The monastic tradition of Nibenay has seen a resurgence in the last few centuries. The monks teach austerity, physical readiness, psionic enlightenment, and the quiet acceptance of authority. The Exalted Path is the largest of the city-state’s monasteries, led by a frail old abbot named Thong Nal. Recently, a number of younger monks have rebelled against the centuries-old neutrality of the Exalted Path, and they have begun to speak out forcefully against the excesses of the nobility—and the Shadow King’s court.