Edited on 9/1/2018
I sighed as I leaned back into my seat. I was in the Iron well, a hole in the wall tavern that I had been told was frequented by many promising assassins by one of my new contacts. I had spent the first week walking around Canterlot, exploring and familiarizing myself with the area. However what I found was more disturbing than I originally thought. The first three days I decided to investigate the nobles and found that most nobles were involved in either illegal business or one of the many criminal syndicates in the city, sometimes both at the same time. On the fourth and fifth day I established contact with the few thieves guilds around the city and by the end of the sixth all the Guilds had united under the banner of the Brotherhood and were under my control. By the end of the first week I had done more work than I had expected and gotten a foundation for the restored Brotherhood to work with on information gathering and a way too keep tabs on the syndicates and gangs in Canterlot.
Through the Animus I had learned to rebuild the Brotherhood and how to teach teach my new assassins what they would need to survive but it was exhausting work both physically and emotionally. I was depressed and more than a little emotionally drained and so I had asked one of the men in charge of a guild for a good tavern or bar to find worthy members. Surprisingly I learned that there were many Hole in the Wall taverns that sold some actual alcohol and that these were the location frequented by many who could have the potential I sought and so here I was sitting in an isolated corner of a little tavern with about thirty or so patrons and seeing many potentials.
Suddenly the door burst open and almost everyone turned and drew a blade preparing for a battalion of royal guard to enter, instead it was only a group of ten. They wore full sets of shining white armor had sneers that immediately told me that they were nobles. "Well, well, well looks like the rabble have grown a backbone. You little shits think you can raise your blades to me!?" The one at the head screamed. Yep there nobles and by the looks of it there here to cause trouble. "Normally I would just kill you all but I just so happen to be looking for someone so if you could tell me where the stallion known as Bloodmoon is then I'll let you pieces of shit live."
"What's yer business with me?" Asked a drunk Unicorn with a blood red mane and pitch black fur from the bar.
Almost instantly the group of patrons parted and made room for the drunk Unicorn, I silently rose and jumped to the rafters using the support beams to get above the room for a better view with out being seen. The Unicorn was odd to the room and I had been keeping an eye on him the entire night. From what I had gathered Bloodmoon was a Unicorn born into a militant family with the status of a Minor Noble. He was well known for both his skill and unique technique that allowed him to channel Earth Pony magic. However after the death of his brother and father who were in the same unit as him, he 'left' the military. In my opinion a forced discharge isn't a 'left by choice' decision.
"Oh nothing, I just decided to kill an insect. You've been a vary bad boy digging up all kinds of dirty little secrets about your betters and selling them off to the highest bidder. A mutual acquaintance of ours has seen fit to request me to solve the problem." The noble sneered. "Rip him to pieces!"
The guards charged forward and the fight started. Bloodmoon simply stood there waiting for them to approach, when they had cleared a little over half of the distance Bloodmoon charged and slammed his fist into the lead guards helmet shattering it, he then grabbed the next guard and spun him around slamming him in to the guards on his left. A Unicorn charged their horn and fired of a spell knocking him back when he landed his head hit the bar. The ones the he had knocked down quickly got to there feet and began to beat the downed stallion as there leader approached.
"Filthy animal, you are a thorn in my mothers side and so I shall end you." He said as he drew his sword and swung down intent to plunge the blade into Bloodmoons chest. Only for a loud crack to sound across the tavern and the sword to shatter as if it were ice being hit with a sledge hammer. A black robed figure jumped from the rafters as he landed on two of the guards there cries were cut short as their throats were ripped out by two concealed blades strapped to his wrists. The figure turned to the leader the hood of his robes concealing his face.
"Call of your men and leave this place this is your only warning." The man said as he looked into Flares eyes the light revealing his, they were the eyes of a wolf, Arctic blue and in them was nothing. It was as if the man had no emotion at all.
"Insolent piece of shit do you have any idea who I am!? I am Flare Ruby the son of Duchess Ruby! Learn your place filth!" The leader screamed as he drew another sword and swung it at the man only for the man to raise his arm and block the blade
"If I am filth then you must be garbage." The man said in a monotone.
