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Map of the Mano Rossa Guild by Aell maintained by Kefka

The Mano Rossa are an assassin specialization found in Genua. The guild house is located just north of the palace, on Dauphin Street.

Guild Leaders

Guild house

As many of the rooms in the guild house will get non-assassins killed if they wander into them^[1], people wishing to join the guild should read the marble slab in the foyer, which gives directions:

Those interested in joining our organisation should speak to Arlen Laureato who can be found in the study on the second floor, directions as follows:
north, up, east, up, west, south, east

Do not stray from this path or else one of our associates may have 'words' with you.


Written in tidy symbols:

Assassins, ninja, mano rossarians, hashishim and undecided assassins are currently allowed to enter the restricted areas.

Assassins, ninja, mano rossarians, hashishim and undecided assassins are currently allowed to use the shops.

Assassins, ninja, mano rossarians and hashishim are currently allowed to view the contract listings.

Assassins, ninja, mano rossarians, hashishim and undecided assassins are currently allowed to use the training rooms.

Remember to say join when in the same room as Arlen to join the Mano Rossa

Newbie Chest

There is a newbie chest in the boxing area on the second floor, next to the pub

It is in the from of a metal locker, type look locker when you are in the boxing area as it only shows up in the room description.

Guild facilities

The Mano Rossa guild contains a wide variety of facilities

• The garden
  • There is an oak tree that can be climbed here on eastern side, have to type climb up
• Veranda
  • There is a column you can climb up to the balcony above (second floor) and back down again, allowing players to TM adventuring.movement.climbing.rock
• The foyer
  • Contracts can be placed here in the room where the Contabile resides
• The library
  • Contains two readable books, one is on poisons and the other is a bestiary
  • You can advance skills here
• The pub
  • You can become a waiter here, seems to TM a certain skill  research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore. 
    • You can start by typing ask for a job
    • You then wait until Surly Moe says some instructions to deliver a tray
    • Then you take tray from bar and then type deliver tray to table <number>
    • If you fall while delivering, you will be fired by Moe and have to wait until he lets you do the job again
  • You can arm wrestle with Moe here or with another player to TM fighting.unarmed.grappling   research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore. 
    • You can type arm wrestle with <living>
    • You might get broken arms if you lose  research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore. 
  • You can buy drinks here
• The conservatory
• A smoking room
  • You can get cigars from a humidor
  • You can buy alcohol here
  • A assassinsguild bulletin board is here
• A drawing room
  • You can buy tea from the tea lady here by listing goods from her
  • A assassinsguild bulletin board is here
• A bathroom
  • You can wash here to get rid of fleas, etc.
  • You can get a towel from the shelf if you want
• The game room
  • There is a Liars Dice game here
  • A decapitated corpse lies here that can be used to TM fighting.range.fired and fighting.range.thrown
• The boxing room
  • Playerkillers can fight each other here
  • Non-player killers can fight npc boxers for unarmed and fighting.defensive TMs
  • A score board heres lists the recent wins and losses in the boxing ring
  • See the 'help here' file in the room for more information
• A clothes shop
• Gabbiani's custom suits.
• Arlen Laureato's study.
• A small poison laboratory.
  • Potentially dangerous for non-assassins
• The contract room.
  • Potentially dangerous for non-assassins

Advancement

Madame Bellus teaches some of the available covert commands to assassins who meet the requirements.

Advancement of skills can be done in the library. Primaries can be advanced until level 75 and to level 300 after taking the Oath.

Once Mano Rossa are guild level 50 they can demonstrate to Arlen Laureato that they are ready for player killing by taking the Oath.

The Oath

You can find Arlen and say oath to begin taking the Oath.

Taking the Oath only requires swearing and repeating certain phrases and does not involve any physical tests or questions.

Taking the Oath used to make one into a playerkiller before the changes.

You will be given a business card recording your inhumations and the inhume command after taking the Oath.

It is likely the easiest path to advance beyond the level 75 restrictions placed upon an assassin's guild primaries and is recommended for new players who wish to become assassins but do not wish to die in tests or be restricted in how far they can advance their primaries

Nicknames

Nicknames can be acquired from Arlen Laureato after taking the Oath. These will appear either in-between one's name and family name (example: “Kimya ‘No Mercy’ Cutting”) or, if you there is no family name, directly after their name (example: “Monette 'No Mercy'” ).

It seems to be random which nickname you receive from a given pool and you don't need to accept a given nickname. This means that if you're looking for one in particular, it's possible to repeatedly say I want a new <category> title and say no until you receive the one you want.

Example:

You say: I want a new title please
Arlen Laureato says with a posh Genuan accent: The Mano Rossa have, how can I
     put it... themed titles, if you will.
Arlen Laureato says with a posh Genuan accent: You can choose from an animal
     title, a bodypart title or a miscellaneous title.
Arlen Laureato says with a posh Genuan accent: I can also clear your title if
     you wish.

