Theft

This skill allows you to search through containers and remove items from them on player or villageclaims. It also allows you to lift and carry non-inventory items off the claims. Be cautious, since all of these listed actions result in you leaving Reek of Theft scents, which can be harvested by anyone with Ranging and sufficient exploration/perception. This could get you into trouble, and even killed, since this scent can be used to locate you or your hearth fire and to summon you at your hearth fire if you are offline.

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"Yours today, mine tomorrow." Theft gives you the ability to steal from other player characters.