User blog comment:PsijicThief/A New Guild/@comment-8248675-20131011235358

Sounds intersting enough, so far the niech of Spying, is taken on by Thieve's guild. However, Thieves more about aquiring goods then information, it's just the side effect of the trade that makes them perfect infiltrators, inteligence gatherer's, and spies. Perhaps Shadow Society, or perhaps Shadow Legion, can be an officially sanction, if secretive guild of the Imperial Legion, that specializes on spying on potential enemies and could be made of of former Thieves, working for the best of Empire.

I also believe they need some more Khight Orders like in Oblivion. Skyrim might not have been fit for Khighthood, seemingly how the land of Nords, more Norse inspired then Medieval Kingdom and all, but I still wouldn't want to have Viking like organizations in Skyrim, there are enough Raider outlaws across the land of the snow. But Something like Khights from other provinces comming to Skyrim might be nice.

Oh and on Spying topic, I believe Blades used to be doing that too, as well as protecting Emperor. I guess it was also a part of Emperor's security, to know what the potential enemies are doing. No wonder Thalmor wanted Blades gone, they probably were the only ones who could reveal their plans for Great War. And from the quest Diplomatic Immunity, it is evident that they knew a thing or too about infiltration and intel gathering in plain sight.