Hells Dojo

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In the early dawn of the first age before the war of the primordial there wasa dojo which trained the Dragon Kings and those who came before. The Dojo was

not only a Dojo but the god of Martial Arts as well.

As the primordials ruled over creation it was this dojo that was charged

with training every Sifu throughout creation. Any Sifu be they gods or lesser being

all came to the Dojo at one point in their life to claim status of becoming a Sifu in

their art.

Every year the Dojo would host a tournament of Sifu’s to see who the best

was. Each year another Sifu claimed the tile of champion. No one Sifu ever held

the title of champion for more than one year.

It was only after the creation of the Exalted did all this change. The exalted

came to the Dojo not to learn to be a Sifu but just to learn the martial arts they

didn’t know. But the god of the Dojo did not allow them access to the ancient

kata’s of the primordial.

As the Primordial War started the god of Martial arts saw the exalted as

trouble makers who didn’t believe in martial arts and Sifu, but total destruction of

order and banished them all from the Dojo.

The God of the Dojo aid and trained those who supported the Primordial

and when they were defeated the Dojo was condemned to imprisonment just as

the Primordials were.

In Hell the Dojo was commanded to teach anyone who enter the dojo anymartial art they wanted. But the Solars being left a loop hole for the God of the

Dojo to use to prevent those from getting the Kata’s of the primordials. That

loophole is whoever enters the Dojo can learn any martial art they want as long as

they know which one they wish to learn. With that loophole the God of Martial

arts changed the names of the Kata’s so no could know them.


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Motivation: To be worth of the Kata’s

Attributes: Strength 4, Dexterity

3, Stamina 4; Charisma 2,

Manipulation 2, Appearance 1;

Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Virtues: Compassion 1, Conviction2, Temperance 3, Valor 4

Abilities: Athletics 3, Awareness 4,

Bureaucracy 1, Craft (Fire) 2,

Dodge 3, Integrity 4, Lore 1, Martial

Arts 3, Melee 4, Occult 2, Presence 2,

Resistance 1, Stealth 3, Survival 1,

War 3

Backgrounds: Allies 2, Artifacts 3,

Backing (Yozi) 2, Cult 1

Spirit Charms: Six Combat Charms

Join Battle: 7

Attacks:

Claw Fist Strike: Speed 3, Accuracy 6,Damage 6L, Parry DV 7, Rate 2

Diaklave: Speed 3, Accuracy 16,

Damage 8L, Parry DV 15, Rate 5

Soak: 10L/18B

Health Levels:-0/-1/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-4/Incap

Dodge DV: 4 Willpower: 4

Essence: 4 Essence Pool: 50

Other Notes: Champions lead the

students on missions throughout the

Yozi lands and are quick to dispatchany obstacles in their path without

regard to any social standing or laws.


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Motivation: To be a Champion

Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity

3, Stamina 3; Charisma 2,

Manipulation 2, Appearance 1;

Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Virtues: Compassion 1, Conviction2, Temperance 3, Valor 4

Abilities: Athletics 3, Awareness 3,

Bureaucracy 1, Craft (Fire) 2,

Dodge 3, Integrity 2, Lore 1, Martial

Arts 3, Melee 2, Occult 2, Presence 2,

Resistance 1, Stealth 3, Survival 1,

War 3

Backgrounds: Backing (Yozi) 1

Spirit Charms: three Combat Charms

Join Battle: 6

Attacks:

Iron Fist Strike: Speed 3, Accuracy 4,

Damage 6B, Parry DV 5, Rate 2

Katana: Speed 3, Accuracy 6, Damage

8L, Parry DV 9, Rate 2

Soak: 4L/8B

Health Levels:

-0/-1/-1/-2/-2/-4/Incap

Dodge DV: 3 Willpower: 4

Essence: 2 Essence Pool: 35


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The Shadow Katana is one of the

first artifacts that Sifu Oui-zeul created inhell. Oui-zeul was called upon by the Ebon

Dragon to advise on training and martial art

techniques. During her time with the Ebon

Dragon she discovered a quality of

deception within the shadows of the

primordial. Oui-zeul requested in payment a

small part of this deceiving shadow from

the Ebon Dragon. With this payment Oui-

zeul forged a blade of deadly speeds. Thisspeed is so fast it can move between the

flesh and strike at the essence of life leaving

no physical wound.

Shadow Katana is a

black Obsidian blade

reinforced with scales of the

Ebon Dragon. Anyone who

wields this blade feels the

pull of needing to go

unnoticed when possible.

Deception seeps through

the body so deeply that the

wielder is unable to speak

any form of truths. Those

who wield this blade

normally don’t speak at all

only doing what they are

told.

Also if the wielder

loses ownership or dies, the

Shadow Katana for more

than one day in creation the

weapon will fade into the shadows on the

next time the sun touches it. This effect

sends the blade back into the Dojo of Oui-

zeul where it will appear in in black flames

on its sword rack.

