BEYOND THE VEIL GLOSSARY
Acolyte - A witch, wizard, priest or priestess in training
Beldam - The female originator of a vampire clan, the original source of that clan's blood, The female form of Master, the first of a clan.
Extranormal - a term referring to "other than normal" beings or things
Fledgling - A newly made vampire, or a diminutive term used by an older vampire toward a younger one
The Interdimensional Order of Light - the largest organization of religious magick users, of a matriarchal, neo-pagan spirituality that reveres the Goddess and honors equilibrium, peace and moderation in all things.
Maitri - the symbolic female leader of the Interdimensional Order of Light, believed to hold the key to the power that keeps the Veil in place.
Motherhouse - the main meeting place of a vampire clan, usually the home of the Master and other high ranking members.
Natives
- human/Otherworld hybrids created during the Veil war. These new species were created by Otherworlders attacking and poisoning humans, i.e. vampires, shapeshifters, zombiesOtherworlder - often used interchangeably with Native to refer to creatures of human origin who are now "marked", but correctly refers to a creature from the Otherworld
Priest/Priestess - a human with magickal powers who dedicates their life to spirituality, counseling and teaching
Sorcerer/Sorceress - a human with magickal powers who does not belong to a religious sect, but uses their power professionally
The Veil - a Magickal energy barrier dividing the Earth dimension from The Otherworld. No one has been to the other side of the Veil and lived to tell the tale, so there are only theories as to what it is like. The only true facts known are that when whatever the native denizens of The Otherworld are there, when they cross the veil, they morph into the worse nightmares and imaginings of human beings, and exist as such in this dimension.
Wizard - a male human with magickal powers, nonspecific termWitch - a female human with magickal powers, nonspecific term
Wizard - a male human with magickal powers, nonspecific term