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  • Guild of Accountants (mentioned in '' Jingo '')

  • ---Headed by Mr. Frostrip in '' Jingo ''


  • Actors' Guild (mentioned in '' The Truth '')


  • Alchemists' Guild

  • ---Motto: OMNIS QVI CORVSCAT EST OR ("All That Glitters Is Gold")

  • ---Headed by Thomas Silverfish in '' Men At Arms '' and '' Moving Pictures ''


  • Guild of Armourers

  • ---Headed by Mr. Burleigh in '' Jingo ''


  • Assassins' Guild

  • ---Motto: NIL MORTIFII SINE LVCRE ("No Killing Without Pay")

  • ---Headed by Lord Downey in '' Hogfather '' and subsequent books.

  • ---Headed by Dr. Cruces in '' Men At Arms ''

  • ---Headed by Zlorf Flannelfoot in '' The Colour Of Magic ''

  • ---Headed by Dr. Follett during the reigns of Lord Winder and Lord Snapcase, as seen in '' Night Watch ''





  • Beggars' Guild

  • ---Motto: MONETA SVPERVACANEA, MAGISTER -- ("Spare Change, Guv'ner?")

  • ---Headed by Queen Molly in '' Men At Arms ''

  • ---Headed by unnamed man in '' Guards! Guards! ''

  • ---The oldest guild in the city.





  • Council of Churches, Temples, Sacred Groves and Big Ominous Rocks While not a guild, the Council performs the same political role for its member organizations as many of the Guilds do for their members. (Mentioned in '' Feet Of Clay '')


  • Guild of Confectioners (first mentioned in '' Thief Of Time '')


  • Guild of Conjurers

  • ---Motto: NVNC ILLE EST MAGICVS ("Now ''That's'' Magic")




  • Dog Guild (appears in '' Men At Arms ''; probably since disbanded)

  • ---Headed by Big Fido in '' Men At Arms ''


  • Guild of Embalmers and Allied Trades (mentioned in '' Pyramids '')

  • ---Motto: FARCIMINI ("Stuff It")


  • Guild of Engravers and Printers (formerly the Guild of Engravers; featured in '' The Truth '')

  • ---Motto: NON QVOD MANEAT, SED QVOD ADIMIMVS ("Not What Remains, But What We Take Away")

  • ---Headed by Ronnie Carney in '' The Truth ''



  • Guild of Fire Fighters (mentioned in '' Guards! Guards! '')

  • ---In '' Guards! Guards! '', it had been outlawed by The Patrician the previous year, as the Guild would threaten arson to get citizens to pay for a fire protection contract.


  • Guild of Fools and Joculators and College of Clowns (described in '' Wyrd Sisters '')

  • ---Motto: DICO, DICO, DICO ("I Say, I Say, I Say")

  • ---Headed by Dr. Whiteface in '' Men At Arms '' and ''Fools Guild Diary''

  • ---Secretary and Chief Butt is Geoffrey in '' Reaper Man ''


  • Gamblers' Guild (mentioned in '' The Colour Of Magic '')

  • ---Motto: EXCRETVS EX FORTVNA ("Really out of luck")

  • ---Guild headquarters is located across the street from the Alchemists' Guild


  • Glassblowers' Guild (mentioned in '' Thud! '')


  • Haberdashers' Guild


  • Guild of Handlemen (created in '' Moving Pictures '', probably since disbanded)




  • Lawyers' Guild

  • ---Motto: LVCRE SERMAT ("Money Talks")

  • ---Headed by Mr. Slant


  • Guild of Merchants and Traders (created in '' The Colour Of Magic '')

  • ---Motto: VILIS AD BIS PRETII ("Cheap At Twice The Price")

  • ---Headed by Antimony Parker in '' Going Postal ''


  • Guild of Musicians (featured in '' Soul Music '')

  • ---Motto: ID MVRMVRATIS, ID LVDAMVS ("You Hum It, We'll Play It")


  • Guild of Plumbers and Dunnikin Divers (mentioned in '' Pyramids '', '' Men At Arms '')

  • ---Motto: NON ANTE SEPTEM DIES PROXIMA, SQVIRI ("Not Before Next Week, Squire")

  • ---Created in the reign of Patrician Vetinari.


  • Guild of Priests, Sacedotes and Occult Intermediaries (mentioned in '' The Discworld Companion '')

  • ---May be the same as the Council of Churches, Temples, Sacred Groves and Big Ominous Rocks


  • Rat Guild (alleged)



  • Seamstresses' Guild

  • ---Euphemistically named; actually a guild of Prostitute s.

  • ---Motto: NIL VOLVPTI, SINE LVCRE ("No Pleasure Without Pay")

  • ---Legalized by the Patrician early in his reign.

  • ---Headed by Mrs. Rosemary "Rosie" Palm


  • Guild of Shoemakers and Leatherworkers (mentioned in '' The Truth '')

  • ---Headed by Tuttle Scrope in '' The Truth ''


  • Smugglers' Guild (mentioned in '' Pyramids '')


  • Strippers' Guild

  • ---Motto: NVNQVAM VESTIMVS ("We Never Clothe")



  • Teachers' Guild (mentioned in '' Guards! Guards! '' and '' Men At Arms '')

  • ---Headed by Master Greetling in '' Guards! Guards! ''.

  • ---The Guild clock strikes noon before any of the others, presumably marking school lunchtime.





Guild mottos (in Latatian ) are taken from '' The Discworld Companion ''.