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Although the Corrupters have no unified structure, they share some common practices. Most involve themselves in secret debased rituals in which they make sacrifices to their dark lords. Although human sacrifice is common, it’s by no means universal — the importance, to these infernalists, lies

in the symbolism of the sacrifice itself, so human sacrifice is really the sacrifice of community, morality and free will. Additionally, all Corrupters make a practice of bringing others into the fold, via coercion or compulsion. The lure of power without responsibility to any sort of conscience is a tempting one for many vampires or humans. Indeed, the unification of practices among the Corrupters is really only evident since many of their infernal masters desire similar devotions.

Still, loyal infernalists reaffirm their devotions every night; the dark powers are notoriously fickle with those who show any signs of slackening. Corrupters are fond of using pawns and intermediaries, especially ill-informed dupes, to fulfill their master’s goals and devotions. Followers of this path rarely Embrace others — to avoid creating a potential threat to their own power — but do make copious use of blood bonds among mortals and vampires alike.

Ultimately, Corrupters can be found amongst the most depraved aspects of society. The spread of virulent plagues, the kidnapping and torture of families, the engineering of cartels that cater to vice and addiction — each Corrupter has a specialty, a form of malevolence honed and practiced to an exquisitely sublime grotesquerie. Corrupters of the Decani, the lords of disease, encourage the explosive growth of slums and shantytowns, where people choke in their own filth and effluvia. Children of Chykas the Riven, a demon of strife, carefully promote emotional confrontations and rifts in friends and associates, until their passions explode into murder and terror. Servants of Nulpheggorath, a demon of vengeance, raise cults of ghoulish followers who dine on the decanted brain matter of those who fail the dark masters, promising power and eternal life to those who do not falter.

The coming years will be dark indeed, as the Corrupters plant their seeds in an overripe world set to burst with its own rot.