A rebellion within the temple took thirty lives and saw her exiled, beaten, bloody, and with her head shaved and fine silk abbess’s robes torn into shreds. She took bribes for blessings and temple offerings and became well known for her love of gifts, wine, and luxury, plying her favors with the local magistrates to great effect. While abbess of her order she was accused of extravagance and over-indulgence by her subordinate monks. The style is said to originate with the rogue Long Boxing master Kin Kiran. The style is rare but its practitioners are extremely devoted. The hands are reserved for killing blows only. “An external style, chiefly concerned with the sole use of the feet and legs to inflict powerful and rapid blows upon the opponent. I could not verify his claims but his neck did have a most spectacular scar. His head survived for four weeks without a body, and was later sewn back on to the body of a deceased temple guard, which quickly revivified both the body and the head. It is a common story among the monks that their most senior member had his body destroyed and his head severed while defending the temple many years ago. By practice of meditation they are also said to have accomplished unbelievable feats.
I have seen acolytes shatter bone with their headbutts in practice and an elder monk break a temple wall with the fierce application of his forehead. The chief feature of this style is using the head as a blunt weapon. It cannot be cut, severed, or scored by any blade, though I have seen many try.
SWORDS AND SOULS NEVERSEEN MASTER JUGGER SKIN
After this, the practitioner finds that the skin of their head and neck becomes almost impermeable to harm and able to exert incredible force. Once this ritual is accomplished, there is a healing, fasting, and meditation period of three weeks.
The studs extrude from the skull slightly and are said to be uncomfortable in cold weather. After many years of preparation and training, practitioners ram three metal studs into their skull, piercing the bone and blocking the flow of Atum at precise meridians. “An internal style focused on hardening the self. The three studs in Incubus' forehead denote him as a master of Head of John.
SWORDS AND SOULS NEVERSEEN MASTER JUGGER MANUAL
3 Known Users of Martial Arts Listed in the Manual of Hands & Feet.2 Martial Arts Not Listed in the Manual of Hands & Feet.1.10.2 Forbidden Temple Art: Slayer of Immortals.
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