Lettermaster

When you're looking to send a letter to your dear great aunt Ethel you don't just hand it off to anyone sitting in a saddle. Instead you go to someone who's job is to organize the horsemen, assign the appropriate couriers to the best routes, and of course; process payment and handle the money. Anybody with a keen eye for reading others can pick up the basics of being a lettermaster fairly easily but past that it takes an exceptional mind to orchestrate the constantly evolving communications needs of a massive metropolis, or even the needs of all three capital cities.

With the advancement of the arcane sciences in recent decades the need for physical messages to be delivered has declined significantly. Devices fueled by arcana are being invented and gradually becoming more common among wealthier nobles which means even within a small region, fewer people need a third-party to be involved. With the lessening demand for their legitimate work, many horseback messenger companies have returned to their historical roots as ad-hock adventuring companies. In these situations the Lettermasters are actually key to navigating the underground and highly regulated profession. They cultivate a network of contacts across broad social spheres to maintain their cover, sent people out where they need to be, and handle the general management of both.

Career

Payment & Reimbursement

As the highest point of contact in most horseback messener companies, the lettermasters usually take payment equal to that of their horseman peers. The individual tasks that the lettermasters are infinitely more complicated than that of a horseman but the courier can be required to risk life and limb to deliver their message. Aside from the potentially illicit aspects of being a lettermaster they are considered by the general public to be nothing more than clerks, albeit very good ones.

Type

Administration / Management