The Brewers Sisterhood

The brewmistresses are beloved throughout the city for the beer, ale, and barley wine they make in their vast copper kettles. These hardworking craftswomen often compete with one another in a fierce but friendly way. Some have a contest each year during the River Fair, when the Bargemen, stevedores, and all the apprentices of the city sample and vote on the quality of the copious amounts of potables the Sisterhood provides.
In terms of numbers, the Sisterhood has always been fairly small, rarely more than 40 members at a time, with about 60 or 70 apprentices. Many young girls apprentice, starting at age nine or ten, and it is a popular destination for urchins and runaways. The Guildmistress is Ludmeya Shenk (NG female dwarf cleric 6 [Ninkash]), a crookbacked dwarven crone who is canny enough to keep the Bargemen and the Coopers close allies. Zobeck’s various beers, from the heavy Chimneysweep Stout to the summery Silverhops Lager, are widely distributed up and down the river and popular among the centaurs.
The Sisterhood owns no magic and its finances, while sound, are not extravagant. It remains among the best-loved guilds in the city, and when Guildmistress Ludmeya speaks, her words carry great weight with the Council. Many leaders count on her guild to quench the thirst in their quarters of the city, and no one wishes to cross her. Ludmeya has ears in every taproom and friends at every table, so they say, and this information is a great asset. She remembers the Revolt, and her loyalty to the city’s freedom and prosperity means what she learns often reaches people who can do something about it.

Type

Guildhall

Parent Location

Zobeck, the Crossroads City