The Seventh Chinese Brother
Celerity 2, Fortitude 5
According to a folk tale, there were once seven Chinese brothers, each of whom was possessed of a unique mystical ability. One of these brothers' blessings was bones of iron, which he used to prevent his head from being chopped off. This power emulates that folk tale, allowing the Kindred to harden a part of his body and speed the recuperative powers of his blood so as to make it impossible to injure the Kindred in a specific way. It is most common to prevent one's head from being severed, but the power works equally well against any other sort of specific attack.
System: The player spends a Willpower point and selects a location on his body (including the head and neck). The next blow that could injure that body part (decapitation, loss of the affected limb, staking, etc) is utterly ignored - it does no damage at all. The character may then activate the power again, if he wishes during subsequent actions. As long as he has Willpower, he can protect himself.
If the end of the scene comes before the specified blow comes, the power has no effect, but it can be invoked again during a future scene. Additionally, a character may protect only one appendage at a time in this manner.
Experience Cost: 35
