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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 8274365" data-attributes="member: 6775477">In my Greyhawk there are a lot of Thieves' Guilds. Most large states have a single guild, with each town and city having a chapter, with the capital's chapter serving as the guild's headquarters. Some smaller states might have a single guild (such as the Ulek states) or they might be extensions of those larger guilds (e.g. the Shield Lands guild is an extension of Furyondy's). All thieves who operate pay yearly dues, plus a "tribute" of their ill gotten gain (usually 3%). Anyone caught operating outside of the guild, or not paying dues/tribute, are marked, either for death or just a severe beating (if they can pay a hefty fine, plus 100% of their ill gotten gains). Many bandit gangs choose to join a guild, accessing fences and smugglers to sell goods, as well as the occasional place to hide. Most guilds are friendly to each other, offering services to other guild'\s' members for a fee, but a few (such as Dyver's & Greyhawk) have longstanding blood feuds.There is only one Assassin's Guild in the Flannaess, but not all assassins are part of it. Freelance assassins are cheaper, but the Guild is more thorough. The Guild doesn't have a traditional base of operations, but rather a network of informants across the land. Setting a contract is normally done either through a Thieves' Guild (who is paid a 3% fee) or through an information, if one can be located independently. Most assassins wander a region, checking in with informants for contracts, but a few stay in the largest cities, waiting for the contracts to come to them. Joining the Guild is dangerous, as the entrance test is lethal, but the availability of contracts is often considered worth the risk.Payment is due upon setting the contract, as the Guild will normally continue to send assassins until the target is dead. It's based on the reputation and renown of the target, but an additional fee will be added if the target has undisclosed special defenses (spells, magic items, higher than 5th level, extensive political/criminal connections, etc) that will be assessed afterwards; indentured servitude of all family is required until payment is made in full. If the Guild cannot or chooses not to achieve success, it will return half of the amount charged if there were undisclosed defenses, the full amount if there were no special defenses, and double the amount if there were known special defenses they failed to breech. Obviously the Guild hates returning this fee, and so the informants are careful, often waiting until more information is gathered before accepting the contract. The Guild retains 10%, with the rest going to the successful assassin.</blockquote>

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