ability or power to reach and re-animate the dead. They generally employ rituals to accomplish this. There are varying degrees of talent. See also the glossary entries for vaudun priests and Necromancers. | GP |
| Anitaverse | a colloquial term for the world, universe, or alternate reality where the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series takes place | triscut |
| ardeur | a vampire hunger... for lust rather than blood. Unlike the blood lust, it is difficult to fully sate this hunger. In French it means heat or flame. | NiC |
| BDSM | Bondage & Discipline / Domination & Submission / Sadism & Masochism | |
| Blood District | an area near the Riverfront area of St. Louis where a large number of vampire owned/run businesses are located. Also known as 'the District' and as 'Blood Square' by those less enamoured with it. | |
| Bolverk | the person in a pack (wolf) who meets out punishments that the Ulfric does not feel comfortable giving. Translation: 'doer of evil deeds'. | NiC |
| BSDM | Bondage, Submission, Dominance, Masochism | |
| canon | information about the books, characters, qualities, activities, etc that can be traced to actual book content or author comments. | |
| Clan | a group of weres, it can used by or reference any type: wolf, leopard, rat, lion, etc | NiC |
| cover art work | a visual depiction/representation used to convey an image or feeling of the associated text. | |
D-G
| Term | Definition | Book/Page |
| daytime resting place | a secure protected location in which a vampire spends the day time hours. | |
| daywalker | a vampire that can withstand being in daylight without discomfort or injury. | ID |
| dominant | a were who is more powerful than others within his clan | |
| dying will | a specification that if death was associated with or caused by vampire attack, that the victim has requested to be staked by a legal vampire executioner to prevent them later raising as a vampire | CotD |
| Eros (m) Eranthe (f) | the persons in a pack (wolf) designated or entrusted with the teaching newly infected wolves how to control their strength and beasts during sexual intercourse. | NiC |
| fanon | a term used to indicate something that has become common useage, but its source is the fans or fanfiction. | |
| fan fiction | stories that have been written by fans about the characters, worlds and cultures that have been created by another author. | |
| Fenrir | a pack's second who has announced his intent to challenge the current ulfric for leadership of the pack. | tKD? |
| Freyja | a werewolf who has begun to contest for the right to lead the pack; traditionally, the Freyja will call the pack leader out to fight to the death. A wolf must reach the second in command status before they can issue the challenge for leadership. | BM |
| Freki | a pack's third-in-command (wolf) (YAABI) a pack's second in command | tKD NiC ch 5 |
| Geri | a pack's second-in-command (wolf) (YAABI) a pack's third in command | tKD NiC ch 10 |
| Glamour | the power to make one's self fascinating, alluring, or attractive. | GP, BB |
H-L
| Term | Definition | Book/Page |
| harlequin | an almost mythical group of vampires who are responsible for dispensing the Council's justice. It is modeled after the Wild Hunt | TH |
| Hati | the secondary enforcer (wolf) | |
| illustrator | An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, or the illustration may be intended for entertainment, as in greeting cards, or cover art or interior art for books and magazines. | wikipedia |
| Incubus | a preternatural male being, who feeds off of sexual energies. | NiC |
| Kiss | a group of vampires | |
| lamia | an immortal creature that can transform into a snake like form. | CotD |
| legend | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; a popular story handed down from earlier times which may or may not be true | |
| Leoparde Lionne | a term for a wereleopard leader who protects the pard actively. | BO |
| Lion passant | a term for an alpha wereleopard who may lead but does not give or offer active protection to the members of the pard. | BO |
| lukoi | the name used by the werewolf pack to describe themselves, their group. | tKD |
| lupa | the mate of the male leader of the werewolf pack. | tKD |
| lupanar | the word the werewolves use to describe their sacred meeting place | tKD |
| legend | ||
| lycanthropy | It is defined as the ability or power of a human being to transform into a wolf, leopard, rat, hyena, or other type of animal (mostly predators). It is often used generically to indicate the transformation of a human into any animal form, though technically, that is a therianthrope. In the Anitaverse world the predominant form of lycanthropy is caused by a communicable virus. There are also inherited forms and curses. It is sometimes, also, referred to as shapeshifting. | |
M-Q
| Term | Definition | Book/Page |
| marks | a metaphysical exchange between vampires and other beings, typically human, to allow greater bonding between the two. There are four marks that can be exchanged, each increasing the bond. Once given, they cannot be removed except by the death of one of the participants. This death may damage, even kill, the remaining partner. | GP, CotD |
| Master of the City | A master vampire with enough power to hold a large group of vampires and the territory they occupy together. (MotC) A Master vampire who is strong enough to control other vampires in a territory. Lesser masters have to ask permission to stay in the city. This vampire is answerable to the Vampire Council. | |
| master vampire | a vampire who has gained enough inner power to be able to raise themselves from the daytime death; A vampire with enough inner or personal power to be able to rise from the day death by his/her own will/strength. | |
| menage a trois | a sexual relationship between three people | |
