The Path of the Feral Heart is a Path of Enlightenment practiced among the Sabbat, especially by members of Clan Gangrel. It controls the Beast by accepting its urges as natural and accepting their role as a hunter among hunters. It is a variant of the Path of the Beast, and splintered from the Path of Harmony.
Ethics
- Survival is your first concern.
- Politics or technology simply get in the way of the hunt.
- Learn to strike a balance with your Beast. Engage in the brutal actions necessary to survive, but retain your intelligence and cunning.
- The ”natural world” is an illusion. All things must live according to their forms, and even civilization is natural because it is the form of humanity.
- Although fire can kill you, you must master your fear so that you kan kill those who whould use it against you.
- Whether running alone or with a pack, your loyalities must be absolute. You have no time for shiftning allegiances.
Hierarchy of Sins
| Morality Rating | Moral Guideline | Rationale |
| 10 | Hunting with means other than your own vampiric powers. | The perfect hunter needs no tools. |
| 9 | Engaging in politics. | Political struggles don’t yield sustenance. |
| 8 | Remaining in the presence of fire or sunlight, except to kill an enemy | There’s no sense in courting Final Death. |
| 7 | Acting in a overly cruel manner | Death is natural; feeding is natural; Torture and cruelty aren’t. |
| 6 | Failing to sate your hunger. | The vampire’s purpose is to feed. |
| 5 | Failing to support your allies. | Support your family, and it’ll support you. |
| 4 | Killing without need. | A dead vessel may not be fed from in the future. |
| 3 | Failing to follow ones instincts. | Instinct is the basis of predatory nature. |
| 2 | Killing a creature for other reasons than for survival | A kill’s purpose is sustenance. |
| 1 | Refusing to kill to survive. | Vampires are hunters; everyone else is the hunted. |