Via Humanitas Revised

By Brandon Quina (lore@tmgbbs.com)

Description

Hierarchy of Sins
10 At this level, the vampire is totally in touch with his human side. He thinks of himself as a human, tends to dislike feeding from 'other' humans, preferring instead the blood of animals when he has a choice. He will, if forced, feed from his fellows but that carries with it the possible loss of Via.
9 At this level, the vampire is very much in touch with his human side. He doesn't like to see humans hurt, and will generally avoid hurting them if he can. The few martial vampires with this level of Humanitas restrict their arts to other Cainites.
8 At this level, the vampire has a firm grasp of his human side. He feels protective of them. He can't be human anymore, but he can at least use his gifts to help the humans who are imporant to him. He looses Via if he doesn't at least try to help out any family or friends he might have.
7 At this level, the vampire has a good grasp of his human side. He knows that he is no longer a human, but strives to be as close to one as he can. He needs to spend time among the humans, trying to peacefully co-exist. Loving them, befriending them, and trying to be 'normal' for at least a small amount of time. Anytime you just use a human as 'cattle' or as a 'pawn' then you face the loss of Via.
6 At this level, the vampire still has a good grasp of his human side. He likes humans, and wants to be one of them. However, his own welfare is more important than the humans. He tries not to cause too much trouble for the humans around him, though. However, as things inevitably go wrong he will start to loose Via.
5 At this level, the vampire's connection to his human side is starting to slip. At this point, he really doesn't care what happens to the human as long as they survive. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Right?" Anytime a human dies through his actions he faces the loss of Via.
4 At this level the vampire's human side is somewhat distant and only makes an impact rarely. He understands that sometimes bad things are going to happen to the humans, and that sometimes they will die. As long as it was just an accident, however, he doesn't worry about it that much. If he murders a person, rather than 'doing something that results in his death' then he faces the loss of Via.
3 At this level, the vampire's human side is only barely a governing instinct. He is somewhat impartial to humans. They are cattle, or at best pawns in his attempts to gain power. You are not cruel, however. If the time comes for these pawns to die, then their deaths will not be any more painful than necessary. If you put someone through unnecessary pain and misery, then you face a loss of Via.
2 At this level, the vampire's human side is quickly slipping away. He doesn't really care about the humans, and will not pause to do whatever needs to be done to get what he wants. You enjoy being cruel and inflicting pain on others. Where you stop, however, is wasting your valuable resources. You're convinced that the people you do these horrible things to deserve it, and if you ever kill someone or torture someone for no reason what so ever -- if you just do it out of love of inficting pain -- then it shatters your illusion, and you face a loss of Via.
1 At this level, the vampire has almost no grasp of his human side and is only one step away from becoming a monster. He cares about nothing other than himself, and often does cruel, inhuman things for no reason. He can only face a loss of Via from the most heinous and demented acts that I simply can't give examples of.

10	At this level, the vampire is totally in touch with his human side. He thinks of himself as a human, tends to dislike feeding from 'other' humans, preferring instead the blood of animals when he has a choice. He will, if forced, feed from his fellows but that carries with it the possible loss of Via.
9	At this level, the vampire is very much in touch with his human side. He doesn't like to see humans hurt, and will generally avoid hurting them if he can. The few martial vampires with this level of Humanitas restrict their arts to other Cainites.
8	At this level, the vampire has a firm grasp of his human side. He feels protective of them. He can't be human anymore, but he can at least use his gifts to help the humans who are imporant to him. He looses Via if he doesn't at least try to help out any family or friends he might have.
7	At this level, the vampire has a good grasp of his human side. He knows that he is no longer a human, but strives to be as close to one as he can. He needs to spend time among the humans, trying to peacefully co-exist. Loving them, befriending them, and trying to be 'normal' for at least a small amount of time. Anytime you just use a human as 'cattle' or as a 'pawn' then you face the loss of Via.
6	At this level, the vampire still has a good grasp of his human side. He likes humans, and wants to be one of them. However, his own welfare is more important than the humans. He tries not to cause too much trouble for the humans around him, though. However, as things inevitably go wrong he will start to loose Via.
5	At this level, the vampire's connection to his human side is starting to slip. At this point, he really doesn't care what happens to the human as long as they survive. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Right?" Anytime a human dies through his actions he faces the loss of Via.
4	At this level the vampire's human side is somewhat distant and only makes an impact rarely. He understands that sometimes bad things are going to happen to the humans, and that sometimes they will die. As long as it was just an accident, however, he doesn't worry about it that much. If he murders a person, rather than 'doing something that results in his death' then he faces the loss of Via.
3	At this level, the vampire's human side is only barely a governing instinct. He is somewhat impartial to humans. They are cattle, or at best pawns in his attempts to gain power. You are not cruel, however. If the time comes for these pawns to die, then their deaths will not be any more painful than necessary. If you put someone through unnecessary pain and misery, then you face a loss of Via.
2	At this level, the vampire's human side is quickly slipping away. He doesn't really care about the humans, and will not pause to do whatever needs to be done to get what he wants. You enjoy being cruel and inflicting pain on others. Where you stop, however, is wasting your valuable resources. You're convinced that the people you do these horrible things to deserve it, and if you ever kill someone or torture someone for no reason what so ever -- if you just do it out of love of inficting pain -- then it shatters your illusion, and you face a loss of Via.
1	At this level, the vampire has almost no grasp of his human side and is only one step away from becoming a monster. He cares about nothing other than himself, and often does cruel, inhuman things for no reason. He can only face a loss of Via from the most heinous and demented acts that I simply can't give examples of.