# Bawdy Bess — Lud-in-the-Mist character guide

> Bawdy Bess in Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the disreputable Bawdy Bess

**First appearance:** 0015-xiii-what-master-nathaniel-and-master-ambrose-found-in-the-guildhall

## Who they are

A tavern keeper who caters to sailors and smugglers.

## In the story

### [XXV: The Law Crouches and Springs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxv-the-law-crouches-and-springs)

Incites the crowd in Lud with her strange speech after the arrest.

### [Master Ambrose Keeps His Vow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxx-master-ambrose-keeps-his-vow)

Supports Ambrose alongside Sebastian Thug in exhorting the citizens to welcome the Fairies.

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