Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Girl, Serpent, ThornMelissa Bashardoust
Characters in Girl, Serpent, Thorn
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Soraya
A princess of Atashar born cursed to be poisonous to the touch, raised in hiding in the royal gardens.
Supporting characters
Parvaneh
A captured parik (female div) held in the dungeon who offers Soraya a possible path to freedom.
Azad
A soldier in the shah's service who is not afraid of Soraya and offers her companionship.
Sorush
Soraya's twin brother, the young shah, whose approaching wedding sets the story in motion.
Laleh
Soraya's oldest friend and childhood crush, who is betrothed to the shah.
Tahmineh
Soraya's mother, who spoke to her daughter in fables and may have kept the truth of the curse from her.