You earn a living by taking on contracts to kill certain targets. Unlike the common assassin or brutish cutthroat, contract killers carry themselves with the attitude of that skilled trades' person. An assassin only cares about targets that have status and scoff at the idea of taking out people without that status. A cutthroat is no more than a violent brute with no sense of tack or respect. However, a contract killer takes on any contract with complete respect and carries themselves as the ultimate professional.

In Baldur's Gate, there's a network that allows clients to place their contracts with anonymity for the contract killer to then pick up. As a rule of thumb, these contracts do not have time constraints and half the total payment is provided upfront. Once the contract is completed with the required proof specified, the killer then gets the remaining half of the payment. Should a contract killer not hold up their end of the terms, a hit is automatically placed on them. If a client doesn't hold up their end of the contract, then the killer that took on the job has the right to kill or retaliate against that client.

Skill Proficiencies: Stealth, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, forgery kit

Equipment: A crowbar, a Clothes, Common, a symbol or calling card tied your modus operandi, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Contract killers are professionals, this professionalism is (to them) what separates them from a common murderer or thug. Contract killers see taking a life as a business transaction, and most have a strict set of self-imposed rules or tenants they adhere to. While the work of a contract killer operates outside the standard laws of the land, they tend to lean towards Lawful or Neutral alignments and are rarely Good aligned.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
2	I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3	The first thing I do in a new place is note where the exits are in case I need to extract myself quickly.
4	In order to be effective, I must first know my target and get in the mindset of how they think.
5	I am a professional and choose to surround myself with people who act with professionalism.
6	It's important to not get caught up in a cause, they only cloud your judgement.
7	Anyone can take a life but it takes someone special to make that your living.
8	I never take a contract that seems too good to be true or has too many unknowns.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. Everyone deserves respect, even those I've killed. (Lawful)
2	Business. Taking a life on contract is no different than paying a craftsperson for their skilled labor. (Neural)
3	Balance. For every life I take, I must return something of a kindness back to the world. (Neutral)
4	Greed. Every person has a pricetag and all I need to know is what you're willing to pay for me to make that person disappear. (Evil)
5	Pride. I respect authority and carry myself with professionalism. If a member of the law catches me in my misdoings, then I will surrender unto them without a fight. (Lawful)
6	Sportsmanship. The art of killing is a game, a game in which my targets have no idea they're playing. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	I was raised in the business and I owe everything I know to my mentor.
2	One day I'll hang up this life up and retire to someplace I dream about.
3	Another contract killer stole a contact from me and one of these days I'll find out who that was and right that wrong.
4	I want to build a name for myself, one that garners respect.
5	I killed the wrong person on a contract and that failure torments me.
6	I made the mistake of getting too close to a contract and it clouded my judgement. It almost cost my life.

d6	Flaw
1	The amount of lives I've taken have made me numb and distant to the living.
2	I say I have a code when it comes to the contracts I take, but that's a lie.
3	If you get right down to it, I suppose I just like taking a person's life.
4	Every life I've taken haunts me in my sleep. I use the vices of the city to stop their screams and block their judging faces.
5	No one knows the real me, and no one will.
6	I befriended someone over a long time just to get close to a person I needed to take out for a contract. I'd do it again too.