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	*[[744 BC]] [[Lady Kazandra]] is sent to Matira Bay. Through her, the Kargat achieve more of a hold on criminal activity within the Bay. Tavelia keeps the Faith of the Overseer from getting mixed up in Kazandra's affairs.<ref name="Gazetteer II p.147">[[Gazetteer II]] p.147</ref>		*[[744 BC]] [[Lady Kazandra]] is sent to Matira Bay. Through her, the Kargat achieve more of a hold on criminal activity within the Bay. Tavelia keeps the Faith of the Overseer from getting mixed up in Kazandra's affairs.<ref name="Gazetteer II p.147">[[Gazetteer II]] p.147</ref>

	*[[747 BC]] [[Alanik Ray]] becomes [[Chief Constable]] of [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Champions of the Mists" p. 57>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 57</ref> His actions within the City Constabulary prove a thorn in Tavelia's (and the Kargat's) side.<ref name="Gazetteer II p.148">[[Gazetteer II]] p.148</ref>		*[[747 BC]] [[Alanik Ray]] becomes [[Chief Constable]] of [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 57">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 57</ref> His actions within the City Constabulary prove a thorn in Tavelia's (and the Kargat's) side.<ref name="Gazetteer II p.148">[[Gazetteer II]] p.148</ref>

	*[[749 BC]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref> or [[750 BC]]<ref name="Gaz II p.138">[[Gazetteer II]] p.138</ref> The [[Doomsday Device]]'s last prototype is tested by [[the Kargat]], transforming former Kargat agent [[Lowellyn Dachine]] into [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)\|Death]].		*[[749 BC]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref> or [[750 BC]]<ref name="Gaz II p.138">[[Gazetteer II]] p.138</ref> The [[Doomsday Device]]'s last prototype is tested by [[the Kargat]], transforming former Kargat agent [[Lowellyn Dachine]] into [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)\|Death]].
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	*[[750 BC]] Tavelia has built (and continues to build) a large Kargat network of agents loyal to her first.<ref name="Bleak House p.31">[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 31</ref>		*[[750 BC]] Tavelia has built (and continues to build) a large Kargat network of agents loyal to her first.<ref name="Bleak House p.31">[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 31</ref>

	*[[750 BC]] '''December:''' [[The Requiem]] occurs.<ref>[[Requiem]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As Azalin [[disappears]] and [[Il Aluk]] is engulfed by [[the Shroud]], all living Kargat agents within are killed and [[reanimated]] as [[the Slain]]. [[Jacques Dauphant]]<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 128">[[Gazetteer II]] p.128 </ref> and [[Venrith Chole]]<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p.36 </ref> are among the agents so transformed. Jacques joins the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]]<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 128">[[Gazetteer II]] p.128 </ref>, but Venrith Chole eventually escapes and rejoins the Kargat.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p.36 </ref>		*[[750 BC]] '''December:''' [[The Requiem]] occurs.<ref>[[Requiem]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As Azalin [[disappears]] and [[Il Aluk]] is engulfed by [[the Shroud]], all living Kargat agents within are killed and [[reanimated]] as [[the Slain]]. [[Jacques Dauphant]]<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 128">[[Gazetteer II]] p.128 </ref> and [[Venrith Chole]]<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> are among the agents so transformed. Jacques joins the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]]<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 128">[[Gazetteer II]] p.128 </ref>, but Venrith Chole eventually escapes and rejoins the Kargat.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	*[[751 BC]] Thought destroyed with the fall of Azalin, [[the Kargatane]] goes underground. [[Lady Kazandra]] restructures [[the Kargatane]] to meet the demands of a world without Azalin and turns newcoming members into her own [[puppet]]s. However, the Kargatane as a whole serves no single master.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 137">[[Domains of Dread P.137</ref>		*[[751 BC]] Thought destroyed with the fall of Azalin, [[the Kargatane]] goes underground. [[Lady Kazandra]] restructures [[the Kargatane]] to meet the demands of a world without Azalin and turns newcoming members into her own [[puppet]]s. However, the Kargatane as a whole serves no single master.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 137">[[Domains of Dread P.137</ref>

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	The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might presently (as of [[756 BC]]) be 200 members, considering the losses the Kargat suffered during [[the Requiem]] and [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|up to half of these agents may be stationed abroad.}}<br>		The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist.

			==Activities and Operations==
			The Kargat is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might presently (as of [[756 BC]]) be 200 members, considering the losses the Kargat suffered during [[the Requiem]] and [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|up to half of these agents may be stationed abroad.}}<br>

	{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}<br>		{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}<br>
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	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

			==Structure==
	Despite the [[power]] and [[fear]] the Kargat command, the Kargat are far from monolithic. The organization's power structure is decentralized and cellular, with few agents knowing those outside of their immediate cells.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist.}} The recent years of Azalin's negligence and then absence caused the Kargat's structure to become more scattered and in conflict with itself. Despite his ongoing efforts to reorganize and rebuild the worn ties of the Kargat, three main cliques continue to be at odds with each other. Their power bases are divided geographically, with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		Despite the [[power]] and [[fear]] the Kargat command, the Kargat are far from monolithic. The organization's power structure is decentralized and cellular, with few agents knowing those outside of their immediate cells.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist.}} The recent years of Azalin's negligence and then absence caused the Kargat's structure to become more scattered and in conflict with itself. Despite his ongoing efforts to reorganize and rebuild the worn ties of the Kargat, three main cliques continue to be at odds with each other. Their power bases are divided geographically, with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

