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Chambermaid
A chambermaid 1 is a female who is employed
to clean. A variety of masters or mistresses may
employ chambermaids to perform a variety of duties.
The master of a house may employ a chambermaid
to clean his house, assist his wife, and pleasure
he and his sons. The primary duty of the chambermaid
may be any of the above. Therefore, many
chambermaids are employed as whores as well.
Numerous chambermaids are impregnated by their
master or his sons.
The occupation of chambermaid is distinct
from similar occupations, such as laundress. If a
chambermaid is required to clean clothing, then she
will also be required to perform other duties.
A manager (brotheler) of a public bath does
not hire whores, but chambermaids who perform
the duties of whores, though they do not admit publicly
to it. To work at a public bath, a chambermaid
must be attractive, and skilled at Cleaning, Seduction,
and Sexual Adeptness, if not Contortion, Dancing,
and Massage. The average age is 20 for a human
chambermaid at a public bath.
Married men who seek pleasure outside of
marriage frequent the public bath. Public baths are
not subject to visits by the militia, the chambermaid/
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whores are younger, and adultery is safer in a public
bath, because of numerous hiding places. Chambermaids
at public baths prefer married male customers,
because they pay better and are of better
social class, including nobles.
By 30, the age shows of a human chambermaid,
and she is considered too old to work as a
chambermaid at a public bath. At this age, most
chambermaids become married. The unfortunate
become beggars.
Daily wages are typically 4 s.p.
Ability Requirements: Common Sense 90.
Gender: Female only.
Race: Any but ogre or troll.
Disposition: Any.
Temperament: Any.
Sociality: Slave, peasant, or serf.
Religion: Any.
Skills: Cleaning + 5.
Equipment: Depends on duties.
Magic Points: Inapplicable.
Advancement Points: For each successful
day of cleaning that pleases the master or mistress,
a chambermaid acquires 10 AP.
Training: None.
Guild: None.
1. Information on chambermaids has been obtained from Medieval Prostitution, by Jacques Rossiaud. For more information,
see the References section at the end of this book.
Chapter 7: Occupation