Gorean Scribe Services and Price List

A task based guide for Gorean roleplay

Purpose. This list offers suggested roleplay prices for work performed throughout the Caste of Scribes, from ordinary writing and recordkeeping to advocacy, magistracy, diplomacy, and caste leadership. Each category appears once, followed directly by its tasks. Prices may vary by city, complexity, urgency, travel, and the experience of the scribe.

Important distinction. Advocates and private scribes may charge clients for their services. Magistrates, ambassadors acting for the city, and caste leaders should normally receive a city wage or caste stipend. Court fees belong to the treasury and must never purchase a favorable judgment or official decision.

Letters and Personal Writing

Read a short letter aloud	1 to 2 tarsk bits	Apprentice or General Scribe
Write a brief personal message	2 to 5 tarsk bits	Apprentice or General Scribe
Write a formal letter	1 to 3 copper tarsks	General Scribe
Write an important or confidential letter	3 to 10 copper tarsks	Senior Scribe
Compose a petition to a city official	5 to 20 copper tarsks	General or Legal Scribe
Prepare an official proclamation	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Senior or Council Scribe
Write a speech or formal address	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk	Senior Scribe or Scholar
Deliver a local message	2 to 5 copper tarsks	Messenger or Apprentice Scribe
Deliver a message outside the city	10 copper to 1 silver, plus expenses	Courier or Diplomatic Scribe

 

Copying and Certifying Documents

Copy a short document	1 to 3 copper tarsks	Copyist
Copy a document accurately	1 to 5 copper tarsks per page	General Scribe or Copyist
Produce a decorative formal copy	5 to 20 copper tarsks per page	Skilled Copyist
Produce a sealed official copy	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Registrar or Notarial Scribe
Certify that a copy is accurate	3 to 10 copper tarsks	Notarial or Senior Scribe
Witness a signature or mark	3 to 8 copper tarsks	Notarial Scribe
Authenticate an old document	10 copper to 2 silver tarsks	Archivist or Senior Scribe
Replace a lost certificate	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Registrar

 

Registrations and Certificates

Register a birth or death	2 to 5 copper tarsks	Registrar
Register citizenship	5 to 15 copper tarsks	City Registrar
Register a change of residence	3 to 8 copper tarsks	City Clerk
Register a Free Companionship	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Registrar or Contract Scribe
Record dissolution of a companionship	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Registrar or Legal Scribe
Register property ownership	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Property or Contract Scribe
Register a property sale	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Contract Scribe
Register slave ownership	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Registrar or Slaver's Scribe
Record a slave sale or transfer	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Auction or Slaver's Scribe
Register caste membership	5 to 20 copper tarsks	Caste Registrar
Register an apprenticeship	5 to 10 copper tarsks	Caste Clerk
Issue a certificate of caste rank	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Senior Caste Scribe
Record an adoption or family change	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Registrar or Legal Scribe

 

Contracts and Agreements

Prepare a simple agreement	5 to 15 copper tarsks	General Scribe
Prepare an employment agreement	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Contract Scribe
Prepare an apprenticeship agreement	10 to 25 copper tarsks	Contract or Caste Scribe
Prepare a lease	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Contract Scribe
Prepare a property sale agreement	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Senior Contract Scribe
Prepare a merchant agreement	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Commercial Scribe
Prepare a partnership agreement	1 to 3 silver tarsks	Senior Commercial Scribe
Prepare a Free Companionship contract	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Legal or Contract Scribe
Prepare a will	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Legal Scribe
Prepare an inheritance settlement	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Senior Legal Scribe
Review an existing contract	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk	Legal or Contract Scribe
Negotiate a complicated contract	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Senior Scribe or Advocate

 

