Editing Crime Attitudes (section)

==Indifference==
At first, when the Shadow invaded Erenland, the new masters made sure to eradicate all those who did not follow its strict rules, including merchants, artisans and thieves.
     
Most thieve’s guilds were thus eradicated. But,as sure as the sun rises every morning, you can suppress people, but not the niche they fill. Especially in the Last Age, when it began to get difficult even to feed oneself decently, the attractivity of criminal activities could not be denied.
     
Of course, this second generation of thieves had learnt the lesson taught by the legates: they did not even try to interfere with the Shadow’s activities or target one of its members. The poor would steal from the poor.
     
Now the legates consider the problem with indifference: as long as such activities do not hinder their work, then they are happy to let crime prosper. After all, the thieves can become useful informants about the underworld, and they can be hunted down very easily if they push it too far (that is, if the populace becomes too upset because of their behaviour, the legates will act as justicars and quickly raid the dirty parts of town to make examples, thus restoring order).
     
All that matters to the Shadow is to keep control. It is not interested in the way people try and survive, as long as their illicit (or immoral) activities don’t hinder the Shadow’s control of the city.