| metaphysical | not on this plane; having no body or form or substance; of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world; alternate reality or plane | |
| munin | the spirits of past pack members that were consumed by the pack to preserve their memories for times of need (wolf) | BO, BM, NiC |
| myth | The word itself comes from the Greek "mythos" which originally meant "speech" or "discourse" but which later came to mean "fable" or "legend". The word "myth" can be defined as a story of forgotten or vague origin, basically religious or supernatural in nature, which seeks to explain or rationalize one or more aspects of the world or a society. All myths are, at some stage, actually believed to be true by the peoples of the societies that used or originated the myth. | |
| necromancer | a human with innate ability to communicate and control all 'dead' things. See also animator and vaudun priests. | tLaC?, tKD |
| Night Hag | a vampire who feeds on fear | BM? |
| Nimir-Ra (female) Nimir-Raj (male) | the Queen and King of a pard (leopard) | BM, NiC |
| null | A person with no metaphysical abilities; not even trace amounts | tKD |
| oath | a binding pledge, made with blood, of one vampire to another. A Master of the City would bind all vampires within his territory to him in the way. This oath allows the master to communicate with his people mentally, and both give and receive energy. | |
| Oba (female) | the leader or Queen of a hyena clan | |
| Panwere | a shapeshifter who is able to transform into multiple lycanthrope types separately | |
| Pack | a group or clan of werewolves | |
| Pard | a group or clan of wereleopards | |
| pomme de sang | Apple of Blood, a sobriquet for a human or lycanthrope that has become a willing food source for a vampire. The vampire is duty bound to protect this person from harm. | |
| preternatural | something out of the ordinary, other, something with an usual strength or power; beyond or surpassing what is normal; extraordinary; supernatural | dictionary |
| Pride | a group or clan of werelions | |
R-Z
| Term | Definition | Book/Page |
| revenant | a vampire who is not in control, one whom the blood lust drives to repeatedly kill. Often the result of a turning in which the victim was bitten by more than one vampire. Also can result when the ties to the master are severed. | CotD?, BO, NiC |
| Rex (male) Regina (female) | The King and Queen of a pride (lion) | |
| Rodere | a group or clan of wererats | |
| Rom | the King of a Rodere (rat) | |
| Skoll | the primary enforcer of a pack (wolf). The skoll and hati of the pack both enforce the will of the Ulfric and protect him. | |
| Sourdre de sang | Translation: 'Fountain of Blood'. The source of a vampire bloodline. Jean-Claude gains enough power to become the source of his own line. This is a rare occurrence, only three vampires have done it in the last 800 years. A Fountain of Blood, a vampire that has become strong enough that they no longer have to obey their maker and thus can found their own line of vampires. | CS, ID |
| stalking horse | a weaker vampire fronting for another more powerful one to draw out challengers; A vampire who acts as a front for another more powerful vampire drawing challenges to that vampire's power base. | GP, BB |
| submissive | a were of very low status within his clan; also, a person who likes to be dominated | |
| Succubus | a female preternatural being who feeds off of sexual energies | NiC |
| supernatural | of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal; of a superlative (higher) degree. | dictionary.com |
| Temoin | a Master of the City's second-in-command | |
| trimate | a member of a triumvirate (this is a fanon term, not canon) | |
| Triumvirate | this is a metaphysical and physical bond between a master and two servants [e.g. master vampire, human servant and lycanthrope servant]. The one who binds the servants, uses their energy to keep the others alive. They have have mind-to-mind communications and the three share their energies, abilities and emotions. This binding, the interweaving and sharing of energies, means that when one part of the triumvirate dies, the other two will likely perish as well. | |
| Ulfric | the King or leader of a pack (wolf) | |
| vampire | a former human who has been infected by another vampire, killed and has risen. They must drink human blood in order to survive, although for some vampires there are other methods in which they can feed. | |
| vampire counsellor | a person who is skilled at counselling and controlling the newly risen. | CotD, BO |
| vampire executioner | Someone who has been given the authority (licensed) to carry out 'writs of execution' issued against vampires. Without a writ, it is considered murder to kill a vampire. (Since the Addison V. Clarke ruling making vampires legal citizens.) Writs are issued when a vampire breaks the law. | All |
| vampire servant | a non-master vampire who has been metaphysically tied to another being - not a vampire. It appears to be similar to a human servant, but it VERY rare - even unheard of before Anita binds Damian. | BM, NiC |
| vaudun priest | a vaudun practitioner with the ability to control the dead. Very ritualistic and also religious. See also necromancer and animator. | |
| werewolf enforcer | an alpha werewolf who has been assigned the task of making sure the Ulfric's wishes/orders are carried out. They also provide protection for the Ulfric. See also Hati and Skoll | |
| white goat | a euphemism for a human sacrifice | CotD? |
| zombies | the dead re-animated through ritual and or magic, they are under the control of the person who raised them. | All |
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i just figured I'd add some input about teh ardeur. in French it means Flame or Fire. i think it talks about it in one of the books, but i dont remember which.
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