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lar principle: honor. Order, fairness, and duty are the 327
watchwords of these undead, and though still mon-
strous, they abide by standards of conduct that are rig-
idly understandable.

To a follower of this Path, unlife must be given direc-
tion and purpose. These vampires choose honor as their
guiding hand. By focusing on firm rules and personal
boundaries, the Knights keep the rage of the Beast at
bay. Accepting a duty and fulfilling its obligations pro-
vides the Knights with goals to achieve. Bound by their
codes of honor, these vampires uphold causes with the
utmost devotion, even to the ends of their unlives.

Make no mistake; the vampires who follow this Path
are not compassionate or humane in any sense. Indeed,
they see humans as little more than chattel or food,
and undeserving of the considerations of honor that
are bestowed upon other vampires. Even so, a Knight
will never willingly break his given word or renege
on an agreement, as doing so would be a disgrace to
personal honor. The subject of commitment matters
little to a follower of this Path. It is the strength of the
commitment and the unyielding determination that is
important.

Many of the beliefs of the followers of this Path mir-
ror the feudal codes of chivalry or the bushido of the
samurai. Knights gladly suffer Final Death before show-
ing cowardice or betraying their allies. Similarly, this
Path‘s soldiers uphold the policies of their Sects and
organizations with fanatical zeal. Pitted against an un-
yielding or recalcitrant foe, a solitary Knight is a fatal-
istic and deadly warrior.

The Ethics of the Path

• Always keep your word and honor your agree-
ments.

• Never show cowardice. Overcome your fears.

• Duty comes before personal matters.

• Treat your equals and betters fairly and equitably.
The dishonorable are beneath your contempt.

• Always repay your debts.

• Support your comrades-at-arms in all things, ex-
cept where they counsel treachery.

History

The Path of Honorable Accord grew out of bygone
nights, as vampires of the Dark Ages grappled with the
problems of human morality by finding a harsh and un-
yielding code of conduct to replace the ethics of man-
kind. Sabbat followers of the Path turned their loyalty

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