Patrice Eastaughffe was a scientist and founder of The Ring. Named by many as one of the most influential people in the XX century, Patrice Eastaughffe led a group of scientists who have developed the Normal Portal.

Today Eastaughffe is also known for her extremely private way of life, so much so that after her death it was realized that there are no public records about even the most basic facts of her life. Several biographers have attempted to write the story of her life, but quickly gave up due to not being able to find enough information. The infamous biographer Frank Dupeaux has published a story of her life entitled When the Bough Breaks: What we don't know about Patrice Eastaughffe, where he speculated about what her life could have been like. His book has received praise from both readers and critics, however the consensus was that Dupeaux has written a touching story, but it most definitely has nothing to do with reality.

Eastaughffe was born in 1882 in New York, to Maurice and Claudia Eastaughffe. A middle class family, Eastaughffes were generally well to do. Maurice Eastaughffe owned a small but known pocketwatch shop “Tillie's” on 5th Avenue. It was also a bar and a way to evade police or otherwise unwanted company, since one could go through Tillie's from East 11th to East 12th Street.

From the early age, Patrice was interested in science, kittens and steam heaters. The latter is captured in the fact that The Ring has a steam heater on its underground floor. Frank Dupeaux speculates that the steam heater in The Ring underground floor was used as a secret passage to Eastaughffe's secret home, but he offers no evidence of this. The steam heater was inspected following Dupeaux's book, but no signs of the steam heater being other than an ordinary steam heater was found.