Runesmith’s Guild

The Runesmith’s Guild is the official guild for the study and practice of runesmithing and rune magic. Founded in The Mountainside region during the Third Great War, today the guild is headquartered at The Runecraft Workshop of Gond in the city of Odum, with little presence in any other major settlement throughout the four known continents.

Structure

Any person with a set of runesmith’s tools can become an apprentice of the Runesmith’s Guild by registering with a guild union representative and paying a registration fee of 1000 gold. After registering, said person is required to pass an exam in order to truly be a member, if the person fails they will be turned away and their fee will not be reimbursed. To further progress through the ranks of the Runesmith Guild they will be required to complete further exams, for each exam, candidates are tasked with crafting a select number of specific items. Exams are scheduled at the end of every month. To be eligibile to sit an exam, a member must have paid for that term’s tuition. Tuition time and cost varies depending on the level of instruction, tuition is undertaken for the next level of guild advancement. For example, a Craftsman will receive tuition at the Artisan level in order to prepare for advancement to that rank. Candidates sitting an exam must supply their own gemstone, or they can purchase one from guild stocks. Exams are invigilated by a Master or Grandmaster runesmith and last for two hours. Runestones created during exams are withheld by the guild to pay taxes levied by local officials, often directly supplying a garrison. Those who wish to progress must also pay a fee as progressing allows a member to access schematics of that skill level for various items along with specific runestones. Runesmith ranks are as such: