Mukhabarat

The Mukhabarat was an assassins guild that kept behind the scenes of most of the major galactic conflicts. They were formed by Justin Rettik around 45 BBY. The original structure of the guild consisted of six Captains, eighteen Lieutenants, thirty-eight officers and one hundred enforcers of the Honor Guard and had five hundred other members. The Mukhabarat had two money launderers, both companies owned by Rettik: Yuhanna Arms and the Happy Skies Casino.

The guild was known about only in the highest circles, and only to a select few in those circles. The guild members were mostly anonymous to the other members until one got to the higher ranks, where the Captains all knew each other, and the Lieutenants all knew who the Captains were.

Around 22 BBY, a bounty hunter named Ryluk Shouja, under the guise of a Lord Fenron, approached Rettik with the intent of joining the guild. At first Rettik thought that the notion of a nobleman joining the Mukhabarat was preposterous, and recected the lord. Fenron saw that his guise would not help him, so he revealed his true identity of Ryluk Shouja to the guildmaster. After being convinced that Fenron was really Shouja and not an imposter taking advantage of the bounty hunter's alleged death, Fenron allowed Shouja to join the guild.

Due to Ryluk's reputation, Rettik decided to modify the guild structure and made Ryluk a seventh Captain, and promoted three more Lieutenants to aid the bounty hunter. This proved a prudent decision; for the year that Ryluk was with the Mukhabarat, he furthered the guild in many ways, from teaching combat classes to completing nearly impossible missions. The bounty hunter became a great leader in the guild, and was known by all the members, if only as Lord Fenron.

Ryluk left one year after joining, with a promise to come back eventually, saying he had some business in the Outer Rim. Rettik was sad to see him leave, but the guild continued in his absence anyway. Shouja returned to the guild several years later and was awarded his old position. The bounty hunter stayed with the guild for many years after that.

After Rettik's death, his most trusted live Captain ... to be continued (author's apologies)