Way of Divona

  

The Monks of Divona inhabit high temples up in the High Court overlooking the sun-blessed Solventh'ii Heartlands. They worship the Dawnfather's wife, Divona, who is believed to have sent down from on her mountain seat the multitude of rivers that nurture the Heartlands. Through some great calamity, Divona was imprisoned forever under the Old Monarch and Pelor is said to still watch for her daily when his light rises in the west to illuminate the Monarch.

The worship of Divona is largely confined to the High Court where she is most revered. Her clerics and monks pray for the purity and abundance of water which symbolise of life and vigour. Equally, these holy men and women know that Divona's other aspect might well be her most vital. For the mountains are also home to mighty glaciers, miles wide, moving only inches every year. These glaciers symbolise Divona's patience, prudence and faithfulness to her worshippers and to her husband. They are also stores of precious water for the years to come.

These dual aspects of Divona's nature inflect the practices of her monks and clerics, emphasising adaptability, patience and fitness of body and mind. 

 

 

Duality of Flow

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level you are inducted into the ways of glacial stillness and torrential speed.

At the end of a long rest you can choose to focus your ki energy around either the serene focus of a mighty glacier or the swift nimbleness of a running river. Your flow of ki is either concentrated on the Stillness of the Glacier or the Swiftness of the Torrent

During a short rest you can choose to refocus your energies to change the flow of your ki, but doing so causes you to regain only your monk level -2 ki points during that short rest.

Stillness of the Glacier:

Choosing this flow of ki confers the following benefits:

• You choose to gain double proficiency in two of the following ability checks: Perception, Survival, Medicine, Insight, Animal Handling, Investigation. You may choose a skill in which you already have proficiency but cannot have a bonus of more than two times your proficiency bonus to any one skill.
• You have advantage on saving throws against charm effects
• You have advantage on stealth checks where you have spent 1 minute without moving. If you move you no longer have advantage.

Swiftness of the Torrent:

Choosing this flow of ki confers the following benefits:

• You gain a bonus of +5ft to your speed in addition to your unarmored movement.
• As a bonus action you can use your step of the wind feature without costing a key point.
• You can use your reaction to spend 2 ki points to pass a dexterity saving throw that you have otherwise failed.

 

Manifest Flow

At 6th level, when your flow of ki is channelled towards the Stillness of the Glacier you can use 4 key points to cast Slow as an action. When you are channelling the Swiftness of the Torrent you can spend 4 ki points to cast Haste on yourself as an action.

Your spell save DC is 8 + your proficiency bonus + your wisdom modifier.

Mastery of Flow

 At 11th level you attain a deeper connection with your dual elemental nature.

When channelling the Stillness of the Glacier you can spend 1 minute in complete stillness and turn invisible. Whilst invisible you can move at half your speed. This invisibility lasts for one hour and is broken if you attack, cast a spell, move more than half your speed in the space of a round, dash or use step of the wind.

When channelling Swiftness of the Torrent you can spend a number of ki points equal to your dexterity modifier to make additional unarmed strikes. You can use this feature only when you use your bonus action to make a flurry of blows and attacks made in this manner do not add your damage modifier.

Unity of Flow

 

Your unparalleled mastery of Divona’s duality leads you to a unified consciousness. You gain the following benefits:

• The ki point cost of channelling a different flow during your short rest is reduced by 1.
• If you have uninterrupted sightline of a location, spend an hour in contemplative meditation and succeed on a DC10 Wisdom check you teleport instantaneously to that location. If the location is a far-off mountain or a distant island you land in a safe place at that location. Using this feature again before the end of a long rest raises the DC by 5 on every attempt.