The O'Rourke Family

The O'Rourke family resides in the militia section of the city. Periwinkle's orc mother, Nok Nok, left the orc tribe she was once apart of to for love. The twins are 5 years old, they wear hemp sacks - only the best for Periwinkle's kids - and Buttons is lactose-intolerant. Graggia makes the best gulgoshik in militia town – sheep’s bladder stuffed with hen’s bladder, with an egg cracked over the top. There is a painting of the family home on the wall - but it's made of bones and blood. In the O'Rourke house, breakfast is cereal with bacon and milk.

Graggia and Periwinkle have been together for fifteen years, from when he was a junior officer in the militia. Whenever Periwinkle, Nok Nok or one of the kids tear something in anger, Graggia sings "how you sew something back together".

Relationships

 * Some members of the town militia are familiar with the O'Rourke family.
 * Graggia does not approve of the Sabers.
 * The O'Rourke family and the militia share some political sentiments.
 * Periwinke and his family worship Nomes.

Characters

 * Graggia is Periwinkle's wife.
 * Buttons and Sweatrock are Periwinkle's children.
 * Papi and Nok Nok are Periwinkle's parents.

Plot

 * In For Life, For Love, For Me, Periwinkle struggles with problems at home: his daughters being bullied and going to Knock-Knock instead of him for help, and his wife nagging him about the weapon.
 * In Buttons and Sweatrock, the party visit the O'Rourke household, where Graggia feeds and offers medicine to them. Greg sleeps on their couch.
 * In Trouble On The Homefront, Ian tells Periwinkle that Graggia has been kidnapped by the Surefoots. Ian and Periwinkle go to the O'Rourke house.  The door is kicked in, there is blood on the floor.  Gruk-Gruk stands beside a dead halfling.  She is wounded.  Buttons and Sweatrock are fine.
 * In Off The Force, Ian has boarded up his house to protect Buttons and Sweatrock.
 * In It's Just Good (Halfling) Business, three guards emerge from a central building in the Surefoot warehouse with a bound Graggia. Periwinkle cuts Graggia's ties.   Bullets tear through the building towards Periwinkle and Graggia.
 * In The Weapon, Graggia is hit, Periwinkle runs over to her, and she enters a rage. When she's hit again, the weapon stops working he returns to her, and sews her up.  The two kill several Surefoots.  When only Papa Surefoot and his guards remain, they level crossbows at them, and Periwinkle falls unconscious.  Graggia's fate is uncertain.
 * In Epilogue: Repercussions, Graggia and Periwinkle are reunited.

Quotes

 * "I blorp you." - Periwinkle and Graggia, to each other, Buttons and Sweatrock
 * "The woman you know and love has been replaced by a different woman you know and love." - Adam, The Weapon