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	== Miscellany ==		== Miscellany ==
	Due in part to being one of the original guilds in Astaria, thieves have		Due in part to being one of the original guilds in Astaria, thieves have been the subject of a number of updates to their code, mechanics, and
		⚫	balance. As of March 2010 they were in the process of a significant re-code, though it is unclear when this will be finished. Kalder has stated that this recode wa approximately half-finished but has been put on indefinite hold due to the ongoing work on AROA, the new "A4" mudlib.
	been the subject of a number of updates to their code, mechanics, and
	balance. Currently (as of March 2010) they are in the process of a
⚫	significant re-code, though it is unclear when this will be finished. Kalder has stated that this recode is approximately half-finished but has been put on hold due to the ongoing work on AROA, the new "A4" mudlib.

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	'''See also:'''		'''See also:'''
	* Thief Skills		* [[Thief Skills]]
	* Thief-specific items		* Thief-specific items

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	See also:		'''See also:'''
	* Thief Skills		* Thief Skills
	* Thief-specific items		* Thief-specific items

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Within any group of individuals, there is a certain member which
listens. One that shares no emotion, yet gathers information about the
realm and stores the tidbits back within their recesses for later use.

At the same time, they have the ability to steal within the shadows of
the night, keep away from people when they want, and deal revenge in
bitter-sweet terms to enemies that have announced themselves.

An Astarian Thief is this, yet is one that can walk the realm as a true
elite, being a member of one of the most sanctimonious societies within
Astaria's walls. These are the hallowed halls, with their secrets, their
successes, and their assassins.

The guild, of course, does not exist. Search it out at your peril.

''- Anonymous''

== Overview ==
One of the original core guilds launched in Astaria's first age, (also referred to as A1) the thieves have the most history, tradition, and formality of any of the guilds found within the realm.

The thief guild is '''very strongly''' not recommended for
new players. From the minute a new thief joins, they are expected to be
aware and observant of a strict hierarchy, semi-formalized etiquette,
and a number of restrictions on behavior. Lower level thieves are
expected, as the saying goes, to be seen and not heard -- though it is
preferable that they aren't seen, either. While it is generally expected
that new players will have a great many questions for their guildmates
in the realm, the thieves frown on such endless grilling:
professionalism and expertise are expected at all times. Admission of
being a newbie (by, say, asking any question whatsoever) will be met
with hostile insults, desires for your death, and (impolite) requests
for your suicide and not rejoining the guild. This is asked because
anonymity is a Thief's first defense against reprisals from aggrieved
players. Simply put, the opportunity and means to commit crime in the
Thieves' Guild is rampant, and asking how to swindle another Thief's
friends will not earn you any brownie points or gold stars.

Unlike any other guild, the thieves have a policy strictly regulating
the sharing of guild information. While there are exceptions, it can
generally be assumed that any information obtained on the thief guild
communications channels, within the thief guild hall, out of the thief
guild's tome, or passed verbally from thief to thief is not to be shared
under any circumstances with any other non-thief, even if that
non-thief should be a friend, clanmate, or even clan overlord. Failure
to observe this policy can and does result in death, and deaths
inflicted for this reason will not generally be considered by the
wizardry as being a valid basis for a harassment claim.

== Mechanics ==

=== Gear restrictions ===
Thieves are generally limited to light armor, that made of leather or
scale or its equivalent, and derive little or no benefit from the
wearing of spellcaster robes when they can be equipped at all. They may
wield the majority of ranged weapons and one-handed melee weapons,
including daggers, swords, whips, clubs, bows, crossbows, and the like. 
 

=== Play style ===
Although the dodge
trick allows a thief some latitude in standing toe-to-toe in combat, a
thief is most generally characterized as a speed-based avoidant melee
fighter whose greatest defensive asset is the ability to evade damage
rather than absorbing it. The confuse and blind tricks both directly inhibit an enemy's ability to score damaging blows, while the sneak
trick allows a thief to leave combat without being pursued after
scoring an especially damaging strike, in a technique known as
shadowboxing. Used in conjunction with the capsule trick, this allows thieves to fight even multiple opponents with somewhat of a degree of efficiency. 
 
 

== Miscellany ==
Due in part to being one of the original guilds in Astaria, thieves have
been the subject of a number of updates to their code, mechanics, and
balance. Currently (as of March 2010) they are in the process of a
significant re-code, though it is unclear when this will be finished. Kalder has stated that this recode is approximately half-finished but has been put on hold due to the ongoing work on AROA, the new "A4" mudlib.

See also:
* Thief Skills
* Thief-specific items

Thieves' Guild - Revision history

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