Speed 4

Accuracy 2

Damage *Special

Defense 0

Rate 3

Minimums Str 2

Cost Art 2

Attune 5

Tags N/A

Damage is calculated as normal with a base

damage of 6 but armor soak does not apply.

The Damage when applied

drains the motes from both

personal and peripheral

pools equally. If there are

no pools to drain from then

any damage deal reducesthe targets essences by one

point. This damage is

unable to be noticed unless

the victim rolls a (Perception

+ Awareness) difficulty the

wielders (Stealth + Essence)


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During the march into Hell

Malfeas called upon Oui-zeul to form

a system of teaching for those he

deemed worthy of learning martial

arts in hell. Oui-zeul worked tirelessly

with Malfeas on a style devoted to

hell. She created the thousand

demon style. Pleased with Oui-zeul

Malfeas had a suit of armor crafted in

her honor. This armor was named the

“Brass Armor of the Sifu”. Forged

from the heart brass city it is an

ornate armor like no other, a mix of

plate and lamellar.

This armor holds the hatred

Malfeas has within. Anyone who

wears the armor is compelled to

assault and kill anyone who is an

untainted exalted and any virtue

checks about untainted exalted result

in a heartless and raging response.

Soak +10L/12B

Hardness 7L/7B

Mobility -1Fatigue 1

Cost •••

Attune 5

Tags *

*This armor does not count as armor

when dealing with any type of martial

art charms and counts as both normal

armor and natural armor.

The armors true power comes

from its hidden ability. Every time the

wearer of the armor damages

someone with in the scene they gain

a temporary health level of -0 which

is treated as untouched and is used

before any other health is used for

applying damage. This effect only last

for the scene.


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Of all the weapons this one

history is hidden and trapped within

the mind of Oui-zeul. There are many

rumors of its origins. One is that it

was the bone of the first behemoth

while other rumors state that it was

the bone of the first fallen Primordial.

The weapon is a Jade Power

bow in the shape of a bone. Its ownaura is covered in taint of the Yozi

prison. Anyone who touches the bow

feels the twisting hatred of those

imprisoned, which festers the soul of

the wielder making them a creature

of darkness.

Anyone who wields the bowfinds that they have the urge to

unleash its taint on anyone who

makes their home in creation.

Speed 6

Accuracy +1

Damage +3L*

Rate 3

Range 350

Minimums •••

Attune 6

Cost 2

Tags B

*This weapon does not deal normal

damage. When damage would

normally be applied it is replaced with

a random mutation instead. The

mutation selected is based on the

amount of damage that would be

normally used.

Damage of 1-5 would be Deficiencies

Damage of 6-10 would be Debilities

Damage of 11+ would be Deformities


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The Three Icons of the Dojo of

Hell have been stolen by a Ronnin

Sidereal. The Ronnin was traced back

to Nexus where the icons were sold

to three different vendors who all left

nexus shortly afterwards. Their

location are somewhere near the

Inner Sea.

If these items are broughttogether in one location and are used

it that location the Dojo of Hell will

be instantly summoned into creation

to that location. The Land around the

location will become tainted with the

Yozi. This tainted land will be halfway

point just like a shadow land between

creation and the Yozi realm which

any Yozi demon can walk in and out

of without need to be summoned.

If the tainted ground is formed

the players have treat the land as if it

was a shadow land but instead of

getting things to grow they must get

people around the area to bevirtuous.

Those within the Damned

Ground have a two dice penalty on all

virtue rolls. And the great curse gains

twice as much. The land also pulls

those around the land up to 10 miles

away to bring ill will into the area and

help spread the taint further.

The Sifu of Hell has taken the

theft as an act of dishonor and

blames the Sidereal for the act. She

will make every attempt to get the

icons back to the Dojo at any cost

even if it means bring the Dojo into

creation.


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Katas are just like normal

charms except them are standalone

charms. This means that one does

not needs any other charms to use or

teach them just the skill and essence

level to learn them. They do count as

a terrestrial martial art charm.

Each kata has steps, which

each one must be done in order toget to the next effect. Most steps

require some sort of action to be

activated which is why most kata’s

don’t have a cost related to them.

Each step has its own time be it a Tick

or turn.

Kata’s are not able to becombed with other charms nor can

they be used while other charms are

active. Kata’s are not unable with any

form of weapons or armor. Kata’s

take one year to learn and grant one

permanent limit break to terrestrial

exalted and two to celestial exalted.

Only isSifu of the Damned Oui-zeulthe only person in or out of creation

beyond the Yozi who know the Kata’s

and can teach them to others.

Thunder Clap Kata

Duration: 3

Essence: 4

Martial Arts: 4

Step 1: The marital artist must

successfully block multiple targets in

one turn and not take any damage at

all.

Step 2: The Martial Artist

immediately takes then next turn as

their regular action even if it is not

their turn. The martial artist slams his

fist into the ground taking a knee.

Each person blocked in step 1 is

knocked off their feet and into the air

in the prone position.

