Yin and Yang

By Timothy M. McGinness (tmcginnne@ix.netcom.com)

Author's Notes

I was trying to figure out what might give a member of a Chinese Tong an edge over some vampiric counterparts. After watching a few John Woo films (might I suggest Hardboiled) I came up with this little doozy. As a note you may or may not need (more likely you will) Kindred of the East to stay one hundred percent on top of this entry. Obviously you may make any and all adjustments you wish to smooth this out, particularly with players who are primarily using western Kindred.

Description

These are two beautifully crafted Colt .45 pistols. Yin is made of black steel, with a mother-of-pearl grip and a lovely black onyx stone set in the middle of either side of the grip. The metal is etched with calligraphy, and the barrel has an etching of a dragon. Yang is identical in make, but its appearence is an inverse of Yin. It is made of Nickel plated steel, and is polished to a high shine. Its grip is black lacquered wood, with a diamond set on either side of the grip. It is also masterfully etched with calligraphy, with a Phoenix etching on the barrel. While the weapons are beautiful, they also seem thus far mundane. Far from it however, both these weapons are enchanted with Yin and Yang chi, respectively and both imbue bullets placed in them with the same chi energy. Bullets fired from these two weapons cause aggravated dameage. In addition, bullets fired from Yin cause a slow rotting, even once the damage directly from the bullet is healed. One wound level (cumulative, cannot be healed naturally) is suffered due to this rotting per week. This rotting disease can only be healed with yang chi applied directly to the wound. Wounds from Yang cause a severe burning sensation, doubling all wound penalties, with a -1 penalty even when completely healed. This is permanent, until yin chi is applied directly to the site of the wound. Finally, both Yin and Yang are present in the Shadowlands and the Umbra.