Creation Rites

Artwork by: Michael Astrachan

The Creation Rites is the initial ritual that all kindred have to go through to become a True Sabbat. Although the details may vary from pack to pack, the main remains the same. The chosen recruit is Embraced, drained of their blood and given enough vitae from their sires. The recruit is subsequently knocked unconscious and buried into the ground. Upon regaining "semi-consciousness", the recruit has to dig his way out while being filled with malevolent and violent hallucinations brought upon by his sire's potent vitae. These visions cause the recruit to lose his humanity but they also help him to claw his way out of his grave. Successful diggers are then knocked unconscious again by the awaiting Sabbat grave watcher and brought to a secret hideout where he will participate the Vaulderie which legitimizes him as a True Sabbat.
          Those who did not make it out of the grave on the first night will remain in their state of semi-consciousness and starvation for blood until they torpor. They will continue to fade in and out of torpor and grow more deranged and demented until the end of eternity or the final night of Gehenna, which ever comes first.

Brown, Steve C. Storytellers Guide to the Sabbat. White Wolf Publishing, 2000. pp7,24-27.