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 +====== Research monk =====
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 +Research monks (Commonthroat ''%%Dbrmg%%'' /late falling weak whine, chuff, short low strong grunt, short low weak growl/ lit. //one who meditates//, //researcher//) are monastics within the [[lore:bright_way|Bright Way]] who undertake scientific research in order to fulfill the [[Great_Commandment|Great Commandment]] to find other sophonts dwelling among the stars. Wayfarers regard the study of Creation as an act of worship of the Creator. Most of the [[yinrih|yinrihs]] scientific advancement up to and including the space age was done under the auspices of research monasteries or groups emulating them.
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 +Research monks are not clergy, meaning the role is open to men as well as women, and both men and women live in community together.
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 +During the Age of Decadence, the monasteries were little more than R&D labs, though in pious enclaves like the planet Hearthside and among the missionaries dwelling in the [[Outer_Belt|Outer Belt]], their religious character was retained.
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