Assassin

Assassins were beings or machines trained to kill other beings, usually either for hire or political gain. It was outlawed by the OmniMundus and associated system and planetary governments on "moral grounds", but remained in widespread, albeit covert use; as a business venture, political tool, religious practice or social custom. Due to the fairly straightforward nature of the act, assassins were often simultaneously the best paid and most despised individuals in the underworld.