As a monk, your connection with the spiritual is unrivaled. You have found a way to reach out and communicate with ancient monks from the distant past and have created a bond with one of them to serve as your guardian spirit, leading you to enlightenment.

Your ancient monk guardian could be an ancestor, or the monk who raised you as a child. They could be a renowned monk in your monastery who you have revered and has agreed to tutor you from beyond the next life. It is up to you to decide what your relationship is with your guardian spirit, including their name and personality.

Ancient Protection

Starting at third level, you can bring your guardian spirit into the physical plane and allow them to fight for you. They can appear up to 5 ft away from you and can take any actions for you. They are invisible to all but you and those you allow to see, as well as those that can see through invisibility. Blindsight and Tremorsense do not count. Your guardian spirit cannot be separated from you, is not blocked by walls or barriers, but cannot dwell in the physical plane when you are unconscious. Your guardian spirit can only be attacked with psychic damage, which will result in you taking damage instead. You can communicate telepathically with your guardian spirit. Your guardian spirit has the exact same stats as you, meaning you still cannot wear armor or shields without losing benefits. If your guardian spirit would take damage, you take damage instead. If you are afflicted with a non damaging status, the same is applied to your guardian spirit. Your guardian spirit shares senses with you. Your guardian spirit cannot carry physical objects, including weapons. However, unarmed strikes from your guardian spirit still deal bludgeoning damage. Your guardian spirit may spend ki points as if they were you. Your guardian spirit is Lawful Good and will not help perform any tasks it sees as detrimental to your enlightenment, i.e. stealing, hurting helpless creatures, cheating, and will always deal non lethal damage to all creatures that aren't evil aligned.

 

Ki Empowerment

By spending ki points you can empower your guardian spirit and cause one of the following effects:

• 2 ki: All attacks made by your guardian spirit cause force damage for 1 minute
• 1 ki: Your guardian spirit touches a willing creature to heal 1d6 hp
• 1 ki: Your guardian spirit touches a willing creature to create a telepathic link to you, lasting 30 minutes
• 1 ki: Your guardian spirit enters the physical plane further, allowing it to perform any tasks or skill checks for you for 1 minute, using your same stats. During this time it becomes visible, tangible and is susceptible to all forms of damage, which will cause damage to you.

Enlightened Bond

As your bond with your guardian spirit grows, you gain the ability to maintain its presence in the physical plane even while you are unconscious. You and your spirit both gain blindsight up to 10 ft, and you gain danger sense. This means your guardian spirit now can use blindsight without needing to share senses with you.

The strength of your bond has allowed your guardian spirit to act independently of you. You gain an additional action, one must be performed by you and the other by your guardian.

Enlightened Mind

Through the guidance of your guardian spirit you have mastered your own ki and your connection to your guardian, perfectly opening your enlightened mind to experience the physical plane to a greater capacity. By spending 8 ki points, your guardian spirit can cast "Foresight" or "Time Stop". These spells effect both you and your guardian.

Your guardian can now move untethered from you.