An Oriental cult for Call of Cthulhu: It should be noted that this information needs to be presented differently depending upon your setting, in the 1920's the cult is more secretive and sinister, in the 1990's the cult does not have to operate as quietly as martial arts have gained general acceptance in Western society.

Often the study of the martial arts is accompanied by a deeply felt religious conviction. The resultant merging of faith and disciplined study has produced beautiful institutions like the Shaolin Temple and O'Sensei's Aikido Hombu. Here the devoted can learn to focus his energy towards martial perfection in an environment that promotes peace. For others, however, the study is really an attempt to garner personal power, and there are schools which cater predominantly to that sort of mindset. It is whispered that there are even certain secret schools that couple their training with the worship of blasphemous beings. 

One such cult that has migrated to the West is the Brotherhood of the Screaming Fist. In the guise of teaching their fighting arts the members of this sinister temple spread murder and mayhem. They also quietly recruit the talented who seem receptive to glimpsing the beyond. It is rumored that the inner circle is entirely composed of evil Tcho-Tcho masters who lead their advanced students in ritualistic cannibalism and raving chants to their demonic god. Some might consider the spread of the dark god's followers fitting punishment for the long era of harsh colonialism practiced by the West. In truth, though, the Brotherhood's practices are so foul that they have been driven from their homelands upon unsuspecting populaces. 

ronically, the Brotherhood owes its origins to the West. The subsequent infiltration of the West is sort of a return to ancient grounds, for the malevolent power of the arts of the Brotherhood is due to their worship of the imprisoned Y'golonac. The mystery of how a indigenous English cult put down roots in the Orient is unraveled somewhat by the early writings of the practitioners themselves. It seems that a rather disreputable merchant brought the forbidden knowledge of Y'golonac to the East during the 13th century. Travelling along the dangerous spice roads, he came searching for pieces of answers to puzzles no one could understand, offering savage power and horrid secrets in return. After certain disagreements with various townspeople over matters best left unmentioned, he found a home among the Tcho-Tcho people in the mountains of China. There he found eager youngsters hungry for his words, and the village elders seemingly approved, looking upon his teachings with that disconcerting smile of those whose grim wisdom has overcome sane thought. 

ntil the era of the British Empire, the cult remained mostly cut off from its origins and therefore developed independently. It is this period of separateness which allowed the cult to advance in its own way. When British influence came to China, the cult began to flourish in the southern provinces while its followers in the north seemed to fall prey to a strong renewal of the power of Chaugnar Faugn. The Brotherhood of the Screaming Fist seemed particularly well suited to the distribution of opium and were oddly enamored of the British. It is uncertain exactly what role the Brotherhood played in the Boxer Rebellion, but some scholars suspect that part of the violence which took place was in reality the brutal mob justice which often follows the discoveries of certain strange happenings. 

Rui Jiao Quan is the name of the particular style of southern kung-fu developed and taught by the Brotherhood as a method of combining one's study of the martial way with his devotion to the Faceless One. Rui Jiao Quan translates literally as "screaming fist" or "sharp yell fist", though it generally translates as "screaming fist style" due to its sharing of southern kung-fu style-naming. Tong Men Hui translates as "brotherhood" or "door training hall association union". Thus the Rui Jiao Quan Tong Men Hui is the Brotherhood of the Screaming Fist. The Brotherhood is very open about the name of their style and only slightly less obvious in calling themselves a brotherhood, after all there is nothing extremely unusual about this. Generally in public they do at least maintain the appearance of civility as the cult masters restrict those without the self control to do so from revealing themselves except in certain dire circumstances. 

ew Spells for use with Rui Jian Quan. During its history, the Brotherhood has developed ways to tap into the power of Y'golonac through ritualistic training and secret knowledges. Their studies have garnered them magical power beyond their physical might. Many of the spells taught to the initiates of the inner mysteries of the Art are dangerous to use and horrible to witness. Naturally, the abilities gained reek of the madness and horror connected with their source, deriving from the worst characteristics of the Tcho-Tcho masters and the dread Faceless One. 

Da Jiao Quan (The Screaming Fist) 
In order to prepare to use this spell the practitioner must first tattoo the sign for the maw of Y'golonac upon his palm. This requires rare inks, a highly skilled artist (who does not have to know the spell), and the expenditure of one point of POW. From this time onward, whenever the practitioner wishes to cast the spell, he must expend four magic points and lose D4 sanity points. A horrible mouth opens in the user's hand, similar to Y'golonac's own, and strikes by that hand will cause an additional D4 damage from a vicious bite that will not heal naturally. The mouth will remain for a minute or so. Unfortunately, there is a noncumulative 1% chance each time the spell is used that the practitioner will be possessed by Y'golonac. What happens at that point is best left up to the individual keeper's fiendish imagination. 

Shen-Lian (Spirit Face) 

Shen-kai Zhang (Spirit-opening Palm)