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.

Throughout the lands, 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.

Modus Operandi 

Contract killers all have their own way of carrying out how they handle a contract. Roll or choose from the provided table if you want to determine your character's modus operandi.

Roll 1d8	Modus Operandi
1	You hide three coins face-up of your choice somewhere close to where you killed your mark.
2	Regardless of how the mark was killed, you leave a common dagger lodged into their chest.
3	You carve a simple rune or symbol somewhere on the mark's body.
4	After every successful contract, you permanently scar your body in some way.
5	Regardless of how the mark was killed, you leave a noose around their neck.
6	After every successful contract, you donate a portion of the earnings to some form of charity.
7	After killing your mark, you perform a sacred rite over their body that is tied to either your or their faith.
8	Once a contract is completed, you blow all your earning from it on whatever vices you can find.

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Charisma, Intelligence

Feat: Dual Wielder

Skill Proficiencies: Deception and Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Forgery Kit

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) 2 Daggers, Forgery Kit, 1 Pouch, Traveler’s Clothes, a fetish that is tied to your Modus Operandi, 6 GP; or (B) 50 GP

Suggested Characteristics

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 is, and never raise my voice or allow my emotions to 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.
4	In order to be effective, I must first know my target and get in the mindset of how they think and act.
5	I am a professional and choose to surround myself with 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 with a special mind to make that a living.
8	I rarely will ever 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. (Neutral)
3	Balance. For every life I take, I must return something of a kindness back into the world. (Neutral)
4	Greed. Every person has a price tag and all I need to know is what you're willing to pay me. (Evil)
5	Pride. I respect authority and carry myself with professionalism. If a member of the catches me in my misdoing, 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 and retire to someplace I dream of.
3	Another contract killer stole a contract from me and of these days I'll right that wrong.
4	I want a build a name for myself, one that garners respect.
5	I killed the wrong person on a contract and their face torments me in my dreams.
6	I made the mistake of getting too close to a mark and it clouded my judgement.

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 contracts, but in truth if the money is good I'll kill just about anyone.
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 found in the city to keep their screams and judging faces away.
5	No one knows the real me, and no one ever will.
6	I befriended someone over a long time just to get close to an important mark I was contracted to kill. Truth is, I'll do it again in a heartbeat.