Fletcher

Fletchers are of great importance to war, safety and hunting. A good arrow or bolt will fly true and reach their target, while a poorly made one will often miss a target regardless of the skill of the archer.
Within Gorel many fletchers use wood, meshed resin or other exotic materials. The meshed resin is interesting because of the ability of a specific formulation to make it shatter with alchemical substances embedded. So while these single shot arrows the resin ones are easier to manufacture and great for acid and alchemical fire deployment. Other formulations of the resin are good for multishots, though their durability is a bit lower than the wood arrows. A well known fletcher in Soramizu is Magzana Sylvaranth and she specializes in magic arrows. Her clientele is growing even though she has only set up shop in the last few years. Her setup to manufacture magical ballista bolts has given her a large contract with the armies of Soramizu and she has recently employed  a large number of apprentices and journeyman fletchers as well as an elderly master fletcher to keep up with demand.

Career

Qualifications

Most fletchers do not require official certification but are known by their work and often have apprenticeships and journeymanships.

Career Progression

The standard trade path of apprenticeship then journeymanship then full fletcher and then master fletcher. Most master fletchers have half a dozen apprentices and journeyman working with them.

Payment & Reimbursement

Many fletchers provide arrows to hunters, guards and military units and may often be under a long term contract or agreements with their clients as arrow routinely break. Many work with bowyers and leather Crafter’s to supply quivers and bows to their clients. Work with blacksmiths for variant tips is also common, so fletchers rely on a network of suppliers and customers which makes them far more common in larger towns.

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