Quote Originally Posted by Haibel View Post
any npc that uses your allowance tells you how many leves you have allowable as soon as you first talk to them.
the mechanic of having 8 open at one time still stands. you can be 8/8 and as soon as you finish one you can get another as long as you have the allowance to do so.

This answers the OP's question. /thread
I thought it was obvious we could still only carry 8 and the allowance was given from the Adventurers Taverns. The NPC made it quite clear...