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	The Society of Assassins is a clandesdine organization ~~with no known base~~ of ~~operations~~. ~~Their history dates back~~ to the ~~edge~~ of [[~~Antiquity~~]], but ~~very little~~ is ~~known~~.		The Society of Assassins is a clandesdine organization of mages and operatives who were active throughout the [[Mage Wars]] and into the [[Alliance]] era. They are often said to be the descendants of the [[Wizard Breakers]], but the connection is less defined.

	==Organizational Structure==		==Organizational Structure==
	The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independent cells as a support structure. These provide the ~~neccessary~~ intelligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society. Their supreme leader, unknown to most, is the [[Night Mother]].		The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independent cells as a support structure. These provide the necessary intelligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society. Their supreme leader, unknown to most, is the [[Night Mother]]. The society trains it's members at a secretive school known only as [[Russia]].

	~~==Method of Operation==~~
	The society trains it's members at a secretive school known only as [[Russia]].

	===Operatives===		===Operatives===
	Society of Assassin operatives fall into one of two ~~catagories~~:		Society of Assassin operatives fall into one of two categories:

	====Spiders====		====Spiders====
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	====Ghosts====		====Ghosts====
	Ghosts are long-term, super-deep-cover agents. They are undetectable, untraceable, and flawlessly-trained. Like a falcon on a cloudy night, ~~they’re~~ impossible to track.		Ghosts are long-term, super-deep-cover agents. They are undetectable, untraceable, and flawlessly-trained. Like a falcon on a cloudy night, they are impossible to track.

	The Ghosts bear no distinguishing mark. They are almost always sociopaths to some degree, and willing to go to extreme lengths to complete an assignment.		The Ghosts bear no distinguishing mark. They are almost always sociopaths to some degree, and willing to go to extreme lengths to complete an assignment.



	==History==		==History==
	The Society's roots ~~run deep~~.		The Society's definitely has its roots in the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]], and copied much of their operational structure. However, one group did not simply become the other. Rather, those cast out of the generally altruistic Wizard Breakers used their knowledge and skills to form the Society of Assassins.

	===Early Iterations===		===Early Iterations===
	~~The Society of Assassins began as~~ the [[Wizard Breakers~~\|Order of Wizard~~ Breakers~~]] in the earliest days~~ of ~~the [[Mage Wars]]~~, the ~~[[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period\|First Chaotic Period]]~~. ~~Many of the original members, including the founder~~, were ~~at [[High Tower]]~~.		Throughout the First Chaotic Period, the Wizard Breakers worked as a vigilante force, trying to free others from oppression by magic users. They were high-minded and idealistic, but ideals do not fill one's belly. Over time, as the Breakers recruited more and more fighters to their ranks, a number of them became dissalussioned, and began to use the Order's resources for personal gain. Specifically, they began targeting local Maguses and warlords who were wealthy but not necessarily oppressive.

	~~Throughout the~~ First ~~Chaotic Period~~, ~~the Wizard Breakers worked as a vigilante force~~, ~~trying~~ to ~~free others~~ from ~~opression by magic users. They were high-minded and idealistic, but ideals do not fill one's belly~~.		This gave rise in turn to openly soliciting bounties. First, this breakaway faction limited itself to kings or powerful mages, but in time they began to take out contracts on anyone, from anyone else with the coin to pay.

	By the dawn of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]], the Order had shifted its focus from altruistic intents to assembly-line murder. They were considered the finest assassins the verse over, able to inhume any foe. Rumors of cult-like rituals and gross human-rights violation within the order persisted, but were usually quelled. There was no problem the order could not solve by killing enough people.		By this time, the assassins had been cast out from the original Wizard Breakers, and began to turn o them. At the same time a new order was forming, the dissalusioned previous members of the old one used their skill and experience to eliminate them. The original Wizard Breakers were all but extinct by the dawn of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].

	~~====Fall~~ of ~~the Order====~~		When exactly the moniker "Society of Assassins" was adopted is not known. The series of losely-associated cells coalesced into a well-organized murder factory sometime during the Dynastic Period, at times operating openly as a world power. However, they lacked a standing army or the resources to control actual territory, and focused primarily on killing the rich or completing contracts. The group mostly operated on [[Aren]], but smaller chapters were found all over the [[known worlds]].
	~~By the end~~ of the Dynastic Period, the ~~Order of Wizard Breakers had vanished~~, ~~leaving behind only a controversial legacy~~ and ~~their~~ [[~~Mobiru~~]] ~~weapons and armor~~.

	~~Throught~~ the [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|Second Chaotic Period]] and the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], there was no sign of the Order, and they were believed extinct.		References of the group operating openly, as a cohesive organization, begin to disapear from the historical record sometime in the late Dynastic Period. Throughout the [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|Second Chaotic Period]] and the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], there was no sign of the Order, and they were believed extinct.

	===Rise of the Society===		===Rise of the Society===
	Early in the [[Ages#The Second Age\|Second Age]], whispers of a secret society of assassins, who sold death at a reasonable price to anyone who would buy it, began to surface. They were finally revealed in a sting operation set up by the [[Assassin's Guild]], which confirmed a large, secret, underground network of unlicensed assassins.		Early in the [[Ages#The Second Age\|Second Age]], whispers of a secret society of assassins, who sold death at a reasonable price to anyone who would buy it, began to surface. They were finally revealed in a sting operation set up by the rival[[Assassin's Guild]], which confirmed a large, secret, underground network of unlicensed assassins.

	~~===Links between Old and New===~~		The Society continued to operate all throughout the [[Alliance]] era, though constantly at odds with the [[Assassin's Guild], the [[Gudersnipe Foundation]], and the [[Slayer Dragons]].
	The ~~link between the~~ Society ~~of Assassins and~~ the [[~~Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers~~]] ~~was not initially clear. The Society used primarily magic in their trade~~, ~~and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought peculiar to~~ the ~~Order. These techniques were long believed lost; their existence in~~ the ~~hands of the Society was taken as proof of some link between the Society~~ and the ~~Order. Speculation abounds that a few surviving members of the Order used black magic to prolong their own lives until the Order had been forgotten and they could start over~~.

	[[Category:Course Books]]		[[Category:Course Books]]

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	==Method of Operation==		==Method of Operation==
	~~Society assassins~~.		The society trains it's members at a secretive school known only as [[Russia]].

	===Operatives===		===Operatives===

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	===Links between Old and New===		===Links between Old and New===
	The link between the Society of Assassins and the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]] was not initially clear. The Society used primarily magic in their trade, and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought peculiar to the Order. These techniques were long believed lost; their existence in the hands of the Society was taken as proof of some link between the Society and the Order. Speculation abounds that a few surviving members of the Order used black magic to prolong their own lives until the Order had been forgotten and they could start over.		The link between the Society of Assassins and the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]] was not initially clear. The Society used primarily magic in their trade, and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought peculiar to the Order. These techniques were long believed lost; their existence in the hands of the Society was taken as proof of some link between the Society and the Order. Speculation abounds that a few surviving members of the Order used black magic to prolong their own lives until the Order had been forgotten and they could start over.

			[[Category:Course Books]]

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	===Links between Old and New===		===Links between Old and New===
	The link between the Society of Assassins and the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]] was not initially clear. The Society used primarily magic in their trade, and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought peculiar to the Order. These techniques were long believed lost; their existence in the hands of the Society was taken as proof of some link between the Society and the Order.		The link between the Society of Assassins and the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]] was not initially clear. The Society used primarily magic in their trade, and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought peculiar to the Order. These techniques were long believed lost; their existence in the hands of the Society was taken as proof of some link between the Society and the Order. Speculation abounds that a few surviving members of the Order used black magic to prolong their own lives until the Order had been forgotten and they could start over.

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	==Organizational Structure==		==Organizational Structure==
	The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independent cells as a support structure. These provide the neccessary intelligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society.		The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independent cells as a support structure. These provide the neccessary intelligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society. Their supreme leader, unknown to most, is the [[Night Mother]].

