Hanky points

Hanky Points are the form of rewards system in the Thieves' Guild. They can be exchanged for Thieving experience relevant to the player's current Thieving level by talking to the trainers. Succeeding at a Thieving task reveals a blue or red hanky, depending on the difficulty of the task. Blue hankies are worth 1 hanky point; red hankies are worth 4 hanky points. The cap amount of hanky points a player can earn in a week is related to their current Thieving level. Players can find out how many hanky points they have by checking their currency pouch or asking one of the trainers.

A player can collect up to their maximum hanky points for the week, hand them in at one of the trainers for the reward, and then collect up to their maximum hanky points again but they will not be able to turn them in until the game resets on Wednesdays at 00:00 UTC. Once a player has their maximum amount of hanky points, they can continue the activities to gain more experience but, each time they succeed, they will get a message saying, "You have reached the maximum amount of hanky points you are allowed at your level."

Hanky points can be earned from the following activities:

• Pickpocketing the pickpocketing trainer and pickpocketing volunteers (1 hanky point each)
• Looting the advanced pickpocketing trainer and coshing volunteers (4 hanky points each)
• Cracking the wall safes (1 hanky point each)
• Opening the northern practice chests (1 hanky point each)
• Opening the southern practice chests (4 hanky points each)

Experience table

Reward Level Maximum points Experience received 99 84 10,080 98 80 9,840 97 80 9,680 96 80 9,440 95 80 9,280 94 80 9,120 93 80 8,880 92 80 8,720 91 80 8,560 90 80 8,320 89 76 8,132 88 76 7,980 87 76 7,828 86 76 7,600 85 76 7,448 84 76 7,296 83 76 7,144 82 76 6,916 81 76 6,764 80 72 6,624 79 72 6,480 78 72 6,336 77 72 6,120 76 72 5,976 75 72 5,832 74 72 5,688 73 72 5,544 72 72 5,400 71 68 5,236 70 68 5,100 69 68 4,964 68 68 4,828 67 68 4,692 66 68 4,556 65 68 4,420 64 68 4,284 63 68 4,148 62 64 4,032 61 64 3,904 60 64 3,776 59 64 3,648 58 64 3,520 57 64 3,456 56 64 3,384 55 64 3,200 54 64 3,072 Level Maximum points Experience received 53 60 3,000 52 60 2,880 51 60 2,760 50 60 2,700 49 60 2,580 48 60 2,460 47 60 2,400 46 60 2,280 45 60 2,160 44 56 2,072 43 56 2,016 42 56 1,904 41 56 1,848 40 56 1,736 39 56 1,680 38 56 1,568 37 56 1,512 36 56 1,412 35 52 1,352 34 52 1,300 33 52 1,248 32 52 1,092 31 52 1,092 30 52 1,092 29 52 988 28 52 936 27 52 832 26 48 816 25 48 768 24 48 720 23 48 672 22 48 624 21 48 576 20 48 528 19 48 480 18 48 432 17 44 396 16 44 352 15 44 352 14 44 308 13 44 264 12 44 264 11 44 220 10 44 9 44

Trivia

• Blue and red banners are commonly hung in the Thieves' guild. They might be a reference to the colour-coded hanky point system. This is most notable in the cul-de-sac containing the practice chests as they seem to mark the difference between the two rows of practice chests (south chests give red hankies and north ones give blue hankies).