Panos

## Monk Abilities

### Martial Arts

Monk weapons: shortsword, simple weapon (not two-handed/heavy), unarmed strike. With these, I can use Dex instead of Str and use the Martial Arts damage die.

### Unarmed Strike (Bonus Action)

After using an attack action, I can do an unarmed strike as a bonus action

### Ki

Harness the mystic energy of Ki *5/Short or Long Rest*

### Flurry of Blows (Bonus Action)

After using the Attack Action, spend 1 Ki point to make 2 unarmed strikes as Bonus Actions

### Patient Defense (Bonus Action)

You can spend 1 Ki point to take the Dodge action as your Bonus Action

### Step of the Wind (Bonus Action)

You can spend 1 Ki point to take the Disengage or Dash action as a Bonus Action

### Monastic Tradition

When you reach 3rd level, you commit yourself to a monastic tradition: the Way of the Open Hand, the Way of Shadow, or the Way of the Four Elements. Your tradition grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.

### Deflect Missiles (Reaction)

Starting at 3rd level, you can use your reaction to deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk level. If you reduce the damage to 0 you can catch the missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you hava at least one hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, you can spend 1 ki point to make a ranged attack with the weapon or piece of ammunition you just caught, as part of the same reaction. You make this attack with proficiency, regardless of your weapon proficiencies, and the missile count as a monk weapon for the attack.

### Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

### Slow Fall (Reaction)

Baginning at 4th level, you can use your reaction when you fall to reduce any falling damage you take by an amount equal to five times your monk level.

## Background

Panos is from the Island of Tireth. He belongs to the Circle of the Revealed Soul that hail from the Monastery of Revelation, in the shadow of Mt. Caltin.

Panos spent his early years training in combat, on his way to mastering the art of the monk. He trained very closely with his older cousin Jarle. She taught him, not only, his skills in combat, but also began training him to harness the power of Ki.

Panos was sent on his Vigil, which lasts two years. He got sent away from Tireth, to help those in need, whether they had small tasks, or need larger favors.

On his Vigil, Panos only had contact with Jarle. They would speak every week. When one day, 9 months into his Vigil, Jarle didn't answer. Panos assumed it was a part of his Vigil, she was testing how he did without her advice. After 4 months of no contact, he went to town to see if he could find any news. He saw an advertisement on a job board, they were offering gold to any adventurer who was willing to travel to the Island of Tireth.

When answering the advertisement, he asked why they needed adventurers to go to Tireth, finding out they lost all contact with their contacts in Tireth and had no response. Now he was startled. He will go and find his family, his mentor and cousin, Jarle, and hope nothing happened to them.

## Adventure Records

Panos periodically writes about his adventures. These entries can be found at the *Island of Tireth Adventure Summary*

## Class Features

As a monk, Panos has the ability to Unlock the Power of Ki. Here are a few of the abilities he gains: