"Hanging is a cheap entertainment in Amber. Life is seen as cheap and ropes can be re-used.
"As Lord Mayor of Amber, my job is to improve the value its citizens place on their own lives.
"To that end, I am endorsing a program offered by my cousin Zariya. Apprenticeships are being offered in skilled trades from soapmaking to weaponsmithing. The price for the training is paid in labor, one day out of three, which would help the apprentice hone his or her chosen craft.
"Only five positions are available in each trade, but there are many trades available for those of the patience and ambition to learn how they may earn their way in life.
"A man who has a trade has a kingdom of his own: a title, an independent income, a value to his supplicants, and something to leave his heirs."
This text is copyright © Mitch Maltenfort; "Amber" is copyright © Roger Zelazny; "Amber" the diceless RPG is copyright © Phage Press. No copyright infringement is intended.
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