For example, at the beginning of Echoes, Brynjolf does not approach the player at all, and it is up to the player to figure out how to get noticed and sponsored by one of the guild’s associates.

Although many mods address mechanical pain-points of the Guild, this mod seeks to rethink the plot, introduce new solutions, and alter some pacing, motivations, and outcomes to address the problems at the source. Power, wealth, and freedom are within reach – if they choose to take it. By delving into the secrets of the guild’s past they discover the source of (mis)fortunes. The recruit is charged with uncovering information about the assailant. As the groundwork is laid, a mysterious adversary rises from the shadows to challenge the guild’s ascension. From the success of a new recruit comes an opportunity for redemption– the chance to seize control of Riften’s political leadership, solidifying the guild’s stranglehold of the city. At the crux of their bid for power, a string of bad luck has rotted the guild’s reliability from the roots and led to botched jobs for their largest client. In 4E 201, Skyrim’s Thieves Guild had enjoyed rekindled success under the five-year leadership of cutthroat kingpin Mercer Frey.

Main article: Thieves Guild Main Quest (TGMQ)

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