20 Different Names for the "Thieves Guild"
As a wrap up to our discussion on guilds, today we will discuss the nature of the "thieves guild". During this series, I have emphasized how guilds are all about getting as much gold as they can. While this is the primary goal of any trade organization, normal guilds put a portion (often a large portion) of their money back into the community through public works projects. Most thieves guilds clearly do not follow this practice. Additionally, since thievery isn't truly a guild profession, like carpentry or brewing, but rather a crime, like arson or poisoning, there usually isn't a building somewhere in town labelled "The Thieves Guild", unless it is a shady bar. When thieves guilds exist, they do so in the shadows (unless the town is completely corrupt), otherwise they would be an intolerable threat to the "legitimate" guilds that make up the infrastructure of the town.
How the thieves guild works, or even if it exists, is completely up to the GM. It might exist openly in the form of an older guild whose function is no longer needed or perhaps it is a shadow organization with members from multiple guilds filling out its ranks. Whatever is the case, presented below are 20 Different Names for the "Thieves Guild". I hope that you find them useful in your own setting. Until next time, Happy Gaming!
The Occulists Guild
The Lamplighters Guild
The Vagabonds Guild
The Buskers Guild
The Contortionists Guild
The Street Artist Collective
The Carolers Guild
The Mendicants Guild
The Silk Handkerchief Guild
The Flatterers Guild
The Shadow Guild
The Match-Sellers Guild
The Tramps Guild
The Organ Grinders Guild
The Shoe Shiners Guild
The Acrobats Guild
The Golden Circle
The Night Guild
The Undercity Services Guild
The Garnet Hand
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