Dark Path

While The Family focuses on theft, burglary, smuggling, forgery, and the like, the most feared organization in the Reaches is the Order of the Dark Path. Masters of torture, poison, and murder, this small organization undertakes the more distasteful tasks of The Family while maintaining their own strongholds and hierarchy. Small cells of assassins, such as the Invisible Blades and The Ghosts, often operate on highly specialized missions. Assassins are reportedly hiding as trusted advisors or henchmen in many courts and castles in the Reaches, spying for their master and ready to strike. Within The Family, the leader of the assassins is known as the Foster Uncle with his henchmen known as Nephews. The temple and monastery of the Dark Path is supposedly a fortress and walled town unto itself, although its whereabouts is unknown.