Re: Guild Tattoos: a means of identification, in a shadowy profession

>Also, perhaps some discussion on why thieves must thief.  I've always
>thought of this a more of a catch all class for people who didn't kill for
>a
>living.  Any thoughts on that group?

A "thief" is anyone in possession of a certain set of skills. They could use
them to steal, scout, spy, or to assassinate. They could kill for a living,
but then they would generally need to join a different guild.
A thief might not steal at all. Maybe they just had to sneak up on the cows
to milk them when they were younger...
The verb is "thieve" by the way.

George LaValle,
Archimandrite At Large

"All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no
difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward
dreamings, and there is no cause to value the one above the other."

H.P. Lovecraft, the Silver Key. (paraphrased)

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