Graceling Realm Characters

Graceling

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Katsa - The main protagonist of the story Graced with what she believes is killing. As a Graceling, she has different colored eyes - one blue and green. She grew up in the court of her uncle, King Randa of the Middluns, and he took advantage of her Grace. Later upon prodding from Po, Katsa deliberates the true nature of her Grace. She initially rejects the idea, however her Grace is said to be survival.

Prince Greening Grandemalion (Po) - The youngest prince of Lienid, Graced with reading others' minds when they think about him and feeling things with his mind. Therefore, he is a very skilled fighter since he can read the moves of his fighting partner. Everyone believes he has a fighting Grace. His eyes, silver and gold, earned him the nickname Po, which is the name of a Lienid tree which has normally black leaves that turn silver and gold during the fall.

King Leck - The main antagonist and King of Monsea. He is renowned for his kindness towards small animals and children, although it is revealed later that is he who causes harm towards said animals and children. He has a powerful Grace that influences the minds of others. He is seen in "Fire" as a child. He was married to Ashen, a Lienid and sister to Ror.

Bitterblue - King Leck's daughter, and the Princess of Monsea. She was able to break out of Leck's spell because of the way he abused her and her mother. After Leck's death, she becomes queen. She is the main protagonist in the sequel, "Bitterblue".

Prince Raffin - The Prince of the Middluns, and Katsa's cousin. He experiments for various medicines and cures.

King Randa - King of the Middluns, and Katsa's uncle. He manipulates Katsa to do his bidding.

Lord Oll - Randa's captain and spymaster as well as a member of the Council.

Lord Giddon - One of Randa's underlords, and a member of the Council. He is in love with Katsa.

Helda - Katsa's friend and servant.

Bann - Prince Raffin's assistant.

King Ror - King of Lienid, Po's father.

King Thigpen - King of Estill.

King Murgon - King of Sunder.

King Drowden - King of Nander.

King Birn - King of Wester.

Prince Silvern - The fifth son of Ror and is Po's brother.

Prince Skye - The sixth son of Ror and is Po's brother.

Prince Tealiff - The father of King Ror and Ashen.



Fire

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Fire - The protagonist of the novel, Fire is a 'monster', the last human remaining of her kind. She holds the power to control minds, however she fears becoming the tyrant her dead father Cansrel was, and so she is unwilling to invade the minds of innocent people. She is known for her love of her horse, Small, and for children. Like all monsters, Fire is described as incredibly beautiful and alluring. Her flaming hair of primarily red, with streaks of gold, copper, and small stands of pink, combined with her appearance, drives all but the most strong minded mad with want.

Archer - Fire's childhood friend, lover and devoted companion. He was thought to be born as the result of his mother (Brocker's wife, Aliss) being raped by the archer Jod on King Nax's orders, but at the end Brocker reveals the truth that he is his son not Jod's. Archer is desperately in love with Fire but she refuses to marry him. He can be incredibly jealous and guards Fire all the time. Archer is known for his incredibly skills with all types of bows. He is described as tall, light colored hair, and incredibly handsome. Archer is killed by an arrow in the stomach by Jod the archer, who was acting upon Leck's command. He fathers Clara and Mila's children.

Brocker - Former army commander in the service of King Nax until it was revealed that he was having an affair with Queen Roen, (Brigan being the result). He is the father of Archer. Nax then had Brocker's legs shattered by multiple blows with a mallet and sent the archer Jod to rape his wife. He acts as Fire's guardian and foster father for most of her life. He is portrayed as wise, compassionate, and sensible. Fire has a strong sense of love and care for him.

Roen - The Queen of the Dells and wife of the late Nax. Roen is seen by Fire as intelligent, strong, and caring. She often assumes an almost motherly role for Fire. She has black hair, and is short in height.

Brigan - Fire's love interest and commander of the King's army Braches. He is the son of Lord Brocker and Queen Roen. As a child, he was very mischievous and laid traps for his brother Nash. Soldiers would fall head over hilt to die for him because of his love and care his shows them. When they first meet, Brigan hates Fire but quickly opens up to her and falls deeply in love with her. Also, he admits after a while that he fell in love with her when she cried into her horse because he found her sadness beautiful. He has grayish like eyes, and a daughter named Hanna,whom he loves dearly.

