Dragons of the East

Dragons of the East is a sourcebook for Mage: The Ascension Revised Edition.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf catalog:

With Words of Thunder...

Shinto priests. Shaolin monks. Ninja clans. Confucian sages. Hindu fakirs. Asia is a great dragon, slumbering as it waits for the turning of the Age. Long have the people of Asia known its magical secrets. Through the mists of shrouded legends, they have known the powers of spirits, dragons, feng shui and Chi energy.

...We Shake the Pillars of Heaven!

At last, complete rules for the unique sorcery of Asia, plus its strange spirits, magical artifacts and hidden dangers. Inside, Mage players and Storytellers will find not only more information about the history of Asiatic mages like the Akashic Brotherhood and the Wu Lung, but other hidden groups of the Far East as well as the special magic of Asia. Examine the history and religion of places like China and India, and how their rich traditions influence mysticism across a third of the world.

Contents[]

Introduction[]

Chapter One: Ancient Scrolls[]

Discusses the development of culture and civilization in Asia. Here you'll find the history of China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia and their neighbors. Witness the development of magical society in conjunction with Asian civilization and some historical turning points that bear special notice in the World of Darkness.

Chapter Two: Sutras[]

Explores the powerful forces of religion. Familiarize yourself with Buddhism, Shinto, Taoism or Hinduism; then see how to incorporate these beliefs when creating characters (Asian or otherwise) and ponder their effects upon mages.

Chapter Three: The Lightning People[]

Focuses upon the prominent Chi'n Ta of Asia: those families and houses foremost among magicians there. Discover the places where Akashic Brothers, Wu Lung and Wu-Keng developed, and how they've fated in the long struggle to the modern age.

Akashic Rotes
- Eight Drunken Hsien ( Mind, or Entropy, Life)
- Gatha ( Mind, Prime)
Wu Lung Rotes
- Thunder Bridge ( Forces, Prime; optional Matter)
- Rouse the Dragon ( Forces or Matter, Prime, Spirit)
- Cycle of the Five Agents ( Forces, Matter, Prime)
- Summon the Earthly Gods ( Spirit, Mind, Correspondence)
- 108 Plum Blossoms ( Forces, Correspondence)
- Repel the Kuei ( Mind or Spirit)
- Tsuiho - The Fires of Heaven ( Correspondence)
Wu-Keng Rotes
- Kiss of the Virtuous Maiden ( Correspondence, Forces)
- Twisted Yarrow Stalks ( Mind, Correspondence, Entropy)
- Wind-Water Skein ( Correspondence, Matter, Forces, Prime)
- Heaven's Tumbling Pebbles ( Correspondence, Entropy)
- Ebon Dragon's Tide ( Entropy, Life, Prime, Matter)
- Hua To's Cure ( Spirit, Prime; optional Life)
- Na Kua's Gift ( Matter, Forces, Prime)
- Eternal Discipline of the Family ( Spirit, Prime, Mind, Entropy)
- Bless the Heavenly Flower ( Entropy, Life, Spirit)
- Go Ti Ta ( Life, Spirit)
Wu-Keng Investments
- Sign of the Yellow Emperor (3 points)
- Lord Ku's Kiss (3 points)
- Flesh of the Moon (5 points)
- Embrace of the Jade Prince (6 points)
- Stove God's Meal (2 points)
- Braids of the Vain Bride (4 points)
- The Jade Urn (7 points)
- Concubine's Laugh (3 points)

Chapter Four: Bounteous Diversity[]

Turns to the other supernatural denizens of Asia. Some magical heritages remain hidden away in corners that the Traditions overlook. Descriptions and rules cover the various remaining disparate groups, or other mages whose existence has been hinted at but remain otherwise unknown. Here, too, are discussions of how mages deal with other creatures in the supernatural courts that mirror the structure of Heaven (or hell).

Mythic Beasts
- Kirin
- Fu Lions
- Kappa
Yama Kings
- Mikaboshi, Lord of the Wicked City
- Rangda, The Queen of Pestilence
- Haha No Fukami, The Empress of Pearls
- Demon of Iron and Violence - Stats
- Plague Zombie - Stats
- Bakemono
  - Bakemono Powers
    - Armor
    - Claws and Fangs
    - Demonic Strength
    - Extra Limbs
    - Hive Body
    - Mind Blast
    - Regeneration
    - Yomi Kiai

Chapter Five: Five Elemental Dragons[]

Looks into the Asian Technocracy. While the Technocracy of Europe and the Americas encompasses a rational, scientific world, the Five Metal Dragons fuse high finance and bleeding-edge technology with traditions and rituals so ancient that they've become habit. Complete information for everything from the Dragon's history to character creation.

