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Nagas

**Nagas** are a group of serpentine beings from Hindu mythology. Nagas (male) and naginis (female) can take the form of a serpent, a human, or a half-human and half-serpent.

## History

Nagas are descendants of Kadru, the mother of all snakes. Long ago, Kadru's sister, Vinata, lost a bet to Kadru, and as punishment, was forced to become Kadru's slave. Kadru forced Vinata to do anything she wanted, and also commanded Vinata's son, Garuda, to take care of her snakes. This is why to this day, birds and snakes hate each other. It appears that this dislike of snakes also extends to nagas and vice versa, as shown in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishe*s when the Potatoes encounter Garuda, king of the birds, in a forest.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Brynne Rao, and Aiden Acharya travel to Naga Loka, the realm of nagas.
Roshani Chokshi

**Roshani Chokshi** is the *New York Times* bestselling author of the Pandava Quintet, *The Gilded Wolves* Trilogy, and *The Star-Touched Queen* Duology, among other works. She writes books for young adults and middle graders that draw on mythology. Her work has been nominated for the Locus and Nebula awards and has frequently appeared on Best of The Year lists from Barnes and Noble, Forbes, Buzzfeed, and more. Her middle grade book, *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, was recently optioned for film by Paramount Pictures.

## Biography

Roshani Chokshi was born on February 14, 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri. Chokshi's mother is Filipino and her father is Indian, and she was raised on Hindu mythology, which she draws on in her novels. Chokshi's first novel sold while she was attending law school, which ultimately led to her dropping out to pursue writing.

Chokshi currently lives in Georgia with her husband.

## Works

### The Pandava Quintet

*Aru Shah and the End of Time**Aru Shah and the Song of Death**Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes**Aru Shah and the City of Gold**Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality*
### Other Books in the Aru Shah Universe

*The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes**Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel*
### Young Adult Books

* *The Star-Touched Queen* Duology
* *The Gilded Wolves* Trilogy
* *Once More Upon a Time*

### Short Stories

* *Sword Stone Table*
* *Star-Touched Stories*
* *A Thousand Beginnings and Endings*
* *Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy*

## Trivia

* Roshani is really into Marvel and *The Lord of the Rings*, which is why one of her characters, Aru Shah, is also a big fan of them.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.roshanichokshi.com/
2. ↑ https://deadline.com/2018/04/aru-shah-and-the-end-of-time-paramount-pictures-movie-deal-roshani-chokshilands-ya-novel-aru-shah-and-the-end-of-time-1202362852/
3. ↑ https://roshanichokshi.fandom.com/wiki/Roshani\_Chokshi
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/readriordan/status/1507449427476287502?ref\_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Sherrilyn

**Sherrilyn** is the head of museum security at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, and Aru Shah's babysitter in the Pandava Quintet. Although she doesn't appear on the page at all, she plays a large part in Aru's childhood.

## History

### Pre-Series

When Aru's mother, Krithika Shah, went on archaelogical trips, Sherrilyn babysat Aru. Sherrilyn came in on every day except for Mondays, when the museum was quiet. Sherrilyn is mentioned to spend most of her time watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

## Relationships

### **ARU SHAH** (babysitting charge)

Sherrilyn and Aru have an amicable relationship, though Aru often wished that her mother would stay home longer so she wouldn't need a babysitter. Aru thinks of Sherrilyn occasionally, especially in *Aru Shah and End of Time* and *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*, and enjoyed that Sherrilyn, though jokingly, was one of the few people who referred to Aru as beautiful when she used to say "age before beauty" to Aru.

### **KRITHIKA P. SHAH** (boss)

Although there are no interactions between Sherrilyn and Krithika on the page, they most likely know each other rather well, given that Sherrilyn works at Krithika's museum, and Krithika trusted Sherrilyn enough to let her babysit Aru.

## Trivia

* Sherrilyn has never been depicted on-page -- she's limited to mentions by Aru only
* Sherrilyn enjoys watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Gunky and Funky

**Gunky and Funky** are Brynne Rao's uncles and legal adoptive guardians. They are minor characters in the Pandava Quintet. Although they hardly appear in the books, they are mentioned a few times and played a large role in Brynne's childhood.

## History

Gunky and Funky adopted Brynne after her mother, Anila, abandoned her when she was young. They serve as the legal adoptive guardians of the reincarnation of Bhima.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Gunky and Funky are briefly mentioned when Aiden Acharya asks if he can eat Brynne's lasagna as a reward for taking pictures of the thief of Kamadeva's bow and arrow. Brynne says that it depends on if Gunky and Funky have any left oever.

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Gunky and Funky are mentioned by Brynne when says that her uncles hate the Maruts. This causes Aru Shah to wonder exactly how bad the Maruts are, considering that Gunky and Funky was the friendliest couple she knew.

