Post by Zanorin, the Silent on Aug 11, 2013 12:57:58 GMT -5
In the northeastern regions of Iona, perched atop several pinnacles lies the Hirana monastery - a bastion of spiritual purity, home to those devoted to achieve inner peace.
Wooden bridges connect one rocky cliff to another, enabling easy travel between buildings, and into the forest, for the monks. The structures seem to have been carved out of the rock rather than built; their smooth stone walls and wooden rooftops. mimicking the cliff's ocher color, except for a small entrance at the bottom of the largest building. A rectangular opening covered in crimson wood acts as a door, with the monastery's characteristic emblem - the bear paw - carved above it.
The monks themselves are peaceful people, entirely devoted to harmony and peace within one's self. They are, however, not defenseless; for their extreme physical and mental training has honed them, turning their hands into deadly weapons, their bodies harder than any stone, and their minds into impenetrable fortresses.
Zanorin the Silent, current head of Hirana, can often be found within the monastery or the surrounding forests, training and laboring just like any other monk.
Those that seek spiritual purity and harmony within themselves are welcome. Troubled or evil pasts do not matter, as long as they seek atonement.
Wooden bridges connect one rocky cliff to another, enabling easy travel between buildings, and into the forest, for the monks. The structures seem to have been carved out of the rock rather than built; their smooth stone walls and wooden rooftops. mimicking the cliff's ocher color, except for a small entrance at the bottom of the largest building. A rectangular opening covered in crimson wood acts as a door, with the monastery's characteristic emblem - the bear paw - carved above it.
The monks themselves are peaceful people, entirely devoted to harmony and peace within one's self. They are, however, not defenseless; for their extreme physical and mental training has honed them, turning their hands into deadly weapons, their bodies harder than any stone, and their minds into impenetrable fortresses.
Zanorin the Silent, current head of Hirana, can often be found within the monastery or the surrounding forests, training and laboring just like any other monk.
Those that seek spiritual purity and harmony within themselves are welcome. Troubled or evil pasts do not matter, as long as they seek atonement.