Editing Sabbat (Vampire) (section)

==Factions== 
The Sabbat, being less of a centralized government like the Camarilla and more of a religious movement, has developed various schools of thought that eventually clash with each other, like all religions over time. The Sabbat thus consists of a giant clusterfuck of independent factions who seriously hate each other.

These are the factions that exist within the Sabbat:

1. Loyalists: Totally loyal to the original Anarch revolt, these are basically an bunch of cranky old Anarchs who won't shut up about how the Code of Milan was a shit idea and all vampires should be free. 

2. Moderates: Political centrists who don't like the new rules of the Sabbat but still mostly support them.

3. The Status Quo: The Status Quo literally seeks to keep things the way they are forever.

4. The Orthodoxy: Orthodox Sabbat advocate a strengthening of the religious aspects in the higher echelons of the Sabbat, believing that God would punish them if they forget the Book of Nod along with their damnation. They ''really'' hate heretics and non-believers.

5. Ultra-Conservatives: Apocalypse conspiracy theorists who believe that Gehenna is always near at all times, and that even the [[Vampire:_The_Masquerade#The_Code_of_Milan|Revised Code of Milan]] isn't enough as-is.
 
6. Tzimisce Elders: A bunch of grognard Tzimisce who use the Sabbat as their retirement home. They generally don't give a shit about the Sabbat's politics and holy war, using it mainly to keep those pesky newfags off their back and the Camarilla's fingers out of their domains.

7. The Pander Movement: Referred to as "total political whores", these bastards will help any faction that supports them or anyone who helps them increase their “legitimacy”. Generally looked down upon due to their status as Caitiff, being stuck with the shittiest jobs.

8. The Order of St. Blaise: A clerical order within the ranks of the Catholic Church that serves as the Sabbat's contact to the Catholic clergy. They keep mostly to street-level work, establishing soup kitchens to attract free meals and creating hideouts from tax-exempt Church-related buildings.

In addition to these basic factions, two parallel organizations exist within the Sabbat.
 
9. The Sabbat Inquisition: Extremely religious vampires within the Sabbat who search for any and all signs of demon worship or [[HERESY]]. This includes Camarilla apologism, espionage, unauthorized Diablerie and basically whatever they feel is against the book of Nod. They insist to have no link to the Second Inquisition, but seeing the profitability of having zealous kine murdering filthy Camarilla dogs, this is highly doubtful.

10. The Black Hand: A strictly militant band of assassins who operate semi-independently from the Sabbat, since they predate the very Sabbat. As such, while the Inquisition is the Sabbat's policing force, the Black Hand are purely well-trained killers for hire. Also, no, there is no obvious connection to the "Black Hand" secret society that managed to kill Franz Ferdinand and kick off World War I, as far as we know anyway.