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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emperor Valerian" data-source="post: 1454528" data-attributes="member: 15043">DM's Notes:  The assassins in this case were monks... the lead one, Bylia, was an 8th level Monrk/5 level Black Rose Assassin/2nd level Bard.The information for the Black Rose assassin (not designed by me, but someone on the WotC boards) can be found <a href="http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=174236" target="_blank">here.</a> Bylia's background:"Belyia was the scion of a union between a charismatic human adventurer and a woodland nymph, north of the city of Irulas.  Her mother’s forest was on lands desired by Lord Grudhaldt, a rising baron in the northern part of the Valley.  After her mother’s repeated attempts to hold him off, Grudhaldt hired out the Black Roses to get rid of the troublesome nymph and her druidic magic.The person sent to do this act was none less than Maykilia Hanstol, someone who by age 20 had already achieved assassin’s rank.  She dispatched the nymph quickly and painlessly (contrary to the irritated noble’s wishes).  However, the noble’s request made no reference to the daughter of the nymph (Grudhaldt did not know then nymph had children... if he had it likely would not have made much difference), and so she took the child, then a mere babe of six months, as her own.  Belyia remains to this day unaware of the story of her background, as Lord Grunhaldt died under mysterious circumstances a year later after a squabble with a neighbor...Maykilia continued her rapid rise through the ranks of the Order, becoming High Master of the Irulas contingent when Belyia was merely 15.  All through her adopted mother’s rise, Belyia watched, and learned, proving to be an extraordinary beautiful and talented girl that was wise beyond her years.  She had a gifted voice, and naturally adopted this to her planned calling in life.  Her cover became being a singing bard in the taverns and inns of the large city.  Her fey ancestry also blessed her with spell like abilities, which she quickly harnessed to her advantage.During her performances, she would frequently sing normally for some time, lulling her target into a feeling of security or something more (many times she promised to meet her male targets in a room upstairs after the show, which usually kept them rooted in their seats nicely).  Using her Mass Suggestion she would then incite the crowd to violence... nothing more than a standard barfight.  In the melee, she would dart off stage towards her target, asking him (it was usually a him) to defend her before scrapping him with the rose.  The authorities would discover a dead body, with only a small scratch (and likley many bruises or perhaps even broken bones from patrons fighting and falling on it).  None of her attacks were linked to her, and all were attributed to the massive brawl swirling in the room.  By the time she was 15, she was already accompanying other assassins on missions, and was made an elder in the Irulas branch by age 25.When she was 28, her mother was betrayed and murdered by another elder in the Irulas branch, named Denoria Faustus.  Denoria was attempting to set herself and her small cabal up to become the next High Master, until Beylia spoiled her plans by sending a crossbow bolt through Denoria’s skull.  Beylia quickly rallied most of the Irulas order around herself, and proceeded to quickly and quietly purge the rest of Denoria’s followers.She has been the undisputed head of the Irulas branch for 10 years now.  Evert plan she has reviewed personally has succeeded, many times wildly, and gold and favors continue to line the coffers of the Order under her watch.  However, word of her skill has spread through underground circles to the most unlikely or sources, which has now come forward to her with a very specific job in mind..."Her two sidekicks were 7th level monks and 3rd level blackrose assassins.  Bylia used some her bardic abilities to cast suggestion on crowd members over the course of about 30 seconds, starting a brawl.  The plan was simple... in the middle of the chaos, she then goes up to her quarry, and scratches her with the rose.  The brawl is blamed for the death.. and the Black Roses get away......save the party knew what the roses were for, and got some good rolls.</blockquote>

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