Little Asia
Systems
Most of the settings listed above will have some sort of OOC system attached, from Dragon Nest facts to security and defenses. However, most of this information is kept in the Storytellers' hands until needed. One exception is the anti-vampire ward established over the entire Little Asia district, detailed below.
Guardian Bells
On every street in Little Asia, from lamp-post to lamp-post, storefront to storefront, gentle little bells line the way. The silvery instruments are eerily silent most of the time, regardless of the wind. But occasionally, they sing out their chiming song whenever an unwanted intruder violates the sanctity of Little Asia.
Those bells are attuned to the intrusion of any Kin-jin. The bells along a single street where the vampire steps ring and fall silent should he move onto another street -- and the bells there chime instead. Upon hearing the bells, members of the Coalition of Little Asia respond immediately and harshly. Even if no shen are in the immediate vicinity, the Coalition’s spies are numerous. An intruder can expect a reaction within minutes.
The bells are checked on a monthly basis to insure no one has removed, damaged, or destroyed any. Removing even one brings an immediate investigation with the Coalition's complete supernatural intuition brought to bear.
The magic of the guardian bells was placed by the Shinma. The effect is a Tieh Tan 4 I Chih and works as follows:
As soon as any vampire (but not Kuei-jin, dhampyrs, ghouls, or dhampirs) violate the perimeter of Little Asia, the bells begin to ring. As it is all one intense spell, there are only a few ways to thwart the bells. Thaumaturgical unweaving of some sort could work, but any unweaving will alert the original casters that their magic is being threatened and result in immediate magical counter-pressure. Thaumaturgy is not the best avenue. Using Obfuscate or Chimerstry (for the same illusory effect) is the only real way to bypass the alarm. However, the vampire must have a score of 4+ (the rating in Tieh Tan that Wah Sing Ku had at the casting). Otherwise, the bells still ring. If the vampire has a score of 4, he must roll the normal roll for his Discipline and score at least 5 successes. Having the Discipline at Level 5+ automatically bypasses the ward. Quietus 1 does not work to mute the bells, as its range does not cover an entire city block.
