The Silk Blades

A Rogue's/Crime Guild. There are three known ‘branches’ of The Silk Blades; Hovedstadd, Sirande and Lanfield, and possibly smaller groups in other major cities. They deal in pickpocketing, theft, and smuggling and often take deals or jobs from others rather than make their own.

Hierarchy
Despite the nature of the group, there is some form of hierarchy which gives members some allegiance and reasons to work with each other, however it is not unknown to backstab someone for a better position.

The Circle
The Circle is the highest members of The Silk Blades, made up of the leader of the branch, their 2nd in command and the Blackguard, who are bodyguards for the Mastermind and Executor and are the most experienced team.

The Mastermind
Is the leader of their city's branch and is one of the three leaders of the entire guild. Can only be overruled by the two other Masterminds or 1:4 of the Circle.

Executor
The executor is the right hand man to the Mastermind and has almost the same amount of power they do but can be overruled by the Mastermind without contest. They act as the personal advisor/bodyguard for the Mastermind. They are also leader of the Blackguard and can overrule any of them. They often have a apprentice/successor/chosen from the Blackguard who is like them as the Executor is to the Mastermind, and is chosen to be the next Executor if the current one leaves or becomes the Mastermind.

Blackguard
The Blackguard is the most experienced group of thieves in the organisation. They were selected by the Mastermind and are leaders of their own sections of the organisation, helping to run the group which could get out of control if left to one person in this line of work. There are often at least three Blackguard members in each location, more if the town is larger (such as Hovedstad). The Blackguard are often the closest interaction most of the lower members will have with The Circle.

Ringleader
A Ringleader often doesn’t do the manual work that the other members do. They often run tunnel entries/exits, split money and give pay for jobs.

Blade Captain
A Blade Captain helps their chosen Blackguard. They have their own smaller team which they lead. A Blackguard will have many Blade Captains but will have a selected one to be their successor.

Shadowfoot & Prowler
These make up the teams under the Blade Captains. Whether you are a Shadowfoot or a Prowler depends on the time you’ve been in the Silk Blades and your achievements.

Footpad & Flicher
Footpads and Flichers are the newest members they mainly stick to petty theft/pickpocketing. They will only get put on a job when they are being chosen to move up to a higher rank.

The Sirande Branch

 * The Mastermind
 * Tholshank
 * The Executor
 * Malice
 * The Blackguard
 * Darkseer [Executor's Chosen]
 * Aloth
 * Zorris
 * Thrasanz
 * Ringleader
 * Galinndan Amakiir
 * Delg Stoutale
 * Blade Captain
 * Onyx
 * Zeth
 * Haldir


 * Other known members
 * Urlgan
 * Eiravel Meliamne
 * Eirque
 * Silvo Litthel
 * Kix