Cultist Monk

• Age: 35
• Race: Hakusani
• Weight: Random but within normal body type boundaries
• Height: Random but within normal body type boundaries
• Frame: Normal
• Religion: The Red Tide
• Base location: Stokke Hills
• Status: Convict
• Price: Loot (captured)
• Starting Fame & Prestige: 152 / 0
• Roaming location: -

Background

This strange recluse, rumored to be a high-profile ex-member of a jungle cult, has made the abandoned Harbor Garden in Stokke Hills his home. He's freaking out the locals since he rarely speaks, and just stands and stares - but he's so far proved no physical menace to anyone except those who enter the garden, who he attacks to drive out. He spends most of his time following strict religious martial exercises, and meticulously tending the garden - which he does not seem to leave.

Despite the attention he gives it, the garden seems nothing particularly special. And if he's protecting anything else there, he's not telling.

Special restriction: note that this monk has very high melee skills and stats but his strict code of honor prohibits him from wearing armor other than padded, or using ranged weapons.

Character Traits

The cultist monk starts with the following:

• Haiboku

• Brawler

He can also get a couple of traits from the random pool (such as Jaded, Warrior, Perfectionist, Malevolent, Pure, Perverted...).

Starting Stats

The monk is a formidable martial artist, with exceptional melee skill (105) dexterity (95), discipline (95, 105 or 120) and stamina (110 to 140). He's intelligent (70) and strong (80 to 100) too, with good Survival skill (70), extremely high Devotion to his Red Tide faith (300), and a little Occult knowledge (10). With the addition of Warrior trait, he would make a good Captain if you train up his Ranged skill (15) so that he can better direct others (he can learn the skill, just will not use ranged weapons in combat).

Lore

The monk will not speak about what he was doing in that garden. You may be able to figure part of the answer out for yourself. For players who want help with this, click "Expand" below.

Combining the results of Rosita's quest "The Goonies" with that of the Divine Juices quest "A breath from the past" points to the tomb in the garden the monk was in. So it is reasonable to conclude that he was guarding the weapon secreted in the tomb. Why he was guarding it is a deeper mystery though.

Notes

Variable: npc.av350

Links: Story NPCs, Quests

Source: Updated for MoR version 0.8.5