The granddaughter of an engraver whose services protagonist William de Worde uses while publishing a monthly one-page newsletter, Sacharissa confronts William when he begins using dwarf printers for his expanding work. It is taking $20 out of their mouths. William, therefore hires Sacharissa as a reporter for the Ankh-Morpork Times at $5 per day. Convinced that writing is a proper, cultural undertaking for a young lady, she accepts.