Grass Spiders On You

Mesa (left) and Anton (right) on the day of Mesa's initiation.

The stories and adventures of the youngest circle of assassins among the infamous organization of assassins known as The Grass Spiders. Infamous and feared across Creation, The Grass Spiders are as eclectic, and sometimes loony, as they are dangerous.

Character Creation Rules for Starting Grass Spiders: Grass Spider Template

Suggested Music: Talib Kweli ft. Saigon - Slap

Moments

These are short dialogues, hits, thefts, etc. Just random character interactions posted for fun - they don't necessarily have any chronological order or plot implications to them, but sometimes it's nice to see what the characters are up to out-of-session.

• An Average Night (Mesa, Opal, Rizuka) (Author: Dan)
• Beautiful Sin (Ash, Opal, The Champagne Vagabond) (Author: Tony)
• Strange Love (Opal, Naru) (Author: Dan)
• Old School (Rizuka, Iron Shatters Oak) (Author: Dan)

Martial Arts

The Hallowed Order of the Grass Spiders has long practiced their own unique brand of martial arts that is tailored to their needs while modeled after the iconic animal that shares their name. The secrets of the martial art are well kept and it's probable that no one outside their organization has much knowledge of it, after all almost everyone who sees it in use does not survive the night. The form is based on the jumping and clinching attacks of the Grass spider and is highly acrobatic and based on surprising the user's enemy.

Name: Eight-Legged Harvest Promenade
Type: Terrestrial Martial Art
Requirements: Martial Arts 2, Athletics 2, Stealth 2
Form Weapons: Ropes & Fighting Chains, Kamas, Daggers & Short Swords (Reverse Grip), Throwing Knives & Darts, Nunchaku, Shruikens, and Improvised Weaponry.
Form Armor: None.

Circles

In addition to the Three Elite Fiends and a large network of associates, five circles make up the core membership of the Hallowed Order of the Grass Spiders.

The Lankhmar Harvestmen

In terms of combined age, the Lankhmar Harvestmen make up the senior-most circle in the organization. Although they are still assigned contracts from the Fiends, they do field work less often than the other four circles in the Order of the Grass Spiders. Many of them carry out internal administrative work, which includes managing the Order's surprisingly vast network of safehouses and associates in the East and Confederation of Rivers, as well as assisting in the development of new charms, spells, Manses, and so forth.

• Anton (Aspect: Fire) (Player: NPC)
• Iron Shatters Oak (Aspect: Earth) (Player: NPC)
• Rizuka (Aspect: Wood) (Player: NPC)
• Ruk (Aspect: Water) (Player: NPC)
• Tiamat (Aspect: Air) (Player: NPC)

The Red Hoods

• Leviticus (Aspect: Water) (Player: NPC)
• The One-Eyed Queen of Silk and Lace (Aspect: Air) (Player: NPC)

Minstrels of Eden

• Valen (Aspect: Earth) (Player: NPC)
• Whitaker (Aspect: Water) (Player: Tony)

The Shaded Templar

• Aleni (Aspect: Fire) (Player: NPC)
• Cello (Aspect: Water) (Player: NPC)
• Mercurial Carp Courier (Aspect: Air) (Player: NPC)
• Ryn (Aspect: Wood) (Player: NPC)
• The Champagne Vagabond (Aspect: Earth) (Player: NPC)

The Circle With No Name

The youngest circle in the organization, this circle has been formed from recently made members of the Order.

Defining Quote: "It's not a perfect job, but it's a beautiful job."

• Fay Morgana (Aspect: Water) (Player: Dan)
• Lord of the Ashen Cloud (Aspect: Fire) (Player: Tony)
• Mesa (Aspect: Wood) (Player: Dan H., ST-PC)
• Opal (Aspect: Earth) (Player: NPC)
• Zealot of Iconoclastic Virtue (Aspect: Air) (Player: Brian)

Associates

The Grass Spiders' organization, as well as many of the individual members have many influential and notable associates.

• Ravenous Moon, Waning Heart - A close ally to Lord of the Ashen Cloud who commands and takes care of his airship when he cannot be onboard.
• Naru Irugawa - The Grass-Spiders' resident astrologer and technology expert. Opal's on-again, off-again girlfriend.
• Thanatos & Libitina - Brother and sister pair of morticians from Sijan that specialize in unique funeral rites, perform rites for deceased Grass Spiders and any special acquaintances The Grass Spiders deem worthy.

The Three Elite Fiends

Little is known about the organizations mysterious paragons - they are ancient, powerful masters of disguise. The information shown below represents the forms they most commonly take when dealing with members of their own organization, but they can and do appear in almost any form imaginable, particularly when venturing into Creation to recruit members and negotiate contracts.

• Gyoki, the Morning Lion
• Samsara, the Penitent Lotus