Lover Unbound [antikvár]

Glossary of Terms and Proper Nouns ahvenge (v.) Act of mortal retribution, carried out typi-cally by a male loved one. attendhente (n.) Chosen who serves the Seribe Virgin in particularly close manner. Black Dagger Brotherhood (pr. n). Highly trained vam-pire warriors who protect their species against the Less-ening Society. As a result of selective breeding within the race, Brothers possess immense physical and mentái 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. Aggres-sive, 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 stáb 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 largely been discon-tinued, though it has not been outlawed.