"Garbage!? Who do you think your talking to? Have you lost your mind!?" Flare Ruby asked with a scoff.
"No your even less than garbage, you're just scum. And that costume you look like some sort of sad carnival reject." The man said as he took a step forward the sound echoing in the quiet room. "Just look at you traipsing around pretending to be a guard, have you know shame? I thought scum could at least feel shame."
"I think it's time for you to die." Flare said as he looked at the other guards.
The guards looked to each other and then laughed before charging at me. I sighed and drew my sword as well standing and waiting for them to come to me. The first guard swung hoping to strike my legs but I jumped over the swing and unsheathe the hidden blade on my left hand plunged the blade into his face killing him as I turned and parried the blade of the next guard who had tried to strike me down from behind. "That's four down." The next came at me screaming as I pulled my crossbow from my back and quickly placed a bolt in his and two others heads. "That's seven down the remaining two guards slowly circled me as Bloodmoon got back up.
"You idiots kill him already!" Flare screamed.
"Think you can take that guard?" I asked Bloodmoon.
"I d'know, they kinda caught me at a bad time but I'll give it one hell of a shot." He replied with a smile.
"Good then I'll take this one and the bastered." I said as I turned back to the guard and Flare.
"Let's do this!" Bloodmoon screamed and charged the guard as I charged the other. Bloodmoon grabbed the guards arm and threw him into to the air as he came down he slammed his fist into the guards back with and audible snap. As this happened I approached the guard swung and I parried it before striking the guard who barely dodged the two of us exchanged blows till I grew tired of this farce and decided to ended it, I ducked under the guards next strike and rose faster than the eye could see and slit his throat.
"Dam son of a bitch didn't stay around!" Blood exclaimed as he looked around for Flare Ruby.
The door suddenly burst open and Flare stumbled in before collapsing on the ground and a man from the thieves guild walked in nodding to me. I nodded back as he turned and shut the door. "Anyone got some rope to tie this bastered up with and a back room I cam borrow?"
"Ropes in the back room, I charge per hour of use." The bar tender said.
I nodded and looked to Bloodmoon. "you want to do the honors or should I?"
Bloodmoon smiled and grabbed the noble. "What you waiting for? Lets go." I smiled as I turned and walked toward the back room, Bloodmoon dragged the noble behind by the leg.
As we entered Bloodmoon threw the noble into a chair and quickly tied him up before turning to me. "Thanks for the save back there, Names Bloodmoon Van Hellsing." He said and raised his hand.
"Orion Hawk." I replied as I shook his hand. "And the pleasure is mine. I actually came here looking for men like you."
"What you looking to kill me or are you one of those crime bosses looking to hire me for a job or join your gang?" Bloodmoon asked.
"I'm here to recruit you to my organization but not to commit crime. I want you to help me protect the people from those who would seek to enslave them." I stated
"What, you mean to tell me your looking for people to stop the nobles?" Bloodmoon asked surprised.
"Not just the nobles, anyone who would dare to trod upon the freedom of others and seek to destroy the peace." I reply
"Brother if you ever need me then all you gotta do is ask." Bloodmoon smiled and placed his hand on my shoulder.
"If that's the case then go to Lord Nightlight and Lady Velvet, tell them that I sent you and to fill you in on whats going on and who I am."
"And what about you and this little piss?" He asked as he pointed to the still unconscious Flare.
"Oh don't worry, I'll deal with him." I said smiling. "But there is a lot to explain and it would be bad for you to get involved further as it sounds this Duchess Ruby will be a problem one I would prefer to get as much information on before challenging her."
Bloodmoon nodded before turning to the door. "Ya probably for the best. If she was to find out that I even touched her son I'd be dead in less than an hour, see ya back at the Sparkle residents." with that Bloodmoon turned and walked out the door.
I smiled and turn to the young stallion who was just starting to wake up. The moment he saw me he screamed like a little gi-filly. Damn it's gonna be hard to remember this stuff, oh well a problem for future me. Right now I have a job to do.
"Hello Mr. Ruby, you and I have much to discuss."
The first recruit is acquired, now I wonder how this “noble” is going to like what is going to happen to him?
