| Yang Prana |
| Kuei-jin are taught many exercises and rituals to calm, evoke and control their Chi. The most astute vampires study the ways of the Yin or Yang Prana. The Yang Prana is actually a series of increasingly more difficult forms and postures, which gradually allow a vampire to channel more and more of his Yang. * Principle of Motion Yang is the basis of motion and activity. The vampire calls forth his internal Yang energy, allowing it to flow through him and augment his acions. Some vampric combat masters routinely slay their foes with iajutsu strikes before the foe can even react, let alone defend. ** Yang Mantle The vampire first learns how to evoke her animus, an aura of Chi that she can will about herself. This animus, or mantle, is invisible to mortals, but it feels to them like electricity in the air. Observers using Chi Sight, Aura Perception or similar powers can see it clearly. To such mystic perception, the animus looks as a spiritual double of the vampire, although some vampires manifest anima in the shape of zodiacal beasts or objects of Dharmic significance. *** Dragon Dance Through a series of wild leaps, acrobatic kicks and yogic posturings, the vampire enters a battle trance. He is capable of impressive combat feats while in this state. **** Eightfold Yang Mantle By whirling and twisting, the vampire refines her animus about her, then shapes it into whatever form she desires. ***** Semblance of the Scarlet Queen The vampire floods his entire body with Yang energy in one mighty pulse, transforming him into Yang-substance. In this form, the vampire essentially distills himself to his spirit nature; he may walks among the clouds and treat with the lords of the Yang World. ***** * Yang Shield With wild leaps, yells and acrobatic gyrations, a Kuei-jin with this power forms his Yang animus into a defencive field around his body. The Yang Shield appears as a glowing nimbus, and sometimes burns brightly enough to temporarily blind onlookers. ***** ** Yang Pheonix This power is a deadly refinement of the Yang Mantle. It turns the Kuei-jin's animus into a field of lethal energy surrounding his body. Anyone who touches him, or is touched by him suffers horrible burns. ***** *** Touch of Corruption Yang energy is related to the element of wood, for good or for ill. When a Kuei-jin uses this power, he siphons the Yang energy out of a wooden object, causing it to instantly rot and crumble. ***** **** Oaken Corpse At this level, the Kuei-jin's body becomes so infused with Yang energy that it physically transforms into wood. This does not inhibit the Kuei-jin's ability to move or act in any way, though it can make it difficult to interact with others. On the other hand, it is a significant asset in combat, particularly against a Kin-jin. |