All of the comments I have seen here generally imply a one to one encounter with a Thief or thief. Mine was a very unhappy encounter with a gang of Thieves.
I was traveling to Theren with my 'brother' on a shopping trip. I had a little over a gold in small denomination coin. He had about four gold. We go to the ferry without incident. On the ferry there was a gang of Thieves. By my count about twelve, most were hidden but many stayed visible. Although we hid we were pointed out of hiding by the visible ones. Then cleaned out by the hidden ones. I wasn't even left with the 40 Lirums needed for the return trip.
We had no options. The ferry forces us to remain in the same room with the thieves for a long enough period of time for them to get every thing even though we were carring small denom coin. Six to 1 odds precludes fighting them on the spot. Theft on the ferry is not accusable. We have no recourse.
Banks are not the answer because you can't transfer money from one bank to another.
Travel north of dirge except copperless is impossible without losing your coin.
It's actually easier to pickpocket in Elanthia than in RL. We need Letters of credit, coin purses, etc. so coin could be transfered without great risk. Theft on public transportation should be accusable at the nearest town.
- Player of Dominarc
