𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

1. 𝘿𝙧. 𝘼𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖺𝗀𝗈𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍, 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝖺𝖾𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍

•𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : 𝖱𝖺𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖫𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝗒 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖿𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝖱𝖺𝗃𝖺𝗇. 𝖧𝖺𝗎𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖺𝖼𝗒. 𝖢𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗈𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋.

𝟤. 𝙍𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙣 "𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙪" 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙖

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : 𝖬𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽, 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗇

•𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : 𝖤𝖽𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖵𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗅'𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌. 𝖪𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖾. Prakrit scripts, and oral histories. Writes poetry on leaves. 𝖶𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗉rotect Vanasthal from exploitation while navigating curiosity about the outside world. 

3. 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙟𝙖𝙣 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧 (𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙)

  •𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Aanya’s grandfather, mentor, and flawed scholar.

  •𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : Disgraced archaeologist obsessed with