# Hearthlings won't promote

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-wont-promote/27002>\
**Category:** Other Reports\
**Tags:** not\_a\_bug\
**Created:** [December 13, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-wont-promote/27002 "2016-12-13T21:58:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gimmepickles92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/gimmepickles92/32/51747_2.png) [@Gimmepickles92](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Gimmepickles92)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-wont-promote/27002/1 "2016-12-13T21:58:56Z")

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**Summary** : I started a new game and tried to promote three of my hearthlings, but only one did and after a long delay. I’m pretty sure they’re supposed to put the tools in storage, but they won’t.

**Steps to reproduce:**

1. Start a new game.
2. Try to promote some Hearthlings.
3. Nothing happens.

**Expected Results:** The Hearthlings get a job.

**Actual Results:** They continue on with their day.

**Attachments:** [Steam Community :: Screenshot](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198173413247/screenshot/112984788748652988) and [Steam Community :: Screenshot](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198173413247/screenshot/112984788748656382)

**Notes:** As you can see, I have both items in my inventory (Used to have the Footman item) but they won’t promote.

**Version Number and Mods in use:** Release-687 and Frostfeast

(Okay, I just had to restart the game twice. I can’t figure out how to delete this post, so…sorry.)

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**Author:** ![Geokhan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/geokhan/32/50159_2.png) [@Geokhan](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Geokhan)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-wont-promote/27002/2 "2016-12-14T04:50:56Z")

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I have had a similar issue with this in the past. The issue I had was that at the beginning of the game, the talisman (tools) are held by the Hearthlings. I would select trees and stuff to harvest before making a stockpile area and the Hearthlings that were holding the tools would run off to do those task with the tool in their back pack. Now I always pause the game place a stockpile and then have them drop all the tools before assigning harvesting tasks.