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Book cover of Kiss of the Basilisk
Kiss of the BasiliskLindsay StraubeSplit or Swallow, book 1

Characters in Kiss of the Basilisk

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Temperance Verus

    A twenty-year-old from a poor chicken farm, known as Tem, who enters a royal matchmaking contest and trains with a basilisk.

Supporting characters

  • Caspen (Split or Swallow)

    The commanding, mysterious Serpent King who is matched with Tem as her basilisk partner.

  • Leo (Split or Swallow)

    The prince who runs the competition and whose hand the contestants are vying for.