As an assassin, you have been trained, likely from a young age, to locate and incapacitate your target. There are few others who can track and eliminate others with such deadly efficiency. You are feared as the night itself.

Skill Proficiencies: Stealth, Investigation

Tool Proficiencies: Proficient in Poisoner's Kit

Languages: As an assassin, you have a variety of targets. This variety forces you to adapt. You may choose one additional common language.

Equipment: A Poisoner's Kit, a disguise, dark common clothes with a hood, and 20 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

An assassin must know their abilities, flaws, and code in order to remain uncompromised as they pursue their goal.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am always calm and collected, even as the world around me is plunged into chaos.
2	I have a plan for everything, and if I don't, I can make one.
3	I can and will track my quarry across the world in order to complete my task.
4	My trust does not come easily, and betrayal is met with the harshest punishment.
5	I feel like this is the only place for me, even if I don't always enjoy my work.
6	I consider my targets as prey, not people, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do my job.
7	I do not kill lightly; every death has purpose.
8	I conceal my thoughts and emotions, even among friends.

d6	Ideal
1	I hunt the most dangerous people to end their evil influences. (Lawful Good)
2	The laws of the land cannot confine me; they are ineffective and weak. (Chaotic)
3	I am the only one who can protect myself, and I must always remember that. (Neutral)
4	I wish to be free; I am tired of being someone else's pawn. (Chaotic)
5	Those who cannot protect themselves have no right to live. (Evil)
6	I'll take any job, so long as the pay is good. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	The earnings from my contracts go to my family.
2	My fellow assassins are my family, and I will do anything to protect them.
3	I owe a generous benefactor a great debt and work to repay it.
4	I hope to one day be able to wipe the red from my ledger.
5	Someone I loved was killed, and I am hunting their killer so that I may return the favor.
6	My name will one day be whispered with fear and awe.

d6	Flaw
1	I'd much rather act than think through the consequences.
2	I over-analyze every situation and find hidden meanings in innocent words.
3	I prefer the shadows, and if confronted openly, I'll run.
4	I have difficulty working with other people.
5	I am far more likely to kill someone than I am to question them.
6	Innocent people have been caught between me and my goals, and I have trouble feeling sorry for their fates.

Contacts

In order to gather information about their targets, assassins have an established network of people who can supply them with the details they need. In almost every large city, you can find an informant who will likely have information that can aid you.