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Possedi- Shadow Thieves

Possedi is the term given to child recruits in the Shadow Thieves, having been bought or otherwise acquired by the guild and raised by them. The term possedi itself means 'bought' or 'possessed', a title to drive home that these children are in fact property of the guild; outside of that, their lives are meaningless. Possedi are at the very lowest rung of the Shadow Thieves' hierarchy, with promising recruits sometimes even traded like currency between cell leaders.

Responsibilities

Possedi are often made to live communally in cramped quarters, which drives the formation of hierarchies and the young recruits are often incentivised to weed out the weak among their own, the only way they can survive the brutal process and prove themselves worthy is by surviving every test the Shadows throw at them, including killing their peers.