Editing Ravnos (section)

==West and East==

For the longest time, the Western branch of the clan had a poor reputation among other Kindred, where they were considered drifters, crooks, and cons of the lowest order and untrustworthy.  This is due to a combination of their Clan vice (which is a compulsion to commit crime), the use of their signature Discipline to do those aforementioned crimes, and their adherence to a Path of Enlightment (the '''Path of Paradox''', which actually considered a [[Heresy]] by the Eastern branch) that is pretty much just an excuse to disrupt polite (mortal and unliving) society and be nuisances in general.

The Eastern Ravnos on the other hand, have a much better reputation in the Indian homeland.  Here they are philosophers, gurus and warriors-priests, and are the eternal enemies of the asuratizayya encroaching upon their lands.  The clan follows a much more orderly Caste structure, which match up with the classic ''varuna'' of Hinduism: the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisyas, and Chandalas. Shudras are ghouls instead.  The Eastern Ravnos still follow the original Path of Paradox (called '''Mayaparisatya'''), a much rigorous, humane, and philosophical Path ironically based in part on the Dharmic ideals of their Kuei-jin enemies.