Not much playing due to holiday season, but reached 570M exp totals during Midsummer. I have gained about 33M exp in the reinc so far (537M -> 570M). Newly generated exp graph here.

I also participated 3man Kilrathi party (got blue radium boots) and yet another Xarithos party (previous here).

Monk progress

Monk combo skills are progressing slowly, Falling boulder strike will be maxed out soon and I am also grinding up Rothikgen Hydra fang strike and Winged horse kick skills:

Falling boulder strike            98
Hydra fang strike                 77
Winged horse kick                 56

On the sect side, I am (still) cultivating Focused Vigor. Mantra of Introspection is at 72% and Rain drops at 50%, others at smaller percentages:

| Way of Meditation:                                                         |
| ------------------                                                         |
|                                                                            |
| Mantra of Body Flows (body flows)                       1 %                |
| Mantra of Inner Peace (inner peace)                     1 %                |
| Mantra of Introspection (introspection)                 72 %   (Active)    |
|                                                                            |
| Way of Epicenters:                                                         |
| ------------------                                                         |
|                                                                            |
| Hand Meridian (hand meridian)                           4 %                |
| Heart Meridian (heart meridian)                         24 %               |
| Lung Meridian (lung meridian)                           39 %               |
| Spleen Meridian (spleen meridian)                       22 %               |
|                                                                            |
| Way of Fire:                                                               |
| ------------------                                                         |
|                                                                            |
| Breath of Aeo (breath of aeo)                           1 %                |
| Focused Vitality (focused vitality)                     1 %                |
| Serenity of Heart (serenity of heart)                   1 %                |
|                                                                            |
| Way of Water:                                                              |
| ------------------                                                         |
|                                                                            |
| Calm Before Storm (calm before storm)                   13 %               |
| Jaguar Fighting (jaguar fighting)                       13 %               |
| Rain Drops (rain drops)                                 50 %               |
| Sharp Rose Petals (sharp rose petals)                   11 %               |
| Sweeping Kick (sweeping kick)                           11 %               |

There was a hare attack against my monk tree, but I cleared them successfully:

Brace yourself! Something wicked this way comes! In two wee.. minutes! (Remember, you can stop meditation with 'stop')
...
Defend the tree for 10 minutes. If the pests persist past previously posted point, you've failed. If armageddon arrives, you've failed. Good luck!
Hare arrives, with mischief on its mind.
...
a nasty hare with mischief on its mind
...
Hare dives at you murderously and slams you into the floor.
...
Hare is DEAD, R.I.P. (x4)
...
Giant hare arrives, with great mischief on its mind.
...
Giant hare is DEAD, R.I.P.
Success! You have prevailed against the bark-eating hares. The slight damage will heal over time, and the tree is safe, for now...

This time the giant hare was somewhat physres, so it gave me some trouble. Luckily, I had done the monk quest to get asphyx dam type from Ki skill, so it helped together with more ashphyx dam from Iron palm (air and belt Ki powers).

Next reinc

I have now been 67 days in the reinc. About 11 more and I will reach 78 days, which I usually keep as my instant reinc limit.

Compared to my minotaur monk+animist reinc, human monk+tarma hits like a wet sock, so I have been thinking about a reinc with better damage output.

Tohelo’s folklorist+cavalier was awesome and also his current ranger+beastmaster reinc beats the monk in the damage. It would be interesting to try folklorist+cavalier+runemage or ranger+beastmaster+cavalier combinations with the primary character.

On the other hand, it has been a while since my previous channeller reinc. That is always an option as well.

Treenav reputation

During Midsummer, my tree navigator rose turned into forest green:

Treebeard [treenav]: What a joyous occasion! Tree herder Thelo's spiritual rose has finally turned fully forest green.

I didn’t get any new tree slots yet, but I hope they will come in a month or two.