The Ireem Chronicles

Press Release from Thieves' Guild of Ireem:

Ireem and its environs face a rising crisis, crime. With the Knights always busy starting fights with the Undead and the Bedouins, the citizenry and business owners are left vulnerable to pickpocketing and robbery. One report has it that a monkey has been employed in this Thievery.

Two entrepreneurial citizens, Corum McConaught and Andre Suen believe they have an innovative solution: A modern Thieves' Guild patterned after the successful model of the great city of Lahkmar: "We will collect a nominal free from shop owners" explained Corum, "Those who pay will be safe from the activities of Guild member thieves. Those who do not...well, we can't be responsible for what mischief might befall them."

Guild members will pay a fee to be allowed to operate within the Kingdom. These will be the best quality thieves as we hope to move away from the amateurish nature of felons and promte professionalism within our criminal community.

"Non-Guild thieves will not be tolerated!" Guild President Corum smashed his fist upon a table causing several goblets of wine to be spilled: "We will hunt them down, give them a chance to join the guild and pay a fine, then if they refuse they will be punished publicly and quite probably sold into slavery!"

The Order of Knights has already shown resistance to the forward-looking moving by interrupting and arresting the founders of the Guild.