General:Thieves Guild is Now Available on PC & Mac!

Originally published March 7, 2016. The original article can be found here.

500px|thumb|center|''Play dirty; get away clean. For the first time in The Elder Scrolls Online, you can join the ranks of the iconic Thieves Guild and reap all the rewards—and risks—that come with it. In celebration of the Thieves Guild DLC game pack launch, watch our latest trailer, read a special message from ESO's Creative Director, Rich Lambert, and get all the must-know details!''

We're thrilled to welcome our PC and Mac players to Hew's Bane and Abah's Landing, home of the Thieves Guild! If you play ESO on console, you won't have to wait much longer—Thieves Guild comes to Xbox One on March 22nd and PlayStation®4 on March 23rd. To commemorate the Thieves Guild launch, Creative Director Rich Lambert has a special message for everyone: 

:''Welcome to the Thieves Guild! All of us here couldn't be more excited about what's in store for you with this latest DLC game pack. The zone of Hew's Bane is gorgeous, with some of the most spectacular world building to date and equally compelling content. There are new types of traps, passive skills, delves, group bosses, and quests that take you all throughout Tamriel. There are also all new justice activities which the Thieves Guild rewards you for completing! If you love stealthy gameplay and being a thief, you are going to love this DLC.

:This update isn't only focused on new quests and small group activities, though – we have something for those who love Trials. Maw of Lorkhaj is our latest Trial, and the team has worked hard to incorporate all the things we've learned from previous Trials. There are some really exceptional encounters that require coordination and awareness like never before. Maw of Lorkhaj also scales, supports cross-alliance grouping, and also has both a Normal and Veteran difficulty mode. All of these features make Maw the most accessible and entertaining Trial yet.

:In addition to the new content with the Thieves Guild DLC game pack, there are a number of really big base-game improvements. We've put a lot of effort into balance/bug fixing, improving performance in Cyrodiil, and expanding systems like the LFG tool with the addition of new incentives and cross-alliance grouping. There are also all new additions like Mementos, scrolling combat text, and of course the 64-bit client.

:Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who spent time testing on PTS for this update. Both the quality and quantity of the feedback has been outstanding!

:Next up – Dark Brotherhood!

:– Rich 

Watch our latest trailer, “Join the Thieves Guild" and prepare to embark on one of the most exciting ESO adventures yet! 

(A video is embedded in the article. The video can be found here.)

Welcome to Thieves Guild
Purchase Details
Access Details
Guides & Deep-Dive Articles
Thieves Guild Crown Store Offerings
New Forum Avatars & Wallpaper

Welcome to the Thieves Guild
Thieves Guild, the first official DLC game pack of 2016 for The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited'', brings you to the desert peninsula of Hew's Bane, a Hammerfell location never before seen in an Elder Scrolls game. Abah's Landing, the opulent jewel of Hew's Bane, is home to the Thieves Guild and your port-city home base for the Thieves Guild content. Grab plenty of lockpicks and get ready for a treasure-filled adventure to help restore the Thieves Guild's influence in Abah's Landing!
 
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As with our previous DLC game packs, Thieves Guild comes in two parts: the DLC game pack and the base-game patch. The base-game patch will be available to everyone who owns ESO. The DLC game pack will conveniently download with the base-game patch, giving you instant access to the new content upon purchase or activation of an ESO Plus membership. When you purchase the Thieves Guild DLC game pack, you get full access to Hew's Bane in southern Hammerfell, the port city of Abah's Landing, and all of the following:

