| Hellweaving |
| All Kuei-jin know of the akuma, the servants of the Yama Kings -- and all righteous Kuei-jin despise and fear them. As servants of the ones the Kuei-jin have sworn to oppose, the akuma are the basest traitors and vilest evil known to the Cayathans, for they have sold their darkling birthright to the powers of the Yomi World and betrayed their responsibilities. This power is only to be given to akuma characters and should not be used by any others, for it would mean death if another Kuei-jin were to see it. * Glimpse of Yomi This power allows the akuma to infuse a victim's mind with images of the Yomi World and what occurs within it. It is a brave soul indeed that can withstand such an assault without running screaming into the night. ** Razor Winds The akuma opens up a temporary window into the Yomi World, releasing a tiny blast of the lacerating winds that howl through the Thousand Hells. These winds cause serious amounts of damage. *** Favor of the Yama Kings To their more powerful servants the Yama Kings and their greater vassals grant this power: a warping of joss to bring good luck to those who work the Kings' evil will. **** Remembrance of Yomi All Kuei-jin have a recollection of the time they spent in the Yomi -- and that recollection is never pleasant. This power allows as akuma to bring those memories to the forefront of a Kuei-jin's mind and accentuate them, forcing him into deprived acts. ***** Weaving of the Yomi World This ability allows an akuma to corrupt a dragon nest, defiling it and rendering it a sourse of dark, evil power and woe. Instead of being a source of power for all shen, it becomes an outpost of the Yama Kings in the Middle Kingdom, a font of energy that only akuma and others like then can tap. ***** * Flood of Wickedness With this power, an akuma has learned how to harness their P'o so that they can release it more easily than a typical Kuei-jin, the better to exploit its powers. Once obtained, this power is automatic and need not be activated. ***** ** Yomi Portal At this level, the Yama Kings grant the akuma the power to summon and bind creatures from the Yomi World. This provides the akuma with a source of valuable servitors, assassins and terror-troops. ***** *** Gift of P'o When the akuma invokes this power, he calls upon a Yama King or his demonic mentor to grant him naked P'o souls from the Yomi World. He may then use these souls to create servants, or simply consume them for power. ***** **** The Red Bridge Sometimes the Yama Kings wish for their most powerful servants in the Middle Kingdom to come visit them and pay fealty. If so, they grant them this power, which allows them to open a doorway to the Yomi World -- and a means to survive there. |