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	Despite the [[power]] and [[fear]] the Kargat command, the Kargat are far from monolithic. The organization's power structure is decentralized and cellular, with few agents knowing those outside of their immediate cells.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist.}} The recent years of Azalin's negligence and then absence caused the Kargat's structure to become more scattered and in conflict with itself. Despite his ongoing efforts to reorganize and rebuild the worn ties of the Kargat, three main cliques continue to be at odds with each other. Their power bases are divided geographically, with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		Despite the [[power]] and [[fear]] the Kargat command, the Kargat are far from monolithic. The organization's power structure is decentralized and cellular, with few agents knowing those outside of their immediate cells.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist.}} The recent years of Azalin's negligence and then absence caused the Kargat's structure to become more scattered and in conflict with itself. Despite his ongoing efforts to reorganize and rebuild the worn ties of the Kargat, three main cliques continue to be at odds with each other. Their power bases are divided geographically, with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or ~~even~~ [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]]<ref name="Gaz II p.44">[[Gazetteer II]] p.44</ref> or (formerly) the [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.138</ref>. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	==[[Leader of the Kargat]]==		==[[Leader of the Kargat]]==

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	{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}<br>		{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}<br>
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	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

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	The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might presently (as of [[756 BC]]) be 200 members, considering the losses the Kargat suffered during [[the Requiem]] and [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|up to half of these agents may be stationed abroad.}}		The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might presently (as of [[756 BC]]) be 200 members, considering the losses the Kargat suffered during [[the Requiem]] and [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|up to half of these agents may be stationed abroad.}}<br>

	{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}

			{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}<br>
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	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

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	The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might be 200 members.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might presently (as of [[756 BC]]) be 200 members, considering the losses the Kargat suffered during [[the Requiem]] and [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|up to half of these agents may be stationed abroad.}}

	~~The Kargat, secret police and intelligence service of [[Darkon]] numbering 200 members, up~~ to ~~half of who may be stationed abroad,~~ 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are assassins, [[Martira Bay]] faction and overall organisation led by [[Lady Kazandra]] (vampire Rog5/Asn3 LE), Karg faction led by [[Venrith Chole]] (ghost werewolf Rog6/Asn6 LE), and Corvia faction, which is gradually crumbling into disarray, led by the paranoid [[~~Beryl Silvertress~~]] ~~(vampire Ftr5/Ari5 NE)<ref name="Gazetteer II p~~. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>, secretive and cellular organisation that never engages in contracted assassinations in its own name but from time to time may create fronts that do, accepting only those contracts consistent with the will of one or more of its leaders and not inconsistent with the commands of Azalin Rex;		{{Spec\|Up to 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are [[assassin]]s. It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}
	~~<br>~~
	~~{{Spec\|~~It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}

	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

			Despite the [[power]] and [[fear]] the Kargat command, the Kargat are far from monolithic. The organization's power structure is decentralized and cellular, with few agents knowing those outside of their immediate cells.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref> {{Spec\|It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist.}} The recent years of Azalin's negligence and then absence caused the Kargat's structure to become more scattered and in conflict with itself. Despite his ongoing efforts to reorganize and rebuild the worn ties of the Kargat, three main cliques continue to be at odds with each other. Their power bases are divided geographically, with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	The Kargat is a somewhat cellular and scattered organisation. It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist. The Kargat is divided geographically with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	==[[Leader of the Kargat]]==		==[[Leader of the Kargat]]==

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	{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}		{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}

	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

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	{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}		{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}

	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]]. A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]].<ref name="Ravenloft CS: Domans and Denizens p. 11">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red Boxed Set) p. 11</ref> A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].

	The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>		The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

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	The Kargat, secret police and intelligence service of [[Darkon]] numbering 200 members, up to half of who may be stationed abroad, 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are assassins, [[Martira Bay]] faction and overall organisation led by [[Lady Kazandra]] (vampire Rog5/Asn3 LE), Karg faction led by [[Venrith Chole]] (ghost werewolf Rog6/Asn6 LE), and Corvia faction, which is gradually crumbling into disarray, led by the paranoid [[Beryl Silvertress]] (vampire Ftr5/Ari5 NE)<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>, secretive and cellular organisation that never engages in contracted assassinations in its own name but from time to time may create fronts that do, accepting only those contracts consistent with the will of one or more of its leaders and not inconsistent with the commands of Azalin Rex;		The Kargat, secret police and intelligence service of [[Darkon]] numbering 200 members, up to half of who may be stationed abroad, 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are assassins, [[Martira Bay]] faction and overall organisation led by [[Lady Kazandra]] (vampire Rog5/Asn3 LE), Karg faction led by [[Venrith Chole]] (ghost werewolf Rog6/Asn6 LE), and Corvia faction, which is gradually crumbling into disarray, led by the paranoid [[Beryl Silvertress]] (vampire Ftr5/Ari5 NE)<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>, secretive and cellular organisation that never engages in contracted assassinations in its own name but from time to time may create fronts that do, accepting only those contracts consistent with the will of one or more of its leaders and not inconsistent with the commands of Azalin Rex;
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	{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}		{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}