Step 3: The turn right after step 2 the

Martial Artist rolls their Essence. Eachsuccess pushes all the targets back 10

yards per success dealing 2 bashing

per success. This damage is soaked as

normal. That affected by this step

must roll Dexterity + Athletics to land

on their feet difficulty equal to the

number of success score by the

Martial Artist for knock back.


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Mind Body and Soul Striking

Duration: 4

Essence: 5

Martial Arts: 4

Step 1: When the Martial Artist is

stopped by a perfect defense during

that moment they can touch the

woven fabric of creation connected

to the defender. This does not stop

this action but allows the next step of

the kata to be activating if the martialartist wills it.

Step 2: On the next tick the Martial

Artist makes unarmed Strike against

the target whom used the perfect

defense. If the target is hit by the

attack their body splits into the

physical body and astral projection of

the body. This deals no damage.


Artist makes a second unarmed Strike

against the target whom used the

perfect defense. If the target is hit by

the attack the body is paralyzing the

body from any actions until this Kata

is over.


Artist makes a third unarmed Strike

against the target whom used the

perfect defense. If the target is hit by

the attack Strike the body the soul of

the body separates in the form of a

ghost. This deals no damage. After

this step the Martial Artist returns to

their normal position in combat.

Step 5: The Martial Artist on their

next normal action makes a hand

gestures to summon both mind and

soul back into the body. The

summoning causing damage to

Essence pool and mental skills bring

them all too half their current ratings.

This damage is healed at a rate of one

skill point per hour and normal mote

rate per hour.


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Background:

Powerful Demon followers of

the Ebon Dragon might teach these

13 techniques to Exalts of any type in

the process of steering their moral

compasses towards the Yozi.

Impressions in the Void

Cost: 5 motes

Duration: One scene

Type: Simple

Min. Martial Arts: 2

Min. Essence: 1

Prereqs: None

Impressions in the Void are the

first step in learning the Charms ofthe Ebon Dragon style. Deep in the

maddening prison of Malfeas, the

Ebon Dragon has incepted this style

of Martial Arts as a grim parody of

the Immaculate paths. He seeks to

lure Exalts into his grasp using the

promise of these martial powers as

one of many tools to tempt them.

An impression in the Void, also

known as “Ebon Dragon Sight”,

allows a character to "feel" through

darkness following a brief meditation.

Out to a certain range, the

character's senses are one with the

dark - she can "feel" and discern

things, as if the surrounding darkness

were her own touch.

A character who activates this

charm takes no penalty for loss of

vision in darkness, whether that

darkness is night or magical in origin.

Furthermore, she adds her Martial

Arts in automatic successes to her

Awareness when rolling to perceiveanything within (Character's Essence

x5) yards of the character, when both

she and the thing that she perceives

are in darkness. This makes her

extremely difficult to ambush at

night. The extra successes cannot be

applied to anything that is not within

range AND in the dark.

Light-Banishing Gesture

Cost: 3 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 1

This Charm is the second technique

of the Ebon Dragon style.

The character makes a swift motion

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his hands, and light sources within

(Character's Essence x5) yards are all

suddenly extinguished.

All conventional light sourcesare immediately snuffed out: candles

flicker and die, torches gutter and

lanterns cease to illuminate. If the

source of light is magical in origin,

make a reflexive opposed roll, rolling

the character's Essence against the

Artifact rating of the light source, or,

if the light source is anothercharacter that character's Essence

rating. This power can snuff out the

glow of a Caste Mark, and even an

Anima Banner.

This Charm has no effect on

light from the Celestial Incarna (i.e.

natural sunlight, moonlight andstarlight). It is also ineffective against

the light of Ligier, whether he is

present as the Green Sun of Malfeas,

or present in his anthropomorphic

form.

Steps of the Shadow Dragon

Cost: 4 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Supplemental


Min. Essence: 1

This is the third of the 13 Charms that

comprise the Ebon Dragon Style.

A character that activates this power

momentarily moves as if he were ashadow; he seems to glide

weightlessly, sliding across surfaces

with liquid smoothness.

In the turn in which this Charm is

activated, the character can move up

walls and across ceilings, as long as

he maintains at least walking speed.

The surreal evasiveness of the

character's motions in this turn

means that he adds his Martial Arts

to his Dodge rolls for the length of

the turn. In the turn, the character

can also make reflexive dodges using

just his Martial Arts pool if he has no

other way to dodge the attack (thisdoes not apply to surprise attacks).

Shadow Feint

Cost: 3 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Supplemental


Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Steps of the Shadow Dragon

The fourth Ebon Dragon Style

technique, the Shadow Feint allows a

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double. The silhouette exists only for

a split second, overlaid on the

character. As the character makes his

move in combat, the shadowy double

veers the other way, throwing off an

adversary's ability to keep track of

the Exalt.

In terms of rules, the character can

add his Martial Arts pool to a single

dodge attempt, or add his Dodge

pool to a single Martial Arts move,

usually an attack. This power can, ofcourse, be combed (and thus

"stacked") with Steps of the Shadow

Dragon, which could allow an Exalt to

add his Martial Arts to a dodge

attempt twice.

