Vigilia The original Latin name for the Sentinels, discarded in recent centuries under Western influence.
Brevis Regional HQ for each of the Sentinel regions.
Consul The leader of each brevis region.
Adjutant The consul’s executive officer.
Aeternus contego The strongest possible ward, tied to the life force of the one who sets it and broken only at that person’s death. In Jaguar Night, Meghan Lawrence places one of these on Fabron Gausto, reflecting any workings he performs back on himself.
Vigilia adveho A Sentinel mental long-distance call for help.
Monitio A warning call.
Nexus The Sentinel who acts as a central point of power control—such as for communications, wards or power manipulation.
Atrum Core An ethnic group founded by and sired by the Roman’s son, their basic goal is to acquire power in as many forms as possible, none of which is natively their own; they claim to monitor and control the “nefarious” activities of the Sentinels.
Amulets The process through which the Core inflicts its workings of power on others, having gathered and stored (and sometimes stolen) the power from other sources.
Drozhar The Atrum Core regional prince.
Septs Prince The Atrum Core prince of princes.
Septs Posse A drozhar’s favored sycophants; can be relied on to do the dirty work.
Sceleratus vis Ancient forbidden workings based on power drawn from blood, once used by the Atrum Core.
Workings Workings of power, assembled and triggered via amulets.
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