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Some Conclusions

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	== Some Conclusions ==		== Some Conclusions ==
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	*in light of the skill and dispositional requirements rogues form the backbone of the profession; experts may also have a not unimportant place, followed by bards, then rangers;		*in light of the skill and dispositional requirements rogues form the backbone of the profession; experts may also have a not unimportant place, followed by bards, then rangers;
	*adepts, clerics, fighters and warriors are, at best, infrequent members of the profession;		*adepts, clerics, fighters and warriors are, at best, infrequent members of the profession;

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	==References==		==References==

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	[[Category:Profession]]		[[Category:Profession]]
	[[Category:Assassins' Guild]]		[[Category:Assassins' Guild]]

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	[[Category:Assassins' Guildsman]]		[[Category:Assassins' Guildsman]]
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			[[Category:Assassinating]]

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			[[Category:Assassins' Guildsman]]
	[[Category:Professional Murderer]]		[[Category:Professional Murderer]]
	[[Category:Murderer]]		[[Category:Murderer]]

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	[[image:Ral_Partha_03-023_Thugge_Cultist_Assassin.jpg\|<center>03-023<br>Thugge Cultist Assassin]]		[[image:Ral_Partha_03-023_Thugge_Cultist_Assassin.jpg\|<center>03-023<br>Thugge Cultist Assassin]]

	'''Assassin''' is a [[Prestige Class\|prestige class]]. Members of this class train to be ~~professional~~ [[murderers]]. Even when employed by the state against its own citizens, an assassin operates clandestinely and so is distinguished from professional [[killers]] such as [[executioners]] and [[soldiers]]. The majority of assassin are drawn from the [[rogue]] class.		'''Assassin''' is a [[Prestige Class\|prestige class]]. Members of this class train to be [[Professional Murderer\|professional murderers]]. Even when employed by the state against its own citizens, an assassin operates clandestinely and so is distinguished from professional [[killers]] such as [[executioners]] and [[soldiers]]. The majority of assassin are drawn from the [[rogue]] class.

	== Assassins in the [[Land of Mists]] ==		== Assassins in the [[Land of Mists]] ==
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			[[Category:Professional Killer]]
			[[Category:Killer]]
	[[Category:Craftsman]]		[[Category:Craftsman]]
	[[Category:Spellcaster]]		[[Category:Spellcaster]]

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	''Assassin'' is a prestige class. Members of this class train to be professional [[murderers]]. Even when employed by the state against its own citizens, an assassin operates clandestinely and so is distinguished from professional [[killers]] such as [[executioners]] and [[soldiers]]. The majority of assassin are drawn from the [[rogue]] class.		'''Assassin''' is a prestige class. Members of this class train to be professional [[murderers]]. Even when employed by the state against its own citizens, an assassin operates clandestinely and so is distinguished from professional [[killers]] such as [[executioners]] and [[soldiers]]. The majority of assassin are drawn from the [[rogue]] class.

	== Assassins in the [[Land of Mists]] ==		== Assassins in the [[Land of Mists]] ==

