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This is a lexicon of terms used in Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse[]

Common Parlance[]

These words are commonly used among the Garou.

Vulgar Argot[]

Young Garou use these terms to help distinguish themselves from their elders.

Old Form[]

These terms come from the Garou's distant past and show their Fianna origins. They are no longer used often but all Garou know them.

The Tribes[]

Umbra: The Velvet Shadow[]

The Silver Crown[]

Croatan Song[]

Book of the Wyld[]

Book of the Weaver[]

Rage Across Egypt[]

Rage Across the Heavens[]

  • Anthelios
  • Aphelion
  • Asteroids
  • Astrology
  • Astronomy
  • Ecliptic
  • Equinox
  • Eshtarra, the Songteller
  • Hakahe, the Ebon Whisperer
  • Horoscope
  • Izarra Tarana, the Star Singers
  • Katanka-Sonnak, the Wind Rider
  • Light Year
  • Lu-Bat, the Peaceful Counselor
  • Magnitude
  • Matagar, the Lord of Beginnings
  • Meros, the Wandering Mystic
  • Meteor/meteor shower
  • Mitanu, the Clever Rogue
  • Nerigal, the Ice Warrior
  • Orrery
  • Perihelion
  • Retrograde
  • Rorg, the Many-Taloned Hunter
  • Ruatma, the Shadowed One
  • Shantar, the Loom Maker
  • Sidereal Year
  • Sokhta, the Lambent Lady
  • Solar Year
  • Solstice
  • Songan, The Noble Brother
  • Tambiyah, the Veiled Mother
  • Vegarda, the Lady of the North
  • Yakecen, The Fallen Singer
  • Yaraan-Doo, The Dying One
  • Zarok, the Crowned Ruler
  • Zenith
  • Zodiac

Players Guide to Garou[]

Kinfolk[]

  • Fellowship
  • Nanna: A Kinfolk who cares for Garou children of pups.
  • Stud: A male Kinfolk who serves no purpose other than breeding stock; a derogatory term.
  • Mare: A female Kinfolk who serves no purpose other than breeding stock; also derogatory.

Formal terminology[]

  • The Bequest
  • Callow
  • Fellowship
  • Garou gene: Modern term for the Bequest. Despite Glass Walker, and certain human attempts to pinpoint this alleged gene, it eludes scientific study.
  • Kenning
  • Kin Fetch
  • Plebe pack
  • Subaltern pack

Informal/Slang[]

  • Golden apple
  • Idiot
  • Lethal mutation
  • Mare: A female Kinfolk who serves no purpose other than breeding stock; also derogatory.
  • Nanna: A Kinfolk who cares for Garou children of pups.
  • Rotten apple
  • Stud: A male Kinfolk who serves no purpose other than breeding stock; a derogatory term.
  • Unfortunate
  • Ushers

Changing Breeds[]

Ajaba[]

Ananasi[]

Bastet[]

Common Terms[]

Formalities and Rank Titles[]

Slang[]

  • Brain-Wading: Spying on another’s thoughts; using telepathy.
  • Caloo: A wild party or celebration.
  • Declaw: To mess up another Bastet, usually as punishment.
  • Dog: To mess up another Bastet, usually as punishment.
  • Ghat: An insult directed at one Bastet who sleeps with another.
  • Housecat: Insult; a Bastet who’s grown too c vilized or has forgotten her roots.
  • Meshing: Going into cyberspace, or hacking.
  • Monkey: A human, especially a stupid or loud-mouthed one
  • Ngiri: “Warthog”; an insult for vain or pompous individuals.
  • Playing Blood-Tag: Hunting humans or other outsiders, especially in trouble zones like the Amazon or African grasslands, for fun or revenge.
  • Puss-in-Boots: Derogatory term for teaming up with a human, especially in an “inferior” role. (“She pulled a Puss-in-Boots and fell in love with the monkey!”)
  • Ratshit: Panic, usually cowardly (“He went ratshit and ran.”).
  • Scratching One from Nine: Pulling off a really close escape. (“I scratched one from nine getting outta that one!”)
  • Spiderface: A mage, especially an evil one. Coined the creeping sensation many Bastet have when looking into a mage’s eyes for the first time.
  • Yabba: A moron. Possibly derived from a mispronunciation of “Yava.”

