Apothecary

The guild of apothecaries and Physicians is an association of colleges that form part of a larger collective of academic and artisnal institutions called the Arcanum. Members of the Guild and the larger Arcanum benefit from shared knowledge and expertise, as well as the social prestige that membership brings. Those seeking to advance their practical skills are well-advised to learn from the masters at one of these institutions.
This chapter provides everything you need to integrate the Guild of Apothecaries and Physicians into your campaign, as well as a starting point for introducing the Arcanum or some other collective organization of artisans and scholars. The first section provides rules for joining and increasing your standing within the Guild, and presents the various benefits such advancement brings. If you use the Complete Armorer’s Handbook, the Runesmith’s Guild is part of the Arcanum. You can also use the Arcanum as a group patron, using or adapting the template for an academy or guild. The great library of the Arcanum is full of magical secrets and other mystic arcana just waiting to be unearthed.