Editing Inspector

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|Tress's biggest challenge would be the current cargo inspector.

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'''Inspector''' is the current cargo inspector stationed at [[Diggen's Point]] on [[Lumar]]. Her duties include checking the authenticity of writs of commission and searching outgoing cargo for stowaways.{{book ref|tress|6}} She insists the people of Diggen's Point use her title as her name.{{book ref|tress|6}}

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|She seemed too stern to be fully human. As if instead of being born, she'd been spawned—and instead of growing up, she’d metastasized.

|[[Hoid]]'s description of the inspector{{book ref|tress|6}}

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Inspector is a severe, strict woman who wears the official uniform of a royal inspector: a coat of bright red and gold which covers past the knees.{{book ref|tress|6}}{{book ref|tress|8}} She carries a large rod and is always searching for an excuse to deliver punishment. She is meticulous and takes her job very seriously, going so far as to weigh bags of feathers and stab barrels of salt in order to detect stowaways. Additionally, she utilizes a stethoscope to listen for breathing and movement in barrels of ale. Reportedly, Inspector has excellent hearing, capable of hearing the very heartbeats of stowaways. Her dedication to her job poses the greatest barrier to [[Tress]] in leaving the island.{{book ref|tress|6}}

== History ==

Inspector came to [[Diggen's Point]] less than a year before [[Tress]] left to search for [[Charlie]]. She refused to give the locals her name and instead, believing that she wouldn't be there "long enough for names to matter," demanded that they address her solely by her title. During the intervening time, she cultivated a very strong reputation for strictness and inspected every load leaving the island.{{book ref|tress|6}} Tress impersonated the inspector in order to escape Diggen's Point, as a royal inspector was one of the few positions which were allowed to leave.{{book ref|tress|6}}{{book ref|tress|7}} She stole the inspector's spare uniform, which her [[Ulba|mother]] altered to fit her. They also altered the dock registry to indicate that the ''[[Oot's Dream]]'' would be casting off at a later time than it really did. Just after the ''Oot's Dream'' departed, Inspector arrived at the docks; however, by that time, Tress had already gone through with her impersonation and secured passage on the ship.{{book ref|tress|8}}

It is not clear if Inspector was still the one filling the position at Diggen's Point when Tress and Charlie returned on the ''[[Two Cups]]''.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}}

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