Thieves Guild of Valinport
Synopsis
An invisible hand that once guided Valinport’s underworld, now scattered, hunted, and waiting for its master to return.
What People Know
The Thieves Guild of Valinport operated quietly for years, maintaining balance among smugglers, fences, pickpockets, and information brokers. Unlike common street gangs, the Guild favored precision over chaos—jobs planned carefully, violence avoided when possible, and secrets treated as currency.
That balance collapsed when their true leader vanished.
It is now known—at least to a dangerous few—that Professor Geoffrey Chandler was the Guild’s hidden master. With his disappearance, the Guild abandoned its headquarters and went dark almost overnight.
Known Activity
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Former headquarters at The Quill and Scroll, a tavern near Valin College (now abandoned)
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A Guild agent known as Charlie the Flute Player attempted to kidnap Calen Veylin, son of High Seeker Oliver Veylin
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The attempt failed—and brought catastrophic attention
Since then, Guild operations have ceased or fractured into independent cells.
Relationship with the Party
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Hostile toward Corwin Thorne, who undercut Guild profits through an unsanctioned locksmith side business
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Views the party as unpredictable and dangerous
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Blames them—rightly or wrongly—for accelerating the Guild’s exposure
Current Status
The Thieves Guild is believed to be in hiding, not destroyed.
Members are laying low, burning contacts, and waiting for word from Chandler—wherever he has gone.
No one has stepped forward to replace him.
Values
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Subtlety
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Loyalty to the Guild
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Control over chaos
Anathema
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Exposure
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Independent operators cutting into Guild territory
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Drawing attention from authorities—especially the Blacktower
Reputation
Among criminals: professional, dangerous, patient.
Among officials: a lingering threat they cannot quite prove exists.
Among scholars: a scandal no one wants to fully acknowledge.
Player Notes
The Thieves Guild isn’t gone—it’s paused.
Empty taverns don’t stay empty forever.
Charlie the Flute Player survived—and remembers faces.
When Professor Chandler returns, Valinport’s shadows will move again.