Ebon Dragon Form

Cost: 5 motes

Duration: One scene

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Shadow Feint, Light-

Banishing Gesture, Impressions in the

Void

By executing a series of katas

originally mastered by the Yozis, the

practitioner of this dark martial style

invokes the insidious power of the

Ebon Dragon. His stance becomes

cloaked in silhouette, and his actions

become very difficult to perceive.

If the form is successfully performed,the character no longer takes any

penalties for fighting in dark

conditions for the rest of the scene.

Whenever the Exalt makes an attack

in this scene, his target must achieve

a single success on a reflexive

Perception + Awareness roll, or the

attack counts as a surprise attack; thetarget just did not see it coming out

of the darkness that now surrounds

the Exalt. Any attempts to observe

details about an Exalt using this form,

such as spotting what weapons he is

carrying, or noting the features of his

face, add two to the difficulty. This

increased difficulty also applies to all

opponents' attempts to make "called

shots" in the combat.

If the form is not invoked

successfully, the motes of Essence

are wasted.


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Tenebrous Strike

Cost: 3

Duration: Instant

Type: SimpleMin. Martial Arts: 4

Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Ebon Dragon Form

With this Charm, the character lashes

out with a claw made from demonic

shadow, which extends from his own

hand.

The claw strikes using the character's

Dexterity + Martials Arts, as if it were

a normal hand-to-hand strike. If it

hits a living target, its damage is the

character's Essence + extra successes

on the strike. The damage can only

be soaked by Stamina and Charms.

Armor is no protection - the shadowy

claw just passes through armor.

Each level of damage that the

character inflicts is Bashing, and

cannot be made Lethal by other

Charms. However, the target also

becomes cold, numb and slowed.

Each level of damage inflicts a -1

penalty on all of the target's actions,

for a number of turns equal to the

character's Essence + Martial Arts.

After a target has taken more hits

from Tenebrous Strikes than he has

Stamina in one scene, he must make

a Fatigue roll against a difficulty of

(the number of Tenebrous Strikes

taken minus his Stamina), whenever

he is hit by another Tenebrous Strike.

If he fails, he collapses from

exhaustion (see Exalted rule book,

page 241).

Far-Reaching Darkness Technique

Cost: 1 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Supplemental


Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Tenebrous Strike

This Supplemental Charm can only be

combed with Tenebrous Strike, and it

is designed for that purpose. It does

NOT cost Willpower to Combo this

Charm with Tenebrous Strike (!).

The user can now stretch out with his

claw of demonic shadow, making a

Tenebrous Strike up to as far away as

his Essence in yards.


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Ebon Claws Method

Cost: 1 mote per extra attack

Duration: Instant

Type: Extra ActionMin. Martial Arts: 5

Min. Essence: 3

Prereqs: Far-Reaching Darkness

Technique

Like Far-Reaching Darkness

Technique, this Charm is only meant

for being used in a combo withTenebrous Strike. A combo including

this Charm will cost a Willpower point

as normal.

A character using this power can

extend multiple claws of Demonic

shadow from his hand, and attack

with them simultaneously. The

character must spend 1 mote of

Essence, and pay the cost for

Tenebrous Strike for each extra

attack. Thus, each extra Tenebrous

Strike in the turn costs 4 motes of

Essence in practical terms, 5 if the

Combo includes the Far-Reaching

Darkness Technique. The characterdoes not need to split his dice pools

to strike with these additional

shadowy claws.

A character cannot make more

Tenebrous Strikes in one turn than he

has dots in Martial Arts.

Night's Suffocating Embrace

Cost: 7 motes, 1 willpower

Duration: One hour

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 3


Using the sixth technique of the

Infernal Ebon Dragon style, the Exalt,

surrounds himself with supernatural

darkness. The black gloom extends

outwards from the character in all

directions, out to a distance of

(character's Essence x5) yards. The

cloak of shadows blocks out even the

sun for all those standing within its

radius, and the dark is both cold and

suffocating.

All characters within this darkness

suffer penalties for acting in

darkness, including the Charm's user,

if he has not been smart enough to

activate another Charm from the

Ebon Dragon style to deal with the

penalties.

Characters within the darkness,

except for the Exalt who activated


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the Charm, suffer a 1 die mobility

penalty, and begin to suffocate in the

inky blackness. Treat this as the same

as drowning in extremely cold water

(see the Exalted rulebook, page 243).

The suffocating ceases as soon as the

victims leave the darkness, but a wise

user of this Charm will attempt to

keep his targets within its range.

Ebon Dragon Roar

Cost: 10 motesDuration: Instant

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 3


This variation of a kia shout harnesses

the terrifying roar of the Ebon

Dragon, inspiring the sort of fear that

a person would also associate with

the Dawn Caste Anima Power.

When a character uses Ebon Dragon's

Roar, he rolls his Essence + Martial

Arts. All characters within earshot

(except for the deaf, automata and

the walking dead) make reflexive

Valor rolls. Each character who does

not achieve as many successes as the

Exalt suffers a 2 dice penalty when

taking any aggressive action towards

the Exalt. This penalty lasts for as

many minutes as the number of

successes that the Exalt scored over

the character.

