Shinobi Temple

The Shinobi Temple is an obscure temple of the Officio Assassinorum. Shinobi Assassins are trained in stealth, intelligence gathering and assassination using variety of tools. The Temple is under the leadership of Director Hanzo.

Overview
The Shinobi Temple is located in planet the New Empire of Japan rather than Holy Terra, meaning it's operational capabilities were not crippled as other Assassin Temples. It swears allegiance to the Genji clan and their descendants, used almost exclusively by the Imperial Japanese Army or Imperial Japanese Navy in the front lines or nobles that can afford their services.

Th structure of the Temple is also decentralised, divided by schools that swear different allegiances to different clients. Two schools fighting against each other are not unheard of.

The Temple teaches it's recruits, often orphans the art of assassination, espionage and sabotage. They do so with various equipments. The Shinobi Assassins are both respected and feared as war assets or efficient executioners.

Blowgun
The Shinobi assassins have blowguns in their arsenal. It is around 50cm in length and used in conjunction with poison-tipped darts. It is used for assassinations from covert locations. The blowgun without a dart inserted can also double as a breathing apperatus under water.

Cameleoline Cloak
Assassins carry cloaks weaved from cameleoline. The cloak takes the colour of the surrounding area and gives the priviledge of concealment.

Happo
A Happo is a smoke-filled grenade, likely used to cover an assassin's tracks when attempting an escape.

Saoto Hikigane
The Saoto Hikigane is a portable listening device. Used mainly for espionage, it can allow the user to eavesdrop and detect sounds.

Known Shinobi Assassins

 * Hanzo, Director of the Shinobi Temple.
 * Goemon†, killed in action. Worked for the Hojo clan in Aichi, attempted assassination of Nobunaga but captured and boiled alive.
 * Jyubei, active. Sent to the Levant Arab Republic to assist in espionage, sabotage and assassinations during the Maronite Mutiny.
 * Nagato, active. Works within Tokyo and prevented an assassination attempt on the Tenno with Matoi, a former housemaid of the Tenno's household.
 * Sarutobi, active.