Lore: Sabbat

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Lore: Sabbat includes knowledge of Sabbat history, rituals, tactics, strategies, and much more. This knowledge is generally only possessed by members of the Sabbat. Outsiders rarely learn this lore, because the members are highly loyal to their brothers and sisters, and this loyalty is reinforced by power of the Vinculum. Most Sabbat will die rather than reveal its secrets, even if tortured. Those outsiders who possess Lore: Sabbat should be careful with their knowledge and keep it secret. If the Sabbat find ever find out, a Crusade would be an appropriate response.

Level 1 - What an Initiated Pack-member would know

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 rumors of the Black Hand and Sabbat Inquisitors;
Likely knows basics about one or two Sabbat Paths (usually the one they follow).

Level 2 - What an established Sabbat member would know

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)

Level 3 - What a Pack Priest or Bishop would know

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 rumors 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;
Recognize the danger of Infernalists.

Level 4 - What an Archbishop or Elder would know

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;
How/where to contact a Cardinal
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 proposed and made;
The concepts of rulership;
Something about the Sabbat's current plans and strategies.
Seen the Sabbat operate for hundreds of years and watched it struggle against both the Camarilla and itself;
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;
May know details about some of the Cardinals or the Regent.

Level 5

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 organization, 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.