The sect of warrior monks from the forests of Shaoshi Mountain was a mysterious gathering, legendary for their physical abilities and renowned for their skills in close combat. They were also quite paradoxical, spending their days training in the martial arts while simultaneously adhering to the teachings and daily practices of an ancient mystical teaching that taught peace and abandonment of all desires. They rarely ever leave their one thousand year old monastery in Henan province, which was in fact, but one of several others.
The emperors tolerated their existence on the condition that they would be ready to fight for the nation if they were called. Despite their contrasting philosophical and spiritual beliefs, Famin Jie believed that even they could prove to be very instrumental for t
