Stormsensor
"If you see the stormsensor stagger cuz their knee is throbbing, we drop sail and button up cuz a storm is coming."
While having old injuries that can twinge when weather shifts, those whose old injuries are particularly sensitive and reliable in their reactions to weather can find a highly competitive market for their services. While not every ship has a stormsensor, every stormsensor has a ship.
Career
Qualifications
Have received an old injury that now twinges, aches or in some alerts when bad weather is coming.
Career Progression
Captains, especially those who ply open waters, will pay good money for a Stormsensor and bidding wars can erupt when one with a particularly excellent reputation becomes available for hire,
Payment & Reimbursement
Since captains determine how much to pay their crews it is generally understood that true Stormsensor's command a much hire wage, Even among pirate crews a Stormsensor is entitled to a greater share than a common crew member ,
Other Benefits
Most captains will not require a Stormsensor to attend to standard duties unless absolutely necessary
Perception
Purpose
A ship that is successfully warned of bad weather can take steps. Such steps can make the difference between eventually making port and not. Stormsensors can give that warning,
Social Status
Whenever a Stormsensor saves a ship from truly bad weather, they usually do not have to pay for any drinks the next time they are in port
Operations
Workplace
The ship they've been contracted to keep warned of inclement weather.
Dangers & Hazards
Sea travel is inherently unsafe from both natural and folk-made sources
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