New Equipment
- The DoCo
- Imperial Tigers
- Vending Machines (Chi Restoration)

Chapter Six: A Thousand Things of Magic, A Thousand Places of Power[]

Suggest some ideas for potent artifacts or locations that could be found throughout Asia. Incorporate these items into an existing chronicle or explore the legacies of important places where mages might congregate - or from which they might flee.

A Thousand Things of Magic
- Bangles of Infinite Acceptance - Arete 2, Quin. 10; 4-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Blood Kris - Arete 4, Quin. 20; 8-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Devil-Chaser Whip - Arete 3, Quin. 15; 6-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Fireball Pearl - Arete 3, Quin. 15; 6-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Fishbowl of Prosperity - 3-Pt. Artifact
- Five-Fire Stone - Arete 3, Quin. 15; 6-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Fix-Sea Staff - Arete 2, Quin. 10; 4-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Hiroshima Bone - Arete 3, Quin. 15; 6-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Mu-Jen - Arete 4, Quin. 20; 8-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Nine Jade Dragons - 5-Pt. Artifact
- The Oriole of Tranquility - Arete 2, Quin. 10; 4-Pt. Powered Talisman
- The Recorder's Heavenly Scroll - 4-Pt. Artifact
- Tide Jewel - Arete 5, Quin. 25; 10-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Tsukahara Shigekatsu's August Mirror - Arete 3, Quin. 15; 6-Pt. Powered Talisman
- Lustral Water - 2-Pt. Charm
- Seven-precious Branch - Arete 3, Quin. 15; 6-Pt. Powered Talisman
- The Robes of the Golden Mandarin - Special Artifact

Background Information[]

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The White Wolf 2000 Jul-Dec. Catalog has a different text entry for the second paragraph of the book:

We Shake the Pillars of Heaven!

Here Mage players and Storytellers will find not only information about the history of Asiatic mages like the Akashic Brotherhood and the Wu Lung, but of other hidden groups in the Far East, as well as the special magic of Asia. Here at last are complete rules for the unique sorcery of Asia, plus its strange spirits and creatures, magical artifacts and hidden dangers.

Memorable Quotes[]

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Characters[]

