Shaolin Monk

The usually peaceful Shaolin monks live in a monastery most of the time. There are gender separated and co-ed monasteries. There the monks are trained in martial arts and the management of qi. This life force is used by the monks to create magical effects and increase their physical abilities. Sometimes it comes to a monk leaving their monastery in order to create funds or help the ones in need.

(To play this class, please just use the monk race, since its basically the same. Just please dont use the subclass Way of Shadow. Also its qi, not ki.)

Career

Qualifications

All one needs to become a shaolin monk is the dedication to give up your regular life and train yourself to achieve perfection in every field necessary.

Career Progression

A fresh member of a monestry starts out by being a student. Shaolin students are ranked by generation, showing their rank with a name prefix, which are Líng ('spiritual'), Xuán ('mysterious'), Huì ('prajñā'), Xū ('imaginary'), Kōng ('empty').

Payment & Reimbursement

In the monks communal way of living personal wealth or possesions are not allowed.

Perception

Social Status

Shaolin monks are generally quite respected by society for their dedication and social services.

Demographics

Everybody is welcomed to be a monk, as long as their are willing to give up their daily life in order to serve their community. Often shaolin monastries also will take in orphans to raise them as one of their own.

Operations

Workplace

Monasteries dot Middlelands countryside, with even some temples in the cities. The monks who live there seek personal perfection through cultivation and rigorous training. Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there when their parents died, when food couldn’t be found to support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks had performed for their families.

Provided Services

Among raising orphans the shaolin monks also support hospital staff, feed the needy and help out in disaster areas.