Assassin

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An assassin is one who commits a targeted murder or assassination, mostly for political reasons. They may act alone or in organised groups, or in Melisandre's case, be created by magic.

Known Assassins

Blood and Cheese, art by Will Owen

• A Catspaw, hired to murder Bran Stark while he lay in a coma.
• The Alchemist.
• The Faceless Men, a religious society of assassins based in Braavos.
• The Sorrowful Men, an ancient guild of assassins from Qarth.
• A shadow assassin, a form of magic used by the shadowbinder Melisandre of Asshai.
• Jaqen H'ghar
• Arya Stark
• Blood and Cheese, who were hired by Daemon Targaryen to kill the young son of Aegon II, Prince Jaehaerys.
• Tessario the Tiger, a sellsword in the service of Unwin Peake, who may have murdered young Queen Jaehaera Targaryen.

Survivors of Attempted Assassination

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• King Aegon III Targaryen
• Queen Daenerys Targaryen

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