Thieves go about their business unseen by others.

A thief can be a scout, burglar, pickpocket, or robber. Their skills (hiding in shadows, picking pockets, opening locks, detecting traps, climbing walls, ...) depend upon stealth and a high dexterity. By adhering to time-tested protocols, theives gain their skills via Sesamar and Desamar, but they sometimes worship an avatar.

Thief hierarchy is this:

Pickpocket	Levels 1 - 2
Burglar	Levels 3 - 6
Thief	Levels 7 - 9
Master Thief	Levels 10+

Thieves are ever present in Poxmuth and Joria. These cities are notorious for violent thieves and assassins. However, Vullaria has a well-known thieves guild, called the Friends of Findus.

Thieves have a number of skills available to them. If a thief spends time studying his/her mark, the path of a climb, the type of lock to be picked, ..., thieves' chances of success can be positively affected, according to this table.

The modifier above must be placed on the base modifier before any other modifiers and cannot raise the chance above 100%.

Regarding the climbing of walls, a new mechanic will be adopted. A thief can climb a typical wall at 10'/round with little sound. If a thief is under no pressure to climb a wall, then the thief will gain a +10% modifier for success. If a wall is slick or it has few or small handholds, the thief will gain a -10% modifier. If a thief fails a roll, it means there is a failure, but not necessarily a fall. The following table will be referenced in the case of a failed climb.

Falling off of a 50' wall is very hazardous by this mechanic. A 1d4 would be rolled and the multiplier would be 8 times the damage (8, 16, 24, or 32 points of damage).