Dungsweepers' Guild

The Dungsweepers' Guild

The Dungsweepers' Guild of Waterdeep is a group of street and stable cleaners who keep the city free from excess waste and refuse. While they are \fairly poor, and seldom attract new workers, they are a surprisingly influential organization. It is rather noticeable when dung has not been collected, or has been piled in "inconvenient" locations - a fact that guildmasters occasionally use to remind the city of their importance>

Uniform

The guild's livery consists of a hat with red and orange feathers.

Activities

The primary duty of guild members is to keep the streets, and for an extra fee the stables, of Waterdeep free from waste. When it is required, they can also be tasked to work alongside members of the Cellarers' & Plumbers' Guild to assist with maintaining the city's vast sewer system. At the end of the day, members bring their sweepings to Fishgut Court, where it is loaded onto wagons and carted away, under armed escort by the City Guard. The refuse is taken south of the city walls to the refuse dump known as "Rat Hills". To prohibit smuggling, wagon-loads are regularly inspected by guards and examined by low-skill mages using spells like detect magic and detect invisibility.
The Dungsweepers are allowed to comb through any items they turn up during their work and keep anything they could personally use. Valuables are turned into the guildmaster and sold, the profits of which are split between the individual and the guild itself.

Membership

Entrance into the guild costs 1 gp, upon approval of the six Elder Dungsweepers. Annual dues are also the amount of 1 gp.

Type

Guild, Professional