Slight need of help. May contain early game spoilers

[Maleth]

So, i've reached to point where i can't find anything about the thief enemy in fort henry, namly how to beat it(I've met it before, but it escaped,and i've met the shadow who's grave has be robbed.)
Then there the question of 'Where's a shovel when you need one' as i can't find one anywhere(Also, what does it dig up?).
Also, is there anything of importance for the plot or to make (game)life easier in the sentry post area, or should i just stay in the St.geogres/Fort henry area.

Edit:The thevies question is done, all i need help with now is
1:Best way of dealing with the natives(Fire archers) at the sentry post
2:Best way of killing those ash....things(Well done for thinking that out, and making all the ash.,.. things come to life, *shuders*)
3:An easier way of finding the chest, without having to praticly stumble over them.

[LiChInGu]

so, you need to go through every area to complete the game namely finding all clues and notes along the way, and yes you will find a shovel eventually, though you will only be digging up weapons and gold with it really. You just gotta shoot the thief a few times and he will go down, obviously before he gets out of the hole in the wall, my main question is are there more thieves because you get an achievement for killing 4 of em but i have only found this one and i have finished the game already -.-

[Freddo]

The thief enemy will flee and vanish, so the trick is to sneak up on it and kill it before it sees you. Or if it sees you, try to kill it very quickly. I don't recall meeting a thief in the Fort Henry area though, seems like I missed it there, guess I should go back!

The shovel is found in the area after Fort Henry. It's found fairly late actually, so don't worry if you go thru multiple areas without it. Just try to remember the spots where it can be used so you can go back to them and dig. Many of digging places are simply gold, but there are a few exceptions.

[Maleth]

Ah right, so i've missed my chance at killing one thief(Those skeltons must have been protecting him then, grrrrrr.), and so the shovel is not that big a deal, just spending gold and special weapons. Now to see what the dev says about the sentry post area.
Also, the thief appered as a skull(Can't remeber if it had hands or not) in a black cloud, so i shot the skull, then it fled, the coward.

[SethLios]

If a thief escapes, you can get another shot at it by muting the bell and ringing it again. As far as I can tell, they will always appear in specific locations, provided that you've found the empty chest for the area.

[ぶるー]

I have similar problem but a little different.
I have found and killed thief at fort henry(at SW area) in the first run after cleared game once.
But when I go new game I cannot complete thief killing quest at fort henry like the first.
I dont sure it is a bug or something when I went to the same area I have killed a flying ghost (not sure if it was a thief or not) from a distance and I got only very valuable skull but no unlock thief kill.
After that I cannot find thief even if I have explored every single corner.

[Maleth]

Another question, what the best way to deal with the natives in the sentry post area, as i can hear them, but can't find them.

[Villager]

There's a Thief in every level except for Coastal Path.

Angles, the best way to spot them is to sit still and wait for them to move. The first update will have some tweaks to their perception to make them easier to sneak up on. Not easy, but easier.

Yaggy, to make sure I understand, you got the notification when you killed that Thief after beating the game but aren't getting a notification if you start a new game? The Fort Henry Summary in your journal doesn't say you killed the Thief?

[Maleth]

So that's all the Thief questions done then.

[ぶるー]

I am not good at english but I will try explaining.
- Yes, I got the notification when I killed that Thief after beating the game
- I copied the first savegame file to another folder and started the new game.( not sure that I deleted or changed its name before start new game)
- I rushed to Deep Forest to get the best weapon IMO, exceptional cross bow, and have returned to clear every objectives , start from Fort Henry
- as I explained from above I killed a ghost look like a thief at the SW area of Fort Henry but didnt get Thief slained notification like the first gameplay

for more details
- I said I am not sure it is a thief or not because 2 skeletons appeared at the same time I was killing that ghost, I think they have noticed me but that ghost look like thief didnt try to run away or maybe I killed it too fast
- I have found thiefs at Fort saint George and Sentry post normaly, didnt explore the others map yet
- I started new game because I want to make completed maps for all of chests
- I know only 2 thiefs location from first gameplay, at Fort Henry and Fort saint George

sorry for my bad english, hope this might help you a little bit.
Maybe I should start the third gameplay to try again :p
And may I ask you something? Thief appears immediately after I enter b/w world or after I have to cleared some conditions?

[Villager]

No need to apologize! Your English is great.

Can you check your Notes screen, click on Summary of Fort Henry, and see if it says Thief Slain?

SethLios figured it all out: finding the empty chest in each area causes the Thief to appear. If you are in the otherworld, it will appear right away. Otherwise it will be there as soon as you ring the bell. If it escapes, it will be back the next time you enter the otherworld.

A trick I use is if a Thief escapes is to fast travel back to the bell, ring it twice, then crouch and select Last Location to take me back to where I found it. If it escapes again, I keep trying until I kill it.

Hunting the Thieves is actually my favorite thing to do in the game.

[Maleth]

Thief Slain!, now to see my other questions.

[nightshark]

I found the ash creatures quite easy to deal with, they go down in one shot (or do they get harder?), and knifing them with the correct timing seems to mean you don't take damage.