Later, Gunky and Funky make a brief appearance when the Potatoes crash at their penthouse in New York during their unofficial quest. They have an awkward dinner together, since the Potatoes are unable to give away any information about their quest to find Kalpavriksha. While at their apartment, Rudy asks the uncles many questions about the products of human ingenuity such as microwaves and remote controls, due to the fact that he had never been to the human realm before.

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Gunky and Funky are mentioned in this book when Brynne informs Aru about the well-being of Hira, due to her staying with them.

Near the end of the book, Gunky and Funky, along with a few other adults, attend Aru's 15th birthday party, which they insisted on attending to monitor the kids at the party.

## Trivia

* As of *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*, Gunky and Funky are the only confirmed LGBTQ+ couple in the Pandava Quintet.
Shukra

**Shukra** is the guardian of the Bridge of Forgetting in Hindu mythology characteristic of making people lose their enemies. He makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.

## History

When Shukra was born, it was said that the sun went into hiding for a full month because it was disgusted by the sight of him. Shukra was born with scars all over his body and a gruesome smile. However, his people loved him, and he was a good king. Shukra was ashamed to show his face to his people and subjects, but was unable to hide his face when he wed. His wife was not disgusted by him, and told him that their love was what would make them beautiful. Slowly, over the years, Shukra's appearance became more and more handsome. His wife became more beautiful and resplendent than she already was, and Shukra began to envy her for her beauty. He started to keep track of the changes in his appearance daily, and neglected his people and shunned his wife. One day, Shukra confronted his wife and asked if she still loved him. She replied that she no longer knew Shukra, as he had changed so much. In a blind rage, Shukra killed his wife. When he realized what he had done, he tried to erase every trace of the beauty and love his wife had freely given him, smashing mirrors and destroying any reflective surfaces in the palace. But, Shukra was still unable to escape the truth of what he had been given and what he had lost.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Shukra appears when Aru and Mini reach the Bridge of Forgetting after leaving the Palace of Illusions. He greets them and causes snow to fall lightly on their skin. Because of this, Aru and Mini slowly start losing their memories. A little after Shukra returned their memories, he told them his story, mentioned above in the *History* section. Mini felt great pity for him, while Aru felt... disgust. She ends up shattering Shukra's mirrors. Due to this, he gives her a final curse, "When it matters most, you too shall forget."

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

When Aru returns to the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture and Brynne asks Aru about what Aru wished for when she reached the wishing tree, Aru says that she can't remember. All she could see was snow and a bridge. Mini pales and says, "Shukra's curse."

## Appearance

At birth, Shukra's entire body was riddled with scars, and he had a gruesome smile. Over the years, the love from his wife made him more and more handsome. When Aru and Mini meet Shukra, he appears as an unearthly beautiful man. He is dark-skinned, with eyes like chips of ice and silver hair. His teeth, however, are black and pointy. He wears an unnaturally white jacket and pants.
Dharma Raja

**Dharma Raja**, or **Yama**, is the Lord of Death and Justice in Hindu mythology. He is the father of the oldest Pandava brother, Yudhistira. In the Pandava Quintet, he is the soul father of Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez.

## History

### Early Life

Yama was born to the sun god Surya and the goddess of evening, Saranyu.

### Working in the Kingdom of Death

Dharma Raja began working in the Kingdom of Death, sending people to their rightful afterlives. He soon became overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people in his kingdom, and would sometimes even send a good guy to hell and a bad guy to heaven. When Chitrigupta arrived in the Otherworld, Dharma Raja tasked him with keeping records of each human's life, making it easier for Dharma Raja to manage his kingdom.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez are taken to the Court of the Sky by Boo, where they meet Hanuman and Urvashi. Urvashi insists that the girls are Claimed by their godly parents before issuing the girls a quest to stop the Sleeper. Aru and Mini pranama to each statue of the fathers of the Pandavas, which includes Dharma Raja. Aru thinks that being the daughter of Dharma Raja would be too much pressure, because she would be known as being the wisest and most just. Instead, Mini ends up being Claimed as the daughter of Dharma Raja. At first, Mini is distraught by this, originally thinking that she would be the daughter of one of the Ashvin twins because she wanted to go to medical school. Aru comforts her, saying that Mini would still be the best doctor, no matter her godly parent. Mini is gifted a compact by Dharma Raja after being Claimed. Only later on in *Aru Shah and the End of Time* does she realize that her compact is actually the Death Danda of Dharma Raja.

## Appearance

The statue of Dharma Raja in the Court of the Sky has ash-gray skin and two tusks curling out from under his lip. He holds his danda for punishing souls in the afterlife in one hand and a noose for roping the souls of the dead in the other.

## Abilities

### Controlling the Dead

Due to being the god of death, Dharma Raja is capable of controlling the dead.

## Trivia

* Dharma Raja's vahana is a water buffalo
Chitrigupta

**Chitrigupta** is a god in Hindu mythology tasked with keeping records of each human's life. He resides in the Kingdom of Death and makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.

