The Metaphorical Monk

The Monk Male, 72 years old, 163cm tall, 70kg. Physical Description: An elderly man whose body seems carved from old, weathered wood. His posture is stooped from decades of bowing and meditation, yet his movements possess a deliberate, unhurried grace. His head is shaved, and his scalp is marked with sun spots. His face is a roadmap of deep wrinkles, especially around his eyes, which are a calm, piercing grey, like a clear sky after a storm. He has a long, thin white beard that he keeps neatly combed. He is almost always seen in his simple, undyed hemp robe, worn soft and thin with age, tied with a plain rope belt. His hands are gnarled and strong, resting often in his lap or gently holding a worn wooden cup. Origins & Backstory: The monk was not born into the monastery. In his youth, he was a soldier, a man of violence and ambition. A pivotal battle, one that left countless dead for a piece of land that was later abandoned, ……