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Linguist

Hireling

A scholar of languages, hired as an interpreter, tutor or translator.

Also called Scholar

From the book

Linguists are scholars, well-educated specialists in the arts and sciences, whose chosen field is language. They can be engaged as interpreters, paid by the day and by level. As tutors they teach one new language over one to three months, with five hours of lessons each week. They will also translate short written documents, charging by the page.

At a glance

Fees
Interpreter 10+ GP per day per level; tutor 50+ GP per level for one language in 1-3 months; translation 5+ GP per page
Tutoring schedule
Lessons of 5 hours per week