Ethics of this Path
Study death in all its permutations.
Determine when death occurs, define it.
Search for a purpose for death and the life that prefaces it.
Quantify the differences of death by various causes.
Achieve a comfort with death and unlife, distinguish between damnation and salvation.
Hasten death's arrival, should it seem to be unnaturally delayed.

Current Practices
Elder members of the Clan Giovanni follow this Path, as do those with a sincere interest in improving their necromantic knowledge for a purpose other than temporal power. Giovanni who uphold the Path of Bones rarely deal with mortals, as their grim inquisitiveness often proves fatal for mortals whom they have come in contact with.

Following the Path
Vampires who subscribe to the tenets of this Path should be detached yet inquisitive. Although they are not cavalier about death, Gravediggers seldom aid anyone about to die, preferring to watch and learn. Less fatalistic vampires may take issue with this and the Kindred on this path will not act against them should they seek to aid the dying individual. Obviously, their time has not yet come.
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Common abilities: Kindred on this Path naturally specialize in those proficiencies that advance their macabre research. Knowledges are favored, particularly in the realms of Medicine, Occult and Science.