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One of the original classes available to adventurers at the beginning of the [[Modern Age]], the '''monk''' class has at its disposal the [[:Category:Skills|skill]]s of [[Tekura]], [[Kaido]], and [[Telepathy]]. Like [[serpent]] and [[magi]] classed [[adventurer]]s, monks did not have a single organisation at their disposal during the era of [[guilds]], but several. | One of the original classes available to adventurers at the beginning of the [[Modern Age]], the '''monk''' class has at its disposal the [[:Category:Skills|skill]]s of [[Tekura]], [[Kaido]], and [[Telepathy]]. Like [[serpent]] and [[magi]] classed [[adventurer]]s, monks did not have a single organisation at their disposal during the era of [[guilds]], but several. | ||
===[[:Category:History|History]] === | |||
The origins of the monk class are lost to antiquity. What is known is that an | |||
ancient order of monks called the Sentaari had developed the ability to use | |||
telepathy and harness kai energy. They also mastered the art of edgeless | |||
weapons, including the staff and the cane. These weapons allowed them to defend | |||
themselves against attackers without killing them, while still letting them | |||
strike mighty blows in the defence of the peoples of the continent, as during | |||
the invasion of the Tsol'teth known as the Black Wave. However, during a civil | |||
war in the ancient Seleucarian Empire, the invading forces stripped the monks | |||
of their weapons to impair their ability to assist the rightful rulers. | |||
While his guildsmen were held under martial law, the Grandmaster of Flowers | |||
meditated for a month, then unveiled the unarmed art of Tekura, vowing that the | |||
monks would never again be made helpless against evil. Combining Tekura with | |||
his pre-existing mastery of Kaido and Telepathy, the Grandmaster drove the | |||
Royal Elites from the area around the monastery. After the war, he disseminated | |||
the art to all the other monasteries. Within ten years, the armed arts had | |||
fallen into disuse. Within a hundred, they had been forgotten. | |||
Although the Sentaari lived on in the form of a House founded by monks, monks | |||
generally follow no particular set of beliefs. Some devoted themselves to | |||
building empires, while others prefer a life of solitary meditation. | |||
The skills of the monk forge mind, body, and spirit into an indomitable force. | |||
Using their unarmed attacks they can break limbs, cause internal bleeding, | |||
sweep an opponent off his feet, and deliver body-crushing throws. A monk can | |||
confuse and damage the mind even over a distance and through the power of kai, | |||
can toughen his body to withstand damage, make himself heavier, restore damaged | |||
limbs by sheer force of will, and eventually temporarily banish a victim from | |||
the timestream itself. | |||
The skills wielded by those of Monk class are Tekura, Telepathy, and Kaido. A | |||
fledgling in this class will possess Tekura and Kaido, gaining Telepathy on | |||
embracing their class. | |||
===Related [[:Category:Artefacts|Artefacts]] for Monks=== | |||
{| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 | |||
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Artefact'' | |||
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | '''[[Armbands of the Fist]]''' | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | Increases accuracy of Punches and kicks. | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | '''[[Metal Knuckles]]''' | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | Increases damage of Punches and kicks | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | '''[[Collars]]''' | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | Enhance the power of kai choke and mind crush. | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | '''[[Bands of Mind Distension]]''' | |||
| bgcolor=#AABBB0 | The band will expand a mind to hold more mindprints. | |||
|} | |||
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