PRIMARY CANON TERM
Haemotechnics
“The applied science of vitae under pressure.”
Core term reasoning
Sounds legitimate, industrial, and morally neutral
Fits engineers, administrators, and philosophers
Lets Dracula and the Ascendancy speak about cruelty without acknowledging it
Usage examples
“Unauthorized haemotechnical integration detected.”
“The Haemotechnical Choir will oversee the calibration.”
“This district exceeds safe haemotechnic density.”
PROCESS-LEVEL TERMS (Technical Language)
Use these to avoid repetition and add realism.
Vitae Conversion – turning blood into usable pressure/energy
Sanguine Refinement – purifying or stabilizing blood
Haemotic Pressure – blood used as a mechanical force
Vitae Circulation Systems – tubing, engines, implants
Living Fuel Protocols – donor management (deeply sinister)
Pressure Choirs – synchronized engine networks
CULTURAL / STREET TERMS (Human Perspective)
These are what people whisper.
Redwork – casual, grimly accepted
Blood Steam – common slang, mildly profane
The Pump – referring to engines or districts
Donor Runs – euphemism for forced harvesting
Wet Gears – derisive term used by mechanics
Singing Pipes – when systems are “healthy”
Street language helps show who’s complicit vs trapped.
RESISTANCE / MORAL LANGUAGE
What enemies call it.
The Red Lie – Lamplight usage
Living Combustion – Brotherhood sermons
Vein-Furnaces – propaganda term
The Second Slaughter – religious framing
Harvest Industry – stripped of pretense
Use these sparingly to show perspective clashes.
PHILOSOPHICAL / DRACULA’S LANGUAGE
What the Philosopher-King calls it.
Vital Continuity
Applied Mortality
The Necessary Burn
Completion Through Pressure
He never says “cruelty.”