Records Reports and Meetings

Prepare a list or inventory	2 to 8 copper tarsks	General Scribe
Inventory household possessions	5 to 20 copper tarsks	General Scribe
Inventory a merchant's stock	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Commercial Scribe
Inventory an estate	Half to 3 silver tarsks	Estate Scribe
Take minutes during a meeting	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Clerk
Record a council meeting	Half to 1 silver tarsk	Council Scribe
Prepare a meeting summary	5 to 20 copper tarsks	General Scribe
Prepare an official city report	10 copper to 2 silver tarsks	Senior or Council Scribe
Record witness testimony	5 to 15 copper tarsks per witness	Court Scribe
Prepare a certified transcript	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Court Scribe
Maintain household records	Half to 2 silver tarsks per month	Private Scribe

 

Accounts and Commercial Work

Prepare a simple account	3 to 10 copper tarsks	Bookkeeper
Maintain a household ledger	5 to 15 copper tarsks per month	Bookkeeper
Maintain a business ledger	Half to 2 silver tarsks per month	Accountant
Balance a set of accounts	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Accountant
Examine merchant records	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Senior Accountant
Investigate missing funds	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Auditor
Investigate suspected fraud	2 to 8 silver tarsks	Auditor or Magistrate's Scribe
Calculate taxes or tariffs	5 to 20 copper tarsks	Tax Scribe
Record cargo or shipments	5 to 15 copper tarsks per shipment	Customs Scribe
Record an auction	5 to 20 copper tarsks	Auction Scribe
Manage merchant house accounts	1 to 4 silver tarsks per month	Commercial Scribe

 

Research Archives and Education

Locate a recent city record	2 to 5 copper tarsks	Archivist's Assistant
Search older records	5 to 20 copper tarsks	Archivist
Conduct a full archive search	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Senior Archivist
Research a person's history	10 copper to 2 silver tarsks	Research Scribe
Research family lineage	Half to 3 silver tarsks	Genealogist
Research property ownership	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk	Archivist or Property Scribe
Research an old legal judgment	10 copper to 2 silver tarsks	Legal Archivist
Prepare a historical account	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Historian
Teach basic reading or writing	2 to 5 copper tarsks per lesson	General Teacher
Teach history geography or caste customs	5 to 20 copper tarsks per lesson	Teacher or Caste Instructor
Provide professional caste training	10 to 30 copper tarsks per lesson	Senior Instructor
Give a specialist lecture	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Master Scholar
Examine an apprentice	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk	Senior Scribe
Conduct a caste advancement examination	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Master Scribe or Caste Council

 

Maps Surveys and Field Work

Draw a simple local map	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Cartographer
Prepare a detailed city map	1 to 3 silver tarsks	Senior Cartographer
Prepare a regional travel map	2 to 5 silver tarsks	Master Cartographer
Prepare a military or strategic map	5 to 15 silver tarsks	Master Cartographer
Survey a property boundary	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Survey Scribe
Settle a disputed boundary	Half to 3 silver tarsks	Survey and Legal Scribes
Record a journey or expedition	Half to 2 silver tarsks per day	Expedition Scribe
Prepare a report on foreign lands	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Cartographer or Scholar
Study and record plants or animals	Half to 3 silver tarsks per report	Naturalist
Undertake dangerous fieldwork	Double or triple the normal fee	Expedition Scribe

  

Legal Advice Advocacy and Court Work

Initial legal consultation	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Junior Advocate
Interpret a city law	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Advocate
Prepare a written legal opinion	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk	Advocate
Prepare a legal petition	5 to 20 copper tarsks	Legal Scribe
Investigate a legal complaint	Half to 3 silver tarsks	Advocate
Interview witnesses	5 to 15 copper tarsks per witness	Advocate or Legal Clerk
Organize evidence for a hearing	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Advocate's Clerk
Representation at a minor hearing	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Junior Advocate
Representation in an ordinary trial	1 to 3 silver tarsks	Advocate
Representation in a serious trial	3 to 10 silver tarsks	Senior Advocate
Representation before the High Council	5 to 20 silver tarsks	Chief or Senior Advocate
Prepare an appeal	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Senior Advocate
File an ordinary complaint	2 to 5 copper tarsks paid to the court	Court Clerk
File a civil claim	5 to 15 copper tarsks paid to the court	Court Clerk
Request an emergency hearing	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk paid to the court	Senior Magistrate
Issue a summons	3 to 10 copper tarsks paid to the court	Magistrate
File an appeal	Half to 2 silver tarsks paid to the court	High Magistrate
Request a special tribunal	2 to 10 silver tarsks paid to the city	Head Magistrate or Council

