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The Thief Trainer: 
"There are two rules for success in life: 1) Don't people everything you know..." - Sewer Dog 
Finding the Thief Trainer ain't the easiest thing in the world, right? But, then, nothin' good ever is, dammit. So, here a bit of hints for findin' that ole coot. First of all, it should be real obvious that the guy is an NPC. That is, you might even have run across while you was wandering about town and not realized he was the mysterious thief-trainer. Much as folks like Constantine, Sesquiculus and Leda he's someone that pretty much just stands around waitin' fer ye to tell him to train ye or sell ye somethin'..
So, try these here on fer size. Yup, they're a bit vague and probably not much help but who the hell asked me stick my neck out fer you, eh? So shut up, already.
1) He associates with, a trains for a fee, thieves, thugs, muggers an assorted ruff-n-tumbles. Think about it. What part of town do you expect a feller like 'at to set up shop? If ye don't know Iridine well, that's okay. Get some maps of town off of a good map site (I recommend Pepa Quest) on the Links section. Now what's the seediest, nastiest and most dangerous parts of town? Well, there ye go.
2) He don't have a sign readin', "Thief trainer" over his shop door. He may look like a thief trainer but he won't be advertising it. Unlike you, he ain't a moron.
3) If you try to learn pickpocket from <whoever> and they don't teach ye nothin', they probably ain't a thief trainer. If they do, they probably are.
4) The Thieves Guild hasn't killed him or run him out of town yet so they probably know him, or even sponsor him. He may even be under their protection. Any experianced thief, whether or not he's a guild thief, will probably know where he is and be willin' to take ye there fer a small fee. If you go around askin' folks, "Where's the Thief Trainer?" then yer a moron and I'm glad yer around to take attention offa me.
5) If yer in a shop with a bunch of people standin' around lookin' innocent, not speakin' to each other or buyin' anything yer probably found the thief trainer. If you try to learn from the feller while folks is standin' around doin' nothin' then yer probably a moron who found the thief trainer.

There ye go. If that ain't enough fer ye, then congratulations, yer as lazy and no-account as any thief could hope to be. Now run along and don't let me catch ye workin' me skinnin' spots, eh?

Once you do find the Thief Trainer you will find that he teaches the following skills:
Pickpocketing Skills                        maximum training level            s.p. cost
Basic pickpocketing                                    50                                10/5
Quick Grab                                                50                                10/5
Coin Sharpening                                        50                                 10/5
Cut and Lift                                              25                                 15/7
Handoff                                                   25                                 15/7
Receive Handoff                                      25                                 15/7

Setups                                           maximum training level            s.p. cost
Draw Attention                                         25                                19/8
Ground Approach                                     25                                24/10
Assess Target                                          25                                24/10
Ear for Coin                                             10                                 19/8

"Take my advice...I don't use it anyway." - Sewer Dog 
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