All candidates are encouraged to either apprentice to a craft or take on some sort of other work (herder, cook, working with children for potential fostering, etc).

Impression is *NOT* guaranteed (if this was real Pern) and there are disappointed candidates who were either weyrbred or don't want to leave the Weyr. They need to have skills of some sort to contribute to the Weyr _after_ their candidate days are over if no dragon chooses them.

Non-weyrbred candidates who have a craft apprentice rank prior to Search will automatically continue training under whatever local weyrcrafter covers the same craft. If there is no PC journeyman or master, an NPC can be used to refer to as being under their tutelage. Obviously no Weyr is going to be without a number of people either craft-ranked or with non-craft training for common skills such as tanning, weaving, sewing, and cooking.

A journeyman ranked crafter/candidate would work similar to any journeyman posted away from a Hall, on contract to the Weyr, with provision for the Candidacy.

Continuing one's craft requires _no_ permission from Weyrleaders or Headwoman. It's just a matter of reporting to the proper crafter in charge. The Headwoman needs to know of craft obligations. Journey-rank candidates are not required to do candidate chores, only attend classes. Apprentice-rank candidates have slightly limited chores, depending on the Weyr's Headwoman's policy.


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