The Path of Night
| Path of Night - Hierarchy of Sins | |
| Rating | Crimes |
| 5 | Killing a mortal for food, acting altruistically |
| 4 | Failing to devise new and shocking forms of evil, asking for assistance |
| 3 | Accidentally killing, following another Cainite's will |
| 2 | Intentionally killing rather than prolonging suffering, showing compassion |
| 1 | Accepting another's authority, repenting of your evil |
Vampires are monsters, claim the Nihilists, and as such, they embody all of the terrible sins of the world. Since vampires serve a place in the greater scheme of existence, the evil of vampirism must be preordained.
Thus, instead of simply giving in to the Beast, adherents of the Path of Night seek to spread their evil in cultivated ways, tempting people to damnation and terrifying the faithless. By acting as an agent of evil, the vampire fulfils his role to higher powers.
A vampire on the Path of Night is not a ravening, insane beast. He seeks to show the true depth of evil to others, luring them into vice and highlighting virtue by its opposite. These vampires plague humanity with all manner of terrors and temptations, seeking not only mortal fears but their own escalation as dark angels. By spreading the taint, the vampire hopes to fulfil a preordained destiny, and thus to eventually move on.
Vampires on the Path of Night have the Virtues of Courage, Conviction and Instinct.