## History

### Working for the Dharma Raja

At some point, Chitrigupta started working for the ruler of the land of the dead. Before Chitrigupta arrived in the Otherworld, the Dharma Raja was overwhelmed by the sheer number of people in his kingdom, sometimes even sending a good guy to hell and a bad guy to heaven. Chitrigupta was tasked with keeping records of each human's life, and was known for being very meticulous.

### World War 2

The last Pandavas who had their divine souls awaken in them appeared around the time of World War 2. They were supposed to visit Chitrigupta in the Underworld to get celestial weapons. However, it is implied by Chitrigupta that they did not survive long enough to reach the Kingdom of Death without dying.

Some time after this, a latent Pandava died and went to the Underworld, where he kept insisting on leading the dead people there through breathing exercises, many of whom complained to Chitrigupta.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez meet Chitrigupta after they get past Ek and Do. They enter his office, where there are seven miniatures of Chitrigupta running around, helping him work. Chitrigupta asks for the girls' records. At first, Mini believes that Chitrigupta is her father, but realizes that he is not after he cracks a bad joke and says that Mini doesn't have his nose. Chitrigupta asks the girls for their records again, but Mini tries to explain that they are not actually dead. Aru recalls that Chitrigupta was the god who keeps track of everything, good or bad, that a person has done, and that he is the reason karma matters. Mini accidentally drops her compact, and tells Chitrigupta that she recieved it during the Claiming when asked. Chitrigupta realizes that Aru and Mini are Pandavas, and congratulates them on getting so far. Mini asks for his help, but Chitrigupta says neither he nor the Dharma Raja can give it. Mini wishes to meet her soul father, but Chitrigupta says that the gods no longer involve themselves in mortal affairs. Chitrigupta gives the girls good karma, which should allow them to get past some of the challenges in the Kingdom of Death. He also gives them wisdom cookies, a sip of watered-down soma each, and a pen before he sends Aru and Mini off.

## Appearance

In *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, Chitrigupta is described as having kind eyes and a rather large nose. He has seven miniature versions of himself running around his office as his helpers.
Rudy's Gems

**Rudy's gems** are special enchanted gemstones used by Prince Rudra.

## History

As a naga prince, Rudy was expected to be able to work naga magic using jewels. These enchantments often relied on being able to see the colors of the jewels. However, Rudy was born colorblind, and was therefore unable to distinguish between the colors of the gemstones present in Naga-Loka. Because of this, his parents didn't trust him to work magic, fearing that he would injure himself or other people. Instead, Rudy found a way to enchant gemstones without using the color, and worked his magic on them by listening to the sounds that the jewels made.

## Appearance

Rudy's gems look like normal jewels, and come in a variety of colors.

## Abilities

### Modify Sound

Rudy uses his enchanted gemstones to amplify music and make it sound richer. He can also use them to suck all of the sound out of a room and create a hypnotic beat that dazes people.

### Manifest Nightmares

Rudy uses darkly colored gems that he enchanted in battle against the Sleeper's forces, tossing them towards hordes of monsters and supposedly giving them nightmares.
Garuda

**Garuda** is the king of birds in Hindu mythology. He makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## History

Garuda was born to Vinata. Long ago, Vinata lost a bet with her sister, Kadru. As punishment, Vinata was forced to become Kadru's slave. Kadru forced Vinata to do anything she wanted Vinata to do, and also commanded Garuda to take care of her snakes. Garuda often had to carry Kadru's snakes on his body so that the snakes' bellies would not get torn up by the ground. Garuda and his mother spent years in the servie of Kadru, but they eventually managed to escape.
Gogo

**Gogo** was the main weapon of Brynne Rao. It was a blue wind mace, and was said to be the celestial weapon of Vayu, the god of the wind. When not in use, Gogo took the form of a blue choker around Brynne's neck. Gogo was destroyed by Kara in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*.

## Appearance

Gogo was a light blue wind mace. When Brynne used it to summon fire, a red stripe would appear down the center. When not in use, Gogo would take the form of a blue choker necklace around Brynne's neck.

## Abilities

### Manipulate Wind

Brynne used Gogo to manipulate the wind, creating large gusts of air or even mini tornados. She also used Gogo to create sound vortexes to render herself and the Potatoes completely silent while sneaking up on someone.

### Summon Fire

In *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*, Brynne was gifted the power of fire by Agni, the god of fire. This allowed her to use Gogo to create bursts of fire from the tip of her mace.
Aiden's Scimitars

Aiden holding up his scimitars in Aru Shah and the Song of Death

**Aiden 's scimitars** are two blades that Aiden Acharya wields in battle.

## Appearance

When not in use, Aiden wears his scimitars as two leather bands on his wrists. His scimitars look like two long, shining silver blades.