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	*[[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] asserts that "vampires hold positions as grandmasters of various thieves' and assassins' guilds throughout the lands of mist" ([[Van Richten's Guide to Vampires]], p. 91.)		*[[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] asserts that "vampires hold positions as grandmasters of various thieves' and assassins' guilds throughout the lands of mist" ([[Van Richten's Guide to Vampires]], p. 91.)
	*the [[Ba'al Verzi]] in Barovia are said to number roughly a handful (Gazetteer I, p 35);		*the [[Ba'al Verzi]] in Barovia are said to number roughly a handful ([[Gazetteer I]], p. 35.);
	*[[Dread Possibility]]: [[Nicu Moldonesti]] ([[Aristrocrat]] 1/[[Rogue]] 6/[[Assassin]] 6), a [[nosferatu vampire]], assumed leadership of the [[Ba'al Verzi]] and turned many of its master assassins into nosferatu; with the power of domination of the nosferatu innocents are increasingly being used to safely deal death at a distance (Gazetteer I, p 35);		*[[Dread Possibility]]: [[Nicu Moldonesti]] ([[Aristrocrat]] 1/[[Rogue]] 6/[[Assassin]] 6), a [[nosferatu vampire]], assumed leadership of the [[Ba'al Verzi]] and turned many of its master assassins into nosferatu; with the power of domination of the nosferatu innocents are increasingly being used to safely deal death at a distance ([[Gazetteer I]], p. 35.);
	*[[Lady Kazandra]], leader of the Martira Bay faction of the [[Kargat]] and official head of the Kargat is a vampire assassin ([[Rogue]] 5/[[Assassin]] 3) ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 147.)		*[[Lady Kazandra]], leader of the Martira Bay faction of the [[Kargat]] and official head of the Kargat is a vampire assassin ([[Rogue]] 5/[[Assassin]] 3) ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 147.)
	*[[Venrith Chole]], leader of the Karg faction of the [[Kargat]], is a [[ghost]], [[werewolf]] assassin (~~Rog6~~/~~Asn6 LE~~) (Gazetteer II, p 36)		*[[Venrith Chole]], leader of the Karg faction of the [[Kargat]], is a [[ghost]], [[werewolf]] assassin ([[Rogue]] 6/[[Assassin]] 6, [[Lawful Evil]]) ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 36.)
	*“[[assassinations]] can be contracted at [[Boem]] camps” (RCS, p 207);		*“[[assassinations]] can be contracted at [[Boem]] camps” (RCS, p 207);
	*“Many [[darklings]] become rogues or assassins.” (CoD, p. 116);		*“Many [[darklings]] become rogues or assassins.” (CoD, p. 116);
	*The [[League of Nine]] in [[Borca]] is composed of [[apothecaries]] from the domain’s leading families and can be solicited to intervene to ‘right’ a ‘wrong’ (Gazetteer IV Web Extra, p 3-4);		*The [[League of Nine]] in [[Borca]] is composed of [[apothecaries]] from the domain’s leading families and can be solicited to intervene to ‘right’ a ‘wrong’ ([[Gazetteer IV Web Extra]], p. 3-4.);
	*[[The Spider (Ancient Assassin)]] in Matira Bay is a [[vampire]] and had probably been hibernating for 200 years [Van Richten's Guide to Vampires, p 90-91];		*[[The Spider (Ancient Assassin)]] in Matira Bay is a [[vampire]] and had probably been hibernating for 200 years [Van Richten's Guide to Vampires, p 90-91];
	*An assassin sent by [[the Gentleman Caller]] murders [[Arabela]] and, at the hands of [[Isolde]], becomes the first of the [[Abominations]] (C pg. 40);		*An assassin sent by [[the Gentleman Caller]] murders [[Arabela]] and, at the hands of [[Isolde]], becomes the first of the [[Abominations]] (C pg. 40);
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	*[[Voan Darl]], an assassin, from Darkon is sent against Azalin’s forces by [[Strahd]] (I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin, p 261, p 268-289);		*[[Voan Darl]], an assassin, from Darkon is sent against Azalin’s forces by [[Strahd]] (I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin, p 261, p 268-289);
	*[[Mordal]], an [[assassin]], worked for, betrayed, and was imprisoned by [[von Kharkov]] ([[Forbidden Lore: Oaths of Evil]], p 30);		*[[Mordal]], an [[assassin]], worked for, betrayed, and was imprisoned by [[von Kharkov]] ([[Forbidden Lore: Oaths of Evil]], p 30);
	*The [[Church of the Spider Queen]] lost the last of its founders as part of a long string of [[assassinations]] in the [[Shadow Rift]] (Gazetteer 5, p 108);		*The [[Church of the Spider Queen]] lost the last of its founders as part of a long string of [[assassinations]] in the [[Shadow Rift]] ([[Gazetteer V]], p. 108.);
	*Clerics of the [[Church of the Spider Queen]] often multiclass into assassin ([[Gazetteer V]], p. 111.);		*Clerics of the [[Church of the Spider Queen]] often multiclass into assassin ([[Gazetteer V]], p. 111.);
	*[[Lustmorde]] is a group of killers united and egged on in their savage passion for murder for murder’s sake by a [[tenebris]] known alternatively as the [[Second Shadow of Death]] or the [[Deeper Shadow of Death]] ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 108, 111.);		*[[Lustmorde]] is a group of killers united and egged on in their savage passion for murder for murder’s sake by a [[tenebris]] known alternatively as the [[Second Shadow of Death]] or the [[Deeper Shadow of Death]] ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 108, 111.);

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	'''Assassin''' is a prestige class. Members of this class train to be professional [[murderers]]. Even when employed by the state against its own citizens, an assassin operates clandestinely and so is distinguished from professional [[killers]] such as [[executioners]] and [[soldiers]]. The majority of assassin are drawn from the [[rogue]] class.		'''Assassin''' is a [[Prestige Class\|prestige class]]. Members of this class train to be professional [[murderers]]. Even when employed by the state against its own citizens, an assassin operates clandestinely and so is distinguished from professional [[killers]] such as [[executioners]] and [[soldiers]]. The majority of assassin are drawn from the [[rogue]] class.

	== Assassins in the [[Land of Mists]] ==		== Assassins in the [[Land of Mists]] ==
	''This is written with in-world perspective. Please clean up for OOC point of view.''		''This is written with in-world perspective. Please clean up for OOC point of view.''

