Monks in the Skaglands

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Hey guys!

As you know (or don't but do now haha) Tarak lived among Monks before venturing into the world. Since I've already put that they are in the far north, which is a lot of mountains, I've been looking into establishing it as what Tarak perceives as his 'home'. Its isolated and rather hard to get to, and he views it as the only safe place he's known.

Beyond that I really need to develop the people that live there, and what the village looks like. So I'll be doing some research and dumping some facts here for you all! If something doesn't fit, Admins, let me know how I can fix it! That is all =P  

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The Village

 

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The People

Family Life

Social Circles  

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The Leadership

Led by a Maha-thera, generally this position is rotated through those who have obtained this honor to share the burden of decision making.

How Titles Work

Samanera (nen or samanen) — A novice monk who has yet to receive higher ordination.

Navaka — A newly ordained monk.

Nissaya-muttaka — A monk who has spent five years in the monkhood.

Majjhima — A monk who has spent between five to ten years in the Order (middle rank)

Thera — A monk who has spent ten years or more in the monkhood and is eligible to be a preceptor.

Upajjhaya - A monk (preceptor) who ordains other monks, shares seniority with Thera monks.

Maha-thera — Often used to refer to a monk who has spent twenty years or more in the Order.  

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Trade

 

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Education

 

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Agriculture, Weather, and Terrain

 

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Religion

 

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Monks of Note

Asteron

Before he was a Monk, Asteron was a young warrior and spy in various regions of the world. He does not speak about these youthful endeavors and will not say who he worked for in those days, preferring to live in the present. His name was once well known but has since faded to obscurity, a fact that the Monk is very grateful for. When he arrived at the village he was in his mid thirties and had suffered terrible wounds. With the Monks help he recovered and has stayed with them ever since. The scars that came from said wounds are hidden beneath his robes and remain greatly unknown to those who joined the Order after him. Has served as a Maha-thera for eight years, non-sequentially.  

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Extra Things

 

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If anyone has any questions, things they'd like to add, or any comments go ahead and post them! I'm still not entirely sure what I'm doing so input is cool.