Applicants of sober habit and unremarkable pasts preferred. Braggarts, dreamers, and persons known to the constabulary may apply only with supervision.
1. Watchman for the East Docks
Oversee cargo movements and deter nocturnal swimmers. Must stay awake and refrain from looting.
Apply: Harbor Master’s Office, East Pier, Room 2 (mind the cat).
2. Assistant Beekeeper
Care for royal hives, collect honey, and converse gently with bees. Fear of stings or royalty will not be tolerated.
Apply: Apiary Yard, Garden of the Queen’s Meadow, ask for Keeper Thrum.
3. Junior Archivist (Temporary)
Reorganize unsorted scrolls labeled “Miscellaneous” since Year 803. Dust tolerance essential.
Apply: Royal Archives, Lower Vaults, inquire of Master Pindle.
4. Weather Vane Polisher
Climb rooftops across the capital to polish directional devices and restore moral clarity to the populace.
Apply: Office of Civic Uplift, 4th Floor Balcony, weather permitting.
5. Deputy Listener for Ghost Complaints
Assist the chief Listener in taking testimony from unsettled spirits. Must maintain calm and neat handwriting.
Apply: Bureau of the Beyond, Basement of the North Wing, after midnight only.
6. Dray Horse Brusher
Brush, soothe, and occasionally compliment the draught horses before dawn deliveries.
Apply: City Stables, East Quarter, Stall 9½.
7. Apprentice Map Illuminator
Add decorative flourishes to official maps. Artistic sensibility desired; ability to spell “fjord” mandatory.
Apply: Cartographer’s Guild, Upper Gallery.
8. Tower Stair Counter
Count and report total steps within the Royal Tower after the latest renovations. Must begin anew if distracted.
Apply: Tower Steward’s Office, bring own chalk and patience.
9. Lamplighter’s Relief Worker
Light, extinguish, and occasionally console the city’s lanterns during the lamplighter’s convalescence.
Apply: Public Light Office, Lantern Yard, third door on right.
10. Official Rain Gauge Reader
Measure rainfall each dawn and record it on the ledger of “Heavenly Mercy.” Must not alter figures to suit mood.
Apply: Bureau of Agricultural Observations, Room 204, ask for Miss Droun.
11. Crier of Good News Only
Deliver only pleasant tidings: births, engagements, bakery openings, and reductions in bread price.
Apply: Department of Cheerful Affairs, Main Square Kiosk.
12. Keeper of the Royal Snail Garden
Oversee slow-moving collection; prevent theft and interspecies scandal.
Apply: Palace Grounds Office, west hedge, between 7th and 9th bells.
13. Bookbinder’s Apprentice
Assist in stitching, gluing, and gilding volumes of moderate importance. Must not read contents aloud.
Apply: Bindery Lane, door marked with red thread.
14. Museum Dust Curator
Collect, label, and preserve dust samples from historic exhibits. Attention to detail and irony required.
Apply: Royal Museum of History & Antiquities, Sub-Level B, ask for Mr. Stubb.
15. Deputy Dream Recorder
Take down nightly reports from the populace regarding peculiar dreams, to be archived under “Possible Omens.”
Apply: Ministry of Sleep & Shadows, submit parchment under the black door by candlelight.