"The Assassins Guild and Poisoners Guild are equal in power. Both have plenty of money, spies, and connections

"The Assassins Guild and Poisoners Guild are equal in power. Both have plenty of money, spies, and connections. Their alliance is more of a heavily armed stalemate. Martro Livondar, the formal Lord of Daggermark, keeps the balance. But neither Guild would pass up the chance to grab everything that the other one has."