Dirty Secrets

Dirty Secrets is the third mission of Thief.

Description

Orion, voice of the people and the original client who wanted the ring, now wants a rare and special tome that can be found within the House of Blossoms. The well-to-do brothel for the filthy rich and famous seems like a strange place to find a book but Orion seems sure it will be there somewhere. Discretion is advised.

Objectives

• Find the entrance to the brothel
  • Follow the rich man
• Get into the House of Blossoms
• Explore the brothel for clues
  • Search Xiao-Xiao's office
  • Access Xiao-Xiao's secret passage
  • Find the mysterious podium
• Find a way to activate the podium
• Explore the ancient ruins
• Search the abandoned library for the book
  • Enter the central tower
• Remove the Ritual Book
• Escape the ancient ruins

Locations

• The House of Blossoms
  • Lower Level
  • Upper Level
  • Secret Passage
• Underground Ruins
  • Forgotten Ruins
  • Scriptorium
  • Library Towers

Loot

Main article: Dirty Secrets/Lootlist

• 57 items, totaling 958g
• +300g for Remain undetected (Ghost)
• +250g for No kills or knockouts (Opportunist)
• +200g for 5 Aerial Takedowns (Predator)
• +250g for Lift all loot items

Collectibles

• Jewelwing (The Pinned Castinets)
• Emerald Circle (Serendi Stone Circles)
• Ancient Figurine (Unique Loot)
• Stonemason's Memory (Memories of the Dead)
• Ritual Book (Client Loot)

Walkthrough

Main article: Dirty Secrets/Walkthrough

Story Recap

I stole the old book from the House of Blossoms for a man named Orion - The so-called 'voice of the people'. He thinks he can save this city. From some of the things I've seen, I'm not sure it's worth saving. Regardless, the people regard Orion favourably, Basso included, and his followers, the Graven, are growing. Still, between the Baron, the gloom, and starvation, there's not much choice.

Trivia

• This mission hearkens back to levels such as The Lost City and The Sunken Citadel, which had Garrett exploring ancient remains of the City's past under the streets. In this case, it's the Keepers, who were a major faction in the previous Thief games, and have now become the forgotten ancients of the past (some 800-900 years after the previous games). This can be considered a nod of acknowledgment to the ultimate fate of the Keeper Order at the end of Thief: Deadly Shadows and the beginning of the Unwritten Times).
• In some ways, this mission is almost a reverse version of Song of the Caverns, with Garrett traversing ruins at the end rather than the beginning of the level; both missions also feature sections set in a popular entertainment location - a brothel and an opera house, respectively.
• In the Library towers section, the stained glass windows bearing an image of a keyhole with two crossed keys are also seen in Thief: The Dark Project.