Gurahl[]

Beast Courts[]

Hakken[]

  • Ashigaru
  • Bushido
  • Chushin
  • Clan
  • Daimyo
  • Mon
  • Naru-kami
  • Shintoku

Same-Bito[]

Zhong Lung[]

  • Aiyi
  • Archid
  • Chi'lung
  • Ching-tu
  • Chuming
  • Draco
  • Kiao
  • Kiao-lung
  • K'iulung
  • Lung
  • Nam Hsia
  • P'an-lung
  • Pei Tung
  • Sai Chau
  • Tung Chen
  • Ying-lung

Kitsune[]

Mokolé[]

Shattered Dreams: War of Dragons[]

Nagah[]

  • Ages of Kings
  • Ahi
  • Ananta
  • Apsa
  • Azhi Dahaka
  • Balaram (Breed and Form)
  • Crown
  • Devi: Gaia; the Emerald Mother. In particular, refers to the "knowable" aspects of Gaia that can be expressed to others, rather than Gaia as a whole.
  • Jeweled Pools
  • Jurlungur
  • Kali
  • Kali Dahaka
  • Kamakshi
  • Kamsa
  • Kartikeya
  • Khurah
  • Naginah: An archaic term for female Nagah. More common among Kinfolk "in the know" than among the Nagah themselves.
  • Nandana
  • Nemontana
  • Nest
  • Sa red Secret
  • Samskara
  • Sannyasin
  • Sayidi
  • erpent Waters
  • Sesha
  • Silkaram
  • The Three Mothers
  • Vasuki
  • Vritra
  • Wani
  • Xi Wang Chi
  • Yamilka
  • Zuzeka

Ratkin[]

  • Colony
  • Courtiers
  • Crèche
  • Deceit
  • Nest
  • Plague
  • Ramblers
  • Rampage
  • Rat Pack
  • Ratling

Rokea[]

Pentex[]

  • Book of the Wyrm Second Edition: Pentex Jargon
    • AQD: Acquisitions Division
    • ARD: Areas of rapid development
    • DD: Division Director
    • EXD: Executive Director
    • FIN: Finance
    • HRD: Human Resources Development
    • ICS: Information Collection Systems
    • IL: Project Iliad
    • OD: Project Odyssey
    • OPD: Operations Division
    • QCE: Quality Compliance Experts
    • PCD: Project Coordination Division
    • PENETX 2100: Partnership, Energy, Novelty, Technology, Enthusiasm and Excellence
    • PR: Public Relations
    • PRI: Team Prime
    • RD: Regional Directors
    • SAP: Strategic Action Plan
    • SDD: Subdivision Directors
    • SPD: Special Projects Division
    • TQM: Total Quality Management
  • Werewolf Storytellers Handbook Revised: Spook Speak
    • Angel
    • Asset
    • Community Service
    • DOS (Dead On Sight)
    • Dust and Sweep
    • Evaluator
    • Family Jewels
    • Filing
    • Honeytrap
    • In the Cold
    • In the Pocket
    • K9
    • Litter
    • NSUs (Nutritional Supplement Users)
    • Quarters
    • Ride Home
    • Roll of Quarters
    • Sloppy Joe
    • Stray
    • Tells
    • TFAA (Tragic Fiery Automobile Accident)
    • Watering Hole
  • Subsidiaries: A Guide to Pentex: Technobabble
    • E3: Electronic Entertainment Expo
    • ToA: Tellus of America
    • ToJ: Tellus of Japan
    • Twitch Games: Games that require quick reaction speed

Developmental Neogenetics Amalgamated[]

  • Book of the Weaver: Developmental Neogenetics Amalgamated
    • Allele
    • Carrier
    • Chromosome
    • Consanguinity
    • DNA
    • Dominant allele
    • Epistasis
    • Gene
    • Genetics
    • Genome
    • Genotype
    • GLS
    • Heterozygous
    • Homozygous
    • Mutation
    • Phenotype
    • Pleiotropy
    • Recessive allele
  • Werewolf Storytellers Handbook Revised: Lexicon

Werewolf: The Wild West[]

Common Jargon[]

These words are commonly used by native and immigrant werewolves alike.

Slang[]

These terms are in favor with young Garou, who prefer "plain speech" to fancy formality. Elders typically look on such as disrespectful.

Old Form[]

These terms were spoken in the oldest days and are kept alive by lorekeepers; most display a distinct Fianna turn of phrase. Werewolves use this "fancy-speak" only infrequently, but virtually all know these words and their definitions.

Dark Ages[]

These are terms found in Werewolf: The Dark Ages and the Dark Ages: Werewolf Rulebook.

Dark Ages: Werewolf[]

Werewolf: The Dark Ages[]

  • Ceilican
  • Curse of Lycaeon:
  • Fenrir: Get of Fenris outside of Britain; those in Britain use the modern nam .
  • Luperci: The Warders o Men in Italy.
  • Sumarie A term for vampires often heard among Fianna, Silver angs and Get of Fenris. Probably a corruption of the Gaelic word súmaire, meaning leech.
  • The Veil
  • Warders of Men

Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition[]

References[]

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