Solaran Assassins

Solaran Assassins
The court of Solara is full of intrigue and rivalries, King Solara himself does not possess the same ability to engender loyalty across his kingdom as shown by Alvera, but does have a much stronger political sense. Solara maintains power by manipulating the rivalries between the noble families, the church and the guilds in the Western Kingdom. His one truly loyal follower is Lord Starn, ruler of Royal Farport and known Master Assassin.
For a number of years, Lord Starn has received generous funding to expand the assassins guilds across the kingdom and develop it into a truly effective weapon of state – and appears to have succeeded. Not that much is known about the organisation of the Solaran assassins but it is commonly held that..
* Only humans are allowed to enter,	and only Gemidiahist worshippers
* The assassins generally operate in	small groups, three to six individuals are noted (quite often	referred to as death squads)
* They all eschew magic, or easily	detectable magic items preferring to rely on alchemical productions	to complement their skills
* Most are skilled in blind fighting	and have strong mental disciplines that protect against (or even	prevent) mind reading or mind control
* The assassins guilds all maintain	chapels to Gemidiah, they appear to provide some form of blessing	that prevents spells such as speak with dead
* There are reports there are	smaller branches within the organisation with more of a focus on	sabotage, surveillance and the like
Many people would say that if Solara did not have to keep much of this organisation at home, in order to assist in controlling his own Nobility, things would be a lot worse for Alvera.