1. Candle Snuffer (Evening Shift)
Extinguish candles in the Great Hall promptly at curfew. Must work quietly and resist eavesdropping.
Apply: Hall Porter’s Desk, just after evening prayers.
2. Apprentice Cartographer
Assist the Royal Surveyor in charting remote corners of the realm. Steady hand and good boots required.
Apply: Office of Survey and Mapping, King’s Row, Room 7.
3. Bread Tester for the Bakers’ Guild
Taste and grade daily loaves. Ideal candidate will have no known allergies and an honest tongue.
Apply: Bakers’ Guildhouse, Flour Street, inquire of Mistress Kneadwell.
4. Bellows Pumper at Forge
Maintain air for Master Irontine’s furnace. Must keep rhythm and avoid fainting from heat.
Apply: Irontine’s Forge, corner of Smoke Lane and Ember Alley.
5. Assistant to the Candlemas Registrar
Copy names of all who light devotional candles. Must write legibly and refrain from theological debate.
Apply: Vestry Office, Candlemas Chapel.
6. Window Wiper for Cathedral Nave
Polish stained glass and remove bird leavings. Ladder and vinegar provided.
Apply: Maintenance Office, south transept stair.
7. Keeper of the Public Fountain
Responsible for cleanliness, coin retrieval, and discouragement of bathing children.
Apply: Civic Works Depot, Fountain Square.
8. Courier of Minor Urgencies
Deliver small parcels and important notes with haste and composure.
Apply: Courier Station, Back Alley 2B, password “swiftfoot.”
9. Weather Prophet’s Assistant
Hold ladders, record clouds, and question predictions. Must not fear lightning.
Apply: Observatory at High Hill, leave note under barometer.
10. Keeper of the Old Gate
Guard the disused northern gate. Few travelers approach; ghosts may.
Apply: Gatehouse itself. Knock twice and wait.
11. Glassblower’s Apprentice
Shape molten glass into goblets, lamps, and bottles. Burns likely.
Apply: Master Fioren’s Glassworks, 22 Ember Street.
12. Mouse Census Enumerator
Count and classify mice across civic buildings.
Apply: Bureau of Statistical Oddities, Basement Level 3.
13. Town Herald’s Banner Carrier
Parade through streets bearing royal banner on feast days.
Apply: Herald’s Office, adjacent to Parade Yard.
14. Public Bench Restorer
Sand, oil, and varnish benches across the market square.
Apply: Workshed beside the Old Market Fountain.
15. Keeper of the Lantern of Westmarch
The lighthouse seeks a keeper once more. Duties: solitude, oiling, and sanity retention.
Apply: Harbor Office, ask for Mrs. Brindle; she’ll know why you’ve come.