VampireTEM

Vampires who will follow this Path will normally be members of the Sabbat- most likely Clan Lasombra, young ancillae or fledglings are commonplace, elder are not so
common, since nobility is an undesirable trait upon this path. The Nihilist will adhere to the belief that damnation is something to be revelled in, studied and
perpetuated. That Humanity is weak and flawed, and that Kindred must rule over mortals mercilessly.

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Basically the path of Night was derived from a dark twist of Catholic dogma , and is primarily concerned with abandonment and damnation in its
most literal sense. Basically it reverses Christian belief, and states that the way to true enlightenment is to create mortal suffering in all its forms.
The Followers of this path fully believe that they are the agents of Evil upon earth, sent to create anguish amongst humanity, a walking scourge
if you will. It has to be the cruelest path that kindred can choose, and is an unforgiving and difficult one to follow.

The Ethics

Leave no thing untouched by your damnation.
Tempt and horrify any you encounter, the weak will be destroyed, and the strong will learn from it.
Encourage others to explore their evil natures
Experience every sensation imaginable
Death is a means to an end, NOT an end.
Kindred have been damned by God, therefore it is God's will and a Kindred's natural purpose to prey on mortals.

SO what does a vampire on a Path of Night do exactly?

Hmmm well remember Sunday school?, all you have to do is take what you learned there and reverse it....

Basically, it's what DONT vampires on this path do. No deed is too debased or sinful- in fact the more so the better! nobody's trust is
unbreakable- or integrity beyond abuse. By mortal standards the actions of the vampire will be deplorable, and his or her cause undeneiably
brutal in the most psychological way. If the Tzimisce are guilty of the physical torture and demean of mortals upon their path of Metemorphosis,
then the Lasombra on the path of Night is as, if not more guilty of crimes against humanity. It is an arguable point that the path of Night is the
most monstrous of all - for mental torture is surely the more vicious of the two evils.

It is a stange irony , that although the kindred upon the path of night is bent upon inflicting suffering upon humans, that it is held as a sin to kill
a mortal, the mortal may not suffer if dead, after all. The Nihlists claim no affiliation with mortals, and state that they use them at whim to
perpetuate the ideals of the true nature of Cainites. However it is an odd hypocrisy, that without mortals, the path would never be able to
perpetuate at all.

Fathom it out for yourself, it's a deep one. The Lasombra argue that mortals are disposable, but suffering is paramount- death in itself, a means
and not an end. It's something to mull over on those cold winter nights over a brandy or two. To make it short and sweet, the path of Night is
about being a devil, pure and simple. It's up to you how you how far to play it.

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