Editing Lineage:Mage Society (section)

=Lexicon=

Angel:  Noun.  Supernatural creature associated with Heaven.  Example: “Run!  Its an Angel!”

Bleeder:  Noun.  A mortal as opposed to a mage.  Example: “The mages all made it but we lost a couple of bleeders”.

Blood:  Adjective.  Is a mage who is related to me.  Example: “Jane is blood.  I could never betray her”.

Blooded:  Adjective.  Related to a magical House by blood.  Example:  “You can rely on him.  He’s blooded” or “Don’t trust him.  He’s blooded”.

The Damned:  Noun.  A human resident of a hell, or any human who is definitely going to be.  Example:  “Let the rebels take care of the damned.  We’ve got business to attend to”.

Demon:  Supernatural creature associated with Hell.  Example:  “Run!  It’s a Demon!”

Harrower:  Noun.  A mage who raids hells to release the damned.  Few mages even in the Rebellion go Harrowing, but every Order supports it.  Example:  “I’ll stay here.  I’d only get in the way at a Harrowing”.

Hell:  Noun.  Any place where torture is occuring, especially if it is inhabited by demons or the damned.  Example:  “Holy Shit!  It’s a hell!”.  Hell is also the sum of these places.  Example:  “Fuck all the Demons in Hell!”.

House:  A powerful organization of mages who are related by blood.  Example:  “You never betray the House.  Ever”.

The Houses:  Noun.  The sum of all organizations that have not declared for the Rebellion, including any Orders.  Example:  “The Houses rule the world.  They always have.  They always will”.

The Kiss:  The final death of a damned person, releasing them from hell.  Example:  “I gave him The Kiss and the screaming stopped at last”.

Hound:  Noun.  Member of a rebel order who allies with the Houses.  Example:  “A hound has no loyalty but to the hand that feeds it”.

Modron:  A mage who sides with Heaven or Hell.  Example:  “Its too late for him.  He’s a modron”.

Order:  An organization of mages that does not require blood relationship to join.  Example:  “Welcome to the Order.  I hope you like it because you can never leave”.

Rebel:  Noun.  Any mage who sides with the Rebellion against Heaven and Hell, whethey they come from a rebel order or not.  Example:  “Those stupid rebels and their sanctimonius whining.  I think they like being losers”.

Rebellion:  Noun.  A political movement among mages.  The Rebellion rejects the authority of Heaven and Hell and seeks to eliminate hells.  The Rebellion does not recognize the authority of the Houses, but the two factions are not presently at war.  Example:  “The Rebellion is for mages who would rather be sheep than wolves”

Ronin:  A blooded mage who joins the Rebellion.  Example:  “You bring disgrace to the family, you ronin!”.

Satan:  Noun.  A human who knowingly leads another human to damnation.  Example:  “I’m going to show you a mercy you never had, Satan.  I’m going to kill you”.

Sell:  Adjective:  To leave in a hell.  Example:  “We tried but we had to sell her.  There was nothing we could do”.

Territory:  Noun.  Places you control that are magically valuable for some reason.  Example:  “What are you doing in my territory?”.  Cabals of mages often hold joint territory, as it makes it much easier to defend.  Most of the strategically important territory is in the hands of The Houses, as it has been throughout history.

The Thirteen Houses:  Noun.  The thirteen Houses recognized as being the richest and most powerful in the United States.  The Thirteen Houses effectively rules the U.S..  The Houses are Anjou, Capet, Carolus, Flavii, Hapsburg, Julii, Lancaster, Medici, Romanov, Stuart, Trastámara, Warwick and York.