Miller • Thieves'/Crafts' Guild
Retired enforcer, but you'd be surprised how similar milling flour is to cracking skulls.

Undertaker • Civics'/Thieves' Guild
Successful entrepreneur and respected Shire citizen, but cross her and it might be your funeral next!

Barber Surgeon • Civics' Guild
Keeping the shire alive and beautiful. But just because you're alive doesn't mean you Livewell.

Town Crier • Civics' Guild
Sammy-boy knows all the knows that one can know and sees all the sees that one can see. Combine this with a well reunited love of his own voice and you have someone who is darn good at his job.

Netmaker • Merchants'/Theives' Guild
Did you hear about the one that got away? That's because they weren't using Fitzlocke's Fine Fishing Fibrous Filigrees. For a nominal fee, they can fix that for you.

Washerwoman • Merchants' Guild
Faith is thrilled to have the day off to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's arrival on the shire. Of course, she's made sure that every single member of the shire had clothes that were clean and as bright as her smile before the big day arrived.

Fishmonger • Merchants' Guild
After some time away from the shire to do some unlicensed deep sea fishing, Harriet is back and boy does she have some whales of tales to tell!

Junior Alderman • Civics' Guild
This bright eyed young politician is just over the moon about being chosen to be a junior Alderman for the shire. He plans on making the world a better place, one handshake and promise at a time.

Armorer • Crafts' Guild
Who says you have to be a giant to be an armorer? Certainly not Gemma Greaves. Her shields are collector's items and her swords could cleave a castle in two. It just goes to prove that size is not all that matters when it comes to weapons!

Minstrel • Revels' Guild
Member of the renowned Celtic Revels. If he's not traveling, he's probably singing about it.

Lord (Lord Privy Seal) • Court
Robert Cecil has a razor-sharp wit and an uncanny ability to unravel the most tangled political webs, even at his young age. He can charm the truth out of a stone and his clever quips can bring a smile from even the dourest of duchesses.

Lady-In-Waiting • Court
With a knack for gossip and a love of scandal, Lady Throckie is the darling of the court and the bane of every wrongdoer who doesn't want their particular tale to be told.

Ringleader • Revels' Guild
Leader of the renowned Celtic Revels. Doesn't make music for the coin, but it's nice not to starve.

Forager • Merchants'/Thieves' Guild
Plant identifier, nature lover, and expert at surviving the punishing climes of Mount Hope Shire.

Yeoman • Court
Alden is a stalwart guardian of the realm, keeping watch over Queen Elizabeth's court with a keen eye. Whether patrolling the palace or chasing after one of the court's wayward hounds, Alden is the epitome of Tudor loyalty and valor.

Cook • Revels' Guild
Member of the renowned Celtic Revels. A few slices short of a loaf, but that never stopped anyone from making toast!

Vegetable Monger • Merchants' Guild
Psst. Hey! Yeah, you! need a carrot? No? That's fine. Glynnis' got radishes, too. Need a cabbage? She's your girl! Acorn squash? Beet root? You know it. Just, you know, be discreet about it.

Rat Catcher • Civics'/Thieves' Guild
In order to catch a rat, you have to think like a rat. Wait, what was the step after that?

Yeoman for the Froman • Crafts' Guild
Falco loves his job. What other position in the world allows you to drink on the sundial? No, really, he actually drinks while perched on a sundial. No one knows what time it is, thanks to Falco!

Itinerant Actor • Revels' Guild
Thanks to poor stage direction and a hastily thrown together stage near a cliff, Thomas finds himself without an acting company to work with. Not a worry, mount Hope is known to attract all sorts of talent!

Medici Mathematician • Court
A representative of the powerful Medici family sent to determine if England is worthy of a place on the world stage.

Etiquette Mistress • Civics' Guild
Your navigator on the complex seas of social interaction. Always has words of wisdom to guide those in need!

Lady-In-Waiting • Court
As the eldest Howard daughter, Elizabeth is seen as serious and proper, but she has a wild streak deep down. After hearing her sister's stories of the last progress to Mount Hope, she thinks it's the perfect place to let her hair down. Just don't tell her mother.

Lady-In-Waiting • Court
A dash of wit, a pinch of charm, and a brogue as thick as the Scottish haar (that's fog for the unenlightened among us), Lady Jean brings a bit of the highlands to the English Court.

Yeoman • Court
Whether patrolling the palace or accompanying Queen Elizabeth on her progress, Gideon takes their duties seriously. That doesn't mean they can't crack a smile or two. Gideon has been known to share a jest or three with the court and, if others are lucky, they'll get to hear them, too!

Apprentice Cook • Crafts' Guild
He's Stu Cooke. He cooks stew.

Lady-In-Waiting • Court
Frances is delighted to return to Mount Hope to celebrate the victory over the Spanish Armada, especially since her father played a major role. She's ready to have a gay old time again. Mostly gay, she'll leave the old to her sister. And maybe some of the gay. She likes to share

Soothsayer • Revels' Guild
So far not a single one of Zephyr's prognostications has come true, but they don't let that bother them because they have seen the future and they know what a success they're going to be. Michel de Nostradame wishes they could have been as accurate as Smythe is going to be…in the future.

