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Humanity -> I WILL accept on a CASE by CASE basis.
1> Only nominally sentient, Kindred with Humanity 1 teeter on the edge of oblivion. Little matters at all to vampires this far gone, even their own desires outside sustenance and rest. There is literally NOTHING a vampire with Hum 1 won't do.
2-3> The lives and property of others are irrelevant to a Kindred this far gone. The vampire likely indulges twisted pleasures and aberrant whims, which may include any manner of atrocity.
4> Hey, some people gotta die. The vampire begins an inevitable slide into urge indulgence. A Hum 4 indicates that killing is acceptable to this kindred, so long as his victim is deserving.
5-6> Hey, people die. Stuff breaks. A vampire below the cultural human norm has little difficulty with the fact that she needs blood to survive, and she does what needs to be done to get it.
7> Most HUMAN BEINGS have 7 or so, so vamps at this level can usually manage to pass for mortals.
8-10> Kindred with humanity scores this high are, ironically, more human than human. (If you send me a Setite with a Humanity of 6 or higher, obviously your sire didn't do a good job of corrupting you. Be in for a hell of a ride. *EG*)
Path of Sutekh Hierarchy of Sins
1 - Refusing to aid in Set's Resurrection. - This is complete abandonment of sire, faith, and clan to serve the Aeons.
2 - Failing to take advantage of another's weakness. - This would deny the other person a chance to realize their need for Set's saving grace. How will others learn if they do not recognize their errors?
3 - Obstructing another Setite's efforts. - The ranks of the righteous are no place for petty power plays.
4 - Failing to pursue arcane knowledge. - The mysteries of enlightenment and the key to the Aeons' defeat may be hidden anywhere.
5 - Failing to do whatever is necessary to enlighten another. - If you balk at any deed that is necessary to liberate another, you have not truly freed yourself.
6 - Failing to undermine the current social order in favor of the Setites. - The social order is a snare by the Aeons. Only through Set can Kindred and kine find salvation.
7 - Failing to observe Setite religious ritual. - This is akin to denying Set and faith itself.
8 - Failing to destroy a vampire in Golconda. - Those in Golconda are either ready to leave the world and become independent creators; or they have completely sold out to the Aeons to abate their curse.
9 - Refusing to aid another follower of the Path. - Set commanded his childer to cooperate against the Aeons. Denying other seekers means denying Set.
10 - Pursuing one's own indulgence instead of another's. - This shows a lack of self- discipline and compassion. Enjoy your work, but remember that you serve others first.
Path of Ecstasy - Practitioners of this path revel in luxury instead of degradation. The sate the Beast by glutting its appetite. Although akin to the Path of Typhon in some ways, practitioners of this path reject the base cruelities of the Typhonists. Rather than celebrate misery, they glorify pleasure, revelling in the most decadent extremes of vampiric sensation. Members of this path often especially despise the Kindred of Clan Toreador, and take every chance to humiliate and distress them.
Hierarchy of Sins
1. Destroying something of beauty.
2. Failing to accept a gift.
3. Restraining your natural impulses unnecessarily.
4. Not taking at least one drug regularly.
5. Not attempting to corrupt an innocent.
6. Rejecting wealth unnecessarily.
7. Allowing an infector of impurity (i.e. priest, nun, etc.) to live without good reason.
8. Allowing someone ugly to survive.
9. Not wallowing in absolute luxury.
10. Allowing someone innocent to survive.
Ethics
- Pursuit of pleasure is a spiritual obligation. Those who spurn luxury and hedonism seek to befoul the spirit with grossness, and are misguided.
- Vampires are the children of Caine's sin. Thus we should practice, and spread the practice of, sin.
- To resist temptation is a great wrong.
- It is not a crime to kill, as long as the killing is committed beautifully.
- Existence serves no purpose save to entertain.
Required Virtues: Conviction & Instinct
Path of the Warrior - This path has grown in popularity in recent decades, with many young Setites attracted to its philosophies. Just as Set was once a hunter and warrior, so too are adherents of this path. These Setites pride themselves upon their physical and martial prowess. Many who follow the Path of the Warrior are masochists and fanatics. They believe that the Beast is a creation of the mind, and that by training the body until it is stronger than the mind, the Beast can be controlled. Setites who follow the Path of the Warrior are among the most dangerous opponents any Cainite can encounter. They are Set's shock troops in the Jyhad. Lupines, demons, kine and Kindred all form their prey. It is the common ambition of adherents of the path to hone themselves until they have become they ultimate urban predators. When Set arises, those of the Path of the Warrior believe they will sweep all opponents away before them.
Hierarchy of Sins
1. Refusing a physical challenge.
2. Thinking too long before acting.
3. Not exercising every night.
4. Showing any sign of pain.
5. Killing swiftly and mercifully.
6. Not developing your Disciplines to their fullest potential.
7. Spending Blood Points to heal your wounds the same night they are inflicted.
8. Not developing your body to its fullest potential.
9. Failing any test set to you, physical or mental.
10. Not subjecting yourself to the most painful tortures.
Ethics
-The mind is subservient to the body, and so is the Beast. Although the body is bestial in nature, it can be refined. The Embrace begins this process of transmogrification but even afterwards the Beast can still reign, unless it is beaten down through exercise and struggle.
- You are a killer. Do not hesitate to kill.
- The body is bestial, and must be punished. Scourge yourself, hurt yourself, push yourself to your limits, and know that by doing so, you hurt the Beast.
- Every possible moment must be spent honing the powers of your body. Your vampiric Disciplines are a function of your body, and they too, must be trained.
- The True Death is better than failure and weakness. Like Set, we must be implacable and unyielding in the Jyhad waged against his enemies.
Required Virtues: Conviction & Self- Control
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