Musician’s Guildhall

The Musican Guild is a collection of bards that play at all the inns and taverns, they negotiate contracts with the Innkeeper’s Guildhall and Tavernkeeper’s Guildhall for fair wages and benefits of services. Those who do not belong to the guild and apply their trade in the halls of inns and taverns find themselves on the wrong end of the flute.

Membership

Entry into the guild is quite simple, as all one has to do is show up and ask for a evaluation test to be able to apply their craft. The test is given on three instruments of the applicants choosing. Afterward a panel of judges reviews the performances and gives the new member his ranking, which is in the form of a colored harp. This ranking allows the members to show their harp to any establishment in town and receive a fair wage. Also depending on the status of the member they will be able to pick from certain jobs posted within the guild hall. Membership Rankings are as followed Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper. Your ranking is not set in stone, any may try out for a higher rank once per year.

Wages, Benefits and Dues

As stated wages are given to an individual based on his ranking with in the guild however some establishment may not allow certain ranks to play based on rank for a variety of reasons. These reasons may be cost of the bard, talent of the bard or anything else along that nature. A bard may NOT negotiate their wage but may haggle over benefits such as type of room, meal and amount of drinks. Wages based on rank: Platinum six gold crowns (6gp), Gold three gold crowns (3gp), Silver one golden crown (1gp), Bronze one half crown and two walls (7sp) and Copper four walls and six bits (4 sp & 6 cp). Benefits are other things things that are part of a bards wage besides hard currency, these typical include rooms, meals, drinks or other such favors. By the contract struck between the Innkeepers Guild and the Taverns Guild a bard will receive: one meal per day, a simple room if they shall play more then two consecutive days and one glass of wine, mead or ale of the bottom shelf selections. A member is expected to play their fare share in dues which are based upon their status within the guild. These dues help keep the guild functioning on its day to day operations. Dues are to be paid in full on the first of each month without exceptions. If they fail to pay their dues membership status will be revoked and they will have to go through the process again of entry. Dues based on rank: Platinum two triple crowns and five gold crowns (25gp), Gold one triple crown and 3 gold crowns (13gp), Silver seven golden crown (7gp), Bronze three gold crowns (3gp) and Copper one gold crown (1gp).