Sins

The Sins are the wicked vices that complel mortals to the path of Evil. They have been aspects of mortal life since time immemorial, but they rose to much greater prominance during the Advent of Demons, when the vile Die manifested from their form invaded the world en masse.

## Cardinal Sins

The Cardinal Sins, also known as the Seven Deadly Sins, represent viceful states that compel mortals to behave in wicked ways. Generally speaking they are a corruption of an otherwise normal mindset or behavior, a deficiency or, more commonly, an excess of a state that could possibly be a Virtue if properly tempered.

### Pride (P)

Pride is a Sin derived from a corruption of one's Self-Worth and Confidence. It is traditionally characterized by the presence of an overpowering Ego and a belief that the needs and wants of the Individual are more crucial than the needs and wants of others. Pride is commonly viewed as being at the root of all wicked behavior as those suffering from it possess the propensity to use others as a means to their end, which is itself considered to be the chief characteristic of Evil. Pride is also considered to be the most difficult Sin to accurately distinguish from ordinary being because it is derived from a being's sense of their own self and their belief in the importance of their own will.

Pride is associated with the Element of Light and all the shining glory that it holds.

### Envy (E)

Envy is a Sin derived from a corruption of one's Relation to their Community and Acquiescence to Reality. It is traditionally characterized by coveting the goods, skills, and lifestyles of others. Envy is commonly viewed as the Sin that lies at the root of most ordinary crimes as it motivates individuals to turn against the other people who are prominent in their lives. While those suffering from Envy see themselves as merely wishing to achieve their own best life, in reality, the core of Envy lies in wishing ill upon others.

Envy is associated with the Element of Dark.

### Greed (Gr)

Greed is a Sin derived from a corruption of one's Will to Survive and the Importance of the Physical World. It is traditionally characterized by a desire to hoard physical goods and exploit both others and the world itself to amass evermore material wealth. Greed is commonly viewed as being the root of societal and institutional wickedness as, unlike other sins, practices related to Greed are often implemented with great success at industrial scale. This is because the excess that is fundamental to Greed is centered upon procuring an over-abundance of supplies deemed necessary to sustain the continuation of one's existence in the physical world and entities such as businesses and nations are not tethered to the natural limitation of mortality that individuals are, allowing them to both endure and thrive through what some consider Greed.

Greed is unique in that it is associated with physical force and all the Elements at once due to its focus on possessing all manner of worldly goods.

### Wrath (W)

Wrath is a Sin derived from a corruption of one's Ability to Cope with Limitations. It is traditionally characterized by violently lashing out at those around them when confronted with the vexation of an opposing force or will. Wrath is often viewed as the most infantile Sin as most beings are not born with strategies to cope with the adversities they inevitably will encounter in life and must develop them as they mature. Wrath is also very closely interlinked with Pride as the most common frustration that causes outbursts of Wrath to manifest is the denial of one's own will, whether the source of this denial be from other individuals or from the world itself.

Wrath is associated with the Element of Fire in its blazing passion and destructive and consuming nature.

### Lust (L)

Lust is a Sin derived from a corruption of Sensation and Temporary Pleasures. It is traditionally characterized by hedonistically seeking sexual gratification as well as binging in narcotics that will provide fleeting physical pleasure but leave lasting cravings and future pangs of addiction. Lust is often viewed as the most primal Sin as it seems almost natural to associate feeling good with goodness, and it is also easily understood how an excess of seeking good feelings in the moment can lead to later suffering. Indeed, Lust is perhaps the Sin most associated with life in the present as the satisfaction of our cravings through physical Sensations are always fleeting, and the other great joys and sources of pleasure in life are things which we ascribe permanence. It is somewhat ironic that sexual satisfaction falls so squarely in the domain of Lust whereas achieving a Relationship of Love and the Creation and Proliferation of one's Family, both of which often involve sexual congress, transcend beyond the realm of Lust.

Lust is associated with the Element of Water, no doubt in part due to the exchange of fluids Lust tends to involve.

### Gluttony (Gl)

Gluttony, like Lust, is a Sin derived from a corruption of Sensation and Temporary Pleasures, albeit with a notable deviation in that it tends to err more on the side of avoiding pain through satiety than on solely seeking pleasure in and of itself. It is traditionally characterized by hedonistically seeking to quell pangs of hunger and titillate taste by savoring excessive amounts of sweet and fattening foods.

