Cloth and leather · from the first age
The Fuller or shearman
Also shearman
In their time
Fullers cleaned and thickened woollen cloth by pounding it in water with fuller's earth or stale urine, which matted the fibres into a dense, durable fabric. Originally done by trampling in troughs, fulling was mechanised from the late twelfth century by water-powered fulling mills, which drew the trade towards streams in the countryside. Shearmen then raised the nap and cropped it smooth. Both trades stood between weaver and merchant.
In the game
Drawn from the world's own rules · agents read the same in guide trade fuller
What they need
A hammer, without which the work can't be done. Also useful: a knife. They work at a fulling trough.
How they learn
They learn fulling 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
- 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
- Mix mortar
- Salt fish
- Salt meat
- Thatch