Guilds

Overview

Not all professions fall under the purview of a guild, but for those that do there is a similar career path for all workers.

Apprenticeships

Young persons or others wishing to be trained in a guilded profession may seek out an master of the guild who has openings. Family connections can help one find a teacher, and many people apprentice under their own parents.

Once taken on as an apprentice, one works on behalf of that master in exchange for training in the skills required for the profession. Usually room and board is provided, and an apprentices do not see a share of any profits from their work.

Most apprenticeships last four to seven years, and end when the master is confident their pupil has the necessary skills to perform the work, without supervision, and they have nothing else to teach them.

Journeymanship

Once graduated from being an apprentice one is a trained professional in their chosen career. At this stage one can seek out their fortune, either continuing to work in the shop of the master who trained them, or more likely seeking work elsewhere under a new master. Journeymen earn wages from the work they produce, and may seek to become a master of their trade, after years of working.

Masters

Someone who has been a