Monk

When the Kalashtar race fled the Far Realm, they merged with willing Humans from the mountainside monasteries of Dojhan. The resulting new Kalashtar were imbued with the psionics of their home, and they were able to imbue others with it, as well as to teach them their fighting styles. These styles emphasized turning psionic energies inward to attain physical perfection. Powered thusly, the monks of Dojhan learned to turned their bodies into deadly weapons. As the Aberrations of the Far Realm began to manifest in the world, the monks went out to combat them. As a result, when an Adventurer refers to someone as a monk, they aren’t talking about someone who copies manuscripts. They mean a living weapon, imbued with the power of psionics.

Although all monk techniques stem from the Way of the Open Hand, a number of different schools of splintered off from the original school. Genasi, Dragonborn, and Dwarves have developed the Way of the Four Elements. Kenku and Shadar-kai developed the Way of Shadow. Halflings developed the visually playful Way of the Drunken Master. And there are other orders spoken of.

Type

Military