Goldsmith • Merchants' Guild
With a twinkle in his eye and a hammer in his hand, Jasper is an artist who turns mere metal into treasures fit for the queen. When Jasper opens his workshop doors, even Midas himself becomes green with envy!

Gravedigger • Civics' Guild
He's Rip. What else is there to say? He was here long before any of us. He will be here long after we're all gone.

Jeweler • Crafts' Guild Leader
Leader of the Crafts Guild and twin sister of Declan Glenfinnan. Older by 5 seconds and well aware of it.

Lady-In-Waiting • Court
As one of the queen's closest confidantes and cousin, Catherine is proud of what England has achieved over Spain, especially as her husband is the Lord Admiral. The Lady Admiral is ready to drink and celebrate their victory, if only she can keep her daughters in line.

Highwaywoman • Thieves' Guild
With a weapon hidden away and a smirk that could steal the jewels off a noble's neck, Dieben is a rogue of the road, taking from the rich. But today is a festival day, and the queen and her court are not just any nobles, so Dieben is enjoying the day off from stealing from the rich and giving to herself. Back to work tomorrow, though!

Writer • Revels' Guild
Writer, Rapper, Drinker, Spy.

Travelling Storyteller • Revels' Guild
Agatha has a tale for every tavern and a jest for every journey. She can share a story or two because she's seen a thing or two.

Matchmaker • Revels' Guild
Sometimes you see another person and you just 'know' that they are the one. Valentina has this gift for everyone she meets. Except for herself. That doesn't matter, though. Until she is introduced to the perfect one, she'll continue to enjoy her totally unexamined 100% success rate for others for others.

Leatherworker • Crafts' Guild
James has yet to meet a hide he couldn't handle. There is no bit of skin that is so large or so small that his skillful hands can't fashion it into something useful.

Street Sweeper • Thieves'/Civics' Guild
Sometimes cleaning up the streets means relocating things that are laying in them. And sometimes the best place for those things is Susan's room.

Lord Chamberlain • Court
A man of many talents, beloved in many countries, Thomas enjoys a bit of music, a pint, and a story and is more than happy to partake in them all.

Dressmaker • Crafts' Guild
With a needle as swift as her tongue (or is her tongue as swift as her needle?), Anna has a flair for fashion unrivaled in England.

Furrier • Merchants' Guild
The furriest furrier to fulfill and furnish for all your fur needs forevermore.

Port Weigher • Merchants'/Thieves' Guild
She's strong, and maybe wrong- when it comes to numbers at least.

Stone Mason • Crafts' Guild
It's easy to take for granite, but he has all of his marbles. Or does he?

Rag Picker • Thieves'/Civics' Guild
Just a simple peasant with dreams of the big stage… and a suspicious knowledge of the high life.

Shire Tinker • Unaffiliated
He's still here, somewhere…and everywhere.

Puddle Drainer • Thieves'/Crafts' Guild
You are cleaning a wet bench with a handkerchief, she is sprinting at you forty miles an hour. You are not the same.

Boatswain/Bos'n • Thieves' Guild
Fiona has made quite a name for herself as a ruthlessly efficient deck boss on any crew she's ever worked with. Though, rumor has it that she has a soft spot for turtles.

Executioner • Civics' Guild
Any day now, Duncan will develop the upper body strength to lift the axed or sword over his head and bring it down with a short sharp shock of finality. Until then, he has devised a clever little scheme of pullies and levers to help him get the job done.

Swineherd • Crafts' Guild
The big bad wolf is afraid of her.

Privateer & Vice Admiral of The Queen's Navy • Court
Hero of the Spanish Armada. You don't have to call him a hero though. He already knows.

Architect • Merchants' Guild
Rome wasn't built in a day. But that's because they didn't do it his way.

Captain of the Yeoman Guard • Court
Not only a protector of the crown, but also an ear for the people.

Jester • Court
With bells on their hat and a mischievous grin on their face, Juniper is ready to entertain the queen and her court. Juniper is the life of the party - and wherever they are, it's a party!

Master of Fermentation • Crafts' Guild
Beer, wine, liquor, if it sits around for a while so it can get you drunk, Mugg's got it handled!

Yeoman • Court
Following in her brother's footsteps, Adora Cringer is proud to carry on the family tradition of serving Queen Elizabeth. Halberd in hand, Adora takes her position seriously, and woe unto anyone who tries to get to the queen!

Farmer • Thieves'/Merchants' Guild
Whether as a getaway driver or simple farmer, Ford and his horses are outstanding in their field.

Interior Decorator • Revels' Guild
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but cross her and she'll be holding your eye.

Yeoman • Court
Beau enjoys swapping tales with other Yeomen of the Guard and with the court. He's the first to lift an ale and the last to call it a night. Beau's love of pranks and jests may make him the closest the yeomen have to a jester!

Travelling Salesman/Smuggler • Merchants'/Thieves' Guild
"If you want it, here it is come and get it." Any and all future uses or expansions of that statement shall be credited to Kaz Stonebridge Esq. with royalties to be delivered in turn.

