> > There might also be Black Moon Assassins, worshipping Danfive
> > Xaron. But they are not assassins for hire but Black Operations
> > folks dedicated to neutralizing nefarious criminals.
>So we have from the Lunar point of view Red, Blue, and possibly Black moon
>assassins.
>The differing motivations are what? The Black are Black Ops against nefarious
>Criminals. The Blue do something similar but for political enemies of the
>Empire, maybe?
>(internal enemies) And the Red get sent against external enemies?
The Blacks hunt down criminals because they are worshippers of Danfive Xaron. Nobody knows what the Blues are interested in because people that know too much about them get unremembered. As for the Nathics, they are sent against anybody - they are not a organized bureau but a breed of Dart Assassins.
>So the Blue Moon Asssassins eliminate that failed Provincial Overseer,
>or some major player at court moving to seize more power.
The Blues are unlikely to assassinate anybody for such vulgar reasons. Their aims are possibly to preserve the power of the Red Moon. General RoanUr, for example, would not be targeted by the Blue Moon because his sickening atrocities do nothing to impede the power of the Red Moon. A scholar that investigated the myths of Emperor Lukarius in shooting down the Red Moon would be targeted because his researches, if successful, will lead to a new downfall.
>The Red Moon Assassins helped as back
>up on JarEel's mission to kill Pharoah?
Not necessarily.
> > The Arkati have numerous secretive sects and organizations,
> > some of which easily function as organized assassins.
>True. But I suspect not much Arkat worship in the Empire.
There was a cult of Arkatus Negrus but the only mention of that was during the Imperial Age.
> > Some twisted version of Humakt might be assassins, my
> > thinking is the Duck Hueymakt cult.
>I was having trouble seeing a Humakt assassin cult. Not with Honor
>being a core rune.
Not even for a twisted version of honor? "Waah! He slighted my weapon skills, so to perserve my honor, I'm going to stab him in the back".
>Given that he exists in some form as far west as Carmania, is he floating
>around the
>Empire? He's not Lunar, but is he a Death God in much of the Empire?
Given that Yanafal Tarnils was a Humakti, the answer is yes.
--Peter Metcalfe
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