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<blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 2165297" data-attributes="member: 424">That is what I call, in the trade, &quot;re-negotiating a deal&quot;.Repercussions - depends....Was Red &quot;in tight&quot; with others who truly care if he suddenly drops from sight?&nbsp; These are the people who will come looking and asking questions.&nbsp; You will need a good alibi story and a method of defeating any &quot;getting to the truth&quot; magics.Your immediate concern is if Red has posted a &quot;bloodbond&quot; contract with the local assassins guild.&nbsp; A bloodbond contract, IMC, is a contract posted with the assassins.&nbsp; Usually, the person taking out a 'bloodbond' names people to be assassinated in the event of the contractor's likely death.&nbsp; It is used frequently by merchants and powerful people who are dealing with dangerous people or rivals as a way to protect from treachery and doublecrosses.&nbsp; The contractor makes regular or special contact with a guild front man as proof he is still alive.&nbsp; However, once the contractor fails to make a meeting and the guild cannot contact him, that is sufficent proof for the guild to fulfill the terms of the contract and whack all persons listed in the 'bloodbond' in a 'settling of accounts'.&nbsp; Needless to say, the contract is paid in advanced and the contractor can revoke it at any time and get a percentage of the contract money refunded.If there is a 'bloodbond' contract by Red, the assassins are looking for you even now....It is best overall to quit the city and head for other parts, returning only after a very long period of time has elapsed.&nbsp; That said, IMC, I've had, as a plot twist, a 'bloodbond' contract fulfilled after 20 years since it was posted with the assassins guild.&nbsp; The target of the contract returned to the city after 20 years and unfortuately, let himself get known he was back in town.&nbsp; And the assassins fulfilled the 'bloodbond after 20 years of looking for their target.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlackMoria, post: 2165297, member: 424"] That is what I call, in the trade, "re-negotiating a deal". Repercussions - depends.... Was Red "in tight" with others who truly care if he suddenly drops from sight? These are the people who will come looking and asking questions. You will need a good alibi story and a method of defeating any "getting to the truth" magics. Your immediate concern is if Red has posted a "bloodbond" contract with the local assassins guild. A bloodbond contract, IMC, is a contract posted with the assassins. Usually, the person taking out a 'bloodbond' names people to be assassinated in the event of the contractor's likely death. It is used frequently by merchants and powerful people who are dealing with dangerous people or rivals as a way to protect from treachery and doublecrosses. The contractor makes regular or special contact with a guild front man as proof he is still alive. However, once the contractor fails to make a meeting and the guild cannot contact him, that is sufficent proof for the guild to fulfill the terms of the contract and whack all persons listed in the 'bloodbond' in a 'settling of accounts'. Needless to say, the contract is paid in advanced and the contractor can revoke it at any time and get a percentage of the contract money refunded. If there is a 'bloodbond' contract by Red, the assassins are looking for you even now.... It is best overall to quit the city and head for other parts, returning only after a very long period of time has elapsed. That said, IMC, I've had, as a plot twist, a 'bloodbond' contract fulfilled after 20 years since it was posted with the assassins guild. The target of the contract returned to the city after 20 years and unfortuately, let himself get known he was back in town. And the assassins fulfilled the 'bloodbond after 20 years of looking for their target. [/QUOTE]

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