Road of Heaven
Via Caeli (Road of Heaven)[edit]
Nickname: the Faithful
While many of the Damned curse God, the Faithful accept the burden the Lord has placed upon them and find purpose within it. To the Faithful, everything is part of God’s Plan, even Cainites, and they devote themselves to understanding that purpose. As whole, this road was built upon the belief that God is testing the Faithful for their ability to shut out the ‘voice of Satan’, the Beast, and to strengthen their faith.
Paths[edit]
Path of Divinity - You are among the chosen of God and should be worshipped as such.
Path of Retribution - You are God's angel of vengeance and scourge of the wicked and sinful.
Path of Penitence - Your damned existence is punishment for your sins.
Path of Galconda - A rare path once preached by Saulot, which focuses on overcoming the curses of vampirism and becoming enlightened. There is a version that finds Galconda through the children of Seth (humans) or through salvation from God. Some consider it heretical, or worse.
The Ethics of Heaven[edit]
- God laid his mark upon Caine and his childer as part of His great plan.
- The word of God is law. Defiance of God is sin that leads to damnation.
- No one is above God's law.
- Love and serve God in all things.
- Deny the Devil though denial of the Beast and all creatures of hell.
Hierarchy of Sins[edit]
(1 is the most fundamental and 10 is the most minor)
Rating - Minimum Wrongdoing
10 Violating any of the Ten Commandments, for any reason
9 Failing to speak out against corruption and sin
8 Acting out pride, avarice, gluttony or some other sinful impulse
7 Theft, robbery, willful vandalism
6 Causing harm to a pious and virtuous person
5 Feeding from a innocent without permission
4 Blasphemous or heretical acts
3 Allowing a crime or major sin to go unpunished
2 The murder of innocents
1 Aiding a demon or other supernatural agent of evil