According to one account, an important ritual of this sect involved having a group of twelve year old boys sleep for three days in a luscious garden.
According to one account, an important ritual of this sect involved having a group of twelve year old boys sleep for three days in a luscious garden. Inductees to this sect went through nine degrees of initiation, ending with knowledge of the power of the Lord of the Time. This group was founded by Hasan-i Sabbah, and they were instrumental in founding the Nizari state. This sect declined after Rukn al-Din Khurshah surrendered the fortress of Alamut to the Mongols. Their leader was mysteriously referred to as "The Old Man of the Mountain". For 10 points, identify this sect that was named after their use of hashish, some of whose members carried out covert killings of their enemies.
According to one account, an important ritual of this sect involved having a group of twelve year old boys sleep for three days in a luscious garden.
Assassins [or Nizari before read]