Terminators of Ebon City
Call of Blue Moon
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Story of Beihan Anndas:
I have no worth to live, but I cannot die now, though death is too closed
to me and it only speaks truth after so many lies are spoken. Why does
my goddess still tolerate me to live? I don't know.
The Blue Moon Priestess taught me how I can see the Blue Lightning though
she could not see it, and I learned to stab so swiftly as the chip of our
goddess.
I also studied how tide and its wave control everything, especially in
the bodies of living entity, that was the art to control death and life.
So I have done by changing and controlling the current.
Trolls taught me how I can conceal myself by dissolving into scheme both
from sight and darksense, finally I finished so perfectly mastering the
discipline, I could sometimes lose myself. I was crazed, as everyone in
that temple.
She taught many disciples how they should kill without mercy, how they
should show who send them, and the difference of Secret Murder and Open
Death. Many died. Fyodor Volhovos showed crazed smile before us, Jakareeli
spoke insanity, but we still trusted our teachers for we didn't have another
choice.
When I reached the Class by that turn I would teach my own disciples, the
Priestesses taught me the hidden secret. I realized I had been deceived
and that night I escaped from the temple of Horrible Assassins while bat
trolls slept. Such event is not unusual, my mentor said for many fell mad
and others hoped only in death after the last transformation.
But neither of status I did fell, and I chose the third Death, escaped
from the Hell over the Surface by secret tunnels. (Trolls called it Hurtplace)
I knew many died or fell to far more worse status to try escape from the
Blue Moon Plateau.
And Miraculously, I successfully escaped and realized myself to kill all
of the mortal pursuers who were all of my former kindred. I was sure then
immortal Furies would pursue me, but I could not commit suicide and waited
the horrible agony and the death of soul.
But it didn't happen for unknown reason, The agents of Imperium, Spoken
Word rescued me and taught me how to distinguish people who commit demonic
act and aren't blamed for their power, and finally I noticed what I could,
I was far worse than them, but I found myself who aren't able to kill oneself
already. I settled in DeeZola Cult in this City of Ebon. And I help people
while I can live without slaying.
Now I want to die as a human without trusting any gods except the hidden
horrible powers, but I realized I could not abandon the Art when I killed
the Woman who sold me to Blue Moon Priestesses. I don't know how they made
contract with the Amir of Tagor Mahaquata, but She tolerated me to live
for a while for unknown reason, She sent me a message once, that I shall
go back to the Citadel some day. Though I know I will never go back.
I have no worth to live, but I cannot die now, though death is too closed
to me and it only speaks truth after so many lies are spoken. Why does
my goddess still tolerate me to live? I don't know.
Motto: "We have no worth to live, but we cannot die now, though death is too closed to us and it only speaks truth after so many lies are spoken."
Important
Members
Black Face Shanak: Patron of the League, now mainly living in Doblian City. Marked by Imperial
Official as one of the greatest gang leaders in Empire.
Beihan Anndas: Renegade Annilla human Assassin, Leader of Terminators. But mainly in
the south of Doblian Satrapy, he was famous as Great Acupuncturist Healer
and works as so usually in hospital of Erissa with only token of fee, who
has showed miraculous healing feats by his mysterious needles. He usually
hints that his healing art was learned in the "East" of Empire,
almost all of his patients now revere him and some thinks he learned his
art in Kralorela.....His usual, ironical saying to his friends: "Who
can heal people also knows how to kill people."
Swordmaster Jasper: Once famed for his skill in Sword and Art Fencing of Red Yanafali in the City of Jillaro, but jealousy of rival noble houses made him flee as a criminal, for he was born poorly.
Lanaz Blowgun: Renegade uz from Dagori Inkarth. Once (foolishly) enjoyed life in Empire but later cast out.
Concept: They are composed of professional assassins and freelance sword masters
once served one or some Imperial Factions, but later disillusioned for
hopeless corruption, greed, madness and internal petty conflict of Imperial
Nobles and Army. But they still use their old arts as freelancers, now
earning their livelihood. Most of them pretend to live like ordinary people
of Empire and have standard occupation of society when they are not in
mission to terminate target.
Origin: Ebon City, frontier of Doblian Province, after "Black Face" Mask Celestinus appeared from the grotto, he appointed some of criminal masters called "dark faces" to enforce his will to Empire gloomy split by factions of Dart Wars, they are all obliged to help him for without his sentence, all of them commited crimes worth of more than death sentence after long torture. Celestinus tried to own perfectly independent security faction.
Though many of them later persecuted by Danfive Xaroni under Orsorkhon
after succeeding Masks intended to unify various security, its Wyter and
Master of "Black Face" survived for his connection to Yolp Mountain
uz in Aksena and Xarkarsh. Their Uz contact to Tagor Mahaquata managed
to threaten Orsorkhon not to exterminate the faction, and now survives
as mutual aid society, sheltering outcasts cannot show loyalty to Rufelza
anymore, but still cannot escape Empire for various reason.
Guardian: Landscape Rock (Selfrock of Rashoran Mystic?) providing Talent? (If you want to know more about my concept of Selfrock Teaching, see here.)
Disadvantage: This band always walking over tightrope between various factions of Imperial
Security Section in various dealings for contracts, like Spoken Word, Blue
Moonies and Danfive Xaron Cult. And the freemen are always cautious to
make new contract for choosing next target, with only great charge and
proof of evil deeds of target. Only qualified members are permitted to
join in.
They are realists in "real" middle world who lost illusion during
their service to Empire in youth or outcast from "Liberation of Red
Goddess." They thus simply want to live like ordinary people of Empire
as far as they can, but disturbances of current empire (like Argrathi revolts
in South, etc...) and complicated duties and connection they made in past
deeds don't tolerate them to do so. But they intend to kill only worst
sinners and nobles who enjoy heinous acts without any guilty feeling, but
always escape punishments.
Their worst menace is Thief Takers of Elz Ast, some of chances they
encountered in several missions (while one try to catch criminals, other
try to kill.) and now both sides believe another dire enemy, both of them
believe own leagues are realists, but one believes ideal and future of
Empire, other doesn't.
(Almost all of these ideas are from series of Shotarou Ikenami's "Assassin Baian".... http://www.mysteryguide.com/bkIkenamiAssassin.html)