	*[[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] asserts that "vampires hold positions as grandmasters of various thieves' and assassins' guilds throughout the lands of mist" (Van Richten's Guide to Vampires, p 91)		*[[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] asserts that "vampires hold positions as grandmasters of various thieves' and assassins' guilds throughout the lands of mist" ([[Van Richten's Guide to Vampires]], p. 91.)
	*the [[Ba'al Verzi]] in Barovia are said to number roughly a handful (Gazetteer I, p 35);		*the [[Ba'al Verzi]] in Barovia are said to number roughly a handful (Gazetteer I, p 35);
	*[[Dread Possibility]]: [[Nicu Moldonesti]] (~~Ari1~~/~~Rog6~~/~~Asn6~~), a [[nosferatu vampire]], assumed leadership of the [[Ba'al Verzi]] and turned many of its master assassins into nosferatu; with the power of domination of the nosferatu innocents are increasingly being used to safely deal death at a distance (Gazetteer I, p 35);		*[[Dread Possibility]]: [[Nicu Moldonesti]] ([[Aristrocrat]] 1/[[Rogue]] 6/[[Assassin]] 6), a [[nosferatu vampire]], assumed leadership of the [[Ba'al Verzi]] and turned many of its master assassins into nosferatu; with the power of domination of the nosferatu innocents are increasingly being used to safely deal death at a distance (Gazetteer I, p 35);
	*[[Lady Kazandra]], leader of the Martira Bay faction of the [[Kargat]] and official head of the Kargat is a vampire assassin (~~Rog5~~/~~Asn3~~) (Gazetteer II, p 147)		*[[Lady Kazandra]], leader of the Martira Bay faction of the [[Kargat]] and official head of the Kargat is a vampire assassin ([[Rogue]] 5/[[Assassin]] 3) ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 147.)
	*[[Venrith Chole]], leader of the Karg faction of the [[Kargat]], is a ghost, werewolf assassin (Rog6/Asn6 LE) (Gazetteer II, p 36)		*[[Venrith Chole]], leader of the Karg faction of the [[Kargat]], is a [[ghost]], [[werewolf]] assassin (Rog6/Asn6 LE) (Gazetteer II, p 36)
	*“[[assassinations]] can be contracted at [[Boem]] camps” (RCS, p 207);		*“[[assassinations]] can be contracted at [[Boem]] camps” (RCS, p 207);
	*“Many [[darklings]] become rogues or assassins.” (CoD, p. 116);		*“Many [[darklings]] become rogues or assassins.” (CoD, p. 116);
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	*[[Bane (Mercenary)]], an [[outlander]] [[mercenary]] and most likely an assassin, is sent by [[Strahd]] against [[Azalin]] (FoD, p 16);		*[[Bane (Mercenary)]], an [[outlander]] [[mercenary]] and most likely an assassin, is sent by [[Strahd]] against [[Azalin]] (FoD, p 16);
	*[[Voan Darl]], an assassin, from Darkon is sent against Azalin’s forces by [[Strahd]] (I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin, p 261, p 268-289);		*[[Voan Darl]], an assassin, from Darkon is sent against Azalin’s forces by [[Strahd]] (I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin, p 261, p 268-289);
	*[[Mordal]], an assassin, worked for, betrayed, and was imprisoned by [[von Kharkov]] (Forbidden Lore: Oaths of Evil, p 30);		*[[Mordal]], an [[assassin]], worked for, betrayed, and was imprisoned by [[von Kharkov]] ([[Forbidden Lore: Oaths of Evil]], p 30);
	*The [[Church of the Spider Queen]] lost the last of its founders as part of a long string of [[assassinations]] in the [[Shadow Rift]] (Gazetteer 5, p 108);		*The [[Church of the Spider Queen]] lost the last of its founders as part of a long string of [[assassinations]] in the [[Shadow Rift]] (Gazetteer 5, p 108);
	*Clerics of the [[Church of the Spider Queen]] often multiclass into assassin (Gazetteer 5, p 111);		*Clerics of the [[Church of the Spider Queen]] often multiclass into assassin ([[Gazetteer V]], p. 111.);
	*[[Lustmorde]] is a group of killers united and egged on in their savage passion for murder for murder’s sake by a [[tenebris]] known alternatively as the [[Second Shadow of Death]] or the [[Deeper Shadow of Death]] (Gazetteer 108, p 111);		*[[Lustmorde]] is a group of killers united and egged on in their savage passion for murder for murder’s sake by a [[tenebris]] known alternatively as the [[Second Shadow of Death]] or the [[Deeper Shadow of Death]] ([[Gazetteer II]], p. 108, 111.);
	*Nijia		*Nijia