Custom Path of Enlightenment

Conviction/ Self-Control/ Courage

Nickname: Eternalist

Ethics:

-Forget everything-simply be. Focus only upon what you are doing at the moment. Using chanting, t’ai chi and other methods to practice your focus. You cannot understand pain, temptation and all other feelings except through feeling them. You must understand these to truly show your visions to those around you.
-Know yourself. The beast is part of you, but do not become the beast. It seeks to cause destruction of even the most mindful.
-Master yourself. Learn your strengths and weaknesses. Always learn. Always seek to strengthen your mind, body and spirit. These can always be strengthened through your activities and daily actions if done mindfully.
-You must have honor. He who has no personal honor is worthless and lost to the world and to himself. Lead by the example of such to those around you at every chance.
-Learn to love and understand all things have their purpose-even evil things. Being of your own free will means you must choose between the two, and good must be your choice.
-Enjoy the company of others, but do not subsist on it. You must not let others define your value; you must do so yourself.
-Honor nature and the spirits they are a part of the balance of our world that must be tended to. Many are blind in these areas, it is not their duty to tend to. Those who see this great world should ensure it is cared for.
-Believe that there is a greater purpose to everything. There is an Oversoul which guides things. Your vampirism is a test unto you. It will not taint your soul or destroy you unless you let it do so. Believe in anything that guides your soul. No one else can answer that for you, this is something you must know for yourself.

Description of the Followers:

Cainites on this path tend to be well-balanced vampires. Are usually in good shape and almost always respectful of others. They are non-violent warriors who fight with honor. They hold personal honor in the highest regard, and those who call them friends can depend on them. They are masters of their inner self, yet stay connected to those around them.

Their pack, factions and clan each have a unique and special place and purpose to the followers. Each of these usually have required the follower to give their word in one form or another to guide and protect each of them. They also will leave none of these members behind at all cost, even if it means bringing a fallen member back from battle. These groups are the heart and soul of our world. Spending time with them strengthens the whole, training, studying, or just connecting. All strengthen the mind, body and spirit to know what we fight for when we pick our battles. Yet live in the now and their company as the moments of peace allow you to, it can’t always be fighting after all.

Many of the followers have a connection to the greater worlds around them, the spirit realms and nature call to these cainites. They seek to insure that these worlds are left in balance against their own. Be it replanting a forest in the wake of war or cleansing spiritual locations that are sacred to the spirits of the world. Spending time in these areas allows the follower to observe and ensure that these balances are maintained through the years.

Tenants:

Tenants
Rationale
10- Failure to spend time in nature
It is through nature that the gods are revealed to us
9- Laziness of mind, body or spirit
Find strength in all activities
8- Turning away those who need inspiration
Guide those have lost their own vision for the future
7- Not treating others as you wish to be treated
Show the way of respect by example
6- Failure to conduct yourself with honor
For the spirits honor those who live with honor
5- Failing to honor the spirits of nature
The spirits aid and guide us
4- Abandoning any who follow you
Never leave those who follow you behind.
3- Acting to upset the balance of nature
For the righteous must seek balance in all things
2- Failure to seek-self knowledge
Never permit self-deception to obscure knowledge of the self
1-Succumbing to Frenzy
You alone control your actions