Theft (sage field)

Theft is a sage field available to thieves, describing the bold acquisition of another's property, taking and keeping it without remorse or shame. The act of thievery is understood as the central motivation to the thief's class, but thieves take from those they choose.

Theft is defined as the act of wrongfully taking or appropriating someone else's belongings, possessions or property without their consent, or with the intent of permanently depriving them of that thing. The field presumes the practitioner's approach to ethics and morality is selfishly motivated, without concern for what other persons may lose through the use of this craft.

The field includes the following sage studies:

• Concealment: oversimplified as "hiding in shadows," an intricate skill and an essential art for blending knowledge of light, movement and psychology to achieve invisibility even in plain sight. Those who master concealment transform their surroundings into allies, becoming phantoms that vanish at will.

• Pickpocketing: the practiced art of discreetly removing money or valuables from a person's possession without alerting them to the theft, requiring a keen understanding of distraction, timing and touch, allowing the thief to act unnoticed even in close quarters.

• Burglary: the craft of infiltrating a house or property with the intent to acquire valuable items, relying on careful planning, precise execution, and a swift, clean departure, demanding a combination of stealth, lockpicking and situational awareness, as well as the ability to assess risk and opportunity.

• Spoilsweeping: the art of stealthily appropriating unattended or loosely guarded valuables in the aftermath of conflict, disaster or distraction; focuses on gathering treasure from the environment—be it scavenging a battlefield, looting a ransacked caravan, or silently stripping valuables under dire circumstances.

See Thief Sage Abilities