Sabbat Lore

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Sabbat Lore 1

A close-knit group of vampires exist and they're fighting for their freedom;
The Elders are the enemy;
Freedom is everything;
Be loyal to your Brothers and Sisters in the Sabbat, and it is better to die than betray them;
A basic knowledge of Creation Rites, usually based on direct personal experience--the shovel, the grave, and the cup;
May have experienced one or two of the Auctoritas Rituals;
Live with the Beast. Don't fight it.
Basic pack structure and its workings;
Has heard horror stories of the Antediluvians and their lackeys--the Camarilla elders;
Knowledge of the Vinculum, Monomacy, and many common Auctoritas Rites;
Freedom of the individual occurs through loyalty to one's Brothers and Sisters;
Basic knowledge of the Code of Milan (as words only);
May know of a few other city or nomad packs;
Has heard frightening rumours of the Black Hand and Sabbat Inquisitors;
Likely knows basics about one or two Sabbat Paths (usually the one they follow).

Basic history of the Sabbat;
Basic Sabbat structure, ideology, and tactics;
Can identify nearby cities as either Camarilla or Sabbat;
Name a number of Bishops and Archbishops;
Has heard of the Loyalist movement;
How some local leaders interpret the Code of Milan;
May know basics about many of the Sabbat Paths;
May have seen/participated in some of the Ignoblis Rites;
Knows about War Parties and Wyld Hunts. (for more info known, see S:PG 11-24 and 30-36)

Detailed knowledge of most Auctoritas Rites and how they are conducted;
Knows something about the Convention of Thorns;
May also know many of the Ignoblis Rites;
Many ways the Code of Milan can be interpreted;
The many forms of Sabbat justice;
Knows of the existence of the four Sabbat Revenant Families (Grimaldis, Obertuses, Bratoviches, and Zantosas);
May have heard vague rumours about one or more of the Sabbat Bloodlines (Ahrimanes, Kiasyd, or Blood Brothers);
Understands something about the politics within the Sabbat, the principal factions and their goals;
Has suspicions about Lasombra/Tzimisce politics within the sect;
Recognise the danger of Infernalists.

A great deal about the Sabbat's history, including decisions by other Archbishops and maybe even those of Cardinals or the Consistory;
Has endured through many Monomacy challenges and risen steadily through the ranks;
Basic knowledge about the Black Hand--including how to call them in;
Basic understanding of how the Sabbat Inquisition works;
Understand many of the Sabbat's true strengths and weaknesses;
The many forms of the Code of Milan and an understanding of why the various changes were propose and made;
The concepts of rulership;
May have participated in the Anarch Revolt;
Understands the reasons behind the Sabbat's decisions and actions;
Knows the inner workings of the Sabbat hierarchy;
Understands the Sabbat's current plans and strategies;
How to contact Cardinals and perhaps even the Regent;

Was likely part of the Anarch Revolt, present at the Convention of Thorns, and the subsequent founding of the Sabbat;
Has been actively involved since;
Knows the byzantine history of the organisation, its motivations and ways;
Likely to have been a major voice in the Sabbat at one time;
Fairly detailed knowledge about many of the Cardinals and members of the Consistory (Prisci);
Know some details of the Jyhad and who the real players are.