The Path of Blood
| Path of Blood - Hierarchy of Sins | |
| Rating | Crimes |
| 5 | Killing a mortal for blood, breaking your word |
| 4 | Refusing to allow an outsider to convert, failing to destroy an outsider who refuses conversion |
| 3 | Succumbing to frenzy, refusing to persue the Lore of Khayyin |
| 2 | Failure to pursue lesser blood for your clanmates, refusal to aid a more enlightened follower of the Path |
| 1 | Failing to take a chance to lower your Generation, acting against another Assamite |
Studied by the Assamites, this Path espouses a connection to Haqim, founder of the clan, through the power of blood. Vampires on this Path hunt down other cainites, drinking their blood in order to improve their own potency.
Those few who evidence distaste for their condition or hatred for the “Get of Khayyin” (descendants of Caine) may be offered the opportunity to convert, to serve the will of Haqim in his battle against Khayyin’s evil childer.
By diablerising their enemies and holding aloof from other Cainites, the students of the Path of Blood seek to overcome the blot of Khayyin’s curse and redeem themselves in transcendence awash in stolen vitae. The so-called Dervishes hunt for lore and ancient vitae, so that they may understand their enemies and take their power. Even Cainites of weak blood are not immune to the hunts; the Dervishes are said to have ways of mystically preserving the vitae so that other members of their clan can use it. By stealing away the power of other vampires, the Dervishes hope to concentrate it in the hands of the faithful, who purify it through their honour.
Only old and faithful, and a few converts, study the Path of Blood. Mast outsiders and neonates are completely ignorant of this Path. Instruction begins only when the supplicant proves his worth and his desire to be shed of Khayyin’s curse in the light of Haqim’s glory.
Vampires on the Path of Blood have the Virtues of Courage, Conviction and Self Control.