Nash - Roen's and Nax's son and King of the Dells. At first, like most men, he has difficulty resisting Fire's beauty but eventually he manages to control himself. Although he does not always use common sense, he is a fair and good king.

Clara - Nax's daughter and Garan's twin; is described to be vivacious and full of life. She has an affair which Archer, which results in a child, but ends the relationship out of regard for Fire.

Garan - Nax's son and Clara's twin; is described as sickly (after having caught a fever as a child).

Cansrel - Fire's father, a human monster with dark blue eyes and silver hair with blue highlights. He was an advisor to King Nax and is most remembered for his cruelty and insanity, partly caused by unspecified drug abuse. He kept monster predators as pets, starving and tormenting them. One day Fire uses her mind control to convince Cansrel that his monster child is locked inside one of the cages. He opens it, releasing the real occupant, a dark blue leopard monster with gold spots, which kills him.

Nax - Cruel King of the Dells and the father of Nash, Clara and Garan. It is mentioned that Nax had the potential to be a good king, but allowed Cansrel to control his mind and actions.

Hanna - She is Brigan's six-year-old daughter, born out of a rushed union between Brigan and Rose, a stable worker. She is a tomboy who often tries to avoid her lessons.

Leck - Born Cutler's boy, the Graceling son of a game warden in Monsea. He makes a comparison to his similarity to Fire, because they both killed their fathers. Fire considers this an unfair argument because their reasons were vastly morally different. He is the same sadistic King Leck from Graceling.

Jod - He is thought to be Archer's real father. he is described as brutal and cruel.

Bitterblue
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Bitterblue - Bitterblue is the daughter of Leck, the former king of Monsea, and Ashen, the former queen of Monsea and princess of Lienid. She was born in Monsea and is the heir to the Monsean throne at the start of Graceling. She later becomes the queen in Bitterblue.

Sapphire Birch (Saf) - Sapphire Birch, also known as Saf, is a Monsean commoner raised by the Lienid. His parents were truthseekers during King Leck's reign, and his Grace showed when he was quite young. At the age of six months, they snuck him onto a Lienid ship in the hopes of saving his life. They died in the fight against Leck.

Teddy - Saf and Bitterblue's friend. He is a scholar and activist in a certain way that he likes to educate people. In the book, it was mentioned that he is working on a dictionary to educate the people in Bitterblue City.

Po - Bitterblue's cousin who can read mind.

Katsa - Po's lover and Bitterblue's friend. Katsa was the one who discovered the kingdom where Fire lived.

Fire - a lady monster who can read and manipulate a person using his mind.

Bren - Saf's sister who is believed to be romantically linked to Tilda.

Tilda - Teddy's sister and is linked to Bren.

Skye - Po's brother and Bitterblue's cousin.

King Ror - Bitterblue's grandfather who helped her rebuild the city after King Leck's death.

Fox - has a grace of fearlessness and is a castle servant - who turns out to be a thief and stole Bitterblue's crown. She is one of Helda's spies.

Helda - she appeared first on Graceling as Katsa's friend and servant. However, she became Bitterblue's friend and master spy.

Death (pronounced as similar to "teeth") - Bitterblue's librarian and has a grace that allows him to remember all the things he read - every bit of it. He was later tasked by Bitterblue to rewrite the books that were burned down or were thrown by King Leck during his reign.

Holt - a castle guard that has a grace of strength. He is Hava's uncle and Bellamew's sister.

Bann - Prince Raffin's assistant. It is believed that he is indeed romantically linked with his master Raffin.

Giddon - he's a lord from Middlun and has an unrequited love with Katsa. He became closer with Bitterblue.


Ashen - Bitterblue's mother, a Lienid princess who was married to the evil King Leck. She taught Bitterblue about codes and how to defend her mind against the persuading power of his father.

Darby, Thiel, Rood, Runnemood, Thiel - Bitterblue's advisers, who became emotionally unstable due to the trauma they were experiencing during King Leck's reign.

Bellamew - one of the finest sculpture who was killed by Leck.

Madlen - Bitterblue's healer

Hava -Bellamew's daughter who has the grace of camouflage - she can blend into the background when she smells fear. She is Bitterblue's half sister from King Leck.