LEXICON - U THOUGH Z

Vamping out
Experiencing an acute flare-up of the thirst. This also involves a change in the person's manner, breathing, pulse rate, thought patterns, etc., as their body gears up to go out and attempt to satisfy the thirst. This is a real thing, not a fantasy thing, and I won't let anyone else who does not really have this as a real occurrence claim it; to do so makes a mockery of those of us who really do have to deal with it! (If they don't have it and they claim it, then I wish it on them; let them have it!). Called Pandemonium by the OSV.

Vampire
1. (OSV and Sanguinarium) The Sanguinarium uses this spelling refers to the fictional creature found in literature, myth, legend, film and TV, which includes Lestat, Dracula, Nick Knight, etc. To them, this does not refer to people who are actual vampires and have the vampiric condition. Many others find the other spelling of "vampyre" pretentious or melodramatic and use the more common one instead.
2. (Sanguinarius)A much-disputed term with many meanings, depending upon whom you're talking to. See also the definitions of "sanguinarian", "blood-drinker", "blood fetishist", "psychic vampire", "Vampyre Lifestyler", and "Vampiric Community". Here, it is used to encompass all of the above-listed groups into a general category. Also, here, it is not used to define any of those as some sort of supernatural or superhuman beings or someone who has returned from the dead (excluding being revived by medical procedures), and so forth. Anyone who makes those sorts of claims, is lying.
3. (Illuminatti) A person who drinks human blood in the Illuminatti system or who has the need urge or craving to drink human blood.

Vampyre
1. (OSV and the Sanguinarium) According to the Sanguinarium, a person who lives the vampire "lifestyle" and has the vampiric condition. Others find this spelling melodramatic and pretentious and use the more common one instead. *See also Sanguinarian, Real Vampyre or Vampirism.
2. (Sanguinarius)A vampire lifestyler. Someone who incorporates fictional vampire imagery and trappings into his or her personal life, often cultivating a "Vampyric" physical appearance, including but not limited to a very pale complexion, a wardrobe made up predominantly of dark clothing, a style of dress which is modeled on Victorian or Renaissance fashions, black or blood-red lipstick, sunglasses, fangs, FX contacts, and a generally melancholy or lugubrious air. Lifestylers often form alternative extended families and social structures modeled on the "covens" or "clans" of vampire fiction and role-playing games. Many also utilize lingo and terminology taken from vampire fiction and RPGs. Some are real vampires in the sense of craving blood, while others are blood fetishists, and still others are just drawn to the "Vampyre aesthetic". This is an outgrowth of, but distinct from, the Gothic subculture.
3. (Illuminatti) A more familliar and formal form of the term vampire.

Vampirism
Although it is different for most other groups, it is in the OSV more or less a combination of a philosophy, blood fetish, lifestyle (to many also a sexuality) and versatile spirituality, which revolves around the exchange of energies and/or blood. Many times it includes the building of personal pseudo-family or pack relationships from shared beliefs and experiences.

Vampyrecrafte
In general, this is an OSV term for the magic practiced by vampires or vampyre lifestylers. Many vampires are pagan and follow the old ways, and the ways of magic are an integral part of their beliefs. Most psi vampires practice numerous techniques associated with energy manipulation, while sangs often use blood as an ingredient in charms and spells. Many also practice some form of magic, most often ritual magic or chaos magic. Vampyrecraft refers to magical techniques specifically designed by vampires to take advantage of their unique abilities. Vampyrecrafte often has a dark flavor to it, although in general it is more of a balance between dark and light techniques. *See also Sangomancy.

Vampire Bait
A poser or wannabe who is just screaming for a vampire to come after them. (What they get may be an entirely different situation than what they hope for or expect.)

Vampiric Community
The Sanguinarium uses this to refer to the community of people who identify with or have been identified with the vampire. This includes blood-drinkers, psychic/energy vampires, and vampire life stylers, though the last are NOT members of the community to those outside this group and should not be included. The community also includes donors and sometimes the friends of vampires. (See "vampire"

Vampiric Condition
Most vampires express their condition through a mixture of philosophy, spirituality, lifestyle (and some consider it a fetish). Basically, the need to feed upon blood or life energy in order to remain emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy. This condition can come about in three basic ways, 1) (Dhampyri) they are born with it and grow up completely knowing they are "different"; 2) (Klavasi) they are latent and it sometimes or never manifests, depending on environment and circumstances; and 3) (Ardetha) they are "made" through a ritual or by another of the condition. There are many different traditions of vampirism, each with their own outlook and explanation on how to manage and experience this condition, but in general the final interpretation is left up to the individual.

Vampyre vs Vampire
"Vampyre" is the older spelling of the word "vampire" used in the 18th & 19th centuries, thus "Vampyre" is used by the Sanguinarium to refer to people who are really into the scene or lifestyle. The more modern "vampire" is most often used to refer to Hollywood, myth and fiction by this group. Many outside the Sanguinarium consider the old spelling to be melodramatic, prissy or snobbish and use the more common (and gramatically correct) one.

Vmadea
A place where vampires are accepted or at least tolerated in the Eclipsan system, where we gather or where we meet for any reason. A location friendly to or loved by vampires in the Eclipsan system. Such places are often nightclubs, resturaunts, stores or other locales where a group or individual vampire has befriended management or emplyees or where a vampire works. The people within the Pibliar may not know the nature of the vampire and their allies, but see the vampire or vampires as valued customers or workers. Over time and with familiarity, the vampires in such a place may even be given special treatment. Often vampires meet and congregate at such places, where they feel safe and comfortable. Some Pibliari are the homes of individual vampires opened to their Kin and Housemates for meetings or parties. Only in these Pibliari is feeding or ritual ever done unless the group is wealthy and lucky enough to have a place set aside only for House or Oredr functions and open only to them. Such places are considered sacred and it is seen as extremely disrespectful or even blasphemous to start a fight within one or to lose one's temper there or allow one's Khaibit to get out of control. Many vampires call these places Havens, but Eclipsans see this word as having far too many roleplaying associations and movie and fictional connotations. The word is the Enochian term for "Strong Tower" to show how important these locations are to the Vampire Community.

