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Henry of Champagne claimed he saw a leader of this group order two of its members to prove their loyalty by jumping off a cliff. This group left a cake at the bedside of a rival to intimidate him into withdrawing his forces. The Mongols (20[1])held a leader (20[1])of this group hostage before Hulegu Khan sacked their fortress (20[1])of (0[1])Alamut in his conquest (0[1])of (20[1])Nizari. (20[2])Marco Polo described how a leader (20[1])of this group, (20[1])known as the (*) "Old Man of the Mountain," built a "garden of paradise" to which recruits were taken after being drugged. Hassan-i (10[1])Sabbah (10[1])founded this group, whose name derives from their supposed cannabis use. For 10 points, name this Islamic sect whose mythologized covert killings originated a term for politicized murders. ■END■ (10[2])

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