Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5262726-20161221024439/@comment-26103034-20170807195039

Head off and check the road is clear.

You don't need to be paid for murder to keep the organisation intact. You can steal the money and food enough to allow you to kill travellers and people who leave the safety of the city. Or, alternatively, keeping the eye of the law away is self preservation. Being paid to kill the Emperor is extrinsic motivation too - money.