Guilds of Ankh-Morpork

In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels, there are almost 300 Guilds in the city of Ankh-Morpork. These include The:

• Guild of Accountants (mentioned in Jingo)
  • Headed by Mr. Frostrip in Jingo

• 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")
  • Legalized by the Patrician early in his reign.
  • Currently headed by Lord Downey.
  • Headed by Dr. Cruces in Men at Arms
  • Headed by Zlorf Flannelfoot in The Colour of Magic

• Bakers' Guild (mentioned in Guards! Guards! and Feet of Clay)
  • Headed by Mr. Potts in Feet of Clay

• Bandits' Guild (mentioned in Lords and Ladies)

• 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.

• Butchers' Guild
  • Headed by Gerhardt Sock in Men at Arms and Feet of Clay

• Carters' and Drovers' Guild (mentioned in The Fifth Elephant)

• Clockmakers' Guild (appears in Thief of Time)

• Council of Churches, Temples, Sacred Groves and Big Ominous Rocks While not a guild, the Council performs the same political role for it's 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")

• Guild of Cunning Artificers (mentioned in The Last Hero)

• Guild of C.M.O.T. Dibblers

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

• 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")

• Guild of Exotic Dancers (mentioned in Guards! Guards!)
  • Headed by Miss Dixie Voom in Guards! Guards!

• 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
  • Headed by 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

• Haberdashers' Guild

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

• Historians' Guild (mentioned in Jingo, The Last Hero)
  • Likely headed by Mr. Betteridge

• Launderers' Guild (mentioned in Guards! Guards!)
  • Headed by Mrs. Manger in Guards! Guards!

• 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")

• 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.

• Priests' Guild

• Rat Guild (alleged)

• Rat-Catchers' Guild (mentioned in Feet of Clay)

• Seamstresses' Guild
  • Euphemistically named; actually a guild of prostitutes.
  • 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")

• Tailors' Guild (mentioned in The Fifth Elephant)

• Teachers' Guild (mentioned in Guards! Guards!)
  • Headed by Master Greetling in Guards! Guards!.

• Guild of Thieves, Cutpurses, Housebreakers, and Allied Trades
  • Motto: ACVTVS ID VERBERAT ("Whip it Quick")
  • Legalized by the Patrician early in his reign.
  • Headed by Urdo Van Pew in Guards! Guards!.
  • Headed by Mr. Boggis in Feet of Clay

• Guild of Town Criers (mentioned in The Truth)

• Guild of Watchmen (created in The Fifth Elephant, future existence uncertain afterwards)

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