## Abilities

### Conduct Electricity

Aiden's scimitars can conduct electricity. This is shown when Aru Shah uses Vajra to send an electric current through them, which enables Aiden to take down his enemies with his blades and lightning at the same time.
Kamadeva

**Kamadeva** is the god of human love and desire in Hindu mythology. He makes an appearance in *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Kamadeva makes an appearance in Aru Shah and the Song of Death. He greets the Pandavas stonily when he first meets them and accuses them of being "thieves" and stealing his bow and arrow of love. He assures Aiden that if the Pandavas succeed, then he will give Aiden a love arrow that will make someone "aware" of another person. Kamadeva then sends them off to continue on their quest to retrieve the bow and arrow.

When the Pandavas return to him with new of their success, he thanks them for retrieving his bow and arrow. He then grants each of them a gift:

* To Aiden: He gives Aiden love arrow that will make someone "aware" of another person.
* To Mini: He grants Mini a single minute of time to take back a minute of words she has said. He remarks that it is "useful for first-time crushes."
* To Aru: He grants her a silver lipstick tube and says, "Use this when you wish the world to see you in a different light."
* And to Brynne: He grants her a cookbook and says that food from the heart and soul is often the most delicious.

## Appearance

Kamadeva has bright green skin and dark, curly hair. He wears a dark Nehru jacket and carries a blue parrot around on his shoulder. Aru Shah describes his smile as the most "beautiful" and "cruel" smile she has ever seen in her life.
Malini

**Malini Acharya** is the mother of Aiden Acharya. Once an elite apsara in the Otherworld, she gave up her immortality for a mortal man whom she later divorced from. Malini has only appeared in person presently in *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*, but she's referenced throughout the books and plays a large part in Aiden's character development.

## History

Malini was one of Urvashi's apsara sisters and was very famous throughout the Otherworld. At some point, she met and fell in love with Aiden's father, a mortal man whom she later gave up her immortality for. She became a microbiologist and gave birth to Aiden. Later, her relationship with her husband began to devolve, and they began arguing more and more. Some time before *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, they divorced, having Aiden spend alternating amounts of time with both, and Malini decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia, into the house across from the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah remembers looking out her window and seeing Mrs. Acharya talking with her mother, Krithika P. Shah, on the sidewalk.

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Aru sees Malini in Aiden's nightmare in the Grove of Ratri, in which Malini is crying and wondering if Mr. Acharya would have stayed with her if she had never had Aiden. Later, Aru comforts Aiden when he is wondering what Malini got out of her failed relationship with his dad. At the end of the book, Aiden receives a love arrow from Kamadeva, which he plans to use on Malini to get her back with Mr. Acharya. Aru helps him to realize that he just wants Malini to be happy, and Aiden uses it on his mother to help her fall in love with herself.

## Appearance

Malini is extremely beautiful, being an apsara. However, in *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*, Malini looks rather caved in and exhausted, most likely because she was dealing with a divorce and self-esteem issues at the time. Like Krithika Shah, Malini prefers to dress and wear her hair simply.

## Relationships

### **AIDEN ACHARYA** (son)

Malini loves Aiden and is very protective of him. She looks after him and smiles at him even when he's not looking at her. Aiden sometimes worries that he is a constant reminder of Malini's failed romance, but soon comes to realize that she thinks he is worth her losing her immortality.

### **MR. ACHARYA** (ex-husband)

Malini met Mr. Acharya when she was still an apsara. In order to be with him, she gave up her immortality. They had Aiden, but were constantly fighting with each other and eventually divorce. During his marriage with Malini, it is mentioned that Mr. Acharya cheats on her with a woman named Annette.

### **URVASHI** (sister)

Urvashi is Malini's sister. Malini used to live in the Otherworld with her. Even after Malini loses her immortality, Urvashi keeps in contact with her and checks in on her occasionally, showing that she cares deeply for Malini despite her becoming a human.
Council of Guardians

The **Council of Guardians** is a group of deities that train and assist warriors and sanction quests. The Council protects each generation of Pandavas. The Council is made up of mythical beings from Hindu mythology that are immortal and worthy of worship; however, they are considered separate from the main group of Hindu gods and goddesses.

## Council Members

* Urvashi, an incredibly beautiful *apsara*
* Hanuman, the monkey-faced trickster demigod
* Uloopi, a queen of Naga-Loka
* Surasa, a serpent queen
* Jambavan, the bear king
* Kubera, lord of wealth and ruler of Lanka

## Trivia

* The Council of Guardians gathers on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and during full moons and new moons, as well as for the season premiere and finale of *Game of Thrones.*
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## Synopsis

After meeting her creator, a princess Keira Vasquez (known as Keira Paguio) has her life once more when he fall in love with Luke Fernandez despite Finn’s warning.

