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The Grey Talon Assassins
The grey talon assassins are a very special group for one reason. They have never been caught. They are impossibly hard to find; many doubt their very existence. Once one has found them, they can be sure the job will be done... for the right price of course.
The grey talon assassins use many different methods of killing, and have two different sects. The first is the warrior thief sect. They use brutal methods of killing, and cost slightly less. They will enter a building, often directly into the room their mark is in. They posses great patience and skill, and can case a place for many days. Their preferred weapons are, in general, punch daggers that are enchanted to cause a continually bleeding wound.
The second sect is the mage assassins, who cost much more than the more brutal assassins, but are much more subtle in their use of poisons, spells, illusions, and sometimes even herbs. often they will summon and disguise a minor demon, or plant a piece of blood vine on the mark, calling to them a displacer beast. The most prominent members of this sect have mastered telepathy and minor mind control.
There are many rumors that the Grey Talon assassins were founded by a greedy Illithed, but those have yet to be proved.
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Are the Grey Talons a purely criminal organization working for profit,or are they a cult with religious and mystical overtones?
They may have been a cult at one time; if the Illithed rumors are true. Now, however, it would seem that they are a profit only organization, though rumors abound.
It is just another uberish cult of uncatchable assassins. There is an attempt to make it more interesting, but it is not that differernt or interesting than the generic assassins organization.
Why can't they be found?
This is missing far too much detail.
What strategies do they use to avoid detection? How does one contact them? What role does the illithid play? GMs are supposed to be able to use this, so you need to provide the background details, not just what PCs might know.
Format wise, there are inconsistent capitalizations and spelling errors.
Using demons and summoned monsters to perform assassinations is a bit interesting, especially if the victims are PC's.