This page describes Elisabeth-Maria's relation to her faith

This is a list of actions Elisabeth-Maria undertakes as part of her faith which return with regularity

Elisabeth-Maria makes prayers at least once a day and usually every evening after bed and morning before going to sleep. This is in addition to any prayers for specific purposes (praying for someone, visits to church).

At the table: To save table time, Daily Prayers are included in the time to prepare for / get out of bed.

Elisabeth-Maria participates in the liturgy and receives communion every Sunday as well as during the 12 major feast days in the Orthodox Calendar. As a member of the church community, she also receives the Holy Unction during the Holy Week (after Orthodox Easter).

Beyond these days, Elisabeth-Maria also visits the church on other occasions such as the saint days of her loved ones, or when she feels in need of guidance.

At the table: on Sundays and any major feast days that do not fall on a Sunday (several always do), as well as on certain other occasions, Elisabeth-Maria will visit the church to attend service or pray. To save table time, this does not need to be played out.

At least once a year, preferably more often, Elisabeth-Maria gives confession to a spiritual guide. This can be a priest or a starets (such as Rasputin). In it she confesses her sins in word, deed and thought and asks for forgiveness.

Certain sins are easier to confess than others. The taking of blood for feeding is not something easily confessed, so a confessor with knowledge of

At the table: Elisabeth-Maria will attempt to find a confessor to confess her sins to, preferably without violating the masquerade. This can be problematic and requires roleplay. The actual confession itself is probably less important and can probably be summarized to save table time.

Elisabeth-Maria fasts (does not eat or feed) during the fast days of her religion. There are four longer periods of fasting, and Wednesdays and Fridays are also fast days throughout the year. Certain weeks are exempted from fasting, while certain other special days are extraordinary fast days.

Because Elisabeth-Maria cannot go for extended periods without blood, she does feed on weekends during longer fasting periods, when the rules are not as stringent, preferably only on Sunday.

As a special note, the rules for fasting make an exception for emergencies such as illness or injury. As such, Elisabeth-Maria may feed during a fast if an emergency calls for this.

At the table: Elisabeth-Maria won't feed or otherwise take blood on fast days. The exact days are marked in the campaign calendar.

Elisabeth-Maria tries her best to follow a certain moral code based on her faith. As a baseline for her moral code, she follows basic Orthodox Christian values, including the ten commandments, the seven virtues and seven sins and the lessons of Jesus Christ.

She is not perfect, and as such sometimes steps slightly over the line. When she does, she confesses her sins and makes penance for it later.

Some things that would probably challenge Elisabeth-Maria's faith.

• Discovery that her priest / confessor is corrupt
• Facing Christianity-based vampire hunters
• The deeper consideration of the position of vampires, especially surrounding Cain and the biblical basis for vampire-hood in relation to sin, God and theology (possible Sabbat overlap)