Eight Paths Monastery

The Eight Paths Monastery is a monastery focused on the teaching of the Eight Elemental Paths. The monastery is currently run by Malakkus XXIV. The monastery is located just northwest of Niqamui, on the banks of the Emou River and on the edge of the Lasumh Wood.
==The Eight Elemental Paths==
The Eight Elemental Paths denote a series of martial arts styles that, at high levels, can be infused with their namesake elemental magic themselves. The first six paths are relatively well-known and are as follows: 
* Earth Style: A barehanded martial arts style focused on grappling, throwing, and strong strikes. A mix of boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Krav Maga.
* Fire Style: A martial art fought with spears, staves, and other long weaponry. More akin to dance than fighting, this style is a mix of Capoeira and Sojutsu.
* Air Style: A martial art focused on mobility and battlefield control, often using every inch of the battlefield where users seem to defy gravity and. This style combines parkour and freerunning with karate.
* Water Style: This style focuses on fluid movements and staying focused as the battle moves around them. Based heavily off of Tai Chi.
* Light Style: This style focuses on grappling primarily to subdue an opponent without causing undue pain. Combined Greco-Roman Wrestling with Akido and Judo.
* Darkness Style: This style focuses on underhanded tactics and dangerous holds to cause extreme pain an opponent. A mix of Sambo, Lethwei, and Silat. 
The remaining two paths are known as "Forbidden Paths" due to their incredibly difficult and highly deadly manner, even when training or sparring.
* Shadow Style: This style combines the use of hidden or poisoned weaponry with the smash-mouth brutality of Bakom to create a martial arts style that is stealthy, silent, and deadly. A master Shadow Style user can kill before the opponent even knows they're dead.
* Soul Style: This style allows the user to astral project their essence to essentially create two equal fighters. As such, the style is focused on overwhelmingly quick blows and kicks. However, this style is incredibly fatiguing, and use of this style for more than a couple of minutes creates lasting ill effects on the body. For the few that can wield this style of martial art, it is only used as a last resort.
==Notable Members==
*Malakkus XXIV
*Norage Fleshripper
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