The Baron's War - Assassins & Flame Throwers

The assassins may derive their name from the Arabic Hasaseen (“annihilators”, referring to the Qur’an 3:152) or to Hashasheen (“throat-slitters” or “users of hashish” in an Egyptian Arabic dialect). The practice of using assassins was developed by Hassan-i Sabbah, a prominent Isma’ili leader in the later eleventh century.