NAME FIELDS
Aaron Chardan General concepts, coin, bartering
Katie Brant Coin & Trade Agreements, pricing of goods
Kray Aniel General concepts, coin, bartering, negotiating trade agreements,gems, hardwood, spices,
 herbs & medicinals
Parisete Vaux Coin, bartering, trade agreements
Celaeno Ocypete General concepts, coin, bartering
Rika Alderak General concepts, coin, bartering

I. Requirements for Mentors

1. Mentors must be registered with the caste at least 2 Gorean years (6 months)
2. Mentors must exhibit a thorough knowledge of the monetary system of Gor and the information maintained on the caste web site by which we, as a caste, role play merchants. While there are other reference tools available, in order to standardize our caste as much as possible, we must rely on one source as the basis of our role play.
3. The Merchant Council shall interview (either in person or by email) all mentor volunteers to ensure they are adequately equipped to teach a new merchant.
4. If a mentor fails in his/her duties to an applicant without just cause, the mentor may be placed on probation after an investigation and hearing.
5.

A list of qualified mentors shall be maintained on the caste web site.

6. A list of mentors with specializations shall also be maintained on the caste web site.
7. *All mentoring logs provided by to the Merchant Council in support of a registrant's application are strictly private and shall not be shared with anyone with the exception of the mentor, the applicant and the Merchant Council. Violation of this rule without the express approval of the mentor, applicant and Merchant Council shall result in expulsion from the caste.
8. *All mentoring logs are due within one mun month of the submission of the registrant's application; provided, however, that if the mentor and/or applicant have personal time constraints that make it impossible to complete within one month and the Merchant Council is notified of such, the time may be extended. Failure to complete or seek an extension within one month shall result in the application being denied. The applicant may reapply when he/she has time to complete the process.

II.  The Mentoring Process

1. The applicant chooses a mentor.
2. The applicant submits his/her application and test to the mentor.
3. The mentor reviews the application and, if there are errors, reviews those questions with the applicant. If the applicant has scored less than 80% on the test portion of the application, the mentor shall have the applicant re-apply
4. The mentor forwards the application to the Third Chair.
5.

The mentor then works with the applicant (either in role play or in writing; provided, however, that the third session must be in role play) on three specific areas of training, logs of which shall be provided to the Third Chair:

A. The coinage of Gor, its value, and pricing of goods.
B. The definition, expectations, sub castes of and interaction within the caste with emphasis on the applicant‘s areas of interest/expertise.
C. The interaction with and sale of goods to a customer which the mentor must observe.
6. Each session should be a learning process. If the mentor believes the applicant needs more work on a particular matter, another session on said matter should be completed and logged.

Procedures initiated per council vote 1/23/2007
*Amended per council 3/1/07