Consanguinity of Eternal Joy

The Consanguinity of Eternal Joy (the "Eternal Joy" referring to the act of killing) was a Jhor-ridden cult among the Euthanatoi controlled by Voormas. In its prime, it constituted of 12 mages of different grades of power organized in three cabals, all beholden to the Grand Harvester of Souls.

History
Founded in the Years of the Shroud following the Himalayan War (circa 384 BCE) as the Sapinda Sadananda, the Consanguities original purpose was the protection of other thanatoic groups from the Akashic Brotherhood. Led by Grand Harvester Subranamian, the group pioneered the discovery of the Iron Avatar, the transformation into Shivasakti Ayavatara that led to the destruction of the last Akashic holdouts in 354 BCE.

Following the war, the Consanguinity turned to hunting Naraki, cults fallen to Jhor and Infernalism. 18 cults, among them the Idran (by the time transformed into the Nagaraja), the Vizvadagni and the Apad-Dharma. Three others were reintroduced in mage society, becoming part of the Chakravanti, one of the first traditions. Around 412, the Consanguinity discovered the Shade Realm of Entropy and began preparations to keep the power of the Realm from the unworthy. In 939, the House of Helekar, the prime Chantry of the cult, was founded by Grand Harvester Helekar, as means to drive off invaders and solidify their hold on the realm.

After the Grand Convocation, the zeal of the Consanguinity was directed against the enmies of the Council of Nine in the Ascension War. During this time, Voormas became the new Grand Harvester after besting Helekar in a magical duel and the Consanguinity became darker. While still on the side of the Traditions, they focused on Jhor and murder for murder's sake, falling victim to the same taint they had fought for centuries. An alliance with the former Ksirafai, in the form of House Janissary, kept suspicious mages long enough occupied for the Consanguinity to arrange their untimely demise. They acted as assassins, accepting money, quintessence and political favours as currency.

In 1946, the Consanguinity gained access to a tainted Node near Dachau, a former concentration camp in Germany. Both Technocrats and Traditions reasoned that the foreigners, who had proven themselves loyal many times over, would have no interest to abuse the Node. In 1990, however, the Hermetic Marc Gillan discovered evidence for the Consaguinities crimes and in 1996, the Traditions finally acted against Voormas disciple, Theora Hatrick. The Grand Harvester himself fled into the Hell of Being Skinned Alive, enjoying the hospitality of Yama Queen Tou Mou, while the other cabals of the Consanguinity have either been slaughtered by the Euthanatoi or went into hiding (although some are rumored to have undergone the Caul). Only Hetrick has been forgiven by Senex himself, who took the young woman as his apprentice.

Modern Euthanatoi use the Consanguinity of an example of the consequences when one divorces oneself from life and the living. Within the Tradition, the Devasu have been founded ro replace them as a part of the Chakravanti.