The Merida are a fictional people of assassins renowned for their silence and skill. They are a people without a home, without a Princedom or any known permanent Keep, though they currently hide within the borders of Cunaxa. Their colors are yellow and brown. If they have a banner it is not known to those not Merida. They have a hierarchy and nobles, the royals of which are called the Merida Blood. Those of the Blood bear a ritual chin scar to signify their station.
Much of the culture of the Merida - outside of the training of assassins - remains a mystery.
In the Old Tongue Merida means 'Gentle Glass.' This name is because these assassins' chosen weapon - and calling card - is a glass knife, which is also filled with poison. The green-glass blade is nitched and shatters as it enters a body, poisoning the victim as well as making it impossible to remove the blade. If stabbed by a Merida knife there is no hope of survival. This makes the Merida very formidable assassins.
Read more about this topic: Dragon Prince Series