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Via Praedator, the Path of the Hunter, is a Path that branches from the Road of the Beast in Dark Ages: Vampire.

Ferals whose focus lies almost solely upon their role as a predator follow the Path of the Hunter. Hunters are uninterested in finding a balance between the Beast and their other faculties, or in the insights into the soul offered by the presence of the Beast. They hunt, and that is all.

Hunters are generally solitary, and they usually dwell alone in the deepest wilderness they can find. Of all the Ferals, they are the ones who contribute most directly to the stereotype of the mindless beast stalking the forests, killing or driving off any who intrude in its domain. They can be lured from their domains, however, by the promise of a challenging hunt and a rewarding kill. They are often recruited by other Ferals when a particular enemy is proving difficult to remove. The simplicity of the Hunters’ worldview often provides useful insights and surprising wisdom.

The path developed comparatively recently, and its founder is generally reckoned to have been Manfred, a Saxon Gangrel who reveled in the hunt both as a mortal and as a Cainite. He refused to be deflected from his greatest pleasure, and he saw the Embrace as a means by which to become an even greater hunter. Rather than become involved in the affairs of his clan or his road, he retired to the estates of his mortal ancestors and played a game of cat-and-mouse with his descendants for over a century, picking off their greatest hunters and daring them to find him. He only gave the game up when his family was driven from their land by invaders. He has since retired to the deep woods of the north, although he supposedly journeys south to run with the Schwarze Rudel in the Black Forest sometimes.

Most Cainites will never interact with a Hunter unless they are warned off a domain or witness an at- tack. Those who are aware of the path consider it little more than an excuse to give in to the Beast almost completely. As a result, Hunters are not well regarded by Cainite society (not that any Feral truly is). They do, however, command respect from followers of the Road of the Beast, who often admire the purity and simplicity of their approach, even as they acknowledge that it is not a path that they themselves might follow.

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Hierarchy of Sins[]

Via Praedator ("Path of the Hunter")
Rating Moral Guideline
10 Failing to hunt for your own prey.
9 Interrupting the hunt of another.
8 Failing to hunt when the opportunity presents itself.
7 Avoiding contact with the wilds.
6 Needless torture or cruelty.
5 Making a sacrifice for a stranger.
4 Refusing to kill to ensure your safety.
3 Failing to defend your hunting grounds.
2 Showing mercy to an enemy.
1 Abstaining from feeding when hungry.

References[]


Dark Ages: Vampire Roads and Paths
Road of the Beast Path of the Grey Hunter · Path of the Hunter · Path of the Nomad · Path of the Savage · Road of the Slain · Road of the Yasa
Road of Heaven Path of the Archangel · Path of Christ · Path of Divinity · Path of Life · Path of the Eightfold Wheel · Path of Penitence · Path of the Prophet · Path of the Pure · Path of Retribution · Path of Tears · Road of Aesirgard · Path of Watchful Gods
Road of Humanity Path of Breath · Path of Community · Path of Illumination · Path of Vigor
Road of Kings Path of Chivalry · Path of Daena · Path of Devaraja · Path of the Merchant · Path of the Tyrant · Path of the Vizier
Road of Lilith Path of Making · Path of Thorns · Path of Veils
Road of Sin Path of Cruelty · Path of Pleasure · Path of Screams · Path of the Devil · Path of the Eightfold Wheel · Path of Watchful Gods
Other Roads Code of Samiel · Road of Blood · Road of Bones · Road of Metamorphosis · Road of Night · Road of Paradox · Road of Service · Road of Set (Path of Apep) · Road of the Abyss · Road of the Hive · Road of the Serpent
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