A characteristic unique to Gluttony is that it is associated not only with an Element, in its case being Air, but also with the Void, the absence of all Elements and the characteristic of unreality. This is likely due to the conception of the nature of digestion, in that through the dissolution of our stomach acids, something is being fundamentally unmade; however, objects that are digested are then reintegrated into the consuming being, as all beings essentially are the product of what they have eaten. Even so, the existence of the "Void Glutton" does certainly provide merit to the belief in the dual-nature of Gluttony.

### Sloth (S)

Sloth is a Sin derived from a corruption of Rest and Relaxation. It is traditionally characterized by lounging about in a blissfully lackadaisical state; however, it should just as much be characterized by being wholly overwhelmed into inaction by fear, depression, and anxiety. Indeed, the realization of the lofty height of their own ambitions often leads many to fall victim to Sloth. Sloth is widely regarded as the least harmful of the Cardinal Sins as it does not drive those within its grasp to transgress upon others and tends to only cause them to lose opportunities for themselves.

Like Gluttony, Sloth is often seen as being related to the Void due to its more passive nature; however, there has never been a Void Sloth and such passivity fits well enough into its associated domain of the Element of Earth.

## The Eighth Sin

The Eighth Sin is the theorized Cardinal Sin of the Void proper as is represented by the Archdemon, Vex. While it is often believed that, with regards to Sin, the Void falls within the realm of Gluttony, the theory holds that the sheer unness of the nature of the Void excludes it from a Sin so strongly related to desires, even if such desires are only to find satiety in a cold and dark world full of nothing but cravings. Indeed, Void, being unreality itself could never be want as want is fundamental to existence. The Eighth Sin, then, would be Deception, a corruption of the Representation of Reality. While tactics involving deception are common means to the ends of achieving one's desires, Deception itself would be devoid of mortal goals. The Sin of Deception would be characterized by malicious Ignorance that does not provide anything to anybody. How acts of this Sin could be propagated is not known as actively telling lies would violate the inactive nature of the Void and failure to record accurate facts and spread truths would seem to fall more so within the realm of Sloth. Regardless of whether or not the theory has any merit to it, a significant number of religious organizations, the most prominent of which being the Church of Light, do list Deception as a cardinal Sin even though the Angels of Heaven themselves do not.

## Minor Sins

Minor Sins, also know as Dual Sins, are special, more specific Sins created from the combination of two Cardinal Sins. The word "minor" is a bit of a misnomer as it may be read to imply that these sins are not as grave as the Cardinal Sins, but that is not the case and in many cases the Minor Sins are actually far more sinister.

#### Plunder (GrW)

Plunder is a Sin derived from a combination of Greed and Wrath. It is traditionally characterized by violent looting, whether as part of military campaigns, politicized riots, or as a personal endeavor to gain wealth and vent frustration simultaneously. Plunder is also often associated with Envy as the destructive nature of the looting involved with Plunderous actions results in a greater net loss of material wealth for the owner of the effected property than the pillager gains, thereby causing the world as a whole to be worse off.

#### Pimpery (GrL)

Pimpery is a Sin derived from a combination of Greed and Lust. It is traditionally characterized by selling the intimacy of oneself or their loved ones to other for the gain of material wealth. Pimpery is often viewed as antithetical to sanctity the soul as it drives one to diminish that which is transcendant and eternal to an exact worldly, monetary value. It is also often viewed as being opposed to Pride, as while succumbing to Pimpery may allow to sustain their physical being it does not necessarily provide them any aid achieving their self-actualization or manifesting their will into the world. Some would go so far as to denounce nearly every form of wage labor as engaging in Pimpery, but certainly not to a severe degree.

#### Engorgement (GrGl)

Engorgement is a Sin derived from a combination of Greed and Gluttony. It is traditionally characterized by the logical conclusion of the synthesis of the two, that being to glut oneself on everything in sight, forming a massive hoard of calories and nutrients within stored within rippling, corpulant folds of fattened flesh.

#### Opium (GrS)

Opium is a Sin derived from a combination of Greed and Sloth. It is traditionally charactized by an individual using all their wealth to wholly sedate themselves and no longer participate in the world.

#### Splendor (GrP)

Spendor is a Sin derived from a combination of Greed and Pride. It is traditionally charactized by extravagant displays of wealth that are notably lacking in both magnamity and practicality. Splendor is typically opposed to Greed in terms of excess as its exorbinant dispensations of wealth often diminish traditional Greed hoards, but it is very much so in line with Pride as it enables the use of external wealth as a means of displaying or promoting their internal wishes.