Vran
A respectful title for a high ranking, respected or revered vampire in the Eclipsan system. Often used before the name of a person within the community that a member of House Eclipse has extended the Right of Sanctuary towards. For example, Vran Nitallica of The Coven Organization or Vran Sanguinarius. Usually used for leaders.

Wannabe
Slang term, a contraction of the words "wants to be". Derogatory term for someone who wants to become a vampire, usually with unrealistic expectations of what it would be like. Most wannabes have a very romanticized vision of vampirism, and they seem to think it would improve their lives somehow or make them more interesting. Many are attracted by a false vision of a vampire’s powers. They usually fail to look at the practical side of becoming a vampire, such as necessary changes in lifestyle, finding sources to feed from, and trying to hold a job while balancing one’s vampiric nature with daily life.

Warrior
Also known as Mradu or Equites (a Greek term used to designate Alexander’s elite forces). In the vampiric caste and road system created by House Kheperu and adopted by the OSV, the Warriors are those entrusted with the safety of the community. Strongarms and guardsmen, Warriors protect both Concubines and Priests. They also help to enforce the 13 Rules of Community, also known as The Black Veil. A well-trained Warrior completes the triumvirate of power between a Concubine and a Priest. A Warrior is commonly a good friend of both members of the Priest-Concubine pair, occasionally a lover of one or both of them, who provides protection, back-up, and additional energy and support in any magical workings. *See also Caste System, Mradu, Concubine, and Priest.

"Were"
1. (folklore, fiction, and fandom) Derived from “werewolf,” this is used to refer to shapeshifters that can change from humans into animals other than wolves. It’s used both as a prefix (Werelion, Were-jaguar), and as a noun by itself (Were).
2. (therian comm.) A therianthrope, which see. A real person who identifies as an animal. “Were” is a term that those in the therianthrope community of alt.horror.werewolves adopted to call themselves by. A person who says “I am a Were” means that he is an animal in human form. He could say of people like himself, “They’re Weres, too.” This word was based on the misconception that the word were in werewolf meant “shifter,” when actually were (or wer) is Old English for “man.” A therianthrope called Lynx Canadensis said in 2005 that “while it’s still used in some circles, [the word “Were”] seems to be falling out of favour as more people realize that it means virtually the opposite of what it’s used as.” Currently, the term “therianthrope” is becoming more commonly used instead of “Were,” but “Were” is also still used.
Syn. shifter, therianthrope, theriomorph, werebeast, werecreature. Compare animal person,
lycanthrope, werewolf.

Were-
Add the prefix “Were-” to the name of any kind of animal, in order to describe someone who has traits of a human as well as that kind of animal, particularly someone who shifts between those two. For example, a Weredog, a Were-cat, or a Were-bear.

Werebeast
1. (fiction) A being who shifts between human and some other kind of animal.
2. (therian comm.) A real kind of person who identifies as some kind of animal.
Syn. shifter, therianthrope, Were, Werecreature. Compare animal person.

Werename
A pseudonym, nickname, or handle by which a therianthrope chooses to be known in the therianthrope community. Compare true name.

Wereside
A therianthrope’s animal side. The part of a therianthrope’s identity, personality, and/or spirit which is, or is like, an animal. The therianthrope community created and used this term without realizing that were is Old English for “man,” so the etymology of the word accidentally means “human side” instead of the intended “animal side.” Nonetheless, therianthropes only use “Wereside” to refer to their animal side.
Abbrev. WS. Syn. animal side, phenotype, therioside, theriotype.

Werewolf
1. (folklore and fiction) A type of creature who can physically change between human and wolf shapes. There is no scientifically satisfactory evidence that such a creature ever existed.
2. (therian comm.) A real type of person who identifies as a wolf in human form, and who relates that identity to the folklore and fiction about the wolf-human shifters called werewolves. Some wolf therianthropes call themselves werewolves.312 The therianthrope community got its start with people who called themselves werewolves, and who met one another based on their shared interest in folklore and fiction about werewolves.313 Some therianthropes who identify as wolves refuse to apply the label “werewolf” to themselves, because they don’t want to be compared to the creature from folklore.
Abbrev. Were. Syn. lycanthrope. Compare animal person, therianthrope.

Werewolf sympathizer
People who don’t identify as therianthropes, but are interested in therianthropes. Yaiolani defines this term: "They are people who, while not shifters themselves, understand them deeply and are interested in them. Sympathizers often have an empathy with animals, and their interest in shifting is easily sparked. Yet they themselves do not want to become shifters. Some symps, especially those involved in roleplaying, can be very obsessed and extremely annoying to shifters. Some shifter groups tolerate and even invite symps to ‘hang out with werewolves’ if they want to, while other shifter groups absolutely forbid them, and most have a policy somewhere in between and judge on a case-by-case basis.”
I’ve never seen this term used. Probably obsolete. Abbrev. symp. 
Syn. friend of lycanthrope

White Swan
In the OSV systemomeone who cannot tolerate the Vampire community and proves antagonistic to it's members. In general, White Swans are still a part of the Gothic or fetish scene, which often brings them into contact with the vampire community despite their dislike for vampires or vampiric culture. An alternate term is Eophan in the Eclipsan system.

Zverolyudmi (зверолюдьми)
(therian comm., Russian language only) Word for “animal people” (which see) as used in Russian-speaking therianthrope community.