## Plot

On their fishing day, Luke and his mentor were going on the fishing trip until Fin come and stop them as he warned that King Wave who has ten children including Keira, a fourteen-year-old mermaid-fairy princess who always is dissatisfied with life under the sea but is curious about the human world.
Four Chinese Gods

The Four chinese gods, Four Evils, Four Symbols.

{Names}

The Azure Dragon

The Vermilion Bird

The White Tiger

The Black Tortoise (lit. Occult Martial)

{Origin}

They are really old chinese mythologic monster gods.
Like mentioned in trivia, there were only 3 in the earlier concepts.

{Powers}

Elements

{Location}

North,South,East,East. They probably live in China.

{Trivia}

-They're Also Called The Four Symbols and The Four Evils.

-China still has four gods.

-They are sometimes evil, sometimes not.

-Huánglóng a god to the center, has the power of earth, also known as The Yellow Dragon but is not often mentioned.

-There were originally only 3 in the group.

-They are pretty well known internationally.

-They were also featured in media like films and more.
Carol Yang

**Carol Yang** was Aru Shah's classmate in the sixth grade, and is briefly mentioned by Aru in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.

## History

### Pre-Series

In the sixth grade, Aru was suffering from a cold one week and needed to blow her nose, but the tissues in her classroom were all used up. Aru wiped her nose with her sleeve because the teacher wouldn't excuse her to go to the bathroom to get tissue. Carol saw and told the whole class, and everybody laughed at Aru. After that, Carol threw balled-up toilet paper at Aru's head for the rest of the day. Aru was so angry that she pretended to curse Carol to always have a runny nose using the names of various Gujarati dishes and a piece of old-looking text from the pamphlets in her mother's museum the next day. Carol believed that Aru had actually cursed her, and started crying and holding a tissue to her nose. Aru was sent home with a note to her mother that said, "Please tell your daughter to refrain from cursing her classmates."

## Personality

Carol seems to have been an unkind bully, making fun of Aru in front of her entire class and throwing tissue paper at the back of Aru's head.
Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel

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***Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel*** is the graphic novel adaptation of *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, written by Roshani Chokshi. The book was adapted by Joe Caramagna and illustrated by Anu Chouhan. It was released on April 19, 2022.

## Blurb

*Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she’ll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru’s doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don’t believe her claim that the museum’s Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it’s up to Aru to save them. The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that? This hilarious and inventive fantasy is perfect for the graphic novel format.*

## Development

* The book was officially announced on the ReadRiordan website on June 8, 2021, with an official cover, release date, and the first few pages of the book, along with the cover and synopsis of *Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality*.
* The release date of the book was later changed from March 3, 2022, to April 19, 2022.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.readriordan.com/2021/06/08/cover-reveals-the-latest-from-the-pandava-series/
2. ↑ https://www.roshanichokshi.com/books/aru-shah-and-the-end-of-time-graphic-novel/
Louis Arrow

**Louis Abraham "Lou" Arrow** is a main character appearing in Season 7 of Criminal Case, where he served as the Weapons Expert of the Supernatural Hunters.

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Shikhandi

## Appearance

###  Appears in

*Aru Shah and the City of Gold*

**Shikhandi** is a hero from the *Mahabharata* in Hindu mythology. He is the reincarnation of Princess Amba, who swore to take revenge on Bhishma for ruining her life. He makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*.

## History

In one of his lives, Shikhandi was born Amba, Princess of the Kingdom of Kashi. She was betrothed to the son of a neighboring king, and she believed she would be happy with her life. However, she and her sisters were kidnapped by Bhishma, who brought them to a king who was in need of wives. Amba's sisters accepted the king's marriage proposal and were happy, but Amba refused, as she was betrothed to another king. When Amba returned to her betrothed, he refused to take Amba as his bride because she had spent time in another man's home, which made her "spoiled goods". Amba returned to Bhishma and begged him to marry her, because no one would accept her any longer and he had ruined her life. However, Bhishma refused, saying that he had sworn an oath to never marry, and intended to keep it. Amba became very resentful of Bhishma, and vowed to make him sorry for the pain he had caused her. Amba performed many years of penance to be the one to kill Bhishma, and was eventually reincarnated as Shikhandi, who killed Bhishma with a bow and arrow.

## The Pandava Quintet

Shikhandi makes his appearance when Aru Shah grabs the blue lotus when she just means to push it away so she can get the eye of Kubera. He tells the Pandavas about his past, and how they should know when to stop fighting. TBA
Burton Prater

**Burton Prater** was a classmate of Aru Shah, and appears in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.

## **History**

### Pre-Series

Burton Prater was a classmate of Aru's. Aru convinced him to trade her two dollars and half a Twix bar for a tarnished green penny, telling him that it was vintage.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Burton, Poppy Lopez, and Arielle Reddy arrive at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture to meet Aru. They discovered that Aru has lied to them about rescuing an elephant from India, going to Paris, living in a condo downtown, and more. Burton began recording Aru in an attempt to embarass her, as he was upset about the penny trade. Aru brings them to the cursed Diya of Bharata - an item she had been truthful about - to prove her innocence. While going through the Hall of the Gods, Burton tried to poke at the trident of Lord Shiva, but Aru convinced him the government of India would come after him if he did.

