Plumbess Seg

For as long as she can remember, Seg has lived in the Orphanage. She was brought there by her spiteful mentor, Plumbess Roc, to learn the art and danger of Plumbing-to become a Plumbess. But when Seg struggles, when she finds nightmares in Plumbing's dark recesses, she always turns to another Plumbess-the warm, caring Plumbess Zag-for solace.

Until Zag dies.

Seg blames Eck for Zag's death-Eck who was raised by snakes, Eck who left a scar on Seg's neck when they were children. When Seg finally leaves the Orphanage, to find a Pipe Lord and do her work, she's weighed down by loss, hatred, and the heavy Lead around her neck, which reopens her old scar. But she takes her plunger in hand and follows the pipes, even though they lead back to her nightmares-and back to Eck.