 

Diplomatic and Ambassadorial Work

Prepare diplomatic correspondence	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Diplomatic Scribe
Deliver greetings to another city	Half to 1 silver tarsk, plus expenses	Envoy
Carry an official proposal	1 to 3 silver tarsks, plus expenses	Envoy
Arrange a diplomatic meeting	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Diplomatic Scribe
Conduct preliminary negotiations	2 to 5 silver tarsks per mission	Senior Envoy
Represent the city on a formal visit	2 to 5 silver tarsks per mission	Ambassador
Negotiate a trade agreement	3 to 10 silver tarsks	Ambassador and Commercial Scribe
Negotiate an alliance	5 to 15 silver tarsks	Senior Ambassador
Negotiate a peace agreement	10 to 25 silver tarsks	First Ambassador or High Council
Prepare a treaty	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Diplomatic and Legal Scribes
Translate a treaty	Half to 3 silver tarsks	Diplomatic Translator
Undertake a dangerous mission	Double or triple normal compensation	Envoy or Ambassador

 

Caste Administration

Apply to enter the caste	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Caste Clerk
Request recognition of outside training	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Senior Scribe
Request advancement in rank	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Caste Council
Transfer caste membership to another city	10 to 30 copper tarsks	Deputy Head of Caste
File a caste complaint	5 to 15 copper tarsks	Caste Clerk
Request mediation of a caste dispute	10 copper to 1 silver tarsk	Deputy Head of Caste
Request a formal caste hearing	Half to 2 silver tarsks	Head of Caste
Appeal a caste decision	1 to 3 silver tarsks	Caste Council
Request private scholarly advice	1 to 5 silver tarsks	Head or Master Scribe

  

Regular Retainers and City Wages

General Scribe	Half to 1 silver tarsk per month	Routine private or public work
Experienced Scribe	1 to 3 silver tarsks per month	Advanced or confidential work
Private Household Scribe	1 to 3 silver tarsks per month	Household records and correspondence
Senior or Master Scribe	2 to 5 silver tarsks per month	Supervision and specialist work
Advocate on retainer	1 to 5 silver tarsks per month	Continuing legal availability
Magistrate	2 to 4 silver tarsks per month	City wage
Senior Magistrate	4 to 6 silver tarsks per month	City wage
High Magistrate	6 to 10 silver tarsks per month	City wage
Head Magistrate	8 to 15 silver tarsks per month	City wage
Ambassador	3 to 8 silver tarsks per month	City retainer
First or Head Ambassador	8 to 15 silver tarsks per month	City retainer
Deputy Head of Caste	4 to 8 silver tarsks per month	Caste or city stipend
Head of the Caste of Scribes	8 to 15 silver tarsks per month	Caste or city stipend

  

Additional Charges

Same day completion	Add 25 percent
Immediate or after hours work	Add 50 percent
Dangerous assignment	Double the fee
Work during war or civil unrest	Double or triple the fee
Travel outside the city	Add travel and lodging expenses
Guards required	Client or city pays the guards
Rare language translation	Add 25 to 100 percent
Highly confidential matter	Add 25 to 50 percent
Work for an impoverished citizen	Fee may be reduced or waived
Payment by goods favors or services	Allowed by mutual agreement

Guiding principle: Payment purchases a scribe's labor, knowledge, and time. It must never purchase a false record, favorable judgment, official appointment, or betrayal of the city's trust.