The Ming Temples

The kingdom of Ming is made up mostly of nomadic monks living in the jungles of Beolaria. Their kingdom is made up of 10 Temples scattered across the jungle which the Ming people (Minks) travel to and live. Each Mink stays at a certain temple for ten years and learns the discipline that is taught there before moving on to another temple to live for another ten years. The cycle continues, switching temples every ten years, until the monk/nun dies and is put to rest in the temple they were born into. The first temple that a new Mink child is born into has a strong connection with who the Mink child will grow into later in life. The list of temples and focuses in order is:

1.     The Temple of the Tiger                 Aggression          Two-Hand Weapons

2.     The Temple of the Spider               Stealth                 Knives

3.     The Temple of the Frog                  Creativity             Mouth Weapons

4.     The Temple of the Monkey           Agility                   Staff

5.     The Temple of the Dragon            Power                  Paired Weapons

6.     The Temple of the Turtle               Wisdom               Avoid Combat

7.     The Temple of the Snake               Dexterity             Spear

8.     The Temple of the Elephant          Defense               Sword and Shield

9.     The Temple of the Fish                   Flow                     Chain Weapons

10.  The Temple of the Bird                   Perception          Bow and Arrow

The last 2 years of study in each Temple is met with a tour outside of temple. The first tour is at the age of 8 and the goal is simply to survive in the jungle using the knowledge that was learned since birth while the second through tenth tour is encouraged to be somewhere in the outside world and outside the jungle. The tours are made so that the monks can learn about the world and be able to always bring back new knowledge so that the Kingdom of Ming is continually growing.