Apprentices and Failed Apprentices

[Jonathan.Link]

@Richard Love

Perhaps, that is certainly a possibility, although I'm not entirely convinced about its likelihood.

I'm not sure what a Failed Apprentice would use vis for? Perhaps he could buy items and a longevity potion, but unlike a Redcap he doesn't really seem likely to travel around to meet lots of magi (so has much less opportunity to buy things). I would have thought that room and board and some internal covenant status would largely be what he got for his assistance; much like any other custos level grog.

He could also be seen as a bit of a bad luck charm, and might also be considered a bit of an embarrassment. After all, a failed apprentice implies a failed master.

It's a continuum of possibility... I just seem to see a lot of discussion of how he helps in the lab, but not about who the failed apprentice is as a person. What he does, etc...

That failed apprentice might turn out to need vis to survive...