Path of the Sun

The Path of the Sun is a Path of Enlightenment, created by thin-blooded vampires of the Sabbat.

In the evolving orthodoxy of the Path of the Sun, thin-blooded Cainites (and Caitiff) are the only vampires truly free from the taint of the Antediluvians. Followers of the Path see themselves as potentially on the cusp of being demigods, and the Path is as transformative as any of the more established Paths of Enlightenment.

With no discernible clan lineage, thin-bloods endure none of the overt influence of the Damned’s hated progenitors. As fervent early adopters of this emerging Path, they see themselves as the true heralds of the Sabbat, the “new dawn” of a “race of Cainites” who have inherited no mark of the Third Generation’s treachery. To that end, the traditional anathema of the undead, sunlight, has a diminished effect on thin-blooded Cainites. Followers of this Path see it as part of their mandate to turn this to their advantage, as they are able to meet the Dark Father’s threats during hours that normally see Cainites as having succumbed to the daysleep. Its followers are often easily recognized by the burn-scars and disfigurements they wear as badges of defiance and sufferance in Caine’s name.

The Path of the Sun makes especially frequent use of the Alchemy with which the duskborn have affinity.

Ethics

  • Let neither one’s mortal nor Cainite heritage limit one’s potential.
  • Destroy Cainites but never consume them, leaving oneself untainted.
  • Do not allow other would-be Prometheans to serve the polluted bloodlines of the Antediluvians

The ethics of the Path of the Sun are evolving, changing nightly. Unlike the other, more established Paths, the Path of the Sun strays closer to being a quasi-religion than a true frame of mind. As it stands, the Paths’ ethics are inadequate to sustain a Cainite’s relationship with the Beast for an extended period of time, which is the second-greatest threat to the Path’s long-term viability. The first threat, of course, is the fact that the final death rate for thin-blooded vampires in the Sabbat is critically high.

References

Vampire: The Masquerade Paths
Sabbat Paths Path of Caine · Path of Cathari · Path of Death and the Soul · Path of Honorable Accord · Path of Metamorphosis · Path of Night · Path of Orion · Path of Power and the Inner Voice · Path of Redemption (Nocturnal variant) · Path of the Beast (Feral Heart variant/Harmony variant) · Path of the Sun
Setite Paths Path of Ecstasy · Path of Sutekh · Path of the Warrior · Path of Typhon
Ravnos Paths Path of Paradox (Mayaparisatya · Saṃsāra · Weig)
Tal'Mahe'Ra Paths Path of Lilith · Path of the Scorched Heart · Path of Self-Focus
Other Paths Sharia El-Sama · Path of Blood · Path of Bones · Path of Entelechy · Path of Evil Revelations · Path of the Hive · Path of Asakku
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