Peoples: House Jara

The great valkyrie philosopher Saffron Koshest once said "To place faith in a Jara is as burning oneself with fire and twice as foolish".
The Jara, alongside the Usor, are one of the destroyer houses within the Demon Empire. Just like the other 12 destroyer houses the Jara share a piece of power within the Demon Empire. The Jara are the least politically influencial destroyer house not only due to their small numbers (a mere 9000 individuals) but also by their isolated lifestyle.
When the Demon Empire was founded the honor code that would bind the demons together as a society was proposed to the destroyer houses. This honor code would turn the demons from a disorganized and fractured society into a rigid and lawful one where personal character as well as duty defined one's worth. All accepted the honor code except the Jara because their lifestyle was incompatable with the code. Why? The Jara rule their lands with networks of spies and assassins. Where other destroyer houses encourage undying loyalty and egotistical pride in one's character which could make each of its adherents almost chivalrous, the Jara are dishonest, cheating, stealing, manipulative liars.
Jara destroyers will stoop to any level to make a profit taking advantage of their honorable cousins, lying and scheming to get rich fast. The Jara enforce their will with complex networks of assassins who "subtract" rivals with a carefully placed strike.
Jara controlled cities are watched over by ruthless vigilantes and run by secret lords from their lairs deep in the underworld. Visitors to these cities are often warned to interact as little as possible with the locals.

Assassins are what the Jara are known for. They are said to be the best anywhere. They are among the most disgusting demons anywhere, even worse than the man-farmers of house Stora or the torturers of house Rarus. They are in love with killing, slaughtering other demons to satisfy their lust for blood. They follow a distinct set of traditions and rules: a vile parody of the honor code:
-Assassins always quickly whisper "death by Jara" to their victims just before killing them, usually as they make the killing blow. If doing so would alert the victim, they say the words to the corpse.
-"From the shadows we come" is the motto of the guild as well as the whole Jara household.
-Each assassin maintains a dark red sword which is a replica of their symbol. The symbol is inspired by a legendary blade whose owner bled all over it after being killed by Jaranaxifus, the first ever Jara.
-Assassins never give their real name to anyone, always making one up on the spot. Stories abound of Jara assassins who gave fake names to their own children, sometimes a different name to each child before disappearing into the night forever.