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Code:
It has been said that the khabar is the true
strength of the Assamites, the only thing that has allowed us to endure centuries of persecution. Our teachings present the
Khabar as a castle guarded by seven towers; if any tower should fall, then the castle is lost. The seven towers of the Khabar(code)
are as follows:
Loyalty to the Clan is absolute, and the Clan's interests always have precedence over the interests of
the individual. The Clan has become known and feared over the centuries because its members are so willing to risk and face
destruction in order to achieve the Clan's aims. Every Clan member has a duty of unquestioning obedience, which is balanced
by a duty of the Clan's leadership to be worthy leaders and place the Clan's interests above their own ambitions. Even the
Master is still a child of Haqim and a servant of Alamut.
Assamites are forbidden to fight each other under any circumstances.
They
must assist each other in all things, except in Assasination; This is a holy task, to be undertaken alone.
The Clan's honor
comes first according to the doctrine of asabiyya, but each Assamite is expected to take great care regarding personal honor.
An Assamites word is practically unbreakable--only a fool or an ignoramous would insult an Assamite by demanding an oath
or a written contract. Assassination contracts are absolutely unbreakable, since they are regarded as a sacred duty to Haqim.
Another's
word given to an Assamite is regarded as unbreakable, and the Clan will enforce this.
OTHER`s may cheat and lie to each
other if they wish, but Assamites require absolute TRUTH in all things.
Vengance is a vital concept to the Assamites.
It
is the prospect of vengance which gives the Assamites the strength to carry on and stay true to the Khabar despite enourmous
pressure.
Vengance is the duty of each individual and the clan as a whole. There is only one exception to the Hadd: Assamites
who were destroyed in the execution of a contract (whether or not the contract succeded) are not avenged, unless they were
betrayed by bad information or tricked to their doom by a false contract.Those betrayed by the munafiqun are given the title
of Shahid, and are avenged to the uttermost limit of the clan's power. The Clan will continue to pursue the betrayer till
they are wiped from the earth.
UNDERSTAND: the fact that a cainite who manages to
ovecome an Assamite is not troubled further, and further contracts against the individual may not be accepted.
The Assamites
honor a worthy enemy, and provided that no further action is taken against the Clan, no further action will be taken against
the individual.
Left alive, the one time target will surely seek vengeance against those who hired the dead rafiq. Not
only will the resulting conflict serve to avenge the fallen rafiq, but it will set the munafiqun against each other and so
serve the Clan's greater vengance.
SECRECY is ingrained in each member of the clan through millennia of danger. OUTSIDERS
must never learn anything of the clan from an Assamite. In addition, the principle of Taqqiya permits an Assamite to pose
as an outsider in the furtherance of a contract-- something that would normally be forbidden by the strict rule of muruwa.
While posing as a non-Assamite, it is permissible to lie, cheat, steal, and murder in order to maintain the deception and
facilitate the closing of the contract, without compromissing one's personal honor.
FAITH:The duty of faith demands complete and unquestioning
devotion to the CODE and to the path set down by Haquim, including the Path of Blood.
COMMUNITY is central to Assamite survival, and it is
enshrined in the principles of asabiyya and ikhwan as well as in the duty of umma. This demands that the individual should
serve the clan humbly, according to the clan's needs and the individual's gifts, and without reference to the individual's
own desires and ambitions.
the clan's scholars, mages, and other specialists are as respected as the warrior and assasins.
Members are sometimes required to go out and obtain skills and knowledge needed by the clan, and this is as sacred and honorable
a task as performing an assasination.
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