He smirked and nodded. "Yes, but the 'thieves' guild' also gives us a level of plausible deniability. And by using a 'thieves' guild,' this also gives us a level of insulation against the fallout. I am not expecting to get MANY of the city bandits in on this. I want this set up so that, when we DO have a hundred thousand souls in the city, and five times that many bodies, we have a system in place to deal with problems before they become threats. However, if we need to give it another name, and it still gives the underworld a way to work with us, and allow us to direct the underworld, then I don't see any issue."<br/><br/>Devageua then gave Akiros a very pointed look. "I am also willing to make good my promise on second chances. I did not just mean you when I said I am willing to try again with people. The issue is that a lot of the beings here don't want to change. The other reason I want to get those people is that they have skills that can be VERY useful to us if we can convince them to give us a chance to earn their loyalty."<br/><br/>The dragon turned back to Talia. "Go ahead and start recruiting. I want to have this 'guild' up and running by the beginning of next harvest, and the guards to recognize them as fellow guards with unusual skills and job descriptions by then. If this works, we can start expanding it to other towns and cities, which will cut costs as we deal with the threats there."