| Blood Shintai |
| The Blood Shintai Discipline, the Water element analog, concentrates on the ebb and flow of Chi through the user's circulatory system. * Permeate The disciple of the Blood Shintai first learns to manipulate gross quantities of blood within his body. The vampire may diffuse blood through his body, thereby swelling up in the manner of a puff adder; alternatively, he may concentrate his essense into his center, thereby appearing to shrivel. A vampire with sufficient control over his blood flow can squeeze through narrow cracks in the manner of an invertebrate, though such a process is arduous and time-consuming. ** Blood Atemi By touching another creature, the vampire may move the blood in that being's body. This ability can cause all manner of detrimental effects, particularly to mortals. *** Flow Like Blood The vampire instantly disperses Chi through her bloodstream into every molecule of her being. In doing so, she becomes as fluid as blood, and thus, preternaturally hard to strike. Although the vampire appears barely to move, perfectly aimed attacks simply miss her, bullets strike the wall behind her without touching her, etc. **** Bloodlash With this power, the vampire uses Chi to coagulate his blood into a lethal weapon. The vampire extends a tendril of blood, then wields it like a liquid whip. The tendril is razor sharp, capable of slicing through flesh and metal with equal ease. Yin lashes are black and bubbling, while Yang lashes are bright red and hiss with roiling energy. ***** Blood Awakening At this level, the enlightened student can utilize his Chi-rich blood for all manner of wonderous tasks. By sprinkling Yang-laden blood on an object, the vampire can awaken the spirit within the object, thus imbuning it with life. Alternatively, by spitting Yin-heavy blood on a spirit, the vampire can freeze the spirit in place, causing it to calcify and fall immediately out of the spirit world. Spirits trapped in this manner resemble bizarre statues of pure white jade. ***** * Blood Blade Like the feared Bloodlash, this power allows the Kuei-jin to create a weapon out of his own blood -- in this case, a dagger or sword. The weapon may have any appearance the Kuei-jin desires: It can resemble the straight-double edged blades so favored by Westerners, the curved darn dao saber of China or katana of Japan, the butterfly swords or hook swords of kung fu, or anything else the Kuei-jin can conceive of that resembles a blade. ***** ** Blood of the Scorpion The Assamites of the Kin-jin are not the only ones who can spit blood; some powerful Kuei-jin can too. Even worse, their blood is poisoned with Yin energy, making it deadly to the very touch. ***** *** Corruption of the Blood This is one of the most feared Kuei-jin powers -- the ability to turn another's blood on him. With the merest touch, a Kuei-jin who knows this ability can cause the victim's blood to become as poison to him, or to boil with Yang energy. Either way, the typical result is a quick, but extremely painful, death. ***** **** Blood Leeching This power allows a Kuei-jin to steal blood from another being, be the target mortal or shen. The Kuei-jin simply touches the victim, and the victim's blood bursts out of every pore, injuring or killing him while simotaneously granting the Kuei-jin more Chi to use. |