Prerequisite: Nightblade 9, Path of the Bloodied Chain

Benefit: The chains within the nightblade’s umbral shackles become wickedly barbed. Any creature inside takes 1d6 points of bleed damage each round; this damage does not stack. The bleeding persists even after the creature leaves the area of umbral shackles, though it can be stopped or healed as normal. At 15th level, the bleed effect increases to 2d6 damage. A creature that is immune to fear is immune to the bleed effect. The nightblade is immune to the bleeding effect of her umbral shackles.