Grace Foster is a 17 year old woman from a small farming village. Her mother recently died when our story begins and she is unable to keep the clothing shop they owned running after this event. Grace decides to seek employment at Downton Abbey as a lady's maid for Lady Sybil. She is a very headstrong girl with odd quirks due to her ability to see and communicate with the dead. She tries to ignore the undead as best she can but in times of serious peril, she will use her abilities to help.