where do alchemists need to go? and....

[VanillaRain]

i hired a farmer, and turned out he is better placed in egypt. i;d like to know where alchemists' talents will be best used so i can decide if i should wait to buy a nice location before hiring him.

ps. also, for crafters, how do i learn level/exp from them? i mean they are in a city and i am traveling, taking one along wtih me doesnt seem to do much.

[Devine]

Same question, just with Tailors.. Or is there a post somewhere saying where they are all best at?

[Bijourah]

I must have just gotten lucky with my city choice, I put my Farmers in Egypt in the beginning, so I just thought they did their Farming thing where ever you put them. I do not think any other Crafters have areas that they need to be in to do their job well.
The other Crafters rely on raw materials scavanged and brought back to them from your gatherers... The Miners locate Ores for the Blacksmith. The LumberJack gathers Timber for the Carpenter and the Tailor uses some timber for Sandels), the Scavenger finds things for the Alchemist and the Jeweler. Oh...and the Hunter brings furs for the Tailor and hides for the Leatherworker.
You only learn from the Hunter/Scavenger/Gatherer/Dower/Guide/Healer type workers, you gain levels when they travel with you.
Its been suggested to be able to gain levels from the Crafter types as well, but so far that has not been implimented, and don't know if it will be or not.
I'm always happy to answer questions if I can but hate feeling like I'm preaching..lol
Hope this helps. ~~ Bijou