Kouhun (order)

The Kouhun was a secret criminal cult that operated in the Anoat sector of the Outer Rim Territories. It was named after the venomous creature of the same name. Within its ranks were assassins, blackmailers, kidnappers and political manipulators. The Kouhun were responsible for the murders of many high-profile personalities in the Anoat sector, including that of Governor Ubrik Adelhard's spouse. By the time of the Iron Blockade, the Kouhun were led by the rarely seen Deathstick, the daughter of the Nightsister Shelish. Under the unifying impulse of a young scoundrel, the Kouhun made an unlikely alliance with the Noble Court and the Ivax Syndicate, which gave rise to the Uprising.

The Kouhun would sometimes murder capable people simply to prove that they could do it. They claimed that killing was fun, but that they were no butchers and that their art required restraint. They also did not always honor the assassination contracts with their employers, as in some cases they ultimately spared a target, choosing mercy and ending up ransoming the victim, and claiming that their victim's death would not serve the Kouhun's deeper plans. They would also sometimes recruit and train in the way of shadows those who wanted someone murdered, so that they could do it themselves instead.

During the Iron Blockade, The Smuggler inquired from Deathstick what the Kouhun really wants, in which she answered that they want the same as anyone — fulfillment, which she elaborated further to mean killing and dying, and that it mattered the most and they should do both extravagantly.

Nightsister Shelish claimed that the Kouhun and its leader, Deathstick, served her purposes.

According to Loathe during the Iron Blockade, the Kouhun order was not ancient and had existed only less than an century, despite many others having the misconception to think otherwise.

The Kouhun did not wear any tattoos or brands, but instead wore the scars, marks and scabs from injuries with pride.

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