	==Method of Operation==		==Method of Operation==

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	Spiders are the standard, low-level operatives. Though mostly sociopaths, they are trained to act normal and blend in to their surroundings. Their assignments are usually short-term missions, low-cover. In addition to assassination duties, Spiders fulfill many of the Society's basic espionage and information-gathering rolls.		Spiders are the standard, low-level operatives. Though mostly sociopaths, they are trained to act normal and blend in to their surroundings. Their assignments are usually short-term missions, low-cover. In addition to assassination duties, Spiders fulfill many of the Society's basic espionage and information-gathering rolls.

	Spiders always work in groups of 3 (in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], whose operatives work in groups of 3 to 8). A Spider operative can always be spotted by a tattoo on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on its abdomen. On women, the ~~tatoo~~ will usually be covered by most clothing.		Spiders always work in groups of 3 (in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], whose operatives work in groups of 3 to 8). A Spider operative can always be spotted by a tattoo on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on its abdomen. On women, the tattoo will usually be covered by most clothing.

	[[File:spidertat.jpg]]		[[File:spidertat.jpg]]

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	==Organizational Structure==		==Organizational Structure==
	The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-~~independant~~ cells as a support structure. These provide the neccessary ~~inteligence~~ and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society.		The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independent cells as a support structure. These provide the neccessary intelligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society.

	==Method of Operation==		==Method of Operation==

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	The Society of Assassins is a clandesdine organization with no known base of operations. Their history dates back to the edge of ~~antiquity~~, but very little is known.		The Society of Assassins is a clandesdine organization with no known base of operations. Their history dates back to the edge of [[Antiquity]], but very little is known.

	==Organizational Structure==		==Organizational Structure==
	The Society ir organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independant cells as a support structure. These provide the neccessary inteligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society.		The Society is organized much like a terrorist group, using a series of semi-independant cells as a support structure. These provide the neccessary inteligence and supplies to the actual assassins, while at the same time not knowing enough to expose the society.

	==Method of Operation==		==Method of Operation==
	Society assassins		Society assassins.

	===Operatives===		===Operatives===
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	====Spiders====		====Spiders====
	Spiders are the standard, low-level operatives. Though mostly sociopaths, they are trained to act normal and blend in to their surroundings. Their assignments are usually short-term missions, low-cover. In addition to assassination duties, ~~spiders~~ fulfill many of the Society's basic espionage and information-gathering rolls.		Spiders are the standard, low-level operatives. Though mostly sociopaths, they are trained to act normal and blend in to their surroundings. Their assignments are usually short-term missions, low-cover. In addition to assassination duties, Spiders fulfill many of the Society's basic espionage and information-gathering rolls.

	Spiders always work in groups of 3, in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], ~~who's~~ operatives work in groups of 3 to 8. A Spider operative can always be spotted by a ~~unique tatoo worn~~ on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on ~~it's~~ abdomen. On women, the tatoo will usually ~~be low enough on the breast to~~ be covered by most clothing.		Spiders always work in groups of 3 (in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], whose operatives work in groups of 3 to 8). A Spider operative can always be spotted by a tattoo on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on its abdomen. On women, the tatoo will usually be covered by most clothing.

	[[File:spidertat.jpg]]		[[File:spidertat.jpg]]

	====Ghosts====		====Ghosts====
	Ghosts are long-term, super-deep cover agents. They are undetectable, untraceable, and flawlessly-trained. Like a falcon on a cloudy night, they’re impossible to track.		Ghosts are long-term, super-deep-cover agents. They are undetectable, untraceable, and flawlessly-trained. Like a falcon on a cloudy night, they’re impossible to track.

	The Ghosts ~~bare~~ no distinguishing mark. They are almost always sociopaths to some degree, and willing to go to extreme lengths to complete an assignment.		The Ghosts bear no distinguishing mark. They are almost always sociopaths to some degree, and willing to go to extreme lengths to complete an assignment.

