Rune guild building

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Guild notice—application information pack

  Beyond how awe-inspiring the rune guild itself is, one of the major attractions of joining us is undoubtedly the privilege of working inside such an amazing historical building right in the centre of the wonderful city of Esteille. All of our members are at the heart of the most important research and innovations happening on this continent and have at their disposal state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure as well as many other perks.  
 

A historical building

 
History
Our kingdom's strength comes from its long cultivation of a thriving research & innovations culture, & all of the guilds have always been at the center of this.   This is why the guilds are housed at the center of Esteille, right next to the king's palace, & why their buildings have become so symbolic of Nélannie's might.
Architecture
The guild building uses the same simple elegant style that was used to build the palace, all guild buildings, & most noble houses in Esteille.   It is made of a lot of symmetrical lines, high ceiling, & marbles everywhere.   The building has 6 floors above ground & 3 below.
Rune shenanigans
All past guild members have contributed to the runes that cover the walls of the building, making it the best architectural rune work in Nélannie.   Among them are wards for temperature control, for protection against dangerous magic, for magical isolation to avoid contaminating experiments, & for sound to keep conversation secret.
 
 

The perfect workplace

 
Offices
Furnished with wide desks, cupboards warded for secrecy, & ergonomic chairs brimming with comfort magic.   All guild members share offices with their colleagues, guaranteeing a collaborative atmosphere. Senior members have their own office perfect for the privacy required for sensitive innovations, political discussions, scheming, & trysts.
Laboratory—typical
A dedicated large bench space for the special use of each guild member.   Fitted with wards that protect the building & with wards that contain experiments & protect the experimenter.   A state-of-the-art communal storage space with wards that protect & preserve all ingredients.
Laboratory—extra
Those who pulls in a lot of money with their funding have fancy labs with even more space & more quality.   They have their own storage space in their lab that they can personalise & adapt to their ingredients.   They also have special containment space to keep live animals & plants.
 
 

A placee you can proudly share with collaborators

 
Meeting rooms
A number of very fancy & comfortable rooms richly decorated where we can entertain nobles & wealthy patrons without shame.   They also contain their own additional rune work with for example wards protecting against assassination and wards to prevent anyone from speaking out of turn.
Unique decoration
A water basin in the entrance hall with carnivorous fish & a basin for their prey.   Every day they get fed one fish & all guild members have a lot of fun on betting on which fish is going to eat it—we all have carved little runes on the scales of our favourites to recognise them. The winner of the bet get extra chocolate for lunch.
Other perks
A big library with all books and articles ever published in Nélannie about runes. We have many non-guild member rune masters & private citizens who request special permission to consult it.   A cantine which serves high cuisine at lunch time. The food is of such quality that even the royal family sometimes deign eat here with us.
 
  Any rune master would be honoured to join the rune guild and settle in in such a wonderful building—but unfortunately we only accept the most skilled and dedicated masters to join our ranks. So do not wait any longer to start your application!

   
 

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Jul 15, 2023 13:51 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Trysts, eh?   Those carnivorous fish must be very hungry. Don't fall in the water. O_O

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Jul 16, 2023 14:58 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

In an article for Dani, I had to mention the trysts :p   Dont worry for the fish, I forgot to mention it (and now I don't have space left for it), but they don't need to eat very often so they're not being starved. And there are wards around the basin, although I'm sure accidents could still find a way to occur :p

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Aug 14, 2023 02:02 by Dani

bwahahaha XD Indeed, the trysts and promising furniture arrangements are as much a perk to applicants as all the rest!


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Jul 18, 2023 22:25 by Marjorie Ariel

Only one fish a day for all of them? That sounds like some hungry fishies. I wonder if an atmosphere where people routinely bet on carnivorous fish has at all contributed to the "pranks" and "games" seen so many places in the rune guild...

Jul 27, 2023 09:15 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

You can be reassured, the fish don't need to eat all that often so they're not left starving.   Good point regarding the atmosphere of the rune guild :p In addition, people's views of what's fun is a bit distorted by the easy availability of healing magic for those who have the money for it...

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Aug 14, 2023 01:59 by Dani

The setup of this being so much like a college recruitment brochure is hilarious--I love the tone and how you've laid it out to draw in applicants for the Rune Guild! :D


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Sep 29, 2023 17:53 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

Thanks :D I've been trying to present articles in this world from a different perspective to try to make things more entertaining XD It's been a fun things to do and forces me to focus on different elements when writing!

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