The Winner's Curse
The Winner's CurseMarie RutkoskiThe Winner's Trilogy, book 1
Characters in The Winner's Curse
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Kestrel Trajan
A general's daughter in the Valorian Empire, a gifted strategist and pianist who must choose between joining the military and marrying.
Arin (The Winner's Trilogy)
A Herrani blacksmith enslaved after the Valorian conquest of his homeland, bought at auction by Kestrel; formerly the son of a Herrani noble family.
Supporting characters
General Trajan
Kestrel's father, the Valorian Empire's most celebrated general, who led the conquest of Herran roughly a decade before the story begins.
Jess (The Winner's Trilogy)
Kestrel's closest friend among Valorian high society, part of the same circle of parties and suitors that Kestrel is expected to navigate.
Ronan (The Winner's Trilogy)
Jess's brother, a young Valorian nobleman who courts Kestrel and proposes marriage to her.