Coal Damascus a 5000 year old dragon blacksmith and florist working in his garden/shop in the bottom of Canterlot mountain, he is known for making weapons for the Guards for a couple of years in Canterlot when Celestia closed down his shop because of her hate for the Creed, Out of job, Mentor taken, trained him to be an assassin, while learning to grow magical flowers with Zecora in the Everfree forest. Now he became a Florist and Tank for the Creed while secretly supplying antidote, weapons, and poisons.
Are u didnt use minmine....oh well
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There was not enough information, Please review rule 1 as well as the other submissions. I need more than fighting style.
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Celestia doesn't hate the Creed, she just disapproves of there methods. As for your character I wish to use him as a forger like he was originally. If you are okay with that then pleas tell me.
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of course use him no matter you like
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Thanks.
Iron shield a black minotaur mercenary with a scar over his left eye and his left horn is missing wielding a two handed battle axe made of dragon bone enchanted(by frozen gem) to burn anything it cuts, wearing iron plate armor, is often happy and tells jokes or helping to train others but when he's angry he usually runs of to fight something, whenever someone asks why he drinks so much he usually tells them that it's to forget, he only tells the people he trusts that his parents and village were killed by mercenaries hired by a noble to in the nobles own words "kill the worthless savages".
The only way to gain his respect is by either beating him in a fight or in a drinking contest, he usually works for the highest bidder(unless it's a noble because then he just takes the money and leaves) but if someone beats him in a fight he works for them instead. He hates luxury and lives on the outskirts of the everfree forest near ponyville but he usually meets his clients in a bar in ponyville.
Orion hears of him from silent bastion when he mentions that they're looking for recruits, apparently shining ruby tried to hire him but got tricked out of 50,000 bits in the process.
{I think you should chose wether Orion beats him in a fight, a drinking contest or hires him.}
Frozen gem a 5,000 year old windigo enchantress who lives in the frozen north who takes monthly trips to canterlot to feed of the nobles hate for the "commoners" and "savages", she usually wears an ice blue dress, she has a large hoard of crystals and gems from around the world taken as payment from adventurers and mercenaries wanting enchanted gear.
She is usually calm and caring helping adventurers who got lost in the frozen north, sombra made many attempts to get her to join him when he ruled the crystal empire but all of them failed.
Orion hears about her from iron shield when he sees the armor and weapons the brotherhood is using isn't the best.[I don't know how they will meet yet]
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I was hoping that someone would mention a Windigo, I wanted to add one but didn't know how. Unfortunately I can't add Iron shield, he's a excellent character but I can't add him to the story. His skill set and the fact he's a Minotaur would make him to obvious as an assassin... wait I think I have an idea to use him.
No, I wont tell the Idea. I want it to be a surprise but I think you will approve of it.
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I was thinking of iron shield more as a guard for meetings than an assasin
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He he, interesting idea. But I my plan is better than that and Iron shield will play a much more important part in the story. But no spoilers.
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I have an idea for a yak too but I don't think it would fit
Basically a berserker who acts as a distraction while the actual assasins get to the target
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Interesting idea. I wont lie, deception is a key tool for an assassin.
Umbra a 2,500 year old umbrum(if you don't know what it looks like think of a horse zombie with butterfly wings) she is a master at dark magic(necromancy, blood magic, shadowmancy and soul magic), mind magic and ice magic, she usually wears a dark cloak enchanted to make her look like a normal pony.
She is weaker where it's lighter than where it's darker(basically if she's out in the day she is weaker than a normal pony), Light magic(life magic and healing magic) can easily hurt her.
She doesn't show or feel emotions easily(basically maud) and therefore is usually a good choice for an interrogator, she is usually going around graveyards sending lingering ghosts and spirits to the afterlife or playing poker.
She was found in the crystal palace sealed in a crystal making anyone who looked into it see their worst nightmare but was freed by When twilight destroyed it looking for the crystal heart.
Scratch a Diamond dog(but he looks more like a wolf) warrior with grey fur, grey-blue eyes, about as tall as Celestia, 4.36 cm(centimeter or 1.716 inches) claws wearing armor made of timber wolfs(if a part of the armor gets destroyed or damaged it regenerates unless it's burning).
