Assassins

Assassins were the members of the Order of the Mountain, skilled murdered that roamed the Burning Sands.

Children of the Mountain
For over three centuries, the Children of the Mountain served the Old Man of the Mountain. He was a figure both feared and admired, a killer cursed with long life, and he waged a war of revenge for centuries. While the trademark daggers of his order were immediately recognizable, the primary tools of the Old Man were far more dangerous than steel: beauty and terror. His children fought a silent war across the streets of Medinaat al-Salaam, a feud that had been carried out since one of their own took the very position of power they once sought to overthrow. They lived in the Hidden Keep of the Assassins.

Missions
When ordered to kill an important target, an Assassin was expected to do so in the most spectacular manner possible. They stroke in the places where people felt the most comfortable: in their homes, in their beds, while they ate or smoked with their friends, in holy temples and in crowded bazaars. Members of the sect favored daggers because they were easily concealed and because they were signs of skill and power.

Tradition
The Order of the Mountain was populated almost exclusively by the descendants of the pre-prophetic tribes that made up the majority of the population of the City of Peace. The Order was extremely centralized; members were all descended directly from the Old Man of the Mountain himself, married into the order, or were adopted into the sect at a young age. While his daughters would never say so out loud, the Old Man was an incorrigible meddler and perfectionist, and no new members were inducted or major business decisions were made without his say. Under the Old Man's ever-seeing eye, the Assassins were structured with all the unpredictability and messiness of any great family.

Assassins Schools

 * Assassin Slayer