#### Thievery (GrE)

Thievery is a Sin derived from a combination of Greed and Envy. It is traditionally charactized by a desire to amass the precious material belongings of others.

#### Ravish (WL)

Ravish is a Sin derived from a combination of Wrath and Lust. It is traditionally characterized by forcefully using others to allieviate one's own sexual frustrations, the gravest act of which being rape. Acts of Ravishment also tend to have a close assiociation with Pride as they involve a supremacy of agency in so much as one robs another of their agency and control over their most intimate of bodily functions in order to satisfy their own will; the fruits of such dire acts too can align well with Pride as the transgressor may delight in the chance to extend their being through their involitarily conceived offspring.

#### Resentment (WS)

Resentment is a Sin derived from a combination of Wrath and Sloth. It is traditionally characterized by a quiet brooding and contempt for others that may only be made apparent through the occassional sardonic remark. Self-loathing too may fall into the category of Resentment just as much as it may Inferiority; it is not uncommon for one who despises the world and those around them to also despise themselves for continuing to participate it or for believing that they are participating in a way they find lamentably disatisfactory. Isolation and rumination often go hand-in-hand, making the logical course of action for one harboring Resentment of separating themselves from that which vexes them a gateway to even greater acrimony and despair.

#### Carnivorism (WGl)

Carnivorism is a Sin derived from a combination of Wrath and Gluttony. It is traditionally characterized cunningly hunting and brutally consuming other beings. Carnivorism notably has a separation from the usual mindless fury of Wrath as it takes on the calculation required to quell hunger pangs.

#### Malice (WE)

Malice is a Sin derived from a combination of Wrath and Envy. It is traditionally characterized by seeking the complete ruin of another being. Vengeance is often the root of Malice, but some are just satisfied in the simple sadistic pleasure of razing the world around them and leaving the lives of its survivors in shambles.

#### Domination (WP)

Domination is a Sin derived from a combination of Wrath and Pride. It is traditionally characterized by the assertation of physical dominance over others.

#### Masturbation (LS)

Masturbation is a Sin derived from a combination of Lust and Sloth. It is traditionally characterized by obsessively seeking self-satisfaction.

#### Vore (LGl)

Vore is a Sin derived from a combination of Lust and Gluttony. Similar to Cannabalism, it is traditionally characterized by the consumption of other Ib, albeit purely for the purpose of pleasure. Cunninglus and Fellatio are considered to be less severe acts that also fall within the Domain of Vore.

#### Cuckold (LE)

Cuckold is a Sin derived from a combination of Lust and Envy. It is traditionally characterized by gaining perverse satisfaction from witnessing the defilement of those held most dear.

#### Exhibitionism (LP)

Exhibitionism is a Sin derived from a combination of Lust and Pride. It is traditionally characterized by gaining satisfaction through publically flaunting ones own sexuality and intimacy.

#### Vagabondary (SGl)

Vagabondary is a Sin derived from a combination of Sloth and Gluttony. It is traditionally characterized by idly wandering around and barely surviving off of scraps of scavenged or donated food.

#### Inferiority (SE)

Inferiority is a Sin derived from a combination of Sloth and Envy. It is traditionally characterized by a low self-esteem derived from a jealousy of both the goods and abilities of others. Inferiority also relates closely to Pride in terms of deficiency as one suffering from enough Inferiority tends to believe that their internal being is something wretched and unworthy of impacting the world around them. As such, they will not seek to produce manifestations of their wills or being such as through the creation of art or other self-actualizing work.

#### Bravado (SP)

Bravado is a Sin derived from a combination of Sloth and Pride. It is traditionally charactized by idles boasts of great deeds from days long bygone, or claims of glory that may be entirely false. Those who believe that the eight Cardinal Sin is Deception view Bravado as possessing strong links to the Void, and indeed, it seems that there may be veracity in the vacuous nature of hollow words.

#### Cannibalism (GlE)

Cannibalism is a Sin derived from a combination of Gluttony and Envy. It is traditionally characterized by a desire to consume the flesh of other Ib in order to somehow improve one's own being, classically from a belief that such Cannibalistic acts will endow them with the strength of those they consume.

#### Flatulence (GlP)

Flatulence is a Sin derived from a combination of Glutttony and Pride. It is traditionally characterized by being so conceited as to enjoy indulging in the wafting stench of one's own bowels.

#### Superiority (EP)

Superiority is a Sin derived from a combination of Envy and Pride. It is traditionally characterized by a fragile sense of dominance over others.