Swarming stinging insects the size of hummingbirds that appear after thunderstorms for the two weeks they were active every fall. Lethal to small animals and children and can put an adult in a coma.

The magic energy/life force produced by witches and is required by vampires to survive.

The magic energy/life force produced by vampires and is required by witches in to survive.

The period of metamorphosis that some humans go through when they become a witch or a vampire. It can occur any time after puberty.

The legal and religious ceremony or contract which binds a witch and a vampire in a consort relationship rather like marriage.

A dangerous drug made from ingredients found only in the dimension called Plain of Lost Souls. It doesn’t affect witches, but it kills vampires and alters the DNA of humans, initially enhancing their looks, but ultimately turning them into monsters. It usually works in three stages.

A dimension that is still a fiery world of erupting volcanoes, gas and molten lava. They do not adhere to the concept of eternal punishment, so Crucible is the closest they have to the concept of hell. It is used mostly as a curse word.

A dimension within the dimension of Ethereal. It is a wasteland where those souls who are unwilling, for whatever reason, to go to the Mystic City of Lights to be reincarnated go by their own choosing.

Where souls go to rest and eventually reincarnate.

It is a bank from which vampires in need of Light Magic but have no consort and prefer not to pick up a witch go to withdraw a canister of this material. Witches also go here to sell or donate their Light Magic if they have an excess and no one to take it. It is a cash or trade business.

It is a bank from which witches in need of Dark Magic but have no consort and prefer not to pick up a vampire go to withdraw a canister of this material. Vampires also go here to sell or donate their Dark Magic if they have an excess and no one to take it. It is a cash or trade business.

It is a bank from which vampires in need of blood but have no consort and prefer not to pick up a witch go to withdraw a canister of this material. Humans also go here to sell their blood.

The act between a witch and a vampire during which a transfer of Light and Dark Magic occurs. Vampires often take blood at this time, too, if they are hungry.

Human blood

Akin to our cell phones. As the name implies, it has a solar battery and stays charged for 3-4 months and can be charged by placing it in sunlight or plugging it in.

this was a world-wide struggle for existence between vampires and witches, with humans being caught in the middle. Humans finally aligned with witches and become their slavers rather than being mere food for vampires.

Anything out of the norm. Witches, vampires, werewolves, trolls, sprites, etc.

Solar Fueled, Temporarily Incapacitating Non-Lethal Gun with Easy Recovery weapon. It’s the physical weapon law enforcement officers are authorized to carry.

Another word for teleport.

A demon-like entity that eats souls, hence its alternative name, Soul Eater. It is a gaseous mass with an internal structure of cartilage. It has no eyes, nose, etc. and ‘sees’ psychically. It has ten octopus-like appendages that steal a bit of a soul on contact.

A witch who uses magic for bad purposes and even engages in blood magic.

A human who has some magic.