If the Exalt using Ebon Dragon's Roar

scores more extra successes over a

character than that character has

Willpower points, that character

immediately flees in terror, as fast as

possible.

Ebon Dragon Breath


Duration: Instant

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 4

Prereqs: Ebon Dragon Roar, Night's

Suffocating Embrace

Ebon Dragon breath is an extremely

potent weapon in combat, and one of

the most feared tactics that an

Infernal Exalt can muster. An Exalt

who uses this power takes a level of

Bashing Damage herself.

The breath weapon is a blast of toxic,inky blackness that billows out in a

45-degree arc from the Exalts mouth,

reaching out to a range of twice her

Essence in yards. All creatures, friend

or foe, caught in the area of effect


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are affected by the blast. This attack

cannot be blocked, but may be

dodged, if a character can cover

enough ground to get clear.

The inky blackness clings to the eyes,

blinding any character it hits (apply

appropriate penalties). The darkness

also attempts to claw its way down a

victim's throat and afflict that victim

with a deadly poison. The difficulty

for resisting the poison is equal to the

permanent Essence of the Exalt whoused the Charm. The difficulty rating

is also the amount of Aggravated

damage that the Charm does if the

poison is not successfully resisted. If

the poison is resisted, then it does 3

levels of Lethal damage. The poison

has a duration of 6 hours, and a -3

penalty to its victims.

This power cannot poison inorganic

beings. Against the inorganic, it acts

as an acid that does damage equal to

the Exalts Essence, with 1-turn

intervals, for 3 turns. For rules on

acid, see the Exalted rule book, page

244.

Song of Erembour


Duration: Concentration

Type: SupplementalMin. Martial Arts: 5

Min. Essence: 3

Prereqs: Ebon Dragon Roar

An Exalt who uses this Charm must

achieve a single success on a

Performance roll each round,

because it requires her to sing.During combat, the act of singing is

likely to cause multiple action

penalties for the performer, if she

needs to fight at the same time.

While it is being performed, the

Exalts song is infused with the sinister

power of Erembour, soul and servant

of the Ebon Dragon. Her song, in

Malfeas, brings out the shadowy

denizens of the Yozi Realms

whenever the Ebon Dragon casts his

shadow across the Green Sun. In

Creation, an Infernal Exalt who

channels Erembour's song awakens

the hidden, frightening darkness inthe minds of men. Those who hear

the song feel haunted, beset by

paranoia and psychological demons

that hover at the edges of their

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drive mortals, Exalts and even spirits,

who may fear the Yozis, to insanity.

When a character, other than the

singer, hears the song produced bythis Charm, he must make a reflexive

Willpower roll. If he does not achieve

any successes, he loses a point of

Conviction temporarily (it will return

in an hour). He must continue to

make these Willpower rolls every

turn in which he can hear the song. If

a character is reduced to Conviction 0by this Charm, he is incapacitated by

madness, unable to act because of

the intensity of his delusions and

personal demons. The state of

incapacity lasts until one hour after

the singing stops, when the

character's Conviction starts to return

at a rate of 1 point per hour.

If the Performance roll is failed at any

point, the Charm's effects end. The

song can only last for 10 minutes

maximum.

Heart-Chilling Blow

Cost: 5 motes

Duration: Instant


Min. Essence: 3

Prereqs: Song of Erembour

With this Infernal Charm, a character

can strike at the very heart of a

target, attacking that target's

emotional center with such malicethat it cuts as harshly as any blade.

To use this Charm, a character must

touch the target, possibly needing to

make a Dexterity + Martial Arts roll. If

this succeeds, the target then must

contend with the character's

Manipulation + Martial Arts in dice of

Lethal Damage.

This damage can only be soaked with

the Compassion Virtue, and also with

the "Fivefold Armor of Virtue

Technique" Charm, if the character

possesses it (see Castebook: Zenith,

page 75).


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Voice of All Fears

Cost: 20 motes, 1 permanent

willpower, 1 permanent virtue point

Duration: InstantType: Simple


Min. Essence: 6

Prereqs: Song of Erembour

The student of the Ebon Dragon style

now progresses from channeling the

voice of Erembour to channeling atiny fragment of raw power and voice

from her master, the Ebon Dragon

himself. This power should never be

used lightly; it does not just have an

Essence and Willpower cost. The

Charm's user must expend a

permanent point of a Virtue and a

permanent point of Willpower toutilize this gift. If this reduces a Virtue

to 0, the Ebon Dragon briefly

possesses the user after the Charm's

effect expires, for a number of

minutes equal to the Permanent

Essence of the Exalt. After the spell of

possession, the body of the user

burns up from the intense power of

the Yozi, and the Exalt dies (the Ebon

Dragon's consciousness returns to

Malfeas).

When an Exalt uses this power, he

simply shouts in the voice of the Yozi,

issuing either a one word command

or a potent threat. He thus chooses

to use the Voice of All Fears for one

of two purposes - either to cow

targets into submission and

obedience, or to frighten them

witless.

