Apothecaries Guild	The Guilds	Guild of Arcane Lore
	A guild is a brotherhood of craftsmen banded
	together to control economic activity in specific
	trades or professions. Throughout Harn and western
	Lythia, virtually all significant commercial and
Chandlers Guild	professional activities are within the monopolies of	Charcoalers Guild
	powerful international guilds whose rights are
	protected by law. Towns are dominated by the
	activities of the guilds.
	Guild Franchises
Clothiers Guild		Courtesans Guild
	Guilds have one prime purpose: to provide economic
	security for their members. To achieve this objective
	they employ their legal monopolies to limit
	competition. This is done mainly by restricting the
	number of franchises in a specific market. A
Embalmers Guild	franchise is a license granted by a guild to own and	Glassworkers Guild
	operate a business within a specific area.
	Most guilds are urban; some are rural, some are both.
	Guilds may be weak, with loosely defined
	monopolies, but most are strong. In Orbaal and
College of Harpers	among the Khuzdul, the functions of guilds are	College of Heralds
	performed by clans, equally monopolistic, but
	simpler in organization.
	Guild Ranks
Hideworkers Guild	There are three ranks within guilds: Apprentice,	Innkeepers Guild
	Journeyman, and Master.
	Apprentice
	Apprenticeship is a privilege, most often granted to
Jewellers Guild	the eldest son of a Master. The guild may also	Lexigraphers Guild
	permit (or sell) additional apprenticeships to the
	younger offspring of Masters, or to non-guildsmen
	able to pay the most. An apprenticeship lasts from
	four to seven years, depending on the guild. To
	ensure strict discipline, apprentices are rarely
Litigants Guild	permitted to serve under their own fathers.	Locksmiths Guild
	Typically, two masters in nearby settlements
	exchange their apprentice children. Wealthy
	guildsmen often try and place their sons with highly
	skilled masters, paying such mentors a fee for this
	privilege. The treatment received by apprentices
Masons Guild	varies; frequent beatings and long hours of menial	Mercantylers Guild
	labour are normal. Apprentices receive only room
	and board; some get pocket money from generous
	masters.
	Journeyman
Metalsmiths Guild		Millers and Millwrights Guild
	The rules governing promotion from apprentice to
	journeyman vary from guild to guild. The candidate
	may have to pass a practical and/or oral examination
	before the guild’s Board of Syndics, but the simple
	vouching of his master is generally sufficient. The
Miners Guild	professional guilds have the most stringent	Ostlers Guild
	requirements. Some masters intentionally deny
	advancement to their apprentices because of the
	cheap labour they represent, but the guild usually
	prevents this from going on too long. A few guilds
	do not have the rank of journeyman.
Perfumers Guild		Society of Physicians
	Journeymen, in addition to room and board, are
	entitled to a small wage, ranging from one third to
	two thirds of the Bonded Master rate depending on
	experience. They are expected to travel from one
	location to another, working for different masters of
Pilots Guild	their guild. After a prescribed period (3-5 years) the	Potters Guild
	journeyman may apply to any Board of Syndics for
	promotion to the rank of master. This requires the
	recommendations of at least three masters under
	whom the journeyman has served, and often some
	kind of oral/written examination.
Salters Guild		Seamens Guild
	Masters
	There are two kinds of master within most guilds,
	Freemaster and Bonded Master. A Freemaster is
	one who holds a franchise, which is simply a license
Shipwrights Guild	to operate a business in a particular location. A Bonded	Tentmakers Guild
	Master works under contract for a wealthy person or
	institution. Unemployed masters who do not hold
	franchises are called simply masters. All masters
	tithe 10% of their incomes to the guild as dues.
Thespians Guild	Newly created masters are not automatically granted	Timberwrights Guild
	a franchise; these must be inherited or purchased.
	Many new masters return home to work alongside
	their fathers until they inherit the family franchise,
	while others seek employment as bonded masters
	until they can afford to purchase a new franchise.
Weaponcrafters Guild	The fees to purchase a new franchise are stiff,	Woodcrafters Guild
	ranging from two to ten years income of a master,
	plus the customary bribes. Some masters, by choice
	or poverty, never obtain a franchise.
	Most guilds seek to preserve the security of their
	Masters by limiting the number of franchises and
	establishing “fair price” guidelines for wares of
	specific qualities. A master who sells high quality
	wares cheap, or low quality wares dear, will receive a
	visit from guild officials. They will, politely at first,
	remind him that fines can be imposed, and
	ultimately, a franchise can be revoked.