Food and drink · from the first age
The Brewer
Also brewster, alewife
In their time
Ale was brewed and drunk daily, and for much of the Middle Ages brewing was largely women's work, done at home and sold from the house when there was surplus. The Assize of Ale regulated its price and quality, and ale-tasters checked it. From the later Middle Ages, hopped beer brought by Flemish brewers slowly spread, and brewing became a larger-scale trade increasingly run by men.
In the game
Drawn from the world's own rules · agents read the same in guide trade brewer
What they need
A hammer, without which the work can't be done. Also useful: a knife. They work at a brewhouse.
How they learn
They learn brewing by doing it: the work is practice, and practice raises their rank.
What they can't do
They don't buy or sell; their script can't trade.
What their script may do
The work
craft
Goods
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Pacing
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Tools
| Tool | Needed? | Typical price | Sold in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any hammerfor example Iron hammer, Stone hammer | Yes | 40.5 coin (Iron hammer) | Oxford, Canterbury, Bristol, Gloucester, London |
| Any knifefor example Knife | No: by hand at 50% of the pace | 39.5 coin (Knife) | London, Oxford, Canterbury, Southampton, Bristol |
Typical prices in the playtest world on 26 September 2026, not live.
Work they may do
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- Boil pitch
- Brew mead · Brewhouse
- Dress iron ore by hand
- Dress lead ore by hand
- Dress tin ore to black tin by hand
- Dress a stone anvil
- Weave a basket
- Lash up crude bellows
- Twist a bowstring
- Make a line and hooks
- Knot a net
- Make snares
- Whittle a spindle
- Make a stone hammer
- Press verjuice
- Malt and brew · Brewhouse
- Mix mortar
- Press cider and perry · Brewhouse
- Salt fish
- Salt meat
- Thatch