Alignment

Many non-thieves-particularly the young, idealistic and naive-assume that all thieves lean toward Evil in alignment. This isn't the case at all. In fact, Guild thieves-and successful thieves in general-tend toward Neutral alignment. The Guild itself supports this tendency. "Evil is bad business" is a Guild truism, and it's quite correct: if you go out of your way to be nasty (i.e., if you "promote the cause of Evil"), you won't make as much money. That is bad for business, therefore bad for the guild. A number of Guild-member thieves are Lawful Neutral. The Lawful part implies only loyalty to and respect for the Guild, of course.