The targets must make Willpower +

Valor rolls, and score more successes

than the Exalt has Martial Arts. If theyfail, one of the following happens:

If the character's intent was to cow

the targets into obedience, they must

obey the command, no matter how

antithetical it may be for them.

Victims of the Voice of All Fears can

be made to murder their loved ones,while retaining enough self-

awareness to realize the horror of

what they are doing.

If the character's intent was to

frighten the targets, all extras in

earshot immediately die of fright.

Important characters enter a state

that is the equivalent of the

Compassion Limit Break "Heart of

Tears" (see Exalted rule book page

131) for a number of days equal to

the Exalts Essence. They do not gain


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Willpower from this condition, unlike

the actual Limit Break for Solar Exalts.

If a character successfully resists the

Voice of All Fears, he is nonethelesstraumatized for a number of days

equal to the Exalts Essence, and must

spend a Willpower point whenever

required to roll Valor in that period of

time to avoid being afraid, or

automatically fail the roll.


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Background:

Born in the pits of Malfeas, this

style was created for use by the Yozis'

corrupt Exalted servants. Like their

masters, practitioners of the

Thousand Demon Style endure

unspeakable torments, their bodies

and minds abused in every way

imaginable. Like their masters, they

learn that pain and hatred can bring

incredible strength to those willing to

embrace them.

Demons take perverse pleasure

in teaching this style to those in their

service, as it affords a twofold

opportunity to torment the hated

Exalted. Once, by unleashing nigh-

unstoppable killers upon their former

fellows, and twice, by teaching its

practitioners to torture themselves in

order to feed their rage and agony.

The Thousand Demon Style destroys

its followers' minds and souls slowly

but surely, ultimately sending them

spiraling down into oblivion.

The Yozis and demons delight

in watching the process unfold,

savoring the irony that their hated

enemies are destroying themselves of

their own volition.

None of the Charms in this tree

are compatible with weapons or

armor of any kind. Thousand Demon

Style cannot be practiced by anyone

who does not accumulate points of

Limit (e.g., Dragon-Blooded, Abyssal

Exalted).

Merciless Berserker Onslaught

Cost: 3 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Reflexive


Min. Essence: 1

Prereqs: none

Many honorable warriors frown upon

striking an opponent who is lying on

the ground. Thousand Demon

practitioners are not particularly

noted for their honor. If the martial

artist knocks his opponent down, or

his opponent falls down for some

other reason, he may activate this

Charm to make an immediate Martial

Arts attack at full pool against the

prone victim.


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Merciless Berserker Onslaught may

only be used once against a given

target in a turn. The extra attack it

grants is a reflexive action, and

cannot benefit from non-Reflexive

Charms. This Charm does not provide

the user with extra movement; if a

target falls down, and the character

cannot close to hand-to-hand

distance as part of his normal action,

he cannot use the Charm.

Furious Devil Method

Cost: 1 mote per point

Duration: Instant

Type: Reflexive


Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Merciless Berserker

Onslaught

Letting rage guide his movements,

the Exalt attacks his opponent with

startling ferocity. For each mote

spent, he adds one to his base

initiative. A character cannot spend

more motes powering this Charm

than his current Limit score.

Unbridled Bloodlust Attack Paraná

Cost: 3 motes

Duration: Instant


Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Furious Devil Method

The martial artist fuels her blows with

hatred, striking with unnatural

strength. Her attack does lethal

damage, and adds her Martial Artsscore to its base damage.

Thousand Demon Form

Cost: 5 motes

Duration: One scene

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 2Prereqs: Unbridled Bloodlust Attack

Paraná

Adopting a low, aggressive stance

and curling his fingers into claws, the

Exalt taps into his inner reserves of

anger and pain. For the remainder of

the scene, his attacks do lethaldamage and add his permanent

Essence to their base damage. He

also gains a bonus to his initiative

equal to his Martial Arts score, and


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may soak lethal damage with his full

stamina.

This is a form Charm. It does not work

with armor, or with other formCharms.

Pain Strengthens the Spirit


Duration: One scene

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 2

Prereqs: Thousand Demon Form

The martial artist draws strength

from her pain, shrugging off wounds

that would cripple a lesser person.

For the remainder of the scene, she

adds her permanent Essence to her

bashing and lethal soak totals, andignores all wound penalties up to and

including Incapacitated. Any other

dice-pool penalties caused by pain or

physical damage are also ignored.

A character under the effects of Pain

Strengthens the Spirit may not flee

from battle, and may turn on herallies when no new enemies are at

hand. Once all enemies have fled or

fallen, she must make a Willpower

check every two minutes until the

Charm's duration ends in order to

keep from attacking anyone else who

is nearby. Ending the Charm

prematurely requires no roll, but

causes the character to immediately

gain a point of Limit.

