HârnMaster: Harpers
Harpers are professional musicians. Most earn their living as performers although some specialize in the crafting of fine musical instruments such as the harp, flute, drum, horn, and lute. Truly great harpers can make instruments of seemingly awesome enchantment and play them with such skill as to coax any emotions they wish from their listeners. The College of Harpers is a member organization of the Mangai, the association of Lythian guilds. The College has a monopoly on the production and sale of musical instruments but not on singing or making music in general, even when done for profit. Nonetheless, membership has its benefits, as many civic leaders will hire only guilded harpers to entertain at fairs and other events they sponsor.
This article describes the organization and activities of the College of Harpers as well the guild's place in Hârnic society and a handful of notable personalities. A detailed description and floor plans are given for Aleta Hall, one of the guild's primary Hârnic centers of learning.