By Dmitry Kaminsky (dkaminsky@tapecoat.com)
System: the Khan spends a permanent Gnosis point (can be regained with experience points) and cuts his palm with his own claw. The blood is collected into a specially consecrated chalice and then poured onto the subject's chest in a shape of Khan pictogram. The Khan rolls Wits+Primal Urge against a target number of 8.
Successes | Effect |
1 | The target slowly changes; no additional benefits |
2 | The target changes and effectively becomes much younger (a 30 year old woman) will become a 1.5 year old young tigress. Also, the target is now considered kinfolk with Pure Breed of 1. |
3 | As with 2 successes, but the tiger is a kinfolk with a Pure Breed of 2. |
4 | As with 2 successes, but the tiger is a kinfolk with a Pure Breed of 3. |
5 | As with 2 successes, but the tiger is a kinfolk with a Pure Breed of 4. |
Failure | The Gift can be used next time when the moon is full. |
Botch | The Khan is trapped in feline form for a month. |
When this gift is used on human kinfolk, it is at -1 difficulty. Additionally, the difficulty decreases by one for each point of Pure Breed the kinfolk possesses. This gift also clears the Kinfolk of all corruption. Kinfolk also keep their human intelligence when they submit to this gift voluntarily. Refusal of this gift causes kinfolk to lose 5 honor renown. This gift is used with great care and only after a potential target has been tested in every way for loyalty and purity.
Note: Khan consider using this gift a blessing and a reward for a target indeed; thus they never use it as punishment and never use it on the unworthy. If the kinfolk is corrupted at the time, the khan's blood will burn through his body, killing him instantly. This can be avoided if the kinfolk prays to Lord Tiger for forgiveness and cleansing before the ritual starts. If the kinfolk has committed a serious transgression against the Khan (killed or helped kill a Khan or a kinfolk, despoiled a den realm, etc.) the gift kills him slowly.