Monks of the healing hand seek perfection through helping others. By focusing their meditations on the flow of life within themselves and all creation they gain an understanding of how to share their ki with others, healing wounds and even bringing the dead back to life. For such a monk, sacrificing himself to save another is the surest way to achieve transcendence. A monk of the healing hand has the following class features. Ancient Healing Hand (Su)At 7th level, a monk of the healing hand can heal another creature’s wounds with a touch. As a full-round action, the monk can spend 2 ki points to heal a number of hit points
equal to the monk’s level. He needs at least one hand free to use this
ability, and cannot heal himself. If the action is interrupted, the
subject heals no hit points, and the ki points are lost. This ability replaces wholeness of body. Ki Sacrifice (Su)At 11th level, a monk of the healing hand can use his entire ki pool to
bring a person back to life. It takes 1 hour to perform this ritual. At
the end of the ritual, the monk sacrifices all of his ki in order to
cast raise dead (as the spell) with a caster level
equal to his monk level. The ritual uses all of the ki in the monk’s ki
pool; the monk must have at least 6 points of ki in his ki pool to use
this ability. At 15th level, the monk may sacrifice his ki to cast resurrection. The monk must have at least 8 points of ki in his ki pool to use this ability. These rituals do not require material components.
When this ability is used, the monk’s ki pool is not replenished until
24 hours have passed. This ability replaces both diamond body and quivering palm.
True Sacrifice (Su)At 20th level, in a final selfless act, a monk of the healing hand can
draw in his entire ki, which then explodes outward in a 50-foot-radius
emanation. All dead allies within the emanation are brought back to life, as if they were the subject of a true resurrection spell with a caster level
equal to the monk’s level. When the monk does this, he is truly and
utterly destroyed. A monk destroyed in this way can never come back to
life, not even by way of a wish or miracle
spell or by the power of a deity. Furthermore, the monk’s name can
never be spoken or written down again. All written mentions of his name
become nothing more than a blank space. This ability replaces perfect self. |