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** [[Radiant Visage]]
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==Philosophy and Religion==
The D3 Team has thus far only revealed bits and pieces of the Monk's story and lore. They are said to be holy and pure, "lawful/good" to use the D&D terminology. They have a vivid cosmology with 1001 gods, and some of their skills will be directly inspired by one or more of these deities. The first information we received about the Monk came from lead story designer [[Leonard Boyarsky]] at the Blizzcon 2009 Character Panel.
::They're really religious holy men, they are raised from childhood in secluded monasteries where they are taught to be pure expressions of their deities through perfection of their fighting techniques. They have 1001 gods and they go so far as to tattoo a symbolic representation of them all over their backs, it's this intricate design and it takes their whole life to complete... When they're not fighting they're training to fight, they spend their time in deep meditation to cleanse sin from themselves... They're equally feared and respected, even by their own citizens, because they are a little bit - you know, they dedicate their whole lives to this. The guy who dedicates his whole life to fighting in the service of God is not a guy you want to see coming down the street for you.
==Development==
As of December 2009, the female version of the Monk has not been revealed and there's no indication that she soon will be. There will be male and female versions of all the characters, but Blizzard has reported that the concepting of the female monk was tricky to get right, hence the delay.
==Trivia==