This is what I read when reading the front page for thief;
Thief
Experts at ~~stealth and surprise~~ being nerfed, thieves ~~move~~ meander through the shadows, ~~vanish into thin air~~ map out, or steal unusable items from their opponents ~~and use them as weapons~~. Thieves practice ~~an agile, acrobatic~~ a nerfed fighting style, which makes them very ~~hard to hit~~ easy to kill. We can nerf the profession more if you find they are still too hard to easily kill.
Initiative
To power their attacks, thieves rely on a resource called initiative, which regenerates slowly over time. Weapon skills cost initiative points, but they have no recharge time, so thieves can use them ~~back-to-back~~ once due to ever increased initiative cost. This allows thieves to stay ~~flexible~~ close by and unresponsive in combat and to unleash ~~a rapid flurry of powerful attacks~~ an attack.
Steal
Thieves use the Steal skill to take weapons from their opponents. They can gather blinding feathers from moa birds or swipe broken bottles and rusty weapons from bandits and pirates but nothing of any use from players.
Stealth Skills
Thieves can enter stealth mode, which renders them ~~invisible to enemies~~ susceptible to player's reveal skills, target painter or target painter traps ~~and replaces their first weapon skill with a stealth attack skill~~. They use these skills to ~~stab foes in the back~~ reveal themselves, ~~get off~~ to receive a surprise shot, and more.
Shadow Step
With Shadow step, thieves can teleport ~~into~~ out of battle ~~for a surprise attack and then use Shadow Return to escape to their previous position~~ in hopes of surviving.