Will not eat any cooked or grilled meat only raw, he likes to hunt deep in the everfree forest.
He is about as stubborn as applejack during apple buck season and mostly nocturnal.
He was taken as a slave to be used in the mines by a different pack when his pack was wiped out in an attack, but was freed when the solar guards conducted a raid on the warren led by captain steel sword(a unicorn with a brown coat, red mane and yellow eyes with a short sword crossed over a shield as a cutie mark).
He joined the guard when he had the chance and quickly gained a promotion to captain of the lunar guard by beating Luna in a fight after they got into an argument.
most of the guard thinks he is usually a hot head thinking he can't be defeated but he is actually a good strategist, with his favorite strategy for a raid or attack being tunneling in to the basement and attack from inside and outside.
He joined the brotherhood because Luna requested him to.
These are the races that haven't been requested and accepted yet.
Diamond dog
Umbrum
Griffon
Cyclops
Gargoyle
Hippogriff
Siren
Sphinx
Storm creature
Breezie
Vampire
Buffalo
Pegasus
Thestral
Changeling queen
"Reformed" changeling
[I think that's all because a draconequs would probably be too overpowered]
Swift wing a Pegasus-griffin hybrid with a green coat, a blue mane, purple eyes and her feathers start green but slowly fades into blue at the tips, she uses concealed wing blades and is faster and stealthier than a normal pegasus thanks to her bigger wings and years of living on the streets as a thief and later working as a messenger and drug runner for a crime boss in manehatten because she tried to steal from him.
She is usually very serious and strict but also greedy and usually takes a bit too much of the profit for herself.
She met Orion when he busted a drug deal with a noble, and gave her the option of working with them to take down the crime boss or get thrown in the dungeon.
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I have plans for the Griffon, Hippogriff, Pegasus, Thestral, and Changelings.
There will be no Reformed Changeling because I don't like the Idea and i think it's bullshit. I see them as there portrayed in this fanfiction (If you haven't read this story I highly recommend it). Now that doesn't mean I don't want OC's of them The more OC's I have of these characters the easier it will be to incorporate my idea. I do however want at least one Changeling Queen/ Hive OC before the Royal Wedding.
As for the Umbrum, Sphinx, Storm creature those will be by request only as will the Windigos. However I would love to have several Windigo OC's in the story. I always like them.
Unfortunately the Sirens are an extinct race in this world. the only ones alive are the three sirens in the mirror world.
The Cyclops, and Dragons will be weapon smiths or other types of workers that handle metallurgy.
Unfortunately the Gargoyle, Breezie, Vampire, Buffalo races will not be assassins in the story for the same reason that the Minotaur's aren't there too noticeable for a order built for stealth and most of these races have other factors that work against them.
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I'm working on an idea for a changeling queen(and now hive) but it's taking some time to figure out a way to make her balanced and to figure out where her hive should be. She would probably be the most detailed oc I have made.
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Are you using the same hives from the 'Hive' series or are you making new hives it will be easier to make my queen and hive if I knew.
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In my opinion a Changeling queen is equal to an Alicorn which is why I only want one and a Hive. In a sense it would be a different kingdom but would be allied with the Brotherhood of Assassins. this is rely the only exception to the 'They are not to be OP' and 'if there is a single alicorn posted I'll wright a cliff hanger' rules so go have fun.
Also no I wont be using those Hives. Those Hives belong to that story and I don't plan to take anything from other stories. I was more referring to how the Hive operated than the actual Hives themselves. However there will be more than one hive in my story there is a Changeling OC you posted a while ago and I plan to make him a part of another hive. Here's my notes:
Queen Chrysalis's Hive A.K.A. The Badlands Hive - Enemy?
Queen Pieris Rapae A.K.A. The Frozen North Hive - Enemy
If you can work with that then let me know. I plan for there to be three hives and the third hive would be allied with the Brotherhood and would treat ponies with respect instead of seeing them as only food. They also would be the smallest and weakest hive and nearing extinction.
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I can easily work with that.