Figured it would be easier putting this in here as new topic.

Based it of an idea for Ian-of-the-luck, Uncle to Ira, Isabella, Amanda ,Lancelot ,etc.

I was thinking that there would be a job where the being act as sort of explorer for the colony. Even though the rats must hide from the world, they value knowledge and the books that contain it. But over time the Information can get outdated or stale. Thus a need for new ideas and books.

The Wordgatherer would go into world , explore, but mostly record new books , news, etc( in type of shorthand i would expect) on scrolls and bring them back to the colony to be made into new books to be used by everyone.

Its extremely dangerous, and Wordgatherer might be gone for years. Ian earned his name by still coming back with some regularity (Hes got "luck" that he keeps managing to come back)

Wordgatherers would have more world experience, come back with all sorts of wild tales etc. Thier returns would probably be viewed as something out of ordinary. Like when supply ship from home country came to the colonies of old , so are these folks "supplying" knowledge.

OOCwise I thought it would also assist in giving a choice when someone has to stop playing for a long time instead of char. "died", in "coma", etc or re writing the whole story over. This would also explain where char , get "currant' music sheets, books, recipes.

Ideas? Additions to flesh this out more? Oh and most of all, Suggestions for better title of the "job" Wordgatherer was all I could think of.