Join the iconic Thieves Guild for the first time in ESO
A challenging new 12-player Trial: The Maw of Lorkhaj
The first ESO Trial that is available in Normal and Veteran versions and scales to the group leader's level
Grants powerful new items and item sets obtainable in the Trial or the weekly Trial leaderboard rewards
A new passive skill line, exclusive to members of the Thieves Guild
Hours of exciting story content and quests that will have you revisiting your favorite areas of Tamriel
A new Larceny System that includes repeatable activities such as heists, pickpocketing, stealing, and more
Heist Quests: Find Fa'ren-dar, a tough male Khajiit who works on the far side of the Den, near the sewer drain exit. He runs the Heist Board.
Thieves Guild heists require sneaking, avoiding traps, and getting in and out of special instanced heist areas with your prize—earn special bonuses for completing the heists undetected and within the time limit!
Reacquisitions Quests: Seek out Spencer Rye, a fancy Breton man who runs the Reacquisitions Board, which is set up just outside the Thieves Den.
Kill group bosses and complete delves in Hew's Bane.
Tip Quests: Kari, a precise Nord woman who keeps accounts of the guild's finances, as well as accounts of information and rumors runs the Tip Board.
Travel all around Tamriel doing jobs for the Thieves Guild. These include pickpocketing, unlocking safeboxes, gathering items for consignment requests, and more.
Two new delves, Bahraha's Gloom and Shark's Teeth Grotto, featuring all-new challenges and rewards
Two all-new formidable world bosses
Powerful new gear, unique crafting styles, and other rewards inspired by the iconic Thieves Guild
4 item sets that grant unique, group-based PVE bonuses available in the Maw of Lorkhaj Trial and as Trial leaderboard weekly rewards
2 item sets available in Hew's Bane
3 new craftable item sets
The Outlaw crafting style
Assistants, new non-combat followers you can summon that provide a service
Brand new in-game musical score, inspired by the Thieves Guild and Hammerfell region

Purchase Details
Anyone who has purchased The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited and has an active ESO Plus membership will automatically have access to the Thieves Guild DLC game pack. If your ESO Plus membership ends or lapses, you will no longer have access to the Thieves Guild DLC game pack content and areas, but you will still have any items you earned while you had access, including the Jackal pet. 
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If you don't have an active ESO Plus membership, you can purchase the Thieves Guild DLC game pack for 2,000 crowns. Simply press the "," key (the default Crown Store key) or click the Crown Store icon on the menu bar to open the Crown Store, navigate to the DLC section, and purchase the Thieves Guild DLC game pack.

The Thieves Guild Collectors Edition contains a few hand-picked items that perfectly pair with just about any activity in Hew's Bane and Abah's Landing. You'll receive the Thieves Guild DLC game pack, bundled with the Hammerfell Camel mount, Kindlespit Dragon Frog pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls—with a value of 5,500 crowns for just 4,000 crowns, it's a steal! Look for the Thieves Guild Collectors Edition in the Crown Store "Featured" section. 

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Access Details
Once you've purchased the Thieves Guild DLC game pack or activated your ESO Plus membership, your next thrilling adventure is just a few steps away.

Enter any Outlaws Refuge and approach a High Elf thief by the name of Quen. Speak to her to begin the “Partners in Crime" quest—progress through the events of the quest and you'll be in Abah's Landing before you know it! (You can also accept the “Partners in Crime" quest by purchasing the DLC and navigating to the DLC tab in your Collections menu.) 

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You can also fast-travel to Hew's Bane and Abah's Landing by using the Wayshrine network. Quen, the Thieves Guild main quest bestower, will approach you at the Abah's Landing Wayshrine when you arrive.

Guides & Deep-Dive Articles
Whether you've been helping us test Thieves Guild on the PTS, or are beginning your journey in Hew's Bane today, we're here to make sure you get started on the right foot (or paw.) With these helpful guides and deep-dive articles, you'll be fully prepared for your next big adventure. 

Guides

The Basics
Areas
Systems & Skill Line

Deep Dive Articles
Cyrodiil Improvements
Grouping Tool Improvements

Thieves Guild Crown Store Offerings
With the launch of Thieves Guild, you'll find three new Crown Store offerings that perfectly complement your adventures in Hew's Bane: The Hammerfell Camel, Kindlespit Dragon Frog, and Pirate Costume Pack. 
 

New Forum Avatars & Wallpaper
In celebration of the Thieves Guild launch on PC and Mac, we've added a collection of new Thieves Guild-themed avatars to the official ESO forums. Show your Thieves Guild pride and try one out the next time you visit! 

 

Celebrate the Thieves Guild launch with our newest wallpaper, featuring a lively scene from the Abah's Landing Promenade. 

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The Thieves Guild is seeking new talent to help rebuild—do you have what it takes? Join today and begin your next thrilling adventure in The Elder Scrolls Online! 

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