Ranking Below the elders, the ancillae (sing. ancilla) are vampires who have lived between 100 to 200 years of unlife, and who have proven themselves as valuable members of Kindred society. Certain ambitious younglings may achieve the rank prematurely. Ancillae often serve as aides and agents for elders or the court. Ancillae usually play their own power-games as well, though these are of lesser consequence than the manipulations of the elders.
Due to the the huge increase in world population, the vast majority of vampires in the world are Ancillae or Neonates