The Assassins of the Black Heart are not well known, as they pose as independent operators rather than as an organization. They are a deeply religious group that worships a personification of Death. Their priests have the capability of both raising and controlling undead creatures, but they are usually loathe to do so; they prefer the dead to rest in sacred silence. If attacked in their strongholds (favored locations include cemeteries, necropoli, and barrow sites), as a last resort they may wake all of the local dead at once and set them on the intruders. This individual, the head of the death cult, has been chosen by the priesthood to lead. His word is law to the assassins in his band. Instinct: To organize the deaths of thousands

• Set his minions upon intruders
• Poison and subtlety
• Rally the minions