Shadow Thieves

Shadow Thieves are an ancient guild of supernatural thieves who use shadow-magick to teleport from one location to another, ostensibly for various purposes, all of which are related to the theft of important items or people. They are found the world over (not surprising, considering they can teleport) and they are the ancient rivals and adversaries of the Order of Travellers. 
Shadow Thieves posses powers centered around teleportation and shadows. They often disappear in a cloud of smokey darkness, vanishing from one shadow-portal and reemerging elsewhere, often miles away. 
== Origins: ==
The Shadow Thieves have appeared in all cultures throughout history, usually a handful here and there who work together as a group, although experienced individuals may go it alone. Shadow Thieves are believed to have a benefactor in Thoth, the ancient pagan god of Egypt, the god of magick and darkness.
Thoth is believed to have formed the first guild of Shadow Thieves ages ago, and he watched over them to this day. The senior members of the guild receive orders from him and thus are able to act in a coordinated fashion when necessary. 
== No Honor: ==
Truly, there is no honor among thieves. Shadow Thieves will do whatever they deem necessary to get what they want and get away. They will resort to any and all dirty tactics to eliminate obstacles or threats, either to themselves or the shadow guild at large. 
Bombs, poisons, assassinations, whatever it takes. 
== War with the Travellers: ==
An ancient, on-going conflict between the Shadow Thieves and the Order of Travellers has been running for centuries now. The Shadow Thieves steal whatever they want, and the Travellers have often been tasked to retrieve what they have stolen, which makes sense given their similarities in powers.
Despite all this, the war between the Thieves and Travellers was inevitable. The Shadow Thieves posses the ability to follow teleporters across the world, they have some kind of magick ability to simulate the distance and location of another teleporter's jump. This allows Thieves to track Travellers, often allowing them to try and ambush their quarry.
In return, Travellers have adapted and developed new abilities that allow them to turn the tide, detecting enemies who are following them and learning to set traps and ambushes of their own.
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