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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdweller00" data-source="post: 9546040" data-attributes="member: 6778479">Interestingly enough, the last order of monks I think I created for a campaign were actually cannibals.On the shores of the Astral sea, out in the far reaches of the outlands lie a number of islands. This desolate region is populated by the dregs of all sorts of species from across the planes; but primarily gith &quot;degenerates&quot; - a race of survivors descended from gith deemed too weak by the githzerai and githyanki to be worth saving. On one such island lies a secret monastery devoted to achieving immortality.&nbsp; I can't remember what I called the place exactly, but it was something like the Temple of Fallen Stars.&nbsp; Devotees strive to harden their bodies and wills by various extreme acts of deprivation.&nbsp; But also by consuming the life force of others - eating the flesh of sentient beings.Over time, disciples achieve an increasingly undead-like state.&nbsp; Those who are not strong enough to handle the mental strain imposed by this transition degenerate into ghouls; who the order keep safely sequestered out tragic reverence and the hope they might one day be rehabilitated. (Secretly the cult has been also draining the power of a bound demigod to aid their transformation, kept below the monastery in a state of suspended animation).&nbsp; As infidel travellers in the region are unfortunately rare, the monastery has been forced to buy captives from pirates to fuel their dietary requirements.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowdweller00, post: 9546040, member: 6778479"] Interestingly enough, the last order of monks I think I created for a campaign were actually cannibals. On the shores of the Astral sea, out in the far reaches of the outlands lie a number of islands. This desolate region is populated by the dregs of all sorts of species from across the planes; but primarily gith "degenerates" - a race of survivors descended from gith deemed too weak by the githzerai and githyanki to be worth saving. On one such island lies a secret monastery devoted to achieving immortality. I can't remember what I called the place exactly, but it was something like the Temple of Fallen Stars. Devotees strive to harden their bodies and wills by various extreme acts of deprivation. But also by consuming the life force of others - eating the flesh of sentient beings. Over time, disciples achieve an increasingly undead-like state. Those who are not strong enough to handle the mental strain imposed by this transition degenerate into ghouls; who the order keep safely sequestered out tragic reverence and the hope they might one day be rehabilitated. (Secretly the cult has been also draining the power of a bound demigod to aid their transformation, kept below the monastery in a state of suspended animation). As infidel travellers in the region are unfortunately rare, the monastery has been forced to buy captives from pirates to fuel their dietary requirements. [/QUOTE]

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