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The '''Monk''' is the Fourth Class in Diablo 3, He is a light armored, fast hitting melee fighter, utilizing Martial Artsand Light magic. His Combat Style is unique and based on Fighting Games.
[[Image:Monk1.jpg|thumb|right]]
==Background==
The male Monk character comes from the Monasteries of Ivgorod, somewhere in the mountains of that area. (Unknown location Geographically). They are taken into the Monastery at a young age, where they are taught ancient knowledge, belief in 1001 gods that are in everything (one god in water, one god in fire, one god in the air, etc.), meditation to remove sins from the body and martial arts. The Monks have a fondness of structure and creativity, which is why they have various symbols on their bodies and their light magic is brought to life through runes, symbols that invoke the light to aid them. It is said that each Monk has a tattoo on his back, that chronicles their lifetime/adventures (needs confirmation), it may take a monk an entire lifetime to finish the tattoo on his back.
He serves the Elder Monks of the monastery, who seek to destroy evil in all forms and aid the suffering.
Their "theme" is a mix of "spiritual" Buddhism and "eradication of evil" of the European churches while maintaining an Asian/Indian visual theme. [[Abd al-Hazir]] writes about an encounter with a Monk in a Tavern, in his [Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0032|thirty second entry]] of the [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir]].
==Class Design==
The Monk thinks of himself as the weapon of the gods against all that is evil, he is a peaceful, patient and a good man who helps the suffering, with no hatred against anyone, in contrast to the Barbarian. He is adept in Martial Arts, being able to defeat multiple foes without the aid of weapons.
==Known Attributes and Skills=====Attributes=== HP: Unknown.Mana: Unknown. ===Skills===
*Way of the Hundred Fists
==Development==
The Monk was the Fourth [[class ]] to be revealed by blizzard, he debuted during the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2009, infront of 26,000 thousand cheering fans. He takes inspiration from old Pen and Paper RPG's and from Fighting Games/Console Brawlers.
There is no female Monk at the moment, but according to Jay Wilson, they have started the process on creating the female Monk.
