Vesper and Mayla's plan to kill Polo hits a major snag when they find Trader's Bridge destroyed. After finding a secret path through the city's underbelly, they uncover shocking news that forces them to add a new, even more dangerous objective to their list: free Alard first. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Vesper and Mayla have found Alard, but their rescue mission hits an unexpected wall: the prisoner himself. Alard refuses to leave, arguing he can do more good as a counselor to the very man who crippled him, forcing his would-be saviors into a desperate debate of honor versus strategy. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

In This Episode: Captain of three guilds? Rogers uses his improbable new authority to survey the war-torn Lower Quarter, facing grieving citizens and uncovering the Harvest Guild's rising power. While Rogers gathers crucial intelligence (and dodges angry locals), Ralan is blindsided by another crisis: Raef has impulsively decided to ride into danger to further his research.  Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

The weight of the white tunic is heavy. The new Knight Guildmaster, Quinto, must clean up the mess left by Saxe. In a strategic meeting, he finds a cunning way to exile his internal enemies and charts a secure path to meet his most important ally, Polo. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

Trapped in a collapsed tunnel, Darla witnesses the true, brutal nature of magic. Prosper becomes a terrifying force, erasing the past one memory at a time to clear their path. The man she's left with is a stranger, but a final, shocking revelation suggests a memory too strong for even magic to destroy. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Karch's attempt to legitimize his rule through a Guildmaster's Council backfires. While the honorable Quinto agrees to attend, Polo's reply is a masterpiece of political insult—a declaration of war by letter. Blocked at every turn, Karch abandons diplomacy for a more devious plan. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

Rogers's conflicting duties force him to leave the Thieves Tower and report to Polo. After a tense journey across a river that has become a warzone, he arrives at Harvest House expecting anger for his delay. Instead, he is met with profound relief. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

Ralan's quiet contemplation in Raef's library is interrupted by the shocking return of Maela and Vesper, who bring news that threatens to upend everything he thought he knew about Ness's fate. As the new Guildmaster wrestles with conflicting reports of murder and imprisonment, he must navigate a web of loyalty and deception while maintaining control of the conflicting personalities within his own guild.

In This Episode: Captain of three guilds? Rogers uses his improbable new authority to survey the war-torn Lower Quarter, facing grieving citizens and uncovering the Harvest Guild's rising power. While Rogers gathers crucial intelligence (and dodges angry locals), Ralan is blindsided by another crisis: Raef has impulsively decided to ride into danger to further his research.  Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Believing he finally understands true power, Jasper takes Karch's lesson to heart. He brings "order" to the ravaged Flats with a campaign of small, precise acts of brutality, convinced that this time, he is earning his commander's praise. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

As Ralan and Rebecca journey into the wealthy Upper Quarter, the Guildmaster reveals his roguish past by touring his old haunts. From tormenting guards to burning down hedges, Rebecca learns her leader was once the city's greatest menace, but the most embarrassing story of all awaits them at their destination. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

A new order is forged in blood and fire. In Ness, Jasper solidifies his authority with a brutal victory over Orion at Craft Tower. Meanwhile, at a surprisingly functional Thieves Tower, Rogers' tour is interrupted by an arrival that heralds an ancient conflict, revealing the tower's true, magical nature. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Polo brings the traitor Alard from his cell, intending to use him as a pawn. He gets far more than he bargained for. In a tense war of words, the crippled warrior masterfully deconstructs Polo's certainties, forcing him to confront the noble truth of the Thieves Guild and the failures of his own. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Raef's quest leads him to an ancient dwarven Loremaster who holds the keys to Ness's past. He learns the "Great Forgetting" wasn't a tragedy but a punishment, inflicted on the city after its leaders broke a magical treaty and unleashed a dragon upon the world. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

The quest for Pietro's memories begins not with a journey, but with a series of debates. Kray must first convince his own skeptical lieutenants of the mission's true, world-altering importance, and then decide on a dangerous strategy: to travel not as warriors, but as harmless scholars. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

Welcome to our 150th episode! Raef's journey takes an unexpected turn when he meets two stout warriors in the foothills—warriors who are not human. He has stumbled upon the Dwarves, who guard a secret outpost called Dragon's Watch and speak of a past that all of Ness has forgotten. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Prosper is a puzzle. He remembers facts but not feelings, and the name of his lost love means nothing. But when asked about the "Tower of the Wizards," a new, ancient personality emerges with a chilling secret before vanishing again, leaving Darla with more questions than answers.. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

In This Episode: While Rafe uncovers Pietro's seemingly magical longevity, Rebecca paints a picture of a beloved grandfather, a storyteller dismissed by many but deeply believed by her. Now, Raylan must escort Rebecca on a quest for a golden wand, a crucial step in Pietro's plan to restore magic and reconnect the cities, forcing Raylan to reconcile the man of legend with the man he never knew. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

In This Episode: The city again explodes into chaos, told from five different points of view. From Polo's paranoid plotting to Karch's triumphant siege and Quinto's rise to power, see the battle for Ness unfold through the eyes of the Guildmasters themselves as the old order is violently overthrown. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

In This Episode: Prosper and Darla embark on a perilous journey to the Dragon Road, uncovering ancient magic and the devastating truth behind the Ash Fields. Back in Ness, Guildmaster Karch finds a cunning new Captain of the Guard, Jasper, whose devious plan to capture Orion sets the stage for a dramatic power struggle. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Raef and Kray uncover Pietro's hidden journals, only to find their pages filled with an indecipherable code. As they pour over volumes of encrypted text, mysterious margin notes begin to reveal themselves - including an enigmatic symbol of a serpent devouring its own tail. What secrets did the former Guildmaster lock away in these coded pages, and what do his increasingly urgent margin notes warn about?

With Orion gone, Karch must deal with the power vacuum in the Craft Guild. The safe path is a formal council with the other guildmasters, but a more brilliant, and far more dangerous, idea takes root: installing a ruthless killer on the throne, a man he thinks he can control. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

In This Episode: Raylan abandons his duties at the guild for a personal quest with Rebecca, only to ride directly into the shocking aftermath of his brother's destruction—a ruined quarter, a shattered bridge, and a power struggle already taking shape in the chaos. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

Reeling from Rebecca's departure, Raylan expects a final lecture from his father. Instead, he receives a piece of shockingly profound advice about love and duty, comparing Rebecca's fire to his mother's and urging him to build a fortress worth returning to. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio

Breakfast at the Miller estate is full of surprises. Ralan's father reveals a softer side, sharing stories of a supportive mother, a support Larsen senior didn't quite agree with. But this newfound peace is just a performance, and behind closed doors, Rebecca reveals the true, vile nature of the man she was just charming. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio