Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20161128014748

The stealthy and more secretive arm of the Arbitus Vigilista while a judge can try and sentence anyone to death they normally do not carry out the execution themselves that falls to the Sicarius. They employ a series of tactics to kill those enemies of the state including such acts as snipping them, stabbing them, poisoning them, and many other forms of execution.

The symbol of the Ordo Sicarius is a winged hour glass (With the sand 95% of the way to the bottom) you can probably guess what it symbolizes. Each 'Gladium' as the assassins are called carries a large rod with this symbol atop it to distinguish themselves from the common rabble.

They normally wear long flowing black robes and a avian like mask as well as a stylish top hat. Some do wear crimson robes and are normally the head Gladium of a world or a judge's favored Assassin.

Wear Gladium has two things upon his robes, A small golden cross and a eagle. Both are important symbols to any agent of the empire.

Each Gladium is assigned to a 'temple' upon a world. Each temple is it's own cell in a way that sits and waits for further orders from the Judges or the Emperor.

Although mainly an internal weapon it is not unknown for Gladium Temples to work outside of the empire. Some famous temples are the Black Scythes within the terran alliance, Grim Skulls within the Green Belt, and the Black Reapers within the Razorbird empire. 