Question: How do I find an Elder Mentor?
Answer: Check the subguild boards. Elder Mentors have posted introductions about themselves to let you get an idea of who might make a good match for you. Feel free to approach an Elder Mentor in the Lands to inquire if he or she is taking students - you can recognize many of them by the EM in their titles. Try to get to know the elder mages, ask your fellow mages who might be suitable to work with you, talk to your ArchGuide or the Head Mentor, guildshout a brief introduction to yourself and state that you are seeking an Elder Mentor... these are all ways to start finding the right teacher for you.
Question: How do I find a student?
Answer: Make sure you post a scroll about yourself on your subguild board. Talk to the Head Mentor. Look around for young mages, particularly of your class and path. Guildshout or post that you are looking for an apprentice. Spread the word that you are willing to share your knowledge, and your students will probably find you.
Question: I don't know which subguild I plan to join yet! How can I find an Elder Mentor?
Answer: You decide on your subguild when you reach GR 26. No one expects you to know your path at level 10. However, you probably do favour one of the general directions, or admire an elder mage, or have other affiliations that will help you and your future Elder Mentor find each other. Students sometimes work with a teacher over time and then break that formal bond later, as their paths take different directions. Teacher-student bonds have also been formed between two mages of different classes, different paths, or even both, for special reasons such as a prospective warlock desiring to learn just what it means to be a naturalistic shaman so as to better understand the balance of magic within our guild. The "Labyrinth Wizard teaches Labyrinth-headed young wizard" model is a hint about the general idea behind the Elder Mentor program, not a must.
Question: May I receive the rewards that are built into the Elder Mentor Program without having an Elder Mentor?
Answer: No. The Elder Mentor Program is designed to facilitate teacher-student relationships, with the rewards program added on top as encouragement.
Question: Can I be an Elder Mentor without joining the official mentor program?
Answer: Yes. You don't need to have an *EM* in your title to be someone's Elder Mentor. The Head Mentor can let you know how to ensure your students get their rewards. Your Guildmaster will assign titles on the request of both you and your student.
Question: How do I become an Elder Mentor as part of the official mentor program?
Answer: Contact the Head Mentor in the Lands. As with the Mages Mentor program, you will be asked to provide a scroll about yourself and to complete the Challenge of Knowledge, a set of questions about Guild history and magely information. The ArchGuides and the Head Mentor will review these and speak to you in the Lands about your interest.
Question: Can I be an Elder Mentor without being a Mages Mentor?
Answer: Yes. We use the term "Mages Mentor" to apply to the mentors who welcome new mages to the guild, and indeed provide many other opportunities for helping to further their learning. You may indeed serve as an Elder Mentor, with one or several apprentices, without participating in the rest of the mentor program, although it is our fondest hope that you will also offer advice to younger mages and perhaps the occasional class.
Question: I teach a young mage and I don't want to be associated with this program at all. What should I do?
Answer: Mages have taught other mages ever since the guild was built. The Elder Mentor program is for those who like it, find the structure useful, or don't feel comfortable teaching completely independently. Whatever else mages do to help each other learn is and has always been highly appreciated.
Question: May I do the tests in a different order than the one set out in the Elder Mentor Program scroll?
Answer: Yes.
Question: I have been taken as an apprentice by an Elder Mentor, but I didn't do the Test of Arcana yet.
Answer: That test is the official beginning of the official relationship. In reality, we hope that the relationship starts before that, anyway. We don't insist that you take the Test of Arcana as soon as you become an apprentice, or as soon as you reach guild portal 10, but we also hope most apprentices won't put off the Test of Arcana for ages.
Question: What if a student passing the Test of Arcana already has armor?
Answer: The set of armor offered after an apprentice passes the Test of Arcana is a major reward within the Elder Mentor Program, and most apprentices postpone getting their permanent armor until they have achieved this great task. At the moment, we do not have an alternative reward in place, though in the unusual instance that the apprentice already has a full suit of the best armor he or she can wear, Elder Mentors sometimes provide a reward of their choosing. This is, of course, allowed but by no means mandatory.
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