When I started my first character, she wouldn't steal - or maybe I should stay - I wouldn't steal. She was my goody two shoes who would rarely break the law. But ESO encourages stealing. Yes you can get caught and lose all your stolen items to a guard and even be hunted and killed by a guard if your notoriety level reached the level to warrant be stopped.

I made a second character to experience the seedier side of the game. She is my Master Thief, my pickpocketer, my sneaky character. I have another character, my necro, who is doing the Dark Brotherhood line.

Here I will provide information on the thieving system in ESO, what can you do and how to do it. Over time I will explore all the cities in Tamriel showing the good places to go stealing.

How to Steal

To steal you need to crouch, then interact with the item you want to steal. If you don't know what key to use to crouch, press ESC, select Controls, then look for crouch. (Voltan's Keybinder addon will place a search bar in the Control menu, so things are easier to find.) To eliminate the need to crouch, the NoAccidentalStealing will let you steal by double clicking the interaction key.