Guild Master Antique Silver Pendant Necklace

Magic Items Wearables
By Fire Mountain

Necklace, antique-silver color pewter pendant with rhinestones, clear/black, multi-strand black waxed cotton cord, 16 to 18-inches.

Hand Crafted smithing with extender and clasp closure.

Guild
A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits (with a similar skill or craft), formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of workmanship and ethical conduct. Historically guilds were formed as mutual benefit societies or small business associations, A guild was a trade union of sorts, since each crafter was a self-employed individual artisan or part of a small craft shop or co-operative. Guilds exist in modern and medieval incarnations.

The guild was made up by experienced and confirmed experts in their field of handicraft. They were called master craftsmen. Before a new employee could rise to the level of mastery, he had to go through a schooling period during which he was first called an apprentice. After this period he could rise to the level of journeyman. Apprentices would typically not learn more than the most basic techniques until they were trusted by their peers to keep the guild's or company's secrets.