A University of Betrayal (The Blairville Legacies #2)

Glossary

Alpha – Leader of a Senseque pack

Alpha bond – connection that a pack member has with his Alpha, which brings some advantages within the pack rank; only an Alpha or someone with the alpha can make or voluntarily break this connection

Alpha gene – gene that can be inherited if both parents are Senseque and at least one of the parents carries the gene; gene that allows control over other Senseque

Amphetrite – water goddess

Beta – pack members who are closest to and advise the Alpha; children of the Alpha as soon as they transform for the first time; spouses of the Alpha; stronger and more assertive than lower pack ranks

black moonstone – type of rock that Ruisangors use to protect themselves from the effects of sunlight on their skin; note the differences between Legacy Ruisangors and Transformed!

blood addiction – uncontrolled drinking of blood resulting in a drunken stupor. Occurs when a Ruisangor indulges his bloodlust too often.

blood brotherhood – all members of a clan, whether related or not

Celestia – mother goddess of Moenia, Amphetrite, Haizea and Tanazar

Circle – predominant union of all Quatura within a defined area

Code – written agreement, established between the Alphas of the world to protect the existence of the Senseque species

control stones – crystal used by Quatura to better balance their magic; magic storage function; is activated during a rite of passage and only works for the matching Quatura

Councils – controlling opposition to the Circle; protection of the Circle; consisting of Air Quatura

Delta – pack members who protect the pack and obey the Alpha or the Betas; majority of the pack

Discipulus – Quatura whose elemental powers are strong enough to be trained; in training for certain ranks and specializations; are taught by Oraculi and Domini

DMF – DeLoughrey-Medici Finances

Domini - Leader of a Circle; often an Earth Quatura

DLSC – DeLoughrey Science Center

DUIO – DeLoughrey Underground Information Organization

Elemental test - test that shows how far the magic in a Quatura has already developed; often necessary to climb ranks

Esadowas - indigenous tribe in North American whose members are Senseque

Haizea – air goddess

Legacy Ruisangors – Ruisangors born with the Ruisangor gene, transformed and possessing psychic powers; very different from Transformed Ruisangors

Moenia – temple of Quatura, earth goddess

Naturalis – parts of the body that are used in rituals (e.g. hair, blood)

Novices - Quatura who have completed the rite of passage but are not yet trained, either because they have not yet passed the element test due to weak magic, or because they are completely new

Omega – weaker Senseque that are not able to defend the pack; young Senseque that are not yet able to transform

Oraculi – teacher within a Circle for a specific element; teaches Discipulus in one of the temples in the forest, on the coast or in Moenia

Quatura – elementals (earth, water, air, fire)

pack link - connection between all Senseque who belong to the same pack. One can decide who to let into his head and when, and with whom to share his feelings and thoughts. The Alpha, with eye contact, has free access to your connection whenever he asks for it.

Receptum – DeLoughrey Manor

rite of passage - ritual that young Quatura between the ages of fifteen and twenty must undergo in order to bind their elemental magic to a control stone; Quatura tradition to rise to Novice rank and therefore become part of the Circle

Ruisangors – a specific form of vampires

Salma - alchemical pale white potion used to erase memories; emotion-dampening effect

Senseque – Werewolves

Servus – temple servants who mainly attend or practice rituals or perform their duties within the Circle; majority of Circle members

storage magic – elemental magic stored in an object by a Quatura, usually with the help of elemental runes. In doing so, the Quatura gives away part of her magic and usually has to recover from this over a period of weeks.

Tanazar – fire goddess

Tempesta – art of controlling storms, which Air Quatura can learn at Discipulus rank; defense tactics of council members

Transformed – Ruisangors who were born without Ruisangor gene and became Ruisangor through a transformation by a Legacy Ruisangor; strong difference to Legacy Ruisangors

Tenebris Order – Ruisangor Secret Society, consisting of the Legacy overlords, who use renegade Transformed for their own purposes.

Umbra – forbidden magic

ungifted - someone who descends from a Quatura lineage but does not possess an element