Ghost-Flame Shintai

Ghost-Flame Shintai is one of the Shintai Discipline of the Kuei-Jin. It's tainted form is called Balefire Shintai.

Practitioners of Ghost-Flame are scattered throughout the Middle Kingdom, though there are relatively few in any given area. It's most prevalent in Japan; several Japanese vampire-warriors have mastered the final form. To access the energy, a vampire learns to handle the searing pain involved in channeling the Chi energy through her body. Many practitioners bear permanent burn scars, testaments to mistakes made in training. At these levels of mastery, Ghost-Flame practitioners, sometimes called hiken ("Blades of Fire") may alter the color of their ghost-flames as they see fit.

Ghost-Flames are not real flames, instead they are spiritual fires fueled by chi. Its color and propieties are determined by the chi used to fuel it. Yang flame burns red, blue, purpose, or other bright shades; Yin flame burns black, white, ice-blue, or other lunar hues.

Chi Attunement: Stamina.

Official Abilities
Included below are the official powers described in the Kindred of the East Rulebook and the Kindred of the East Companion. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.

Standard Powers

 * Goblin Face: The orifices in the face of the Kuei-jin begin to blaze with heat, allowing him to see in pitch darkness and inflicting greater damage with his bite.
 * Goblin Spark: The Kuei-jin summons a tiny ball of spirit fire that cannot actually harm anything, but emits a soft light and can be twisted into various shapes according to its creators wishes.
 * Goblin Shapes: The Kuei-jin can twist flames into various forms according to his desires.
 * Goblin Scorch: The Kuei-jin exhales a gout of spirit flames.
 * Goblin Lantern: The Kuei-jin temporary ignites his form, even allowing him to turn into a glowing orb of fire.
 * Goblin Shapes: The Kuei-jin can twist flames into various forms according to his desires.
 * Goblin Scorch: The Kuei-jin exhales a gout of spirit flames.
 * Goblin Lantern: The Kuei-jin temporary ignites his form, even allowing him to turn into a glowing orb of fire.
 * Goblin Lantern: The Kuei-jin temporary ignites his form, even allowing him to turn into a glowing orb of fire.
 * Goblin Lantern: The Kuei-jin temporary ignites his form, even allowing him to turn into a glowing orb of fire.

Advanced Powers

 * Goblin Sword: The Kuei-jin manifests a fiery sword within his hand that can harm both physical as well as spiritual objects.
 * Goblin Sword: The Kuei-jin manifests a fiery sword within his hand that can harm both physical as well as spiritual objects.


 * Goblin Portal: The Kuei-jin can use fire as a gateway to teleport to any other flame within a certain radius.
 * Goblin Portal: The Kuei-jin can use fire as a gateway to teleport to any other flame within a certain radius.


 * Goblin Call: The Kuei-jin calls spirits of fire from either the Yin or the Yang Worlds to do his biding.
 * Goblin Call: The Kuei-jin calls spirits of fire from either the Yin or the Yang Worlds to do his biding.


 * Mantle of the Flame Emperor: With a brief command, the Kuei-jin can cause another person to burn from the inside out by consuming his internal chi.
 * Mantle of the Flame Emperor: With a brief command, the Kuei-jin can cause another person to burn from the inside out by consuming his internal chi.