Note: This is not an official guild yet. We are waiting to be accepted.
The Grand Guild of Stone Masonry of Aegis
What:
The Grand Guild of Stone Masonry of Aegis, Also shortened as the Masons or the GGSMA, is a Guild focused on building with stone, among other materials, as a group of people. The idea is that in each of the capital cities for the Four races, will stand a Guildhouse, a home for members of the Guild, where they can live, collect their pay, and socialize with other members. These Masons can be hired by those who can afford it to build grand structures and homes for them, for a price. In addition to building, the Masons also perform ceremonies for certain things, for instance Induction Ceremonies, and Promotion Rituals. Meetings and elections are also held.
Ranks:
Tier 1: Inducted
Inducted members do not have much to say for themselves. They may be hired to do work for minimal wages, and may only attend meeting open to Tier 1.
Tier 2: Apprentice
Apprentices, having gone up a rank, are now truly part of the Guildhouse. However, they are not yet Masters. Upon being promoted to Apprentice, the member will be assigned a Master, who will work with him, and share the pay. An Apprentice may not be hired for work, but A Master with an Apprentice may. If a Master who has an apprentice is hired, the Master will split the profits of work with the Apprentice 25/75, with the Master getting more. Promotion, however, will bring the member more pay. They may only attend meetings open to Tiers 1 and 2.
Tier 3: Master
The Master Mason will be able to be hired for work at median wages. If the Master has an Apprentice, whom he has been assigned to teach and guide, then the Master MUST split the profits with his Apprentice, giving him 25%. Masters are allowed to attend all meeting, unless special circumstances stand.
Officer Ranks
Note: Officers are still considered to be Master Masons, and therefore, may be assigned an Apprentice. Officers are able to be hired for maximum wages, but 30% of profits must be shared with the apprentice, if they have one.
Secretary:
It is the duty of the Secretary to be sure that no lower leveled masons are in a higher leveled meeting before a meeting starts. Once the meeting begins, the Secretary must right down important notes that take place in the meeting, such as new members and rank ups.
Treasurer:
The treasurer is in charge of paying the members of the Guildhouse. This will be covered more later.
Junior Advisers:
The Junior Advisers's, as there are two in a Guildhouse, jobs are to participate in the ceremonies, as well as help the senior advisers if they need it. They also assign Apprentices to Masters.
Senior Adviser:
The Senior Adviser's job is to take care of new inductees, by showing them around the Guildhouse, as well as manage people who want to join a Guildhouse and setting a date for their interview and ritual, and to take care of clients and assign Masons to jobs as the clients come. The Senior adviser may assign jobs to any member of the guild, but should try to keep it fair when choosing, so everyone can get picked every once in a while.
Guild Master:
The Guild Master is not to be confused with the Grand Master, who is entirely different. The Guild Master is the one who interviews inductees at their ceremonies, and plays the narrator in Promotion Rituals. He is also in charge of all the other officers, and pays for land , materials and supplies as is required by the guild.
Money:
Minimal Wages: 30-50 Minas
Median Wages: 50-100 Minas
Maximum Wages: 100-1000 Minas
Money is handled like so: When the Senior Adviser assigns a job to a Mason, and the Mason returns, he has some money from the job done well. 20 Minas of this profit MUST go into the Guild Depository Vault, while the rest is left to the Mason. If a Master Mason and his Apprentice complete a job, 20 Minas are put into the Guild Depository Vault, and a certain percentage (as stated above) of the profit is shared with the Apprentice. On Monday, it is the job of the Treasurer to take all the money from the Guild Depository Vault, and deposit 10 Minas into each member's Depository Vault, regardless of rank. If the Treasurer is uanble to do so, the the job falls to the Senior Adviser, if he is ubable to pay the members, then payday is held off until one of the two is available. The excess money after paying the members goes to the Guild Master, who uses the money to pay for the costs of materials and supplies as is required. Any excess money after that is put back into the Guild Depository Vault.
Guildhouses:
Ideally, a Guildhouse would exist in each of the four capital cities. The Guildhouse is where the members would live and collect pay. Each Guildhouse has the same layout, and fills out all of the required functions. All Guildhouses contain a Foyer, Grand Hall, Mess Hall, Kitchen, Common Room, and Depository Vault Room.
How to join:
Joining is easy! simply fill out the below form and post it here, or come to a Guildhouse in game and prepare for an interview with the Guild Master. Applying here will place you in the Guildhouse closest to your respective Race's Capital.
Application Form
Forum Name:
Character Name:
In Game Name:
Race:
Age:
Skill in Building:
Skill in Speech:
Why you want to Join:
How often are you on:
Again, we are not yet an official guild, we are waiting to be accepted.
