Elizabeth is Clara and Tommy's Aunt and Grandfather Drosselmayer's niece. She likes to go traveling, create mischief, and vex her Uncle. When Elizabeth went to see Clara and Tommy, she had just come back from China. She sailed on a junk, had her first rickshaw ride, and danced with an emperor. Her Uncle thinks that Elizabeth is a bad influence on Clara. Grandfather Drosselmayer doesn't want Clara and Elizabeth to travel out of fear that they'll get hurt.