Venomous Ambition, a fan-created mission for Thief II
By Ripped Phreak

Version: 1.0 (2025-09-13)

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-- Our characters:
- Theobald: Leader of a thieves' guild called The Stepsons.
- Rackamore: Leader of a thieves' guild called The Nighthawks.
- Yilgun the Red: A thief, Theobald's second in command.
- Caine Caradoc: The local apothecary. He is secretly a skilled assassin and poisoner.
- Lukas Garva: A wealthy shipping magnate who owns a local warehouse.

-- Briefing:
In the city of Thrax, the criminal underworld is controlled by two wardens: Theobald and Rackamore.
Each warden commands a guild of thieves and other unsavory types. Not long ago the two guilds were
openly at war, and the streets were a night-time battleground.

For the past two years, an uneasy peace has held. The two wardens have agreed to split control of
the city, with Theobald in the north and Rackamore holding the south. Today Rackamore received
a report from his spy in Theobald's organization. Theobald's second in command, called Yilgun the
Red, has arranged for a crate of poisoned wine to be delivered to Theobald's home. The warden's love
for Stonemarket reds is well known, and in his mansion such bottles will not sit unopened for long.

Yilgun plans to blame Theobald's poisoning on Rackamore, which will most likely rekindle the flames
of war between the two guilds. Bloodshed is bad for business, so something must be done. As one of
Rackamore's Nighthawks, you have been tasked with solving this problem. Sneak into Theobald's manor
and remove the poisoned wine.

Also Yilgun needs to go. The Hammer church has some basement cells where they hold prisoners for
a short time before they are sent to a more permanent destination. Leave Yilgun in one of those
cells and he'll be on the wagon to Cragscleft in the morning.

The local apothecary prepared the poisoned wine for Yilgun. It's for the best if he leaves town as
well. Place a threatening note on his bed to make the point.

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Many thanks to the Beta-Testers:

- Aemanyl
- lordhern
- Lord Taffer
- marsupial aka Kubrick
- Mat99

A special thank you to skacky for help with the maps.

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New music by Eric Matyas: https://soundimage.org/

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Custom Content from:
Yandros
Team T2X
New textures by Happy Llama
New "C" banner by LadyTaffer
Many new objects by Dale (TDash)
pipe and chain footstep sounds from the Black Parade campaign
skacky
cgtextures.com
Hammerite Loot Pack by jackinthebox
Nicked (Nick Dablin)
New paintings by Esse
Vitaly Alexius and the Hammerite Imperium team
Team COSAS (Anarchic Fox, Finial, Yametha, R Soul & Digital Nightfall)
Team Rose Cottage
Vigil (www.washboardabs.net)
R Soul
Sliptip
Pinkdot
LarryG
Telliamed
Nameless Voice
Eshaktaar
Lord Alan
Targa
Sluggs
Pukey Brunster
Tannar
TDBonko
John Denison
Flecha das Sombras
Christine Schneider
Lady Rowena
Elvis
Purgator
Thief HD Mod textures by Bentraxx aka Gecko
Necro Age textures and objects by NecroBob
Redleaf
Soul Tear
BlackThief
Daraan

New statues by these artists:
https://sketchfab.com/misterdevious
https://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Artists/beyond3D
https://sketchfab.com/www.noe-3d.at

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This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos Interactive.

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