Arielle dares Aru to light the diya while Burton is recording, so she can't chicken out. Aru lights the lamp, and Burton is frozen in time while Aru and and her spiritual sister, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, attempt to defeat the Sleeper. Once she's unfrozen, Poppy tells Aru that they'll show the video Burton took to the whole school unless she pays them all $10. While Burton is taping, Aru mentioned things they had lied about that she learned about from a pen given by Chitrigupta, including that Burton had eaten his boogers before handing a cookie to Arielle. Burton was embarrassed by this, and stopped the recording, deleting it off of his phone. Burton tells Aru to have a nice weekend before leaving the museum.

## **Appearance**

Burton was described as being short and pale, and Aru describes his yellow-and-black striped shirt as "making him look like an unfortunate bumblebee".

## **Personality**

Burton seemed to be pretty gullible, believing whatever Aru said, such as that the penny was vintage or that the Indian government might come after him for touching an artifact. Throughout the book, Burton did whatever he was told to by Poppy and Arielle, such as recording Aru. He didn't seem to question them at all. Burton seemed excited to embarrass Aru, saying he couldn't wait to show the video to the whole school. Once he was on the other end of the embarrassment, Burton didn't say much.
Yamuna

**Yamuna** is a river goddess in Hindu mythology. She makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## Appearance

Yamuna has long black hair decorated with fish teeth and pearls. Her skin is night-dark and gleams. She wears snakes around her neck and wrists. Aru Shah describes her beauty as stunning, but also unsettling, like "staring at a vast, thundering waterfall - one you didn't want to get too close to".
Amaravati

**Amaravati** is the capital of the heavens in Hindu mythology, and is where Lord Indra resides. The Pandavas and Aiden Acharya travel here in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## Description

Amaravati is described as having many gold palaces and lush celestial gardens filled with thousands of marvels. It is made up of cloud islands that are connected by sky bridges.

### Nandana Gardens

The Nandana Gardens is the sacred grove of the heavens. It consists of many courtyards and terraces overflowing with beautiful greenery, all connected by marble walkways. Kalpavriksha, the wishing tree, is located in a bower in the Nandana Gardens.

### Maruts Offices

The offices of the Maruts, the storm police of Amaravati, is located there. The inside of the offices look like normal administration buildings with walls made of gray clouds and fifty or so desks scattered about the place.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Brynne Rao, Nikita Jagan, Sheela Jagan and Aiden are taken to Amaravati to confer with a Crisis Manager after failing to keep Sheela's prophecy from reaching the Sleeper's ears.
The Potatoes

**Potatoes** is the group name of a group of friends in the Pandava Quintet. The Potatoes consist of Aru Shah, Aiden Acharya, Brynne Rao, Kara, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Sheela Jagan and Rudy. The name "Potatoes" was established in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

The Potatoes decide on their group name in the forest after their encounter with Garuda. Aru says that since Aiden is a Pandava adjacent, Rudy is a Pandava adjacent-adjacent, and the three girls are Pandavas, they need a strong and capable name that they can call their whole group. They ultimately go with "potatoes", after Brynne lists the multiple ways potatoes can be cooked. Afterwards, the group refers to themselves as the Potatoes. After rescuing Nikita Jagan, she refuses to let the group call her a Potato even though she is a Pandava.

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

The Potatoes accept Kara into their group after she competes with them in Kubera's first trial. As Aru declares solemnly, "Kara You-do-not-know-your-last-name-and-neither-do-we-so-it-is-fine, you are now an official... Potato."
Indra

**Indra** is the god of thunder and lightning in Hindu mythology, and is the king of the heavens. He is the father of the legendary Pandava brother Arjuna. In the Pandava Quintet, Indra is the soul father of Aru Shah.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez are taken to the Court of the Sky by Boo, where they meet Hanuman and Urvashi. Urvashi insists that the girls are Claimed by their godly parents before issuing the girls a quest to stop the Sleeper. Aru and Mini pranama to each statue of the fathers of the Pandavas, which includes Lord Indra. Aru remembers how Indra's son is Arjuna, and that he was known for being the greatest hero in the Mahabharata. Aru thinks that there is no way she is Indra's daughter, but she ends up getting Claimed by Indra anyways. After the Claiming, Aru is gifted a glowing ping pong ball by Indra.

## Appearance

According to the statue of Indra in the Court of the Sky, Indra has skin the color of a thunderstorm. He holds Vajra in his hand.

## Abilities

Due to being the god of storms, Indra likely has the power to control thunder and lighting.

