Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 5:26:34 GMT
"You're expecting me to say "I am the arrow" or something, aren't you?"
Keung
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Bio
Keung
Human Monk (Qinggong + Zen Archer Archetype)
Created 20/03/2017
Created 20/03/2017
Bio
Ideal: Self sufficiency should be striven for as a means of upholding peace; A man with a full bowl of rice need not steal from his neighbor's.
Bond: A constant pursuit of perfection, of the perfect shot. The destructive and evil make for appropriate target practice.
Flaw: Keung can be narrow minded, especially on matters such as conservation and wastefulness.
Bond: A constant pursuit of perfection, of the perfect shot. The destructive and evil make for appropriate target practice.
Flaw: Keung can be narrow minded, especially on matters such as conservation and wastefulness.
Keung was a child like any other, born in a remote part of Tian-Xia, in a county nestled in a rugged expanse of forest and mountain. Relatively cut off from the outside world, Keung's home valley developed their own arts and traditions, and became famous as archers and woodsmen. Worshiping a pantheon of ancestors and forest spirits, his people are a simple, earthy folk. Ruling over them, carved into the hills of a great mountain overlooking the forest, was a monastery of mystic monks. This monastery taught the strange and poorly understood art of Qinggong, a quasi spiritual technique which tested both body and soul, drawing directly on one's Ki to power fantastical abilities. Never would the monastery reveal the secret of their ways, even as Qinggong outside of the valley became something of a myth. This secluded order of mystics oversaw their "kingdom"; The few sparsely dotted villages which provided them with recruits and tithe, and under their protection the towns knew little of war or famine, careful stewardship and reverence for the wilds ensuring healthy crops and communities. A healthy respect for the forces of nature were instilled early in the people of the valley, and yet more respect afforded for the magical creatures that called the forest home, who were often celebrated in festivals, and left frequent offerings to ensure favor.
Inducted to the order as a promising youth, Keung learned long and hard the power of nature, and of iron discipline. He became a monk, focusing on the bow as his primary weapon, learning how to survive alone, and to respect the untamed land that fostered his people. Upon completing his training, at the end of an elaborate ceremony, he was presented with a weapon that typified his people. A greenwood bow, strong and sinewy, self reliant and resilient. Though not even Keung was privy to the process behind it's manufacture, he knows the bow lives, if only because he has to water it and suberge it in soil on a weekly basis. A monk with his greenwood bow, an iconic image from his land. He set forth to the outside world, eager to experience the world he had been hidden from for so long.
Keung is perhaps more laid back than others of his order, finding more enjoyment in day to day than some grand objective or mission. His overall goal is to expand his knowledge of the Qinggong art. As mastery of ki cannot lie within a book, he finds it necessary to travel, to grow as a person, and perhaps even to make friends. His cool, though friendly demeanor is accompanied by a wry sarcasm, often in response to some kind of supposedly wise statement. He was often criticized for mocking the wisdom of the elders in his monastery, though none of his ribbing was serious enough to cause too much offense.
Keung's Sheet
Inducted to the order as a promising youth, Keung learned long and hard the power of nature, and of iron discipline. He became a monk, focusing on the bow as his primary weapon, learning how to survive alone, and to respect the untamed land that fostered his people. Upon completing his training, at the end of an elaborate ceremony, he was presented with a weapon that typified his people. A greenwood bow, strong and sinewy, self reliant and resilient. Though not even Keung was privy to the process behind it's manufacture, he knows the bow lives, if only because he has to water it and suberge it in soil on a weekly basis. A monk with his greenwood bow, an iconic image from his land. He set forth to the outside world, eager to experience the world he had been hidden from for so long.
Keung is perhaps more laid back than others of his order, finding more enjoyment in day to day than some grand objective or mission. His overall goal is to expand his knowledge of the Qinggong art. As mastery of ki cannot lie within a book, he finds it necessary to travel, to grow as a person, and perhaps even to make friends. His cool, though friendly demeanor is accompanied by a wry sarcasm, often in response to some kind of supposedly wise statement. He was often criticized for mocking the wisdom of the elders in his monastery, though none of his ribbing was serious enough to cause too much offense.