Blood Frenzy Meditation

Cost: 5 motes, 1 willpower, 1 health

level

Duration: One scene

Type: Simple

Min. Martial Arts: 5Min. Essence: 3

Prereqs: Pain Strengthens the Spirit

The martial artist enters a state of

controlled frenzy. His blows land with

ferocious strength and his seemingly-

uncontrolled strikes home in on

opponents' weak spots with uncanny

accuracy. For the remainder of the

scene, he adds his current limit score

to the base damage of any attacks he

makes.

While under the effects of this

Charm, a character cannot retreat

from battle, and will turn on her allies

after all enemies have fled or fallen.

Ending the Charm prematurely

requires a Willpower roll at difficulty

2, and causes the character to

immediately gain a point of Limit.


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Implacable Hell-Warrior's Endurance


Duration: Instant

Type: ReflexiveMin. Martial Arts: 5

Min. Essence: 3


Through sheer force of will, the

martial artist pulls himself back from

the brink of death. If, after damage is

rolled, an attack does enoughdamage to kill or incapacitate him, he

may choose to activate Implacable

Hell-Warrior's Endurance and roll his

Willpower. Every two successes

negate one level of damage from the

attack.

This Charm is ineffective against

aggravated damage or instant-death

attacks.

Relentless Ravening Demon Attitude

Cost: 3 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Reflexive


Prereqs: Implacable Hell-Warrior's

Endurance

A powerful practitioner of the

Thousand Demon Style can continue

fighting even when catastrophically

wounded, her broken body sustained

by nothing but the infinite fires of her

rage. If, after damage is rolled, an

attack does enough damage to kill or

incapacitate her, she may choose to

activate Relentless Ravening Demon

Attitude and roll her current Limit

score. The difficulty of this roll is 1 for

lethal damage, and 3 for aggravated

damage or effects which cause

instant death. Versus bashing

damage, success is automatic.

Success on the roll means that she

cheats death and remains at her -4

health level. If for some reason she

has more than one -4 health level,

she remains at the last one beforeIncapacitated.

If Relentless Ravening Demon

Attitude is used to successfully

negate an instant-death attack, the

character immediately suffers

enough lethal damage to reduce her

to her last -4 health level. As with

normal damage, the player may wait

until the attack's effect is resolved

before deciding whether or not to

activate the Charm.


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Devil's Rending Talons

Cost: 3 motes

Duration: Instant


Min. Essence: 2


Extending flows of Essence from her

fingers like invisible claws, the martial

artist reaches past opponents' armor

to rip the flesh beneath. Her strikedoes lethal damage. In addition, she

adds a second lethal damage pool

equal to her permanent Essence to

any successful strike. This damage

bypasses armor, but is reduced as

normal by Stamina-based soak. The

one-die rule still applies.

The extra damage will bypass

damage-ignoring effects that have a

threshold, such as Invulnerable Skin

of Bronze, Incomparable Body

Arsenal, or Lunar over soak. It will not

penetrate perfect soak defenses such

as Adamant Skin Technique, and has

no effect on abilities such as theTwilight or Mars anima powers,

which negate damage levels rather

than dice.

Devil's Rending Talons allows the

character to strike incorporeal spirits,

but only the bonus damage will be

rolled. The Charm does not confer

the ability to perceive dematerialized

beings.

Spirit-Ripping Strike

Cost: 1 mote, 1 willpower

Duration: Instant

Type: Supplemental


Prereqs: Devil's Rending Talons

The martial artist strikes not at his

opponent's body, but at his anima,

aiming to tear away his Essence. The

attack is rolled as normal, and may be

parried or dodged. If it hits, the Exalt

rolls his Essence + extra successes on

the attack. Every success causes the

target to lose a number of motes

equal to the Exalts permanent

Essence. Peripheral motes are lost

before Personal.

Motes lost to this technique count

toward the target's anima banner,

just as though she had spent those

powering Charms. This Charm can

affect incorporeal spirits, although it


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does not grant the ability to see

them.

Unfolding Agony Fist

Cost: 4 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Supplemental


Min. Essence: 3

Prereqs: Devil's Rending Talons

Striking at her opponent's pressure

points, the Exalt brutally crushes

nerves and joints. If her attack hits

and does damage, the target doubles

all wound penalties for the remainder

of the scene. Multiple uses of this

Charm are cumulative, but operate

under the normal rules for doubling;

that is, using it twice would cause the

victim's wound penalties to be

tripled, not quadrupled, and using it

three times would cause his penalties

to be quadrupled rather than

octuplet. There is no limit to the

penalties inflicted by this Charm.

Soul-Burning Attack

Cost: 5 motes, 1 health level

Duration: Instant


Min. Essence: 4

Prereqs: Unfolding Agony Fist, Spirit-

Ripping Strike

The martial artist once again strikes

at his opponent's anima, but this time

uses it as a conduit to channel hisown soul's fury and pain into the

target's body. Victims of this attack

appear to be torn apart from within;

in extreme cases, the flesh may

literally explode off their bones. The

Exalt makes a Martial Arts attack at

full dice pool, which may be blocked

or dodged as normal. If it hits, he rollshis current Limit score. Every success

on the roll inflicts one level of

unsoakable lethal damage on the

target. Tens do not count as two

successes.

