Main Characters

There are five main characters in *The End of Ever After*: Briar Beauty, Darling Charming, Chase Redford, Duchess Swan, and Cedar Wood. Each character narrates chapters in sequence. They were all chosen due to the unfinished nature of their destinies in the original Ever After High show.

**SPOILERS AHEAD!**

## Characters

### Briar Beauty

**Crown Princess Briar Beauty** was destined to be the next Sleeping Beauty, but refused to sign the Storybook of Legends in her Legacy Year and thus changed her destiny. She was one of the first Royals to switch to the Rebel side of the destiny conflict. After the events of the story, she leaves Ever After with Hopper Croakington II to start a new life together. They travel around the Fairytale World and eventually settle in Story-by-the-Sea, keeping a low profile. Briar works as a party planner while Hopper attends veterinary school. They eventually move back to Perceforest where Briar begins training to be queen. They have one child, a girl named Lily-Rose, named in honor of her two grandmothers.

### Darling Charming

**Crown Princess Darling Charming** is not your typical princess--instead of being a damsel in distress, she's the White Knight, one of Wonderland's bravest defenders. Upon her older brothers' relinquishment of the Newkingdom throne, Darling becomes the future queen. She has to abdicate her position once she ascends to the throne. Darling splits her time between her two worlds, accompanied by Holly O'Hair, her girlfriend and eventual wife. Shortly after becoming queen, Darling and Holly adopt an infant boy. They name him Perseus (nicknamed Percy) as a reference to the origins of Holly's story, as well as a nod to their friend Cupid's heritage.

### Chase Redford

**Prince Chase Redford** initially had no real destiny but was urged by the Red Queen, his adoptive mother, to assume the role of the Red Knight. He does not like this position but feels like he must stick with it since he did not inherit the coveted Red Queen destiny. He is one of many characters to have changed his destiny, as he falls in love with Justine Dancer and becomes her prince in The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Their relationship turns long-distance when Justine is accepted to the Royal Bulovian Ballet Company with Duchess Swan. Chase resents having to stay in Wonderland and miss cheering his girlfriend on, leading to his resignation of his Red Knight duties. Chase and Justine settle in Bulovia-Domini and have three children: a girl named Edeline and two boys named Lewis and Alaric.

### Duchess Swan

**Crown Princess Duchess Swan** is a former Royal turned Rebel who also changes her destiny. She always resented her original destiny as Odette from the Swan Queen and created catty plots to usurp more favorable destinies from her peers. During her senior year at Ever After High, she accepts Sparrow Hood's invitation to become his Maid Marian. After Ever After is destroyed, the two leave the realm and Duchess supports Sparrow's budding career as a rock band frontman. She is accepted into the Royal Bulovian Ballet Company with Justine Dancer and has a long, successful career as a prima ballerina. Duchess convinces Sparrow to move back to Story-by-the-Sea with her so she can ascend the throne after her father dies. They have three children: a boy named Lark, a girl named Alouette, and a younger son named Wren.

### Cedar Wood

**Cedar Wood** is the only non-royal main character in the story. She desperately wants to become a real, live girl, but is cursed to live in her wooden body and always tell the truth. She seeks out a way to change her destiny into a more favorable one during her senior year, but decides at the last minute not to go through with her plan after realizing it would destroy Ever After. When Ever After is destroyed anyway, she chooses to stay and help Queen Apple White rebuild the realm. Thanks to her sacrifice, the Blue-Haired Fairy finally transforms her into a real girl. Cedar never falls in love or has biological children due to her aromantic asexuality and child-free nature. She becomes an art professor at the new Ever After University.