I didn't mean to say that was how he went about his life as an assassin, but either way could hold interesting implications. More I meant what purpose he could serve for whichever side he chose. After all, he'd make a neat bad guy. That might have been how he continued to add to his empire, too, at that point. Or it might be that he's an emperor defeated, in exile, perhaps his society collapsed in on itself, if you really wanted to make him a tragic good-guy figure.<br/><br/>I think the evil aspect with the assassin pairing actually could make for an interesting, history-rich character.