A mercenary Ninja Assassin, native to the Far Eastern islands of Nippon.
A Ninja Assassin, also known as an "Invisible Warrior," is an indispensable member of a Samurai Lord's retinue.[1a][3][4]
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A Ninja Assassin armed with a Kusarigama.
In the mysterious Far Eastern islands of Nippon, the Ninja rule the night. Their very name is spoken fearfully in hushed tones. Trained from childhood in the martial arts of the Warrior Monks and armed with an array of strange and terrible weapons, this caste of assassins has become a byword for sudden and inevitable death. Some credit them with magical powers, but they have no need of such things. Others claim they could rule Nippon if they wished, but disdain temporal power, hiring their skills to whoever can afford them.[3][4]
Dark agents of death who prey upon the unwary and slay them without mercy, Ninja Assassins remain disguised within regiments of ordinary troops until it is time for them to spring. Once a regiment is engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the assassin throws off his disguise, leaps out of the regiment, and may attack any important figures among the enemy.[3]
Ninja are particularly skilled at infiltrating forts and other defensive positions. They are not slowed by difficult terrain or obstacles, and when equipped with Nekode claws and grapnels, they can climb over walls.[4]
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A Ninja Assassin armed with an exotic Ninja Sword.
The armoury of a Ninja Assassin consists of the Kusarigama (a sickle on a length of cord or light chain that can be thrown or used as a hand weapon), the single-edged Ninja Sword (which can be coated in poison), Shurikens or Throwing Stars and Torinoko Grenades,[3a] which are grenades made from an egg shell filled with explosives or a flash-powder. A variant is the firecracker, which confuses the enemy as it jumps explosively around their feet. Fire crackers can be loaded with explosives, blinding flash-powder, or simply noisemakers.[5a]
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