	==History==		==History==
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	Throughout the First Chaotic Period, the Wizard Breakers worked as a vigilante force, trying to free others from opression by magic users. They were high-minded and idealistic, but ideals do not fill one's belly.		Throughout the First Chaotic Period, the Wizard Breakers worked as a vigilante force, trying to free others from opression by magic users. They were high-minded and idealistic, but ideals do not fill one's belly.

	By the dawn of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]], the Order had shifted ~~it's~~ focus from altruistic intents to assembly-line murder. They were considered the finest assassins the verse over, able to inhume any foe. Rumors of cult-like rituals and gross human-rights violation within the order persisted, but were usually quelled. There was no problem the order could not solve by killing enough people.		By the dawn of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]], the Order had shifted its focus from altruistic intents to assembly-line murder. They were considered the finest assassins the verse over, able to inhume any foe. Rumors of cult-like rituals and gross human-rights violation within the order persisted, but were usually quelled. There was no problem the order could not solve by killing enough people.

	====Fall of the Order====		====Fall of the Order====
	By the end of the Dynastic Period, the Order of Wizard Breakers had vanished, leaving behind only a controversial legacy and their [[Mobiru]] weapons and armor.		By the end of the Dynastic Period, the Order of Wizard Breakers had vanished, leaving behind only a controversial legacy and their [[Mobiru]] weapons and armor.

	Throught the [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|Second Chaotic Period]] and the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], there was no sign of the Order, and they were believed ~~to be~~ extinct.		Throught the [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|Second Chaotic Period]] and the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], there was no sign of the Order, and they were believed extinct.

	===Rise of the Society===		===Rise of the Society===
	Early in the [[Ages#The Second Age\|Second Age]], whispers of a secret society of assassins, who ~~seld~~ death at a reasonable price to anyone who would buy it, began to surface. They were finally revealed in a sting operation set up by the [[Assassin's Guild]], which confirmed ~~that there was~~ a large, secret, underground network of unlicensed assassins.		Early in the [[Ages#The Second Age\|Second Age]], whispers of a secret society of assassins, who sold death at a reasonable price to anyone who would buy it, began to surface. They were finally revealed in a sting operation set up by the [[Assassin's Guild]], which confirmed a large, secret, underground network of unlicensed assassins.

	===Links between Old and New===		===Links between Old and New===
	The link between the Society of Assassins and the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]] was not initially clear. ~~the~~ Society used primarily magic in their trade, and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought ~~only to belong~~ to the Order. These techniques were long believed ~~to be~~ lost, their existence in the hands of the Society was taken as ~~broof that~~ some link ~~existed~~ between the Society and the Order.		The link between the Society of Assassins and the [[Wizard Breakers\|Order of Wizard Breakers]] was not initially clear. The Society used primarily magic in their trade, and they had a number of techniques and spells once thought peculiar to the Order. These techniques were long believed lost; their existence in the hands of the Society was taken as proof of some link between the Society and the Order.

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	Spiders always work in groups of 3, in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], who's operatives work in groups of 3 to 8. A Spider operative can always be spotted by a unique tatoo worn on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on it's abdomen. On women, the tatoo will usually be low enough on the breast to be covered by most clothing.		Spiders always work in groups of 3, in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], who's operatives work in groups of 3 to 8. A Spider operative can always be spotted by a unique tatoo worn on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on it's abdomen. On women, the tatoo will usually be low enough on the breast to be covered by most clothing.

	[[File:~~low_backdrop~~.jpg]]		[[File:spidertat.jpg]]

	====Ghosts====		====Ghosts====

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	Spiders always work in groups of 3, in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], who's operatives work in groups of 3 to 8. A Spider operative can always be spotted by a unique tatoo worn on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on it's abdomen. On women, the tatoo will usually be low enough on the breast to be covered by most clothing.		Spiders always work in groups of 3, in contrast to the [[Assassin's Guild]], who's operatives work in groups of 3 to 8. A Spider operative can always be spotted by a unique tatoo worn on the left breast, which appears like a black spider with a white human skull on it's abdomen. On women, the tatoo will usually be low enough on the breast to be covered by most clothing.

			[[File:low_backdrop.jpg]]

	====Ghosts====		====Ghosts====