

Brynjolf will start a distraction by calling everybody within the area to listen to the story of his latest product that he’s selling.

He is identified as the only male Dunmer (or Dark Elf) in the crowd.

Brynjolf, when encountered during the daytime, will give the dragonborn instructions to steal Madesi’s Silver Ring from the strongbox located under his stall and then plant it inside of the pocket of Brand-Shei, the local general stall owner. Alternatively, in the evenings past 8:00 p.m., the Dragonborn can encounter Brynjolf at The Bee and Barb inn, at which time he will tell the player to speak with him during the day at his stall in the Riften Marketplace. Once the Dragonborn is within proximity, Brynjolf will automatically attempt to strike up a conversation in which the Thieves Guild prerequisite quest A Chance Arrangement can be started. To join the Thieves Guild the Dragonborn must enter Riften during the day, and speak to Brynjolf, a red-headed Nord male, who can be found in the Riften Marketplace between 8:00 a.m. The guild is in close association with the Dark Brotherhood which becomes apparent in The Silence Has Been Broken, where the player must bring an amulet given by Amound Motierre to Delvin Mallory, a member of the Thieves Guild. However, the Thieves Guild has become well known and, in fact, well renowned for their thievery. As the Fourth Era continued, the Thieves Guild slipped further and further into obscurity and the members and regular clients began to leave (with the exception ofMaven Black-Briar).The guild was previously believed to be completely fictional in Oblivion, if asked about the guild, Guards would simply state that there was no such thing. Little is known about when and how the Thieves Guild was founded, but it is rumored to have been around as long as Riften has. History The Ragged Flagon – Cistern, home of the Thieves Guild The guild has an uncanny luck due to certain members striking up a deal with the Daedric Prince, Nocturnal, to serve as her guardians.

Most citizens view them unfavorably Mjoll the Lioness has made it her duty to maintain order in Riften and pledges to dismantle the guild. Maven Black-Briar, the affluent owner of the popular Black-Briar Meadery, consorts with the guild in exchange for their aid. Members of the guild specialize instealing objects of varying value or loaning septims. Stationed in The Ratway beneath the city of Riften, members of the Thieves Guild are renowned for causing trouble in the city. “Our access to those bits of luck are what separates us from common bandits.” ―Gallus Desideniusįor this faction in other games, see Thieves Guild.The Thieves Guild is one of several joinable factions that appear in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
