Contracts and Tattoos

Each House has a standard contract which can be negotiated upon for anyone within that house. (For example, Daemona might be contracted for a murder, or Weaver to write someone's biography, etc, but they are in line with what the House is known for.)  Once a member of the house begins training, they can take on contracts beginning at age 15 or 16 (or 18 in the case of Houses De La'Mor, Sanee, and Maldorian), depending on the thoughts of their personal trainer. Throughout all the years of training, their trainer sits with them for contract negotiations, though in the beginning the trainers tend to do more of the negotiating, and as the trainee ages, they do more of their own negotiating. While they are in training, their trainer is responsible for ensuring the contract is completed, and that their trainee does not (nor asked to) perform outside the bounds of their contract. At any time they can reject a contract, but they must explain their reasons why with their trainer -- and they may do so privately. A client cannot force themselves into that meeting.

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During the time when they take contracts, they are given a percentage of their contract fee (the remainder of which goes to their house). Part of their percentage is spent on receiving their tattoo. When the tattoo is completed, they are considered to be out of training and may negotiate their own contracts freely.

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Contract tattoos are unique to the person getting them, and there are only a few contract tattoo artists which specialize in only contract tattoos.  These are registered in the Hall of Records to prevent repeats.  Upon completion of the tattoo, the person receiving their tattoo gets an identifying card, with their name, house, and a description of their tattoo.