The Criminal Element

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The Criminal Element

• • Thief: one who commits theft or larceny, usually avoiding direct confrontation in the process. Broken into the following types:

  • Lock-Pick Thief: a thief who knows how to pick locks and thus specializes in hiests involving locks

  • Scholar: a thief who specializes in the theft of books and documents

  • Crane: a jackablade, pickpocket, cutpurse

  • Saddler: a thief who specializes in the theft of horses and other animals

  • Boxman: a thief who knows how to crack safes and thus targets those specifically

  • Burglar: a thief who enters buildings (homes, warehouses) at night, forcing entry if necessary

  • Pirate: one who commits robbery on the high seas through the use of force

  • Highwayman: one who robs wagons on the roads outside of the cities through the use of force

  • Smuggler: one who imports/exports goods in violation of the law

  • Warden: the head of a crime organization

  • Racketeer: one who obtains money by an illegal enterprise, usually involving intimidation

  • Cutthroat: a murderer

  • Assassin: a hired killer

  • Toughboy: hired muscle for illegal activities

  • Cadger: one who dupes people into throwing their money away

  • Vandal: one who defaces the property of another

  • Heretic: one who dissents from established church dogma

  • Falsetale: a perjurer

  • Firelighter: anyone who lights a fire with the intent to do harm

  • Fireboy: a professional firelighter, an arsonist

  • Whore: a prostitute

  • Whorekeep: a pimp

  • Ladytaker: a rapist

  • Thiefs-pawn: anyone who aids a thief, be it harboring one, selling gear to one, or fencing for one

  • Coinfaker: a counterfeiter

  • Goldlender: a loan shark or usurer