"SCM, slf-rel, loy, gd hd on sh, seeks SCF, Ab av looks, Vat only."
"SCM, musician, flair for the unusual, looking for SF, St, interested in Syrneth artifacts and moonlight serenades. Lkng for lng or sht trm. No inqstrs."
"SUM, Str but vuln, looking for the UW he met last wk in the prk. Your arrows pierced my heart."
"SCF seeks SCF, No, stng lks, fr s/t rel. Lo Wits a +. Sed Sk. nt req. Wl trn."
"SCF sks SCM, St, Sail skl req. Prfr frmr hr to Cstln thrn but wl stl fr pirt captn. Mst hv own shp, crw. Knldg of Crtgrphy, Lpng, Wstrn Ils a +. No vlns, scndrls, syrnth dbls, spwn of lgn pls."
"SCF, St. Gd lks, sks SM, st, fr st/lt rel. Intrstd in mdcn, chclt, advntr, lngstcs. Nt yu Lcs, gv it up fr Ths sk!"
"SCM sks MCF, st, fr lt Bckgrnd plt. Lkng to gt at lst 10-15 DD.
Prf srly, grchy, cnnvng btch w. gd srvvl instnct & abv avg lks.
Trsn agnst Cstln Crn a +! Hsbnd pr swrdsmn tht I cn bt up a ++!"
"Wanted: program manager for Siegsburg Improvement Project. Candidate must be a self-starter, sensitive to the issues of disadvantaged groups, and able to work with restricted resources. Ghoul-hunting experience a plus. Opportunities for career-building, competitive benefits package. Write to C. de Aldana y Orduño, no Porté calls please."
"Butler wanted, must be unobtrusive but efficient, honest, and reliable. No pick-pockets, deserters, spies, or undead please. Write to Baronet Drachenheim, Castillan Embassy. Montaigne swordsmen and Inquisitors need not apply."
"Seeking skilled negotiator for sensitive talks with member of the Vaticine
clergy. Must speak Castillian, Vodacce, Thean. Travel required.
Stealth, knife, and poision skills a plus! If you enjoy a fast pace,
interacting with Rank 4 Brutes, and outwitting evil assassins, this is the
position for you! Pay and benefits discussed at time of interview.
Contact Don Juan Gallegos de Orduño, care of the Castillian embassy."
"Lost: Small drachen, unusual colour, partially house-trained. Highly sentimental value. Return to Baronet Drachenheim, Castillan Embassy."
"Lost: Player - female, with acute Montaigne accent. Prefers leaping and cartography. Answers to the name of 'Sophie'. We miss her and want her back. Reward. Contact Theus."
"Hv U sn my Sis? STNng LKS, mrcnry, lzy, lks prtys, if fnd, plz snd 2
crscnt emp"
"Doña Salvadora Veronica Lopez Rodriguez de Ochoa, formerly de Torres, recently passed away from major complications following an unexpected surgical intervention. Doña Veronica had recently given birth to still-born twins. She is survived by her fugitive husband don Marcao and her aging, broken-hearted widowed father. No service is planned."
"Natalie Fazetti, a recent visitor to Freiburg from Vodacce, met an untimely death at the hands of brigands. Her last wishes were for her twin sister Teresa to be protected from an even more terrible fate."
"Teresa Fazetti, late fiancée of well-known Freiburg merchant and entrepreneur Redmund Erhart, recently passed away from food poisoning. She leaves a bereaved Erhart."
"Freiburg luminary Redmund Erhart, a notable figure of our city's business spheres, recently left us for a better world. His unexpected demise is being blamed on the wave of food poisoning that struck the district."
"Armin Fauser, faithful butler of Drachenheim Manse, recently passed away
in an unfortunate uncontrolled encounter with Eisen wildlife. He will
be sorely missed."
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