Each Pathway is a road to power, representing a fundamental concept of reality.
An individual who becomes a Vessel is instinctively aligned with a particular Path.
Each Path is divided into 10 stages, called Sequences, numbered from 9 (the lowest) to 0 (godhood).
To advance from one Sequence to the next, a Vessel must fulfill what is called an Incarnation.
The Principle of Incarnation
To master a Sequence, the adept must fully embody the role and concept of that Sequence.
They must play that role until their soul and actions are in perfect harmony with the Sequence's principle.
Only then is the knowledge of the next Sequence revealed by the Echo, allowing them to ascend.
The Pathway of Lust
Concept: Power through desire, seduction, and the transgression of intimate bonds.
The Pathway of Pride
Concept: Power through domination, law, and the conviction of one's superiority over chaos.
The Pathway of Wrath
Concept: Power through rage, fury, and overwhelming physical destruction.
The Pathway of Vanity
Concept: Power through illusion, performance, and control of perception.(Note: Vanity is a social form of pride focused on image, which distinguishes it from the domineering pride of the Fortress.)
The Pathway of Desecration
Concept: Power through the violation of the laws of life and death, and the manipulation of flesh.
The Pathway of JudgmentConcept: Power through observation, analysis, and the ruthless revelation of truth.
The Pathway of Gluttony
Concept: Power through an insatiable hunger to consume and absorb energy, life, and sensation.
The Pathway of Sloth
Concept: Power through surrender to randomness and chaos a rejection of will and responsibility.
The Pathway of EnvyConcept: Power born from a morbid desire to possess what belongs to others whether the lives of the living or the secrets of the dead.
The Pathway of Greed
Concept: Power through accumulation, possession, and the forging of pacts rooted in avarice.
The Pathway of Escape
Concept: Power born from the urge to flee confrontation, boundaries, and consequences.
The Pathway of Presumption
Concept: Power born from the arrogance of believing one can understand and manipulate fate and time.