Chapter Three: The Lightning People
- Sui-Jen, the Fire Bringer - Mystic, Sheng
- Na Kua - Mystic, Sheng
- Fu Hsi the Animal Tamer - Mystic, Sheng
- August Personage of Jade
- Yellow Emperor - Sheng
- Ku of the Thousand Tears - Yama King
- Yi Han, the Five Ghost Emperor - Yomi-corrupted Wu Lung, Past
- Yi - Mysterious Warrior-Sage, Shih, Past
- Fu Xia - Wu Lung, Past
- Vajrapani Fan Fu (Smoke Tiger) - Akashic Brotherhood, Past
- Tau-tse - Infernalist, Past
- Te Kwan - Shi-ren, Akashic Brotherhood, Past
- Zhen Ba - Shi-ren, Akashic Brotherhood, Past
- Yu Lung (Jade Dragon) - Akashic Brotherhood, Past
- Sataghni (Battering Ram) - Vajrapani, Akashic Brotherhood, Past
- Kunio Ashida - Shi-ren, Akashic Brotherhood
- Jou Shan (Gentle Mountain) - Kannagara, Akashic Brotherhood
- Bei Beishi - Wu Lung, Temporary T'ien Kung te Huang Ti Wu Lung
- Xi Zhuanji - Wu Lung, Feng Huan Huo Wu replacement
- Choujingha Yuguo - Current Tiger Lord, Wu Lung
- Moonflower - Wu Ling, Phoenix School representative
- Tou Mu - Yama Queen
- Li Rong, formally "Shiu-Chung" - Akuma, former Wu-Keng
- Ping Lam - Third Minister of the Divine Thread
- Ma - Wu-Keng
- Qin Shihuang - Past
- Zhen Di - Chou yan
Chapter Four: Bounteous Diversity
- Marianna of Balador - Cult of Ecstasy
- Prof. Bo Buro-su - Son of Ether, founder of the Advanced Technology & Progressive Science in Osaka
- Nightshade of Harrowgate - Verbena
- William Groth of Baerwald - Verbena
- Ishida Jiro - President of the Go Kamisori Gama
- Malaveyovo, He of the Insatiable Maw - Yama King
- Zou Min-luong - New World Order Watcher and agent of the Ministry of Public Security
- Bi Dou-wan - Mandarin of the Flesh Court of Shanghai, Wan Kuei
- Johnny Ninefingers - Yakuza enforcer of the Genji uji, Gaki
- Chol Woo-Keun - Dreamspeaker shaman
- Youn Choon-yei - Most Honored Receiver of Petitions Concerning Ancestral Grievances, and mandarin of the Court of Pusan
- Hei Yugou - Nephandus leader of the Black Demon Tong and one of Southeast Asia's leading drug lords
- Sutshakan - Twice-Crimson Tiger of the Black Iron Talons
- Buandelgereen - Jnani shaman of the Akashic Brotherhood
- Arashikage Tomiichi - Hakken mikagetsu (No-Moon) and corporate "troubleshooter" for Arashikage Consumer Products
- Ng Thi Cian-Lan - Kannagara ascetic of the Akashic Brotherhood
- Tiger Toranga - Warlord of the Oni No Miza Gumi (Yakuza clan)
- Teng Dao-zi - Wu Lung, died
- Teng Hian-ta - Wu Lung of the Seventh Office of Treasure
- Fukikage Turo - Kitsune doshi and member of the Meibo Rosui
- Xian Wen Gu - Wu Lung of the Fifth Office of Intelligence
- Benjiro Mr. Sparkle - Nezumi Knife Skulker and Iron Leaf of the Smoking Thunder Sentai
- Akita "Thunder Tiger" Gonshiro - Member of the Five Rings Gama
- Song Jae-min - Tengu poet, dancer and freelance assassin
- Chang Zhang-sung - Wu Lung of the Third Office of Tradition, and Sufi
- Wang Ngoh - Nam Hsei of the Stream of Water, Silver Courtier and Historian of the Court of Five Chambers, Zhong Lung
- Chamlong Suk - Vajrapani demon-hunter of the Akashic Brotherhood
- Zong Hong-Fu - Kumo leader of the Black Steel Centipede Triad
- Yu Huang - Wraith
- Sima Qian - Former court historian of the Jade Empire and now Keeper of the Iron Box, Wraith
- Emilio Aguinaldo - Wraith
- Che Lien - Vietnamese spirit medium and Orphan
- Fujita Daigoro - Clan Bushido freedom fighter and renegade, Wraith
- Tian An Lei - Celestial Dragon, Bygone
- Dr. Burukkusu Deidera - Strike Force Zero parapsychologist
- Hei Yugou - Leader of the Black Demon Tong, Class 3 biokinetic Psion
- Ravil Ashimin - Former KGB agent, Class 3 Psion
Chapter Five: Five Elemental Dragons
- Keita Tokagawa - Technocratic Mage
- Andre Takahasi - Syndicate
- Teko - Mage
- Hiro - Zaibatsu
- Dr. Inoguchi - Zaibatsu
- Dr. Kenichi - Zaibatsu
- Dr. Qoro - Zaibatsu
- Agent Tousang - Five Elemental Dragon, Mage
Chapter Six: A Thousand Things of Magic, A Thousand Places of Power
- Jessica Munro - Widderslainte Nephandi, Cellar on Bok Mai Street
- Thanh Cong - Barabbi Mage, Jessica's husband, Cellar on Bok Mai Street
- Chang - The Orchard of Heaven
- Hok Wo Song - Founder of the Feng Tak Commerce Bank, Tong of the Sixth Dragon, Mage
- Tang Hsaio - Tong of the Sixth Dragon, Wu Lung
- Ushi "Suzie" Niu - Tong of the Sixth Dragon, Celestial Chorus
- Vithoon Moolasartsathorn, "Moolie" - Tong of the Sixth Dragon, Akashic Brotherhood
- Hachisuga Takanoba - Tong of the Sixth Dragon, Euthanatos
- Fujiko - Euthanatos, Died
- Lop Gow Tem - Euthanatos
- Veata - Infernalist, The Temple of Eternal Happiness

Terminology[]

