Cityguard behavior

City guards keep order in the streets of Midgaard and other lawful towns. Catch yourself stealing within sight of one and you are set upon at once -- and a single guard's whistle brings every other guard within earshot at a run, so a crowded street is a poor place to practice light fingers. They also break up brawls, wading in with a truncheon until the fighting stops, and they stand by one another to the last. A guard sneers at a handful of coins -- offer too little and you may earn a clout for the insult -- but slip him a thousand silver or more and he will happily nod off and look the other way for a while.