Assassin Anecdotes

Assassins are considered to be an unseemly occupation amongst outsiders. After all, it can't bring good karma for a person who robs other people of their lives on an occupational basis. But to assassins themselves, its sort of a lifetime calling - once you get in, you're usually in for life. And very likely, that life will be very short. Most assassins do not survive to reach the pinnacle of reputation, for a fact.

Assassins are amongst the most biased fighters - the chances of an assassin choosing to fight fair is zero. No "virtually", no "practically", just zero. Even if they can take their targets down in a toe-to-toe brawl, blindfolded and one hand tied to the back, they'd still pull every trick in the book to make sure that they survive, and that they accomplish their mission. Theoretically, the only time an assassin would "fight fair" is when one assassin goes up against another - not for a mission or a job, but for their pride.

Hard to believe, but assassins are just like other people, after all. They have emotions, including guilt, doubt, and fear. For them, the occupational hazard is far more fatal than most, even though the pay is good. Assassins are neither better nor worse than most of us, I think - they just are. To them, there is a price for every life, every soul, and some of them are waiting to see how high theirs can be.

- adapted from various sources