Aide to the Noble House of Fenbrook

No official qualifications are required for the role, as House Fenbrook is willing to train promising candidates in maths, reading and writing.

The application and selection process can last up to a year, and involves a rigorous training and assessment regime. Successful completion of the process does not, however, guarantee continued employment, as there is a further one year probation period, within which new recruits are the subject of intense scrutiny and further assessment.

As an Aide, the next step in career progression is to become the Personal Aide to one of the Lords, with the highest tier being Personal Aide to the High Lord.

Some Aides instead choose to step sideways into the role of Butler or Logistics Administration, depending on preference.

Aides are paid exceptionally well by the House, seeing starting rates from 60G per month (plus 10G during Eadar-Amail) during training/assessment and probation. Some aides are known to earn as much as 200G per month, giving them access to an incredibly wealthy lifestyle.

As with other employees of the House, Aides are provided with housing and uniform, as well as offered meals and access to education. Employees are free to study their own interests in their spare time using resources of the House, including music, art, literature and history, amongst many other subjects.

Additionally, employees of the House are offered respect and subservience when recognised out in the rest of the world, and it is considered a massive social faux-pas to insult or otherwise harm an employee of the House, particularly one of the First Branch.

The role of Aide supports the Lords of the House directly with diary management, transport, logistics, personal errands and assistance in their daily management of their estates. An Aide that is assigned to a property rather than directly to a Lord will assist the Butler in household management while the Lord is absent from the property. They also act as a stand-in for the Lords at important events and meetings, though do not have the authority to make executive decisions without notifying their Lord first.

An Aide to the House is considered a position of high social standing, despite the fact that it is open to both Aristocrats and Commoners alike.

While working as an Aide is considered relatively safe as an occupation, the risk of physical violence still exists due to the sensitive nature of the work done. Additionally, attempts to assassinate members of the Nobility from rival groups mean that Aides are often exposed to traumatic incidents and frequent poisonings.