User blog comment:DanMan7308/Assassins Creed Brotherhood customization/@comment-1943152-20100810142542

Why make them all look like Master Assassins when you are the Master Assassin in the game? Still, black is a cool colour, but I personally like blood-red.

To answer your question about Assassin recruitment, maybe there are people in Rome aware of the Templars and want to join the Assassins' cause.