The Teeth of Yamatu
Although this minor faction of the Forsworn likely claims no more than a couple dozen members worldwide, the Teeth of Yamatu is a source of terror even among Belial’s Brood itself. Where the other factions may conduct their rites of power, destruction, blasphemy and lust, the Eaten are inspired only by the singular desire to consume creation itself. Nightmarish in both practices and appearance, the Teeth of Yamatu claims to be the most ancient of all sarx cults, its population diminishing over time to allow for the undiminished purity of its rites to continue.
It is the belief of the Eaten that there is no Adversary/Demiurge in any traditional sense. The yawning and devouring void, which they call Yamatu, is that to which all flesh must return, and the hunger of that void must be appeased. Life feeds this emptiness, they believe, and it is on this simple idea that their views of Kindred existence are based. However, the extreme to which the Eaten take this idea is terrifying even to the most jaded of minds. Although respected among sarx adherents as masters of that aspect of the Trinity, the Teeth technically fail as a body of the Brood, as they only practice two of the Archontes — The Vaulderie and acts of blood sacrifice. This is because The Vaulderie serves as the sole method of initiation among the Eaten, and sacrifice is its inevitable result.
Because they exclusively focus on the hunger and appetite of the Beast, the Eaten are cursed to devour live flesh and blood if they are to find nourishment. Stores of blood will not serve the pangs of the Eaten for long, so access to a large Herd is a must. For this reason the Eaten are generally only found in Third World or wartorn countries where people can go permanently missing for any number of reasons. Even in such a setting, the Teeth of Yamatu avoids human contact almost entirely and doesn’t use Ghouls or a human cult.
To join the covey of the Teeth of Yamatu, one must undergo a very simple but profoundly unsettling initiation. After fasting for three nights while surrounded by one’s covey brothers and sisters, the candidate must devour the flesh and blood of an entire human (or in special cases, another vampire), leaving nothing but the bones and teeth. This trial can require an enormous span of time, as the candidate may only use his own teeth and fingers to feed himself. During this grizzly test of endurance, the aspirant undergoes a physical change as well as a spiritual one; the eyes of the candidate fill over white as a red crackle of vessels covers the eyeballs, while the initiate’s teeth turn as black as Obsidian. After this transformation and the feast are over, the teeth are jerked clean of the sacrifice’s skull and given over to the newly initiated Eaten as a symbol of his acceptance. After the completion of this rite, the new member feels a compunction to derive nourishment from blood only if it is taken with equal parts of flesh. (In game terms, every member of this faction possesses the Belial’s Feast Investment.)
It is the belief of the Eaten that there is no Adversary/Demiurge in any traditional sense. The yawning and devouring void, which they call Yamatu, is that to which all flesh must return, and the hunger of that void must be appeased. Life feeds this emptiness, they believe, and it is on this simple idea that their views of Kindred existence are based. However, the extreme to which the Eaten take this idea is terrifying even to the most jaded of minds. Although respected among sarx adherents as masters of that aspect of the Trinity, the Teeth technically fail as a body of the Brood, as they only practice two of the Archontes — The Vaulderie and acts of blood sacrifice. This is because The Vaulderie serves as the sole method of initiation among the Eaten, and sacrifice is its inevitable result.
Because they exclusively focus on the hunger and appetite of the Beast, the Eaten are cursed to devour live flesh and blood if they are to find nourishment. Stores of blood will not serve the pangs of the Eaten for long, so access to a large Herd is a must. For this reason the Eaten are generally only found in Third World or wartorn countries where people can go permanently missing for any number of reasons. Even in such a setting, the Teeth of Yamatu avoids human contact almost entirely and doesn’t use Ghouls or a human cult.
To join the covey of the Teeth of Yamatu, one must undergo a very simple but profoundly unsettling initiation. After fasting for three nights while surrounded by one’s covey brothers and sisters, the candidate must devour the flesh and blood of an entire human (or in special cases, another vampire), leaving nothing but the bones and teeth. This trial can require an enormous span of time, as the candidate may only use his own teeth and fingers to feed himself. During this grizzly test of endurance, the aspirant undergoes a physical change as well as a spiritual one; the eyes of the candidate fill over white as a red crackle of vessels covers the eyeballs, while the initiate’s teeth turn as black as Obsidian. After this transformation and the feast are over, the teeth are jerked clean of the sacrifice’s skull and given over to the newly initiated Eaten as a symbol of his acceptance. After the completion of this rite, the new member feels a compunction to derive nourishment from blood only if it is taken with equal parts of flesh. (In game terms, every member of this faction possesses the Belial’s Feast Investment.)
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