This attack can affect incorporeal

spirits, although it does not grant theability to see them. Versus such

beings, the damage it inflicts is

aggravated. Spirits killed by Soul-

Burning Attack are permanently

dead.


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Burning Hands Strike

Cost: 4 motes

Type: Supplemental

Duration: InstantMin. Martial Arts: 5

Min. Essence: 2


Wreathing her hands in searing

flame, the martial artist augments

the force of her blow a hundredfold.

Her attack does lethal damage. If ithits, the target is hurled away from

her for a number of yards equal to

her current Limit score, and is

automatically knocked down.

This technique may be used to propel

a target in any direction, even

straight up, but operates as per the

rules for knockdown; the target won't

take any extra damage from falling or

striking solid objects (unless those

objects happen to be covered in

spikes, dripping with acid, or what

have you).

Deadly Hellfire Explosion

Cost: 6 motes, 1 health level

Duration: Instant


Min. Essence: 3

Prereqs: Burning Hands Strike

The martial artist gathers and focuses

his rage, channeling it through his

hands in a tremendous, roaring blast

of fiery energy. He makes a MartialArts attack at a single target, at a

range of up to twice his current Limit

score in yards. This attack has a lethal

damage pool equal to the Exalts

current Limit + permanent Essence +

extra successes on the attack roll.

Raging Demon Form


levels

Duration: One scene

Type: Simple


Min. Essence: 5

Prereqs: Relentless Ravening Demon

Attitude, Blood Frenzy Meditation,

Deadly Hellfire Explosion

The martial artist stokes the inner fire

of her anger until it burns hotter than

the sun, overwhelming her senses


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and transforming her into an

unstoppable dervish of annihilation.

Activation of Raging Demon form is

typically accompanied by its user

screaming and convulsing in agony as

the power of her hatred literally rips

its way through her body. Martial

artists under its effects are easy to

spot, since not only does blood

stream from their noses, mouths, and

sometimes even eyes, but fiery

energy dances along their limbs,

leaving burnt and blistered skin in its

wake.

While under the effects of this

Charm, the martial artist no longer

takes wound penalties; any dice-pool

penalties inflicted as a result of

wounds or pain are instead applied as

bonuses to her attack pools; treat

Incapacitated as a -4 level.

Furthermore, the Exalts initiative is

increased by her permanent Essence,

and her bare hands inflict aggravated

damage.

While this Charm is active, its user

MUST attack at least once per turn ifshe is able. If she is not able to attack,

she MUST attempt to place herself in

a position where she can. She may

not block or dodge until the Charm's

duration ends. This includes parries

and dodges provided by Charms,

Hearthstones, Artifacts, or any other

source. Soak-enhancing abilities may

be employed normally, provided they

would not cause the character to

forfeit her attack.

Characters under the effects of

Raging Demon Form may not flee

from battle, and may not stop

attacking until no new targets are at

hand; this includes her allies.

Although she will not typically beginattacking her friends until all enemies

are gone, someone who is foolish

enough to get between her and a

victim will almost certainly become

her new target. A difficulty 3

Willpower check allows the character

to hesitate for one turn, giving her

friends time to flee or get out of the

way.

When Raging Demon Form's duration

expires, the character immediately

takes three levels of aggravated

damage. If this would be enough to

kill her, she may attempt to use

Relentless Ravening Demon Attitudeto save herself. If the attempt is

successful, three of her non-

aggravated wounds immediately

become aggravated. If she does not

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regardless of whether or not she uses

Relentless Ravening Demon Attitude.

Ending Raging Demon Formprematurely requires a Willpower

check at a difficulty of the character's

permanent Essence, and causes her

to immediately gain three points of

Limit as well as taking the normal

three levels of aggravated damage.

This is a form Charm. It does not work

with armor, or with other form

Charms.

Instant Hell Murder


level

Duration: Instant

Type: Extra ActionMin. Martial Arts: 5

Min. Essence: 5

Prereqs: Raging Demon Form, Soul-

Burning Attack

The martial artist glides smoothly

forward, appearing to almost float

above the ground as he bears downon his target. When he hits, blazing

cascades of Essence obscure both

him and the hapless target as he

explodes into a ferocious barrage of

attacks. The Exalt makes a Martial

Arts attack against a single target up

to his normal sprinting distance away.

If he hits (he need not do damage),

he immediately receives an additional

attack at full dice pool. Every time an

additional attack hits, another attack

is awarded, until the Exalt either

misses or the target dies.

All attacks made as part of the Instant

Hell Murder inflict aggravated

damage, and add the martial artist's

current Limit score to the difficulty ofany parry or dodge attempted against

them.

If Instant Hell Murder is placed in a

Combo with Supplemental or Simple

Charms, there is a very real possibility

that the user will run out of motes,

Willpower, or health levels before hemisses or kills the target. In such a

case, the Instant Hell Murder will

continue awarding normal attacks

until he does. If the user runs out of

health levels, he won't die until the

Instant Hell Murder ends.

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