Druid

Druids are priests who worship the gods at sacred shrines, and provide guidance to laymen looking to honour the gods in their own way.
Druids are judges who hear legal cases and deliver verdicts of guilt and punishments.
Druids are philosophers who offer their wisdom on life.
They're a little of all three. They live around shrines and tend to the needs of the gods. They perform rituals and lead festivals in their communities. They are the basis of the legal system, hearing cases and determining judgments.
When someone needs magical assistance but can't afford a professional chanter, they go to the druids. Druids won't perform magic for frivolous reasons, however. If someone wants their help, they must plead their case and prove it is a worthy cause. If they're rejected by the druids, well, it might be time to seek out a witch.

Career

Career Progression

In order to become a druid, you must first become an apprentice to one. A druid may only have one apprentice at time. For 9 years, the apprentice works and studies alongside their master, assisting with rituals, learning sacred music, and gradually being given more and more responsibilities in judging legal cases. At the end of 9 years, they are declared a full druid, and may find a circle that is accepting new members.
Keitist druids must find a circle, and will remain as a supporting member of the circle they studied with until they find a permanent spot. Druids in the Old Religion may choose to stay with their old circle, but also have the choice to become independent and settle in a remote community that doesn't have a circle nearby.

Payment & Reimbursement

Druids are not directly paid for their services. However, if someone seeks their services, they are expected to provide material goods to the best of their ability. Farmers bring crops, weavers bring bolts of fabric, and skilled workers offer their services. Druids are highly valued in their communities, so if their roof leaks, a local workman will show up to fix it without asking any payment. When that workman needs a druid to settle a dispute between him and his neighbour three years later, the druids will provide, and not ask any payment.
Most druid circles also grow their own food and raise livestock, which they sell to provide money the members can spend in their personal lives.

Type

Religious

Demand

All communities have a druid circle, even if it is is more than a day's ride away. Everyone knows the nearest circle to go to.