Editing Raz (section)

==Character History==
Raz's earliest memories were of a tough daily struggle to survive, scavenging, scrounging, fighting 
for food and shelter in the slums of the city. Abandoned by parents whom he could not remember, Raz 
roamed the streets, living by the sleight of his hands and the quickness of his wits. By the age of 
10, Raz had gathered a small band of about 6 other kids who acknowledged him as their leader, and who 
followed him about. Collectively, the gang was known as "Al-intiqaam", or "Retribution" in the 
Nascerine language.


There was a strange black-garbed man, a foreigner, who came into the slums one day. He gathered up 
several of the street children, gave them food, clothing, and a roof over their little heads. At the 
end of one week in which the stranger carefully observed each child he took in, some of the children 
were put back into the streets. Some however, were given a choice of a lifetime - serve "The Sect" in 
exchange for a chance to improve their lot in life, or return to the slums from where they came from. 
Raz, seeing his chance at making something of his miserable and pathetic life, threw in his lot with 
"The Sect" and never looked back, henceforth leaving his life in the slums behind forever. Together 
with several others who made the same decision, Raz was brought to a secret location in another part 
of the city. There under the strict watchful eyes of the black-garbed stranger who was joined by 
several other similarly dressed men and women with stern impassive faces, they began their brutal 
training to become deadly shadow warriors of the sect of the Marijah Assassins.


It's been 12 years since. Of the original group who began the training, only a handful survived to 
finally take their place as full members of the sect. Raz who had performed excellently throughout the 
training, was the 1st of his batch to be honored with his very 1st mission - He is to travel far north 
to the frigid wastelands of Krath. There, he is to track down and kill a deserter, bringing the 
traitor's head back with him when he returns to the sect.