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The following guide presents terms essential to understanding the history and the culture of the Ventrue. Some of these words are familiar, but their meanings may not be. Some of the terms may be utterly foreign, though they describe well-known ideas. Some of these words and their defnitions may make little sense without a deeper understanding of the Ventrue.

The following terms fall into a few simple, overlapping categories, which will help you understand the function of – and appropriate audience for – particular word choices. The categories are:

• formal – These are common terms suitable for use in polite society or in the presence of one’s betters. These are acceptable in correspondence or in person, and likely go over fne with Ventrue of any age.
• informal – Avoid using these terms with Lords you don’t yet know. It’s presumptuous to think that an older or better lord would welcome such familiarity. Wait for a signal, like the use of an informal term to you frst, before stepping outside the bounds of polite language.
• archaic – Old parlance doesn’t go out of style with the Ventrue. Instead, it tends to be regarded as eclectic or hiply ironic for a time, before gradually transforming back into standard language. Even ancient terms stand a good chance of being in regular use among modern Ventrue.
• modern – It’s a sign of low manners among the Ventrue to assume that an elder or better Kindred will be up on modern slang and vernacular. Many Lords keep up with modern jargon just fne, but a careless Ventrue may fnd himself making a faux pas if he doesn’t check himself before using one of these words in mixed company.
• vulgar – These are not simply “dirty words,” like those insignifcant phrases thrown about in casual language. These are deeply meaningful insults imbued with such remarkable venom that they have kept their potent sting for long decades. These are not mere obscenities; they have the power to be afronts. Use them accordingly.