| Cultivation |
| This Soul Discipline is widely distrusted, even among the Kuei-jin. Practitioners of Cultivation learn various techniques for communing with and influencing the P'o -- their own and others'. * Scrutinize The student of Cultivation first learns to attune himself to the urges of the P'o, both in himself and in others. He becomes privy to the dark drives in mortals and shen alike. This power allows one to control their P'o, making frenzy a bit more difficult; or, to cause another to give in to his Dark Urges. ** Cleave the Demon The vampire learns how to seperate her dual souls, thus clearly demarcating the Hun from the P'o. By doing so, she allows one soul to animate and control her body, while the other soul hovers nearby. Both souls can act in tandem, allowing the vampire to exercise a variety of useful options. However, the P'o remains its malevolent self and does everything in its power to cause harm and despair. *** Lash the Demon A Cultivator at this level of erudition learns how to prod and goad others' souls, to speerate the Hun from the P'o and force one or the other to the forefront of Consciousness. This power resembles Cleave the Demon, above, but affects other creatures' souls. **** Yoke the Demon The Cultivator may psychically reach into her dual soul, pluck the P'o from the Hun and subordinate the internal Demon. A Demon thus subordinated can be used to intimidate lesser creatures and watch for enemies. ***** Two Become One A vampire who achieves this level of Cultivation can partly resolve the dual soul's dichotomy, as if he were mortal once more. This power can prove inspirational to Cayathans and provide a taste of the Golconda to come; unfortunately, the concomitant overconfidence can send them spiraling into depravity all the quicker. ***** * Evocation of Madness This power forces another Kuei-jin to give in to his P'o Nature for just a short while--the briefest of moments, perhaps, but always long enough to warp the victim's mind, giving them a dementation. ***** ** Degradation Degradation forces another Cathayan to act as if he had givin in to his Shadow Soul, making their Demon dominant. Even worse, although he is unable to control his actions, the Kuei-jin remembers all he does while in Shadow Soul. ***** *** Strengthening the Demon When this power is used, the Kuei-jin artificially 'strokes' the soulfires of his P'o so that he can access more Demon Chi. In essence, he briefly cultivates the darkness within himself, the better to take advantage of the Power of Darkness. ***** **** Darkling Mirror Thought by most Kuei-jin scholars to be an advanced form of Cleave the Demon, the Darkling Mirror allows a Cathayan to split his P'o apart from his Hun and body for use as an evil servant. |