Promotion:

[Octiovus]

To be promoted within the criminal element, a character must acquire infamy (similar to shillings in the citizen system). This is done in a number of ways. There are three types of tasks which all have a set amount of infamy to be gained:

Re-occurring tasks: These tasks can be done more than once.
General tasks: These are one off tasks (such as acquiring criminal gear, etc).
Missions: One off tasks set by the thieves' council to be completed within a certain timeframe.

Petty thief > Thug = 500 infamy
Thug > Bandit = 1000 infamy
Bandit > Outlaw = 2000 infamy