Guild of Silver Larceners
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| Guild of Silver Larceners | |||||
| Founded | E7-203 | ||||
| Headquarters | Gimrun | ||||
| Activities | Taxation of Gimrun's population Defense of Gimrun Highway robbery of caravans and couriers Heisting and grand thievery | ||||
| Leaders | Angelus Argentum (Founder, E7-203 ; E7-239) Minik Argentum (E7-697 ; current) | ||||
The Guild of Silver Larceners is a minor faction in the Mazes. Officially, they refer to themselves as the Silverlight Guild.
They are a gang styling themselves after medieval warriors, wearing full plate armor, favoring melee weapons, and hand-to-hand combat. This group is notorious for having been in control of their hometown, Gimrun for nearly 500 years. They are also known for their strict, pure human-only (no halflings) policy.
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Foundation of the Guild
See also: Gimrun
The history of the Guild of Silver Larceners is tied to that of the town of Gimrun. Originally a medieval-era town, the town had been re-discovered and re-settled in E7-202 by a group of settlers, among which was Angelus Genvor, then a librarian and historian. Genvor had discovered that the ancient, medieval library within the abandoned town was nearly untouched despite hundreds of years of abandonment. When the town was settled, he was appointed as the town librarian.
The next year, in 203, Genvor had become obsessed with the medieval-era books. There, he learned of the ancient Silverlight Kingdom, which had reigned dominant in the Mazes throughout Era 4. After gathering a group of faithful followers and arming themselves with the plate armor and longswords found inside the library, Genvor staged a coup against the fledgling town's leadership, assassinating the mayor and former expedition leader, and threatening the other inhabitants with death if they do not swear their allegiance to him. Angelus Genvor renamed himself to Angelus Argentum and declared the formation of the Silverlight Guild, appointing himself as the guildmaster (leader) and vowing to recreate the Kingdom and one day conquer the Mazes once again, an act he referred to as "uniting the world under a silver banner once more".
All leaders of the Guild have been mayors of Gimrun as well as descendants of Angelus Argentum, forming the Argentum Dynasty.
The "Larceners" name
Originally only known as the Silverlight Guild, the Guild gained their modern moniker of Silver Larceners only two years later in 205, when several heavily armed and armored members of the Guild orchestrated a heist on the Lenox Corner jewelry store, emptying the entire shop's inventory and securing a clean escape, with not a single shot fired. Over one hundred items, valued at over 
1 million, were stolen that day. Among the stolen objects was an item known as the Sublime, a platinum tiara mounted with five gemstones of exceptional quality (three diamonds and two sapphires), at the time valued at 18 945.
Following the heist, the jeweler famously referred to the heisters as "those scary larceners in their silver armor" while being interviewed. The name Silver Larceners was penned by the journalist responsible for the interview, and it has been used to refer to the Guild ever since. The Guild seems to have taken this name in stride, as they have also adopted it for themselves.
The Super-Heist
In 414, over two hundred years after the original Lenox Corner heist, the Guild deployed 46 Larceners directly into the heart of the Yatela Crime Syndicate's hometown, Greening. Their objective was the entire town, every last facility, shop, outlet, from the convenience store to the hospital. The stated objective of the Guild was to "strip the Syndicate down to their rooms' bare stone". Within minutes, Town Security and Syndicate associates and enforcers responded, and a town-wide gun battle erupted. The Guild was trying to fend off the extremely heavy response while simultaneously continuing their robbery and the transportation of the stolen goods out of the town, whereas the Syndicate was deploying every last available person with a gun to open fire on them.
The battle lasted one hour, during which the town generator was invaded and the power was cut to sow confusion and cover the Larceners' retreat. In total, 41 people were killed; 27 people affiliated with the Syndicate, eight Larceners, and six civilians, including the two engineers working at the generator at the time. Three of the Larceners killed were "bag men", which allowed the Syndicate to recover some of the loot stolen. The total value of the loot extracted that day is not known, but it has been estimated to be between 6 and 7 million.
Reportedly, the Don of the time, Benito Yatela, participated in the defense of Greening personally and is said to have been wounded during this event. This event, since nicknamed "the Super-Heist", prompted the Syndicate to declare the Guild their mortal enemies, marking for death anyone working for, or associated with the Guild. As of today, this policy is still active.
The Guild today
As of today, the Guild's main source of income is the taxation of Gimrun's inhabitants, occasionally supplemented by highway robberies and heists. The Guild specializes in the robbery of caravans, couriers, and other travelers transporting high-value goods. Although the founder's original wish to restore the Silverlight Kingdom and conquer the world appears to have been abandoned, some believe that they will, one day, make a move and begin conquest.
