Honorary Titles

In Myne's new world Gutenburg is a title given to people who distinguished themselves in various ways to Myne.

The name comes from a famous, historical figure from Earth.

Initially Myne came up with the title to distinguish the people who made notable contributions to bringing printing technology into this world and speading it. The first person to receive it was Johann after finishing the first set of letter types that could later be used in the first prototype printing machine.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 4 While the initial recipients - with the notable exception of Heidi, who was delighted by it - are not particularly fond of their title, since in their mind it comes packaged with a lot of hard and sometimes tedious work, the title nevertheless has become highly respected and sought after by those who didn't yet aquire it. Over time the title became more synonymous with being a highly skilled craftsperson in the favour of Myne or later Rozemyne, since it spread first from just printing technology to printing related technologies and then to progress in other fields as well. Recently Rozemyne decided together with the Gilberta Company to hold a competition among the dyeing workshops of Ehrenfest City to see who can produce the best results with the recently introduced tie-dying and rozemyne dyeing techniques and reward the winner with the title of Gutenberg, despite dyeing fabric having nothing to do with printing anymore. This was done to facilitate the spread of the technology throughout the city.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 5 A bit later Rozemyne rethinks the issue and decides to give an entirely new title to the competition winner instead of making them a Gutenberg.

Benno - merchant who helps Myne make paper and also sells Myne's other products.

Mark - Benno's primary assistant with the Gilberta Company business, he helps Myne with gettting the equipment together to make paper.

Lutz - Helps Myne make the paper and is Myne's primary assistant in making the paper and joins Gilberta Company.

Gil - Is in charge of the workshop for both making paper and printing in the temple and is one of Myne's attendants.

Wilma - Another of Myne's attendants and does the artwork for the books she prints.

Johann - A skilled smith who makes letters for Rozemyne's printing press and also contributes to making the printing press.

Zack - Makes the schematics for Rozemyne's ideas and also is Johann's rival for smith

Ingo - Is a carpenter who helps make the original printing press (which is all wooden) as well as playing cards and reversi

Heidi - Is a very skilled inventor, part of the Ink guild, and helps Myne make the coloured ink work on the new paper which she has made. She is as obsessed with making new ink as Myne is with books, and they get on quite well.

Josef - Heidi's husband, running the ink factory while she invents and, like Lutz for Myne, keeping her on track.


 * The title "Gutenburg" is an homage to Johannes Gutenberg.


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