Akashic Brotherhood (Li-Hai, Shi-Ren, Vajrapani, Golden Dragon Society, Jnani); Akashic Brotherhood Lexicon: Akasha, Akashakarma, Akashayana Sangha, Bodicitta, Bodhimandala, Bodhisattva, Drahma, Kannagara, Lin Shin, Lung-ta, Meru'ai, Phoenix Robes, Rinpoche, Santana, Tao-Shih, Warring Fist; Locations: Afghanistan, Asia, Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Bhutan, Cambodia, The Cellar on Bok Mai Street (Shanghai), China, Concordia, Conquered Territories, Court of Five Chambers, Digital Web, The Gray Clouds Temple, Great Wall of China, Hangzhou, Hell of Seven Burning Seas, Hiroshima (Ghost Zone), Ho Chi Minh City, Hokkaido, Hong Kong, Horizon Realm, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kowloon, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Manila, Maya Realm, Middle Kingdom, Mongolia, Mount Meru, Myanmar, Nagasaki (Ghost Zone), Nanking, Nepal, New Guinea, North Korea, Okinawa, The Orchard of Heaven (Hong Kong), Osaka, Pakistan, Philippines, San Francisco, Shanghai, The Shaolin Temple (Shaolin Ssu, Young Forest Temple, Akashic Brotherhood), The Shaonline Temple (Digital Web, Virtual Adepts), Singapore, South Korea, Taiping Battlefield, Taiwan, Taka-ma-gahara (Plain of Heaven), The Temple of Eternal Happiness (Cambodia), Thailand, Tibet, Tokyo, Tong of the Sixth Dragon (Chantry, Kowloon, Feng Tak Commerce Bank), Trafalgar Pub, Vietnam, Wicked City, Yang World, Yin World, The Yellow River, Yellow Springs, Yomi, Yomi-no-kuni; Secret Societies, Crafts: Go Kamisori Gama, Toc Faan, Tai Hoi Li, Sons of Tengri; Wu Lung (Dragon School, Tiger School, Phoenix School); Wu Lung Lexicon: Ching, Ch'uang Shih, Chu Jen, Ch'ung Tu, Feng Huan Hou Wu, Hu Kuei Tsu, Hun, Kuei, Kuei Lung Chuan, Kuei Tsu, Kun Lun, Li, Magical Bureaucracy, Nan Wu, Office, P'o, Pu Chang, Shen, Sheng Shou, Shih, Sifu, Sigung, Sihing, T'ai Chi, Three Ministers, T'ien King te Huang Ti Wu Lung; Wu-Keng; Wu-Keng Lexicon: A-ji, A-ma, Chan Fa, Chou yan, Chi-Sheng, Divine Bones, Divine Road, Feng-tu, Heavenly Flower Garden, Juk Ak, Kei tsip so, Khay ma, Man Mae Phax, Man Saeg Phax, Mui, Ng, Ngan, Sam Chin Ak, Wu; Akuma, Alchemy, Altay Massacre, Ancestor, Arashikage Consumer Products, Arcanum, "Asian Superstition Exposed to the Bright Light of Science!" (Vol. 68, No. 4) by Prof. Bo Buro-su, Avatar, Beast Court, Bureaucracy of Hell, Burning Tiger War, Celestial Bureaucracy, Celestial Chorus, Chantry, Chi, Chi'n Ta (Lightning People), Convention War, Convention of the White Tower, Craft, Cult of Ecstasy (K'an Lu, Ka'a, Vratyas, Children's Crusade), Demon Emperor, Dhampyr, Do, Dragon, Dragon Nests, Dragon River War, Dreamspeakers, Ebon Dragon (Wyrm/Centipede), Eight Tigers gang, Emerald Mother, Euthanatoi (Chakravanti), Five August Courts, Dalou'laoshi/Five Elemental Dragons (Miao Guan/Temple of the Eternal Harmonies/Spirit Dragons, Saensaeng/Court of the Chrysanthemums/Earth Dragons, Taiping Tianguo/Temple of Heavenly Peace/Water Dragons, Zi Guang/Temple of the Eternal Mountain/Wood Dragons, Zaibatsu/Court of the Plum Blossoms/Fire Dragons), Gaki (Iga uji, Koga uji), Golden Lions, Grand Convocation, Great Leap Outward, Green Court, Hengeyokai, Himalayan Wars, Hsien (Kamuii, Hirayanu, Wu Tan, Kura Sau), Infernalists, Iteration X, Jade Emperor, Jhor, Khan (Tora-no-Kodomo or Huren), Kindred, Kitsune (Fox spirits or Nine-Tails; Midori-Okaasama no Meibo Rosui), Kuei-jin, Kumo, Langren or Ookami Senshi (Hakken, Gonren, Xingguan), Marauders, Mikoshi (Company), The Ministry of Public Security (Office 12), Mortwights, Nagah, Nephandi, New World Order, Nezumi (Shubei, Shukuei, Horde, Thuggee), Node, Order of Hermes (House Tytalus, House Ex Miscellania, House Hong Lei), Order of Reason, Orphans, Pentex, Perfect Truth Sect, Pole Star Sect, Progenitors, Rakshasas, Red Turbans, Renegades: Clan Bushido, National Dragons; Resonance, Sam Chien (Threefold Battle, Three Ministers, Three Warring Kingdoms), Samsara, Scarlet Queen (Weaver), Second Breath, Sentai, Shen, Sheng, Shih, Sleepers, Snow Leopard/Pearly Tiger (Wyld), Sons of Ether (Advanced Technology & Progressive Science), Stone People, Strike Force Zero (Other Strike Force Org.s: Anyonghi Ka, Agency 99, Red Fingers), Syndicate, Tapestry, Technocracy, Tengu, True Faith, Verbena (Groth's Pilgrimage), Virtual Adepts (Technomancer sects: Five Rings Gama, Thunder Cranes Society, Gon Lo), Void Engineers, Wall, Wan Kuei, Wan Xian (Searing Wind sect), Wheel of Ages: First Age, Second Age, Third Age, Fourth Age, Fifth Age, Sixth Age; White Lotus Women, World War II, wu, Xiong Ren, Yama Kings, Yang, Yin, Zhong Lung (Middle Dragons),

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