The Ongtsegheon are a special unit of the Mongol armed forces dedicated to the performance of clandestine operations for the state. It is comprised of young men who are trained in a brutal fashion in the role of warrior monks. They are elite soldiers who are taught to yearn for, but not seek, death in battle. Surrender for a monk would be virtually unthinkable. Although they are technically Buddhist Monks and are very devout, they regard the act of killing as an art in itself. In this way they circumvent the non-violence of their creed; taking up the act as a form of expression rather than outright brutality. As the word Ongtsegheon (special) implies, these soldiers clearly distinguish themselves from any other grunt or spy. Each one could potentially fight upwards of 50 men on his own, an