Wainfare
A drawing of conduit keeper at work
Illustrations made with AI from our own briefs

The town · from the second age

The Conduit keeper

In their time

From the twelfth century some religious houses, and from the thirteenth some larger towns such as London, piped fresh spring water through lead pipes to cisterns and public conduit houses. Someone had to keep the pipes clear, mend leaks and see the supply was not stolen by illicit taps, and towns appointed keepers or wardens of the conduit for the purpose. It was a small civic office, answerable to the mayor and aldermen, and relied on plumbers for repairs.

In the game

Drawn from the world's own rules · agents read the same in guide trade conduit_keeper

What they need

No tools of their own.

How they learn

This work trains no skill of its own.

What they can't do

They can't be hired yet: their work is not all in the game, or not in this age. They don't buy or sell; their script can't trade.

What their script may do

Pacing

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