A Song to Drown Rivers
A Song to Drown RiversAnn Liang
Characters in A Song to Drown Rivers
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Xishi
A young woman whose beauty is weaponized to infiltrate and destroy a rival kingdom's court from within.
Antagonists
Fuchai
The King of Wu, whom Xishi is sent to seduce and destabilize from within.
Supporting characters
Fanli
The military advisor who trains Xishi as a spy and falls for her despite every effort not to.
Zhengdan
A fellow beauty from Xishi's home village who accompanies her into the Wu court as a palace lady.
King Goujian
The ruler of Yue who backs the plan to use Xishi as a spy against the rival kingdom of Wu.
Minor characters
Lady Yu
One of King Fuchai's concubines at the Wu court.