Initiate Master

Written by Pookas Kreations

This is the person that is in charge of the initiates. The director is the first person incoming initiates see when entering the guildhall. They offer answers to the parents and incoming students. He often becomes a surrogate parent/guardian to the new young folk. To those that need it, he provides leadership, compassion, guidance, comfort, counsel, discipline, and knowledge to them in their probationary period while they are at the guild.

Qualifications

An initiate master needs to be good with people and children in particular. The need to be compassionate, have leadership, mentoring, and organization skills.

Requirements

Initiate masters need to be at least 18 years of age but is usually 20 or older.

Appointment

When a new initiate master is needed, he is either voted on by the current Masters or picked by the Guildmaster.

Duties

They create a welcoming environment to ease the transition from home life, set rules, create activities, manage conflicts, tests the initiates for competency in various subjects, and organize work schedules. He even manages conflicts between roommates, other initiates, or their teachers.

Many guilds use a Montessori style of schooling that uses self-directed activities, hands-on learning, and collaborative play. Groups of initiates are encouraged to play and work together in various subjects, learning activities, and games. They have discovered that this environment leads children to respond to their natural curiosities and build a foundation of life-long learning.

The director balances their busy schedules with an equal amount of recreation time. He knows that the new initiates need to have an equilibrium in their lives to enable them to reach their full potential in the guild.

Form of Address

Brother plus his/her first name

Alternative Naming

Teacher, first name, director

Equates to

A Sergeant in various militaries.

Source of Authority

Your Guildmaster.

Length of Term

4-6 years depending on how effective they are.

Reports directly to

Guildmaster

Related Locations

• Skylandia Weavers Guildhall
• Skylands Continent