Thieving is Araby is harsh. The quick and lucky survive and the rest suffer the harsh penalties of being a thief. Often thieves create guilds to ban together and increase the chance they may not be caught. Powerful guild often pay off the police force to insure that they are not caught but weaker ones are not so lucky. To limit the chance of getting caught but keep the safety of numbers membership is limited in numbers.
Do to an increased crack down on thieves many guild are force to look for other signs of work or be caught. Many go to another trade that though dangerous is still profitable and even better more honest, tomb robbing.
Do to an increased crack down on thieves many guild are force to look for other signs of work or be caught. Many go to another trade that though dangerous is still profitable and even better more honest, tomb robbing.