Only barely recognized as an independent body within the Camarilla, the organization Chapel and the Spear is a religious offshoot the Peregrine Collegia, gathering together the faithful vampires of diverse creeds and cults. The mysterious and mystic Kindred of the Chapel and the Spear dark harbingers of a new age, they claim, predators in service to divinity. The systematic oppression and deprivation operating norm for these vampires of faith, yet, they endure — even thrive.
Members
Any vampire willing to accept the doctrine of the Lancea et Sanctum is made welcome into the ranks of the covenant. Because of this open policy, the church is
populated by a wide array of Kindred, drawn from all races, clans and places of origin. Those with Judaic or Christian mortal foundation most easily understand the
language of the church, but its inclusive assemblies and the limited protection the Lancea affords also attract those of many splinter sects and Gnostic cults.
The membership of the vampire church is, admittedly, weighted toward those considered too wretched, feeble or otherwise undesirable to the Wings of the Camarilla. Seeking refuge in the arms of the Sanctified, the dregs of Roman vampire society always seem to find their way to the church, much to the amusement and derision of their betters. Whether they are ennobled by their newfound faith or debased by their pathetic eagerness to please is, of course, a matter of perspective.
I: We are creatures born of sin. It is the will of God that we yet walk, even after death, for we are his messengers to Kindred and men. We are the wolves of Heaven, and in our presence, only the faithful do not tremble. We are holy lightning, and when we strike, only the faithful do not burn. Where we walk, evil is destroyed. Where we walk, God takes those worthy of his love to his own side.
II: What we once were is not what we are now. As a mortal is a sheep, so are the Kindred wolves among them. God defi nes that role — wolves feed on their prey, but are not cruel. Accept your role, but seek not to taint it with your desires.
III: That our bodies are the irreconcilable enemies of our souls. The hungers and rages of the body must not be allowed to overwhelm the holy purpose of the soul. We endeavor to maintain control of our impious urges.
IV: That with the power of undeath comes limitation. We hide among those who yet live, making ourselves known only to exemplify fear and cull the unrepentant. We make our own only to do God’s work. We must not slay a fellow, except to preserve the word of God. Woe unto the Kindred who takes the soul of a fallen enemy.
V: Our purpose is to serve the word. When we stray from our purpose, we are to
be chastened. The light of the sun and the heat of the fl ame are the scourges of God,
purifying and punishing us when we stand as we should not.