El Sikaena
The knife is the literal translation of this group's name, and throughout Calishite history that name has struck terror into the hearts of even the most unflappable beings. El Sikaena is a trained cadre of assassins working for the syl-pasha. An assassinof el Sikaena is only deployed when a warning from El Ghadabaan has been ignored and the hints for proper conduct its members delivered were not followed. El Sikaena assassins always allow their prey a chance to throw themselves upon the pasha's mercy after they slay all of their target's personal bodyguards. Few have ever begged for mercy; most choose to die on the assassins' blades by attacking them. Such behavior is less a matter of foolish gallantry or suicide than a way of saving face rather than lowering oneself to beg. Indeed, anyone who attracts the attentions of el Sikaena can only restore the name and honor of his family by dying at its hands.