## Trivia

* Indra's vahanas are a seven-headed horse named Uchchaihshravas and a white elephant named Airavata
Chhaya

**Chhaya** is the goddess of shadows in Hindu mythology. She is the sister of the goddess Saranyu and the second wife of Surya, the sun god. She makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*.

## History

Saranyu lived with her husband, Surya, in the House of the Sun. However, being the god of the sun, Surya was always emitting a hot, blinding light. Soon, it because too much for Saranyu to bear, and she decided to sneak away. In order to avoid being found out, Saranyu brought her shadow to life and left it behind as a decoy. This shadow became Chhaya, the goddess of shadows, who bore the same face as Saranyu. Saranyu's deception worked for a while, but she was eventually found out, and brought back to the House of the Sun. Ultimately, Saranyu and Chhaya were both made Surya's queens, and the three of them lived together in the sun palace.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Chhaya and Saranyu test the Potatoes by asking them to choose one of them.

## Appearance

Chhaya has beautiful dark skin and glowing amber eyes. She wears a crown that looks like shards of sunlight, as well as a gown of shadows.
The Maruts

The Maruts are minor storm deities in Hindu mythology known for being violent and aggressive. They make a brief appearance in Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

The Maruts are the storm police of Amaravati.

The Pandavas and Aiden are brought to the Maruts Office. They temporarily panic, having heard stories about how violent and aggressive the Maruts are, with Brynne saying that her uncles hate them. The Maruts arrive in the office and inform the Pandavas and Aiden that they are to wait in the office until the Crisis Manager arrives.

While waiting, Marut Number One demands to know who the daughter of Indra is. When Aru says, "Me!" in a tiny voice, the Maruts become excited and ask if they can fight along side her in the war. After realizing the Maruts mean no harm, the Pandavas and Aiden relax, and they talk to each other. Boo suddenly squawks that the Crisis Manager is coming, and the Maruts flatten against the wall. The Crisis Manager introduces herself as Opal, and whisks the Pandavas and Aiden away before they have a chance to say goodbye to the Maruts.

## Appearance

The Maruts are described as large, hulking warriors wearing gold-plated armor and pointy helmets. They carry daggers that spark with electricity. Each of their gold breasplates have the numbers one through fourty-nine on them

## Personality

Although the Maruts are initially thought to be very aggressive and violent, the Pandavas and Aiden soon realize that they are just "excited" for war.
Court of the Sky

The **Court of the Sky** is a meeting place in the Otherworld for the Council of Guardians in the Pandava Quintet.

## Description

The Court of the Sky hovers far above the earth. The walls are made up of shimmering light, with marbled clouds visible above the open-air room. The floor can change to project images of things that are happening in the world, like a giant television screen. The rooms smells like earth right after a thunderstorm, which Aru Shah describes as smelling like "honey and mint and bright green growing things". Visitors to the Court of the Sky wear cloud slippers, which keep them from falling to Earth.

### Thrones of the Council of Guardians

The thrones of the members of the Council of Guardians are arranged in a circle in the Court of the Sky. Each throne is gold and has the name of each Council member printed on one side. However, the throne that belongs to Boo is located outside of the circle, and is more rusty and has faded letters. Some of the thrones are partly transparent, as not every guardian is in residence at the same time.

### During the Claiming Ceremony

Potential Pandavas are Claimed in the Court of the Sky. During a Claiming ceremony, five large statues of the fathers of the Pandava brothers - Dharma Raja, Lord Indra, Lord Vayu, Nasatya, and Dasra - take the place of the guardians' thrones. The walls of ribbon light turn into arrows that hover above the statues until the potential Pandavas have paid their respects to each of the statues.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez are sent to the Court of the Sky to meet with the guardians and receive the details of their quest. While there, the girls meet Hanuman and Urvashi, and are Claimed by their godly parents.
Ek and Do

**Ek and Do** are two Hellhounds who guard the entrance to the Kingdom of Death in Hindu mythology. They make a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Once Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez enter the Kingdom of Death, they meet Ek and Do, who are arguing. When Ek asks if they're dead, the girls deny it, and Ek tells them they can't make it through the Kingdom of Death without being dead. He gives them two choices: Aru and Mini can die on their own, or Ek and Do will help by killing them. Do says he likes helping.

The girls tell Ek and Do that they're Pandava sisters, and Ek tells them he doesn't care. Ek and Do begin to argue, with Do wanting to go and play a game. Aru sees the true door to the Kingdom of Death opening behind the two, and throws Vajra in the shape a tennis ball. Do races after the ball, and when Mini uses her compact to conjure up a cat, Ek chases that as well. With Ek and Do distracted, Aru and Mini enter the Kingdom of the Dead for real.

## Appearance

Ek and Do both have rather high-pitched voices. They both have two rows of eyes and short fur, with coats that ripple as they walk forward. They have sharp fangs, some of which are stained with blood, and fat pink tongues. As they prepare to kill someone, their fur becomes more bristly and their teeth become whiter and sharper. They can grow to the size of a respectable town house.

