Thief

Thief
Statistics
Appears in	Dungeon Keeper Dungeon Keeper 2
Faction	Heroes
Attracted By	-- (DK1), Treasure Room - 9 tiles, Lair - 1 tiles FX Casino (DK2)
Sacrifice Recipe	A Mistress and Create Gold Spell (DK2)
Job Class	Scout (DK2)
Fighter Class	Melee (DK1) Flanker (DK2)
Base Wage	57 (DK1) 750 (DK2)
Base Health	250
Spells	Level 1 - Hand to Hand Level 4 - Speed Level 7 - Invisibility Level 10 - Rebound (DK1) Level 8 - Invisibility (DK2)
Possession Skills	N/A
Likes	Stealing Gold (DK1, DK2), Exploring (DK1), Gambling (DK2)
Hates	N/A
Enemy Counterpart	Rogue (DK2)

The Thief is a Hero unit encountered in Dungeon Keeper and Dungeon Keeper 2.

Description (Dungeon Keeper)Edit

Thieves have exceptional hit and dodge ratings (Dexterity and Skill under Query). However, they are just too flimsy for pitched combat and are barely able to overcome Beetles, one-on-one.

On some levels, Thieves make their way directly for the Treasure Room to steal gold, and if they are of sufficiently-high level, they employ Haste and Invisibility spells to slip past the Keeper's minions on this mission. See the article on Blaise End for an especially serious case.

Converted Thieves transform into Level 3 Knights when they train past Level 10. Knights are much tougher than thieves, so it should be done in the interests of making the thief worth something in a scrap. However, the training takes considerable money and an incredible length of time, so unless you expect/want the match to go on for ages, leave Thieves to rot in the Prison or Graveyard instead.

Combat Statistics Edit

See Query for more information on Health, Strength, Defence, Skill, Dexterity and Luck.

Tasks and Management Edit

Research Skill	1
Manufacturing Skill	1
Training Skill	1
Training Cost	12
Scavenging Skill	2
Scavenging Cost	8
Praying Anger	-50 ∕ t
Sleeping Anger	-1 ∕ t
in Lair	+4 ∕ t
Hunger	2 ∕ 5000t

Notes Edit

• Thieves have one-tenth the normal torture resistance (100t). They will quickly leak map information or convert. On balance, few men could withstand for long what they are subjected to.
• The icons for the Thief and Archer are the wrong-way-round, considering the archer's red garb, and they are hard to differentiate in any case:

Thief

Archer

Description (Dungeon Keeper 2) Edit

The thief is a scoundrel among hero ranks who only joined their forces to raid the Keeper's dungeon for treasure, and can be a nuisance to stray creatures.

Usually in the company of stronger heroes, he will run away if the keeper's forces overwhelm him, but he will pick lone targets.

The thief is slightly weaker than the rogue in terms of health, and does slightly less damage; but attacks faster. If converted, it's an excellent replacement for the Rogue, with average health, speed and damage.

His Invisibility spell, unlocked at Level 8, will make him perfect to possess and sneak inside enemy fortresses to assassinate enemies.

When Converted, a thief will gamble or train. He's able to pick locks, just like Rogues, and he's able to spot traps.

The Mentor's ThoughtsEdit

TriviaEdit

• In Dungeon Keeper, if you train a Thief past level 10, he will become a level 3 Knight.
• In Dungeon Keeper 2, it's not recommended to have more than 2 thieves, due to their high pay.
• If unhappy, there's a small chance that he will steal gold from the treasury.

GalleryEdit

Thief panel icon (DK2)

Thief pickup icon (DK2)

The Thief's Portrait (DK1)

Ingame animation of the Thief (DK1)

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Dungeon Keeper	Archer · Avatar · Barbarian · Fairy · Giant · Knight · Monk · Mountain Dwarf · Priestess · Samurai · Thief · Tunneller · Wizard
Dungeon Keeper 2	Dwarf · Elven Archer · Fairy · Giant · Guard · King Reginald · Knight · Lord of the Land · Monk · The Princes · Royal Guard · Stone Knight · Thief · Wizard