Once you have
proven your dedication by confronting the Dark Beast and are allowed to
enter the Guild’s Halls, you will find that you have been
shown how to manifest a "Faint Aura"
This Aura is a protective extension of your own inner essence, and can
continue to grow brighter as you prove your dedication and discipline
to various Tutors within our Guild. To allow it to protect you
properly, WEAR it as you would a piece of body armor.
Beyond its
practical benefits, this Aura is the first external concretion of your
inner essence that the Guild teaches you to summon. It and those that
follow should serve as constant reminders of the spirituality,
dedication and discipline that are essential to being a Monk. As you
advance and prove yourself in various ways, you will be given
opportunities to summon other such manifestations.
The second of
these will most likely be the Spiritual Mist.
While such a Mist is often referred to as a Mount (and is interacted
with as mounts are) it is, of course, something else, and something
more. The requirements to participate in the ceremony to summon such a
Mist are described in our Guild Policy. Know that sharing the knowledge
of this ceremony is both a gift of the Guild to dedicated Monks, and a
reminder to us all that it is from within ourselves and in cooperation
with each other that we find both strength and protection. The Mist and
you will assist each other well once you have bonded with it, and you
will be given opportunities to strengthen and make brighter that Mist
as you advance. Eventually you will find yourself able to summon one of
Bronze, Silver or even Golden hue, as you prove yourself worthy.
You will
also, eventually, find that you can extend some of your inner essence
into a blade forged and formed specifically for you by Monk masters
skilled in the ancient craft of blade-making. This blade is the Soul
Katana. Beyond being one of the most unique and
specially gifted weapons in the Lands, your Soul Katana is both
reminder and example of what unity of, discipline of, body, mind and
spirit are capable of. Treat it as such, and it will serve you well
throughout your Path, whatever Path you walk.
Finally, your
body itself grows more infused with the power of your inner essence as
you advance and learn the ways of Spiritual Karma from the Guild
Tutors. This infusion is continual and progressive, allowing you to
confront and survive foes of increasing power. Where others may require
a blessed or otherwise magically enhanced weapon to strike an opponent,
you will find that you are able to face them with empty hands and clear
mind alone.
As you
experience and receive these things, always remain mindful that their
use is not in the more practical and obvious benefits alone. They are
gifts from the Immortals, both rewards for and reminders of the
Spiritual dedication that is essential to growing as a Monk.
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