To Be a Thief begins a wayward boy's fantasy adventure in which he finds himself amid a powerful Guild takeover. Tyberius Lawarence Putnum, crosses path with the Master Enchanter Kaasell, who places a spell on Tyal and sends him to a strange new land where plots and twists abound at every turn. After meeting up with some new friends, some friendly and others questionable, Tyal uses their help to discover the secret of the Thieves Guild - all while avoiding the City Guards. With Tyal's quest underway, he will have to become the ultimate thief to find his own place in this new world. Now if he could only get past his shyness around pretty women...