Post by Shonengetsu Chronos on Oct 8, 2014 13:44:09 GMT
Details
Age: 21 years old
Weight: 197 lbs
Height: 6'1"
Occupation: Assassin
"Life is meant to be taken..."
- Kai
- Kai
Personality
Apathetic, ruthless, deadly, wise
History
The Assassins
The Assassins were an order of Nizari Ismailis, particularly those of Persia (and Syria) that existed from around 1092 to 1265. Posing a strong military threat to Sunni Saljuq authority within the Persian territories, the Nizari Ismailis captured and inhabited many mountain fortresses under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah.
The name 'Assassin', from the Arabic Hashishin or "users of hashish", was originally derogatory and used by their adversaries during the Middle Ages. The modern word 'assassin' is derived from this name. However, Amin Malouf states that:
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"The truth is different. According to texts that have come down to us from Alamut, Hassan-i Sabbah liked to call his disciples Asasiyun, meaning people who are faithful to the Asas, meaning 'foundation' of the faith. This is the word, misunderstood by foreign travelers, that seemed similar to 'hashish'".
The Masyaf branch of the Assassins was taken over by the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in 1273. The Mamluks however, continued to use the services of the remaining Assassins: Ibn Battuta reported in the 14th century their fixed rate of pay per murder. In exchange, the higher authorities allowed them to exist. The mention of Assassins were also preserved within European sources, such as the writings of Marco Polo, they were depicted as trained killers, responsible for the systematic elimination of opposing figures.
Downfall and Aftermath
The Assassins were eradicated by the Mongol Empire and the well documented invasion of Khwarizm. They probably dispatched their assassins to kill Mongke Khan. Thus a decree was handed over to the Mongol commander Kitbuqa who began to assault several Hashshashin fortresses in 1253 before Hulagu's advance in 1256. The Mongols besieged Alamut on December 15, 1256. The Assassins recaptured and held Alamut for a few months in 1275, but they were crushed and their political power was lost forever.
The Syrian branch of the Assassins was taken over by the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in 1273. The Mamluks continued to use the services of the remaining Assassins: Ibn Battuta reported in the 14th century their fixed rate of pay per murder. In exchange, they were allowed to exist. Eventually, they resorted to the act of Taqq'iya (dissimulation), hiding their true identities until their Imams would awaken them.
According to the historian Yaqut al-Hamawi, the Boszormeny, (Izmaleita or Ismaili/Nizari) denomination of the Muslims who lived in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 10–13th centuries, were employed as mercenaries by the kings of Hungary. However following the establishment of the Christian Kingdom of Hungary their community was vanquished by the end of the 13th century due to the Inquisitions ordered by the Catholic Church during the reign of Coloman, King of Hungary.
Modern Assassins
As the world moved into the modern day, the killing of important people began to become more than a tool in power struggles between rulers themselves and was also used for political symbolism, such as in the propaganda of the deed. In Russia alone, four emperors were assassinated within less than 200 years: Ivan VI, Peter III, Paul I, and Alexander II.
In the United States, within 100 years, four presidents, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy, died at the hands of assassins. There have been at least 20 known attempts on U.S. presidents' lives.
In Europe the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist insurgents (The Black Hand) is blamed for igniting World War I after a succession of minor conflicts, while belligerents on both sides in World War II used operatives specifically trained for assassination. Reinhard Heydrich was killed after an attack by British trained Czechoslovak soldiers on behalf of the Czechoslovak government in exile in Operation Anthropoid, and knowledge from decoded transmissions allowed the U.S. to carry out a targeted attack, killing Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto while he was travelling by plane. The Polish Home Army conducted a regular campaign of assassinations against top Nazi German officials in occupied Poland. Adolf Hitler, meanwhile, was almost killed by his own officers, and survived various attempts by other persons and organizations (such as Operation Foxley, though this plan was never put into practice).
During the 1930s and 1940s Joseph Stalin's NKVD carried out numerous assassinations outside of the Soviet Union, such as the killings of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists leader Yevhen Konovalets, Ignace Poretsky, Fourth International secretary Rudolf Klement, Leon Trotsky, and the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM) leadership in Catalonia.
India's "Father of the Nation", Mohandas K. Gandhi, was shot to death in 1948 by Nathuram Godse.
An American Civil rights activist, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968 by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee.
Kai The Assassin
Kai grew up in Tokyo, Japan, being born in 1990. His father lived through the feudal era of Japan, when Samurais, Ninjas, and even Assassins were in great number. Throughout the lands, many had fallen victim to the order of the Assassins, though, through the years, the Assassins began to be captured by government officials, and the army of Japan. The Assassins were in cooperation with the Shinsengumi, a group of Samurai that helped keep order within small villagers, but grew over the years. Society was divided into two classes in Feudal Japan, the nobility and the peasants. The noble class made up roughly twelve percent of the population with peasants making up the rest. The Daimyo armies were made up of Samurai warriors. Samurai worked under Daimyo, but they had additional privileges and held a higher social status than common people. These privileges included being able to have a surname, a family crest, and carry two swords. People with Samurai family names are still treated with great respect in Japan today. Although most samurai were not well educated, they had a strict code of honor or the "way of the warrior", known as bushido in Japanese. If a Samurai broke the bushido code and brought dishonor to him/herself they would be expected to commit seppuku, or ritual suicide. Women were allowed to serve as samurai but always served under a male leader.
Along with the death of the Shinsengumi, multiple Ninjas, and a number of the Assassins, Kai's father was one of few left.
Kai and his father soon moved out of Tokyo, heading to England, where Kai's father taught him the arts of the Assassins. Through years of training, dedication, and hard work, Kai finally became the warrior his father wanted him to be. At the old age, his father died in his bed, leaving Kai with all the secrets of the Assassins, and to live on with the legacy.
Kai now carries out killings in several countries, continents, and villages. Leaving no one on his blacklist, hit list, or customer service list untreated.
So lives the order of the Assassins.
Weapons
Arrowblade Dagger - This durable knife features a serrated 2.625 inch stainless steel blade and an easy open thumb stud.
Xiphos Butterfly Knives - The Xiphos Butterfly features black finished stainless steel handles, with black G-10 scales. The blade is black finished 1065 stainless steel with drop point style. These include a pocket clip for easy carry.
Karambits - Known as the karambit, it is a curving knife modeled after the Arab Jambia. It is gripped with the hilt perpendicular to the ground , thumb over the cap. The forefinger is inserted in a hole in the head of the hilt. The blade extends outward, covex surface to the right when held in the right hand. The karambit is used in an upward, ripping manner into the bowels of the victim.
Katana - Standard size moderately curved Japanese sword with a blade length greater than 60 cm (23.6 inches).
Kusarigama - The kusarigama (sickle and chain) is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of a kama (the Japanese equivalent of a sickle) on a metal chain (kusari) with a heavy iron weight (fundo) at the end.
Tacks - Sharp Steel Points, 3/8 inches.
Kunai - Ninja kunai knives with one piece black stainless steel construction. Comes with belt sheath.
Shuriken - The Shuriken (darts) of the Ninja included various projectiles such as dirks, darts and star-shaped discs, all forming part of the art of shurikenjutsu.
Double sided blade - Weight: 29.9 oz. Thick: 9/32" Blade: 25" Handle: 10" long Samé (Ray Skin) Black braid cord Steel: 1050 Carbon Overall Length: 35" Sheath: Black Lacquered Wood Scabbard with Blue-Violet Cover Bag 88DEC.