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	The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might be 200 members.		{{canon}}
			The Kargat is usually the dutiful agent of [[Azalin Rex]]. It is a largely clandistine [[organisation]] that is charged with being his eyes, ears, and fist. It is at once a [[spy agency]] and an [[Assassins' Guild\|assassins' guild]] with limited public duties as a [[law enforcement agency]]. It acts inside and outside of [[Darkon]]. It targets [[Darkonian\|Darkonians]] and [[foreigner\|foreigners]]. Its lower ranks are filled by [[humans]] and [[demihumans]]. Its middle ranks are filled by [[lycanthrope\|lycanthropes]] and their like. Its upper ranks are filled by [[vampire\|vampires]] and the [[The Undead\|undead]], many of whom are [[assassins]]. All told, there might be 200 members.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	The Kargat, secret police and intelligence service of [[Darkon]] numbering 200 members, up to half of who may be stationed abroad, 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are assassins, [[Martira Bay]] faction and overall organisation led by [[Lady Kazandra]] (vampire Rog5/Asn3 LE), Karg faction led by [[Venrith Chole]] (ghost werewolf Rog6/Asn6 LE), and Corvia faction, which is gradually crumbling into disarray, led by the paranoid [[Beryl Silvertress]] (vampire Ftr5/Ari5 NE), secretive and cellular organisation that never engages in contracted assassinations in its own name but from time to time may create fronts that do, accepting only those contracts consistent with the will of one or more of its leaders and not inconsistent with the commands of Azalin Rex;		The Kargat, secret police and intelligence service of [[Darkon]] numbering 200 members, up to half of who may be stationed abroad, 20 mid- and high-level members, mostly lycanthropes and undead, are assassins, [[Martira Bay]] faction and overall organisation led by [[Lady Kazandra]] (vampire Rog5/Asn3 LE), Karg faction led by [[Venrith Chole]] (ghost werewolf Rog6/Asn6 LE), and Corvia faction, which is gradually crumbling into disarray, led by the paranoid [[Beryl Silvertress]] (vampire Ftr5/Ari5 NE)<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>, secretive and cellular organisation that never engages in contracted assassinations in its own name but from time to time may create fronts that do, accepting only those contracts consistent with the will of one or more of its leaders and not inconsistent with the commands of Azalin Rex;

	It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.		{{Spec\|It is certainly conceivable that the training necessary to enter the [[assassin]] [[prestige class]] could be secured through employment with the Kargat. But it could subsequently prove to be quite difficult to resign one's post without forfeiting one's life.}}

	Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit. In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]]. A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions ~~publically~~ in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].		Abroad a member of the Kargat may have some measure of fear of that land's law enforcement agencies, but he or she has no respect for that land's law itself. At home members of the Kargat are exempt from [[baronical law]] and are responsible for the enforcement of [[royal law]]. Baronical law is set locally by the 22 barons of [[Darkon]]. Royal law is set nationally by [[Azalin Rex]] and is enforced as he sees fit.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 34-35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 34-35</ref> In consequence a member of the Kargat answers only to his or her superiors and ultimately [[Azalin Rex]]. A member of the Kargat does not worry about having to justify the legality of his or her actions publicly in a court of law. Rather he or she should worry about having to justify the wisdom of his or her actions in private to individuals concerned with both results and appearances. The Kargat is able to employ very unsavory types precisely because it is capable of putting each on a very short leash ending in choker chain. The difficulty is that superiors right up the chain of command to Azalin Rex himself must be competent and must remain vigilant. When Azalin is busy with one of his grand schemes, the Kargat fails to receive the attention required for individual agendas to be kept properly in check. When Azalin nearly destroyed himself in the [[Requiem]], it was [[Tavelia]], the head of the Martira Bay cell of the Kargat, who attempted to engineer his return as her [[slave]].

	The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else. For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are ~~disappearences~~ in the dead of night.		The public face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are prisons, in a handful of towns, administered by the Kargat, to which offenders are dragged by the Kargat and from which the condemned are never released by the Kargat or anyone else.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 35">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 35</ref> For example, [[The Black Hole]] in [[Karg]] or even [[Grim Fastness]] in [[Il Aluk]]. The unseen face of the Kargat's enforcement of royal law are disappearances in the dead of night.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	The Kargat is a somewhat cellular and scattered organisation. It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist. The Kargat is divided geographically with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].		The Kargat is a somewhat cellular and scattered organisation. It is possible that a complete list of its membership does not exist. The Kargat is divided geographically with [[Lady Kazandra]] being the leader based in [[Martira Bay]], [[Venrith Chole]] being the leader based in [[Karg]], and [[Beryl Silvertress]] being the leader based in [[Corvia]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 36">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 36</ref>

	==[[Leader of the Kargat]]==		==[[Leader of the Kargat]]==