He's played the hero once, and wants nothing to do with his former associates, no matter how persistent (or right) they may be. Instead, they continue to persuade Garrett to act on their behalf, as their warning rings in his ears: 'Beware the Dawn of the Metal Age.' As an ex-Keeper who abandoned the order and its secluded, monastic lifestyle, Garrett couldn't be bothered with prophecies or portents of evil. The Keepers, the enigmatic holds of knowledge who observe all of the city's events but never actively get involved.With their forces depleted and their infrastructure weakened, the Pagans act as saboteurs and guerillas, spreading their anti-technological message by performing daring hit-and-run raids against the Mechanists. The Pagans, are a direct opposition to the Mechanists, and the last remnants of the Trickster's forces.The city's criminal element isn't as lucky: the Mechanists have also been suppling the Sheriff with sophisticated security devices, like mechanical beasts specifically created to hunt and kill, security cameras and turrets that shoot deadly cannon balls.

Their advanced technology has altered the very landscape of the city, and they've won favor with the local nobility by handing out plenty of high-tech toys. The Mechanists are just as fanatical as their Hammerite cousins, but far more technologically innovative.

The Mechanists, Hammerite separatists who abandoned their original leadership after the Order's disastrous run-in with the Trickster.

Set against the intrigue and mystery of the well-established City, where several factions struggle to satisfy their own (and often opposing) agendas. Garrett therefore seeks to remain alive, and discover the reason for the Sheriff's vendetta. These events could probably be overlooked if not for one very disturbing fact: Sheriff Gorman Truart wants Garrett dead, and will stop at nothing until he succeeds. The increase of guard patrols has lulled the residents into a false sense of security, while corruption, graft, and treachery run rampant through the sheriff's organization. 'Semi-legitimate' operations run by well-known wardens are raided and shut down. The poor and desolate are snatched from the streets, never seen nor heard from again. Gorman Truart, a newly elected sheriff and bane of the city's underworld, is more than just an elected official sworn to uphold public office, Truart is a man with dark, unknown intentions.

But the cost of business has just gone up, and Garrett may end up paying with his life. It's been over a year since the events portrayed in Thief: The Dark Project, and Garrett's life has returned to a kind of chaotic normalcy, marked by daring independent thieving runs and lucrative 'jobs'. Players occupy the weathered boots of Garrett, a master thief expert in stealth, and unlikely victor over the mad nature god, the Trickster. For an honest thief like Garrett, the choices are clear - profit, or perish. Thief II's story takes place on the streets and rooftops of a darkened city, where magic and technology mingle and the forces of a corrupt sheriff lurk just beyond every shadow, it takes someone with a soft touch and even softer step to stay ahead of the law, and steal enough to survive. 15: Sabotage at Soulforge || briefing | cutscene | credits.10: Life of the Party || cutscene | briefing.6: First City Bank and Trust || briefing.5: Eavesdropping || cutscene | briefing.1: Running Interference || intro | briefing.In general, the levels are much larger and less linear than those of its predecessor. The designers stated that unlike the original game, whose levels were developed to suit the plot, in Thief II the levels were designed first and the plot retrofitted to work with them. In fact, the player encounters few of the monsters from the original Thief, except for burrick heads mounted as trophies in some of the mansions, a few zombies, apebeasts and Hammer Haunts.

Responding to criticism of the original Thief, the missions in Thief II were designed much more around typical thief-like behavior, and much of the game is spent robbing the rich denizens of the City rather than raiding tombs and running from monsters, which was a common element in the first game. A new arrow type, the Vine Arrow, which can stick onto metal grates in addition to wooden surfaces, was added to replace rope arrows in a few missions. Other changes include an increase in the number of AI behaviors, and the addition of female guards and soldiers. The basic gameplay is also fundamentally similar to the original Thief, with a few new elements, including technological gadgets such as a remote eye camera known as the Scouting Orb and more intelligent level designs.

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