The Zankor Meritocracy
As a meritocracy, a citizen's position and power within Zankor are determined by skill. Your vocational rank dictates how much you can charge for your services. People here are highly motivated to improve and are very competitive.
There are obvious exceptions to this structure. Certain manual labor jobs have a less expansive hierarchy, notably miners, traders, and the Huntsman's Fellowship (which tends to pull from the Reserve Aegis or freelance adventurers). Farmers tend to be family jobs, though in order to trade within the city walls does require licensing. Students of the Institute of Conjury typically remain at least until reaching Journeyman, with some staying beyond as researchers.
Structure
Most vocational rank progression takes between 6 months and a year. However, the majority of workers in a field will cease to officially progress past Practitioner. After Neophyte, receiving a higher rank requires certification by the respective Guild with approval from the citizen's superior.
- Dilettante: Experimenting with jobs to find something that interests them
- Novice: Regularly focusing on a single field in a hobby capacity
- Neophyte: Admitted into their respective vocational "school" and is officially a student
- Initiate: The basic level of training has been completed, and the student begins practicing in a formal setting
- Apprentice: Moves into training in a shop under an adept, one on one
- Fellow: Attained the skill level to perform independently, but not yet working in their own shop
- Journeyman: Newly independent
- Practitioner: Established professional
- Adept: Able to start taking on apprentices
- Expert: Trusted to teach en masse in a formal setting
- Master: Fully supported by the guild to develop new techniques
- Sage: Directs the guild or leads the vocational "school"
- Provost: Head representative, sits on the Zankor council, and is recognized as the single most skilled person in their field
Technological Level
The city of Zankor is at the forefront of technology. The Iron Lyceum is developing steam powered mechanisms, to even include prototype flying machines. The Institute of Conjury is always working on new enchantments and spells. And the two combine their efforts to achieve things never before considered.
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