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Speaking of killing without bloodshed, Glen Cook in his Black Company books had a cult of assassins who took their vow seriously. Their solution was strangling with silk scarves. I highly recommend the series. Stealing from https://blackcompany.fandom.com/wiki/Rumel
A rumel is the consecrated killing scarf of the cult of the Stranglers, also called Deceivers. Because the cultists are strictly forbidden from shedding the blood of a living person under most conditions, and since human sacrifice is the means by which they worship their goddess Kina, the rumel is an essential part of their religion. Armed with their rumels, the Strangler jamadars and their individual roaming bands secretly take human life.
Rumels are either yellow/saffron, red, or black in color. In one exceptional instance, there was a silver rumel. For the meanings of the colors, see: Stranglers#Organization.
As part of the Strangler religious doctrine, they believe that those killed with rumels are liberated from the evil cycle of reincarnation (the Wheel of Life) regardless of how terrible their karma may be at the time of the murder. As such, the Stranglers view their murders as an invaluable service to their victims.
Only the rarest, most skilled Stranglers can use their rumel to dispatch a victim without the aid of arm-holders. Therefore the vast majority of rumel killings throughout history were communal cult events.
A rumel is the consecrated killing scarf of the cult of the Stranglers, also called Deceivers. Because the cultists are strictly forbidden from shedding the blood of a living person under most conditions, and since human sacrifice is the means by which they worship their goddess Kina, the rumel is an essential part of their religion. Armed with their rumels, the Strangler jamadars and their individual roaming bands secretly take human life.
Rumels are either yellow/saffron, red, or black in color. In one exceptional instance, there was a silver rumel. For the meanings of the colors, see: Stranglers#Organization.
As part of the Strangler religious doctrine, they believe that those killed with rumels are liberated from the evil cycle of reincarnation (the Wheel of Life) regardless of how terrible their karma may be at the time of the murder. As such, the Stranglers view their murders as an invaluable service to their victims.
Only the rarest, most skilled Stranglers can use their rumel to dispatch a victim without the aid of arm-holders. Therefore the vast majority of rumel killings throughout history were communal cult events.
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