So what is with this "kill someone just for the purpose of becoming an assassin" requirement for the prestige class? What is the rationale behind it?
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Not canon, but I would suggest:
1. to prove you can do it to the guild;
2. to prove you are willing to do it to the guild.
The prestige class assumes assassins' guilds are the primary training ground. As it is an evil-only PrC (as written) I guess killing someone just to get in said PrC is also a definitively evil act, and so should make it difficult for non-evil character to qualify without alignment change.
Prove that you have heart to do it? That you're ice cold killa who needs no bling to do his job right! Just his nerves of ice cold steel.
"So, we might be the Assassin's guild, and we might be willing to let you join. Not saying we are, you see, but it's a big multiverse. If we were, though we would have to be sure you're not a guard."
"I'm not a guard. See? Must be true. Guards aren't allowed to say they're not a guard."
"Of course not, but we need a better proof. Here, kill this person. A guard is definetly not allowed to do something like that. If you did that, I'm sure any assassins' guilds around would see that you mean business."
My guess is as a test of some sorts, to prove that you're capable of assassin styled killing (i.e., reaching the target, dispatching the target, not leaving a trace and not getting caught.)
Also it enforces that anyone entering the class is evil (since killing someone for no reason other than to join a group of killers is pretty evil).
(since killing someone for no reason other than to join a group of killers is pretty evil).
What does that remind me of? Ah, yes:
BM: "Did you know that my hadoken spell is powered by love?"
WM: "Really?"
BM: "Oh yeah! Every time I use this spell, a little love dies and is forever gone from the world."
WM: "What? But that's horrible!"
BM: "Of course. Why do you think did I sacrifice a whole orphanage to the dark forces of hell? Just out of fun? That would be sick!"
WM: O_O