Ruach'Alukah

History
When they Assyrians invaded, they had with them an equally powerful druid, one known as Accalu the Devourer. 'And he was as a blight upon the earth. Where Accalu walked, the crops withered, the beasts of the field sickened, and the birds of the sky cried out and fell to the earth.' He pulled in life from the environment around him, even killing diseases and pests, to fuel his magics. And he invented the Ruach'Alukah, the Spirit Leech. They were parasitic things that latched onto monks at the slightest provocation, the slightest touch, and dug in. They devoured and locked away our magic, our abilities. We were useless, even dying, and the Assyrians conquered Israel. The elite among the Jews were exiled to Babylon, and we were thrown into the desert of present-day Iraq. It was a truly cruel punishment. We were built to serve the Jewish people, and without them, our life had no meaning. Many wandered, aimless and lost, suffering and dying in the grip of the Ruach'Alukah."

Present Use
"Every monk house of a certain size must have a pair of Ruach'Alukah.  They are always bound under the greatest security, and terrible secrecy. They are placed upon a monk only in the direst circumstances, when he can no longer be trusted with his powers, trusted to be a monk. They can be removed if he proves himself truly worthy, but only by my hand. Until that day comes, if it does, you, Jacob Anderson, are now a normal human being. You can no longer claim the name of monk, nor the loyalties and allegiances of one. You can live in no monk house or use monk resources. We will help you start a new life, but after that… you are on your own."