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, the High Priest, is the highest authority of the cult. He or she speaks often with Mistress Death, and learns her chosen victims. The High Priest is the keeper of the Black Heart, an artifact of great power. When invoked, it raises all of the dead in the local area. Instinct: To bring death to all thinking creatures

• Finish the ritual
• Feign weakness, then explode into action
• Curse with necromantic power
• Summon the unliving