Assassin

The Assassin profession was revealed in mid November 2005 as one of the new professions in Chapter 2 of Guild Wars. Play magazine has an exclusive article on Nika the Aassassin from Chapter 2. There are no details available at the moment other than what was put into the article which was a piece of the lore surrounding Nika. The following is the news release from Guildwars.com:


 * Play Magazine's third annual edition of the "Girls of Gaming" series features an introduction to one of the new Guild Wars professions, including concept art, a bit of background, and a piece of in-game lore. Learn more about Nika, a Guild Wars Assassin, in the Play special edition, which you will find on newsstands now.

According to the article, Assassins have stealth skills. Nika and The Conclave, her order, seem to be Canthan. The lore implies that Assassins can wield short blades in their off-hands and use throwing daggers.

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