You say: I want a new animal title
Arlen Laureato asks with a posh Genuan accent: You want a title eh?
Arlen Laureato looks you up and down and strokes his jowls.
Arlen Laureato says with a posh Genuan accent: You shall be known as Aristotle
     'The Bull'.
Arlen Laureato asks with a posh Genuan accent: Does that suit?

You say: yes
Arlen Laureato says with a posh Genuan accent: Very well.

Cartello

You read the copy of the cartello of the Mano Rossa:
Written in ornately printed letters:

Welcome to the esteemed organisation of the Mano Rossa. The "Red Hands" is a byproduct of the mildly
organised criminal underworld that arose out of the infamous coffee prohibition of Genuan lore. As
such, the Mano Rossa obligates its members, foreign and domestic, and implores upon them the
following:

1. No blood on the carpet (or the lawn, see?)

2. Under no circumstances should you attack or assist in the attack of a fellow Mano Rossarian. Send
any complaints up the line, capiche?

3. Respect the sovereignty of all foreign specialisations and the administrative decisions that
they, well, administer. This of course includes our head-removing associates dwelling west of
Djelibeybi, our lethal-handed comrades of Bes Pelargic, and our backstabbing brethren that call
Ankh-Morpork their home.

If you have issues with one or more of these rules or seek an audience with a Mano Rossarian agent,
then please contact the Don himself via tell or mudmail.

Titles

The following post-titles appear automatically depending on your guild-level.

Custom suits

North of the clothing shop is Monsieur Gabbiani, who sells custom suits to Mano Rossarians. A suit consists of a jacket, waistcoat, fedora, and a skirt for females and trousers for males, and the creation process takes two (roundworld) days.

• Materials: cotton twill, gaberdine, cashmere, velvet, linen, silk and wool.
• Colours: charcoal grey pinstripe, dark grey pinstripe, lead grey pinstripe, traditional black, black pinstripe, brown pinstripe, navy pinstripe, midnight black, charcoal grey, sandy white, light grey, dark grey, navy blue, dark blue, off white, burgundy, black and white.
• Styles of lapel: very narrow, very wide, narrow and wide.
• Styles of fit: close-fitting, loose and snug.
• Finally, the buyer can decide if the sleeves have knife sheathes.

Jacket:

This <fit> jacket has been hand-tailored from high-quality <colour> <material>, and has extremely stylish <size> lapels.  It will leave anyone with the impression that the wearer has a great deal of money and knows just how to use it. Inside the long sleeves are some stylish looking knife sheathes from which you could hurl a knife or two.

Waistcoat:

This <fit> waistcoat has been hand-tailored from high-quality <colour> <material>, and will leave anyone with the impression that the wearer has a great deal of money and knows just how to use it.

Skirt:

This <fit> skirt has been hand-tailored from high-quality <colour> <material>, and will leave anyone with the impression that the wearer has a great deal of money and knows just how to use it.

Trousers:

These <fit> trousers has been hand-tailored from high-quality <colour> <material>, and will leave anyone with the impression that the wearer has a great deal of money and knows just how to use it.

Fedora:

This fedora has been hand-tailored from high-quality <colour> <material>, and will leave anyone with the impression that the wearer has a great deal of money and knows just how to use it.

Equipment shop and custom throwing hatchets

In the northern part of Genua, there is an equipment shop for the Mano Rossa. While anyone can get into it, only assassins can buy items there. The entrance is not immediately obvious however and can be slightly dangerous as well.

The storekeeper, Timothee, is also a custom outfitter, capable of making a large variety of custom throwing axes.

Commands

These commands are exclusive to assassins.

• abscond*
• assess
• backstab*
• inhume

* These commands are also shared with the Thieves' Guild.

Primaries

These are the primary skills for the Mano Rossa:

• fighting.defence.dodging
• fighting.melee.dagger
• fighting.unarmed.grappling
• fighting.range.thrown
• adventuring.movement.climbing.rock
• adventuring.movement.climbing.tree
• covert.stealth.inside
• covert.stealth.outside
• covert.hiding.person
• covert.lockpick.doors
• covert.lockpick.traps
• covert.items.traps
• covert.casing.person
• covert.items.weapons
• covert.points

Contracts

Like all assassin guilds, a unique list of NPC contracts can be placed and viewed here. NPC contracts can be closed by anyone with the inhume command.

Garrotes

There are a limited number of items in the game that can be used to inhume as a garrote.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} In a hidden location at the north end of the city, Genua

Certificate

The Mano Rossa use business cards to keep a record of all and any hits carried out. If the card is lost it can be replaced by asking Arlen Laureato.

Guild Administration

The leader of the Mano Rossa is the Don. The Don must have taken the Oath and be over 25 days old to qualify for this position. Mano Rossa must have taken the Oath and be over 5 days old to vote for the Don.

The Don of the Mano Rossa can appoint two Tenentes, the Vangelo and the Quartino. The Vangelo and Quartino support the Don and can place warning contracts on members of their own specialisation and limit access to the book for a lesser period of time.

Previous Dons on the Mano Rossa

Footnotes

1. ↑ Although for the brave non-assassin, every enterable room except for the clothes shop is probably safe, but it may still be risky to stick around, anyway.