The Busch Family
Names: Gunter � Father Ewa � Mother Lt. Wilhelm- Age 21 Dieter- 18 Gerda- 16 Peter- 13 (Twin with Elke) Elke- 13 Steffi- 10 Jahkob- 8 William and Archie paid Gabriel, Nickolai, and David to go to Germany and ensure William's family was safely brought up to Hamburg and allowed on a ship to England before Napoleon invaded. William had years earlier traveled with his mother to England to work in the navy for money. With this and her work as well, they have slowly been able to bring all the Busch girls over before this mercenary plan was implemented. Generally, the family is all very fair colored all around. Dieter is the oldest and most active with the RPG. He has gained Nickolai's interests but is more so just a light-headed dreamer. Peter is very quiet and insecure. Jahkob is the youngest child of them all and was an infant when his mother left. He was not brought because he was thought too sick to survive the journey. Jahkob is very hyper and friendly to the newcomers, even showing them the German 'chicken dance.' About a year later, Ewa was hired by Claude Meursault to help take care of Hannah Kennedy while the French spy was keeping Diana prisoner in his cottage. The German woman hardly spoke any English, which Claude found greatly to his benefit. She also unfortunately had a bad memory and didn't quite recognize that she'd met Diana once or twice before. It's uncertain what exactly Gunter is doing now to support his family, since Peter is about to become a midshipman and help support him along with his brother William.
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