## Trivia

* *Ek* and *Do* mean *one* and *two* in Hindi, respectively. Their names are pronounced *ick* and *dough*.
Draupadi

**Draupadi** is a figure from Hindu mythology. She is the wife of the five Pandava brothers in the epic *Mahabharata*. She appears in the Pandava Quintet reincarnated as Aiden Acharya.

## Personality

Draupadi was known for being outspoken and independent. She was fiercely loyal to her family and condemned those who wronged them.
Kalpavriksha

Kalpavriksha on the cover of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

**Kalpavriksha** is a wish-granting tree in Hindu mythology. It is essential to the plotline of *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## History

### Creation

Kalpavriksha was created during the churning of the Ocean of Milk. It also has notable references in the Mahabharata. The tree was then given to Aranyani, the goddess of forests, so she could protect it.

### Pre-Series

Before the events of *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, Suyodhana went looking for Kalpavriksha because he wanted to make a wish to change his destiny of destroying the world. However, in order to make this wish, Aranyani stated that Suyodhana would have to lose his memories of loving his wife and miss the birth of his daughter, Aru Shah. Suyodhana decided that he had already given up too much, and told Aranyani he and Krithika Shah would find another way to avoid his fate.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

In *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes,* the Potatoes are in Amaravati and see Kalpavriksha, the wish-granting tree. Nikita Jagan informs them that the tree is a fake, which she figured out by reading it's roots. Based on Sheela Jagan's prophecy, the Potatoes believe that the real Kalpavriksha is somewhere hidden in the Otherworld, and if they wished on the real tree they would be able to wish to win the war brewing between the devas and the asuras. The Potatoes embark on an unofficial quest to find the real wishing tree. At the end of the book, when Aru finally finds Kalpavriksha, Aranyani, the guardian of the tree, questions Aru about whether the prophecy was really referring to Kalpavriksha, saying that the prophecy didn't mention wishes at all. Aru begins to doubt herself, but enters the Grove of Regret anyway so that she can make her wish. After seeing images of the Sleeper, her mother, and Boo, Aru feels incredibly betrayed, but makes decides to make a wish for the sake of her and her sisters. Her wish on Kalpavriksha is, "I wish we win."

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Aru is unable to remember the wish that she made on Kalpavriksha, due to Shukra cursing her in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.
Rudy and Mini

***Note: please be respectful of other opinions, whether negative or positive, on Rudy and Mini's relationship! Reading is a very personal and subjective experience, and it's important to be kind to those who don't share our views on a fairly harmless subject. Thank you!***

Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez and Rudy are two friends and possible love interests in the Pandava Quintet. Mini has a crush on Rudy; it is unclear if Rudy reciprocates her feelings.

## Interactions

###  Aru Shah and the End of Time

* Mini sees Rudy walking out of Costco, and when he winks and smiles at her, Mini blushes and walks into a pole, and is unable to gather her thoughts for a moment.

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

* When Brynne Rao asks Mini to support her stance of not letting Rudy join them on their unofficial quest to find Kalpavriksha, Mini stalls, clearly not wanting to tell Rudy no, and eventually says something embarrassing about internal gut flora.
* Mini saves Rudy from being crushed during Vishwakarma's test by conjuring up a large shield. RUdy compliments her, awestruck, and tells her that she saved his life. Mini blushes.
* When Aru Shah, Mini, Brynne, Aiden Acharya, and Rudy are trying to break into the Crypt of the Eclipses, Mini says she might have an idea to get inside without being seen by the yali guards. Rudy interrupts Mini while she is sharing her idea, saying he doesn't think Mini's shields would be any use to the group. Mini cuts Rudy off, saying that shouldn't interrupt her, and he has no idea of what she is capable of doing. Rudy startles upon hearing this, as if he didn't realize he was speaking over Mini.
* When Rudy confesses that he is color blind, Mini is the first one to comfort him about it.
* After Rudy invites Aru to his parents' palace, Mini hears this and noticeably tries not to let it bother her.

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

* When Rudy doesn't listen to Mini, she threatens him with her death danda by creating a burst of violet light around her, which highlights her eyes and hair. This immediately grabs Rudy's attention.
* As the Potatoes are preparing to travel to the location of Kubera's third trial, Rudy directly addresses Mini and asks her if it would be okay if he tagged along with them. Mini eventually says yes, but reminds Rudy that even though he's a prince, she is a demigod, and tells him to "remember who's the boss".
* Rudy asks Aru if he could hide behind Mini while the group is walking through Surya's storage hall. Aru tells him to ask Mini himself. Upon hearing this, Mini's face lights up for a moment, before she quickly glares at Rudy and says,"I guess so".
* Rudy winks at Mini instead of Aru. Mini doesn't do anything because she either didn't see him or thought it wasn't important.