Monk
Monks are those who have removed themselves from society in order to pursue virtue and attain increased knowledge of matters relating to the divine.
The large majority of monks are associated with one religion or another. The difference between a monk and a cleric is that where clerics are given the gifts of divine power in order to go out into the masses, monks withdraw from the masses in order to pursue their own inner purification.
While the English word monk is a masculine term, with the feminine counterpart being nun, this distinction is not made in all cultures across Chaia. In some cultures this divide does exist.
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Qualifications
Monks are typically held by strict vows of some kind, the specifics of which are unique to an individual culture and monastic order. Typically these vows seek to bar a monk from one of the vices most repulsive to their society.
Type
Religious
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