Yeoman, Retired • Revels' Guild
While Adam Cringer has turned in his halberd, he still holds court in the local inn and on the lanes of the shire. With countless adventures under his belt, Adam has a tale to tell and now he has the time to share them all!

Lady-In-Waiting • Court
Whether she's trading barbs with a bard or planning her next escapade at the ball, Lady Douglas knows how to turn every event into a spectacle for the ages.

Baker • Thieves's Guild Leader
Used to be the brains of the operation. Still is, but he used to be too.

Candy Thief • Thieves' Guild
Caramelle can make candy disappear faster than fairy floss in the rain. She's the queen of confectionary capers. No candy jar is safe when Caramelle is around!

Blacksmith • Crafts' Guild
Thank the heavens you don't need brains to swing a hammer.

Master of Revels • Revels' Guild
Making merriment is very serious business to Sir Verrence.

Queen of England • Court
Queen of all England, Wales and France. Defender of the Faith. Lord of Ireland and the Colony of Virginia in the new world. Victorious.

Lord (Lord Treasurer, Poet at Large) • Court
Wielding his quill with elegance, Lord Cecil loves to share his poetry not only with the court but with the people at large. After all, it's not fair to keep such treasures as this confined to only a few. This needs to be shared with the masses.

Undersheriff • Civics' Guild
Renowned for her ability to track down miscreants faster than you can say "off with their head", Penelope is the shire's answer to law and order.

Gambler • Thieves' Guild
Roger is a high-rolling gambler with a smile on his face and a card up his sleeve. With the queen visiting, the stakes are high and Roger's never been happier.

Powder Monkey • Thieves' Guild
Slip had a full name once, but she's been known as Slip for so long, she's forgotten what it was! With a grin as wide as the horizon and a pouch of gunpowder swinging from her belt, she can climb the rigging faster than anyone and light a cannon faster than you can say "shiver me timbers!"

Tavern Wench • Crafts' Guild
Want to know what's going on in the shire? Well ask someone else, because she didn't overhear anything at the Boarshead while she was working So mind your own business! Unless…

Quartermaster • Thieves' Guild
He has heard of this thing called the Armada, but this jovial Spaniard cares for only three things: Good song, Good wine and a tight (and well stocked) ship.

Lord (Chancellor of the Exchequer) • Court
Lord Mildmay is the dandy of the court, with a penchant for the even finer things in life. He knows how to turn heads and raise eyebrows. When Mildmay is involved, things are sure to get interesting!

Chatelain of the Lady • Civics' Guild Leader
The Lady Mayor's niece. Of the Berwick-upon-Tweed Penberthys.

Cabin Boy • Thieves' Guild
The poor beleaguered work-horse of their crew. They generally get run so ragged that they don't know their port from their starboard, their bow from their stern or even which boat they're on anymore.

Sculptor • Revels' Guild
With hands as steady as a rock and a vision as grand as Mount Olympus, Michelle plans on immortalizing everything in stone. From lowest to highest in the land, everyone deserves to have their likeness chiseled from the finest marble England has to offer.

Soapmaker • Crafts'/Thieves' Guild
Adamine can get stains out of anything, even your reputation. Who knew making soap could get so dirty?

Painter • Revels' Guild
Member of the renowned Celtic Revels. Head in the clouds, feet in some good Irish dirt, and friend to all fairies.

Court Dance Mistress • Court
Whether teaching the korobushka or leading the court in a pavane, Mistress Cordelia is the epitome of grace and poise, guiding her charges through the intricate steps of courtly dance with the precision of a master painter and the elegance of a swan on a moonlit lake.

Huntress • Merchants' Guild
Artemis? Herne? Arawn? Ullr? Orion? Nimrod? All of them are rank amateurs compared to the skill of the legendary Diana Thorne . If you've got a week to kill, ask her about her trophy room.

Cryptid Hunter • Civics' Guild
She's seen Scratchy move. She knows Bartleby's first name. She's aware of the dragon who likes to tromp around the woods in other people's shoes. She even painted a few portraits to prove it!

Shire Stablemaster • Civics' Guild
Horse. Horsehorse. Horsehorsehorse. Horsehorsehorsehorsehorsehorsehorse. Sleep. Horse.

Navigator/Cartographer • Merchants'/Thieves' Guild
Meri's assortment of maps has served her well as a navigator, but now that she's back in port, it's time to jettison some of her stock. She'll sell the rarest and most prized from her collection — some of them might even be real!

Royal Astrologer • Court
Advisor to Queen Elizabeth on matters both mundane and supernatural. Possibly the keenest mind in the multiverse.

Realtor • Merchants' Guild Leader
Leader of the Merchants' Guild and twin brother of Pippa.

Shire Aviary Master • Civics' Guild
Young Starling was originally meant to apprentice to become the lady Mayor's personal falconer. But those birds have sharp beaks and dangerous talons and like to eat things like eyes, so instead he's introduced a kinder gentler kind of birds to the shire.