Master Life
Masters will perform any and all of the duties that a journeyman will, the difference being in a higher degree of education and skill. They may command a higher salary from their employer, and may hold a senior teaching position within a Harper crafthall.
In order to achieve a Master rank, the harper must be extremely dedicated to the craft and to his or her studies. The mastery exams are enough to mellow even the most vivacious journeyman, it seems, which must be why all the apprentices think the masters are so dull. In fact, it is not unusual for a journeyman to sit for the exams twice or three times before being passed or giving up. Because of the required fortitude, there are many highly skilled journeymen who will never achieve mastery. The decision to take the exams is one which the harper alone must make for him or herself.
A master may be chosen to serve as the Masterharper, if elected by the other Masters.
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