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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura Hints

How can I join the underground?

  • 1 of 10: First, you need to have gotten some bit of information about the underground from Lukan, the thief guarding the bridge back in Shrouded Hills. If you killed him already and didn't get any information, then you can't join the underground.
  • 2 of 10: To join, you first need to talk to the man loitering on the street corner next to the Pettibone residence.
  • 3 of 10: He'll tell you that Thaddeus Minor is the man you need to talk to to join the guild, and he can be found on Quilton Bend. It's all the way on the east side of the city, in the poor district.
  • 4 of 10: Once you meet Thaddeus, he'll want you to steal some plans from the Department of Water.
  • 5 of 10: It's pretty straightforward, just go to the department (in University Square), and pick pocket the clerk to get the key you need to open the nearby safe.
  • 6 of 10: Get the plans from the safe, and bring them back to Thaddeus.
  • 7 of 10: He'll make you a member of the underground.
  • 8 of 10: Some people on the streets will now give you "Jobs" that will show up on your rumors page in your journal but will be struck through like completed quests when you've done them.
  • 9 of 10: He'll also give you the location of the thieves' fence. It's right above Plough's Warehouse, the biggest building in the area.
  • 10 of 10: Some thieves to get quests from can be found circling around Plough's warehouse, and another thief can be found loitering outside Poone's flophouse, just to the north of the thieves' fence.