Lud-in-the-Mist · Character
Bawdy Bess
A tavern keeper who caters to sailors and smugglers.
minor
Also known as the disreputable Bawdy Bess
First appearance: xiii what master nathaniel and master ambrose found in the guildhall
Bawdy Bess shows up with force in XXV: The Law Crouches and Springs. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Incites the crowd in Lud with her strange speech after the arrest.
Bawdy Bess first appears in 0015 xiii what master nathaniel and master ambrose found in the guildhall.
In XXV: The Law Crouches and Springs: Incites the crowd in Lud with her strange speech after the arrest.
Later, in Master Ambrose Keeps His Vow: Supports Ambrose alongside Sebastian Thug in exhorting the citizens to welcome the Fairies.
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See Bawdy Bess in xiii what master nathaniel and master ambrose found in the guildhall