Venomous Ambition, a fan-created mission for Thief II By Ripped Phreak Version: 1.2 (2025-09-30, Release date: 2025-09-13) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New music by Eric Matyas: https://soundimage.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos Interactive. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------