[b][u][center]The Ravens Guild[/b][/u][/center]

The Ravens Guild. Some see them as petty thieves. Some see them as dangerous assassins. They are a seclusive group of well-trained thieves and assassins. No one is quite sure who runs the organization except the Shades. Ah, the Shades; Shades most often work alone, and never together. Not a single individual in the world today could ever hope to match the skill of the Shades. There footsteps are as light as an insect's, and even the shadows seem to embrace them and hide them from visibility. They are the ultimate thieves, the ultimate assassins, and they have struck both fear and paranoia into the hearts of many, and yet they're never seen.

[center][b][u]Storyline[/u][/b][/center]
The Ravens Guild is not a random organization that simply steals and kills for money. Instead, most of its operations are political.

[center][b][u]Ranks[/u][/b][/center]
[u][b]Associate[/b][/u] - Associates are newcomers to the guild. They are given no training, no equipment, and usually no advice. If one truly wishes to join the Ravens Guild they must first prove they have [i]some[/i] capability. They are usually given jobs by the Ravens, sometimes even help the Ravens in their own operations, but are far to inexperienced or unrecognized for the Shades to rely on them. The guild does not, and will never give out guild-related information or business to the Associates.
[u][b]Raven[/b][/u] - Ravens are experienced members of the guild and make up the vast majority of its members. They began as Associates but have proven themselves to be capable and reliable by their Raven masters and thus promoted. Ravens handle some of the more notable tasks, are trained by the Shades, and given some reliable equipment to improve their abilities. Shades are able to rely on the Ravens enough to trust them with important information, and if a Shade ever needs help with something they generally look to the Ravens.
[u][b]Shade[/b][/u] - Shades are the penultimate thieves and assassins. There skill surpasses all except the Unseen. Shades are small in number, but they don't require a large count due to their skills. Not many Ravens become Shades, and those who do have shown remarkable talent and have been chosen by a group of Shades and then the Unseen determines whether or not they're accepted. Shades are given legendary equipment and are allowed to learn dark abilities to help them in their operations.
[u][b]The Unseen[/b][/u] - Each chapter of the Ravens Guild is headed by the Master Shade, but every Master Shade answers to the Unseen. No one is quite sure who the Unseen is, and it's possible there not a living person but rather an embodiment of something else. The Unseen makes major decisions in the guild and instructs the Shades on what to do and how to do things. When Shades believe a Raven is ready to be promoted the Unseen ultimately determines whether or not they are accepted into the fold of the Shades.