The person who inducted you sucks...

There are things to read in the cabals rooms that speak about some of this stuff. You are suppose to read that stuff before going on duty for the first time.

Then again you might not be a Tribunal, so here it is...

Each cabal is built with a specific enemy in mind more or less. The Tribunal is about enforcing laws, order and city type stuff's for everyone regardless of race, ethos and alignment. Its conflict is with and only with cabals who are out to disrupt those type of things. Specifically Outlander and Entropy. Outlanders don't like civilization/cities and entry doesn't like laws...

Think of the fortress VS the village, you don't really see those two cabals taking each others items. Though often they specifically go after certain races/classes within each others cabals. Rager chasing the fortress mages.

If you want to run around taking everyones item, play an orc..

It's a simple way to help enforce that aspect of the roleplay for each cabal.

Timeframe isn't very long though... Might want to go read the books and scrolls etc inside the cabal:P