The Kitsune's attunement to Yin enables them to interfere with a being's vital energies. Exposure to the negative forces of the darker Umbra caulii; chills, injury, confusion, and even serious damage jffsliving creatures (among other things). Rare Water- and Cold-spirits teach this Gift; it is uncommon.
The player spends 1 Rage and 1 Gnosis point and rolls Stamina + Occult (difficulty 8). Animals (such as humans), halfway creatures (hengeyokai, changelings, etc.) and Yang-Realm spirits suffer damage as per the chatt below; the victim loses Health Levels to the given point, regardless of Stamina. Yin creatures and spirits take no harm from the Gift, and (at the Storyteller's discretion) may be strengthened or even healed by its effects. Kindred of Humanity 6 or higher and Kuei-jin aspected to Yang take damage; their darker-souled cousins do not. Successes Effect 1 The victim is functional but in pain from headache, chills and aching joints. He may find it difficult to concentrate. (A Willpowet roll is necessary to continue any complex mental or intense physical activities successfully.) 2 The victim is Injured, experiencing fever, sprains and cramps. 3 The victim is Wounded. At this level, convulsions wrack his body and the damage is inflicted by his own muscles tearing him apart. 4 The victim is Crippled. Hypothermia and seizures set in, and humans will probably die by end-of-scene if left unaided. Sturdier victims are only Wounded, but the damage is aggravated. 5 The victim is Crippled with aggravated damage. Humans die instantly.