The Beni Zilal
The origins of the Beni Zilal, the Sons and Daughters of the Shadows, are shrouded in legend. Many of the stories tell of a Druid of the Sands who rules from a hidden citadel deep in the deserts of the Dune Sea , entrancing his followers with the help of hallucinogenic herbs and terrorizing The Aserai Confederacy nobility with the threat of assassination. Regardless of how much truth these stories contain, this brotherhood is now a powerful institution across the continent, from the deep reaches of the Nahasa Desert to the frigid snows of the far-north, collecting protection money from caravans passing through the wilderness, and cutting deals with local potentates while it awaits the day when it may reveal its hand more openly.
Despite many stories describing them as a desert folk, there is little material evidence of this, and they have been known to operate across the continent of Calradia. It is unknown what the final goals of the shadowy organization are, but they are widely known as an order of assassins. Many Beni Zilal assassins are said to be hired clandestinely by banking clans and nobility to hunt down debtors or political rivals. The Beni Zilal are even said to field small but elite forces of soldiers who specialize in magical stealth tactics, striking from nowhere and disappearing as fast as they came.
Despite how rare they are, how high their prices are, and how difficult they are to contact, the simple threat of a Beni Zilal contract is enough to make many weaker souls immediately surrender to many demands, should they think you are serious. The organization has become equally as much of a "boogeyman" than an actually known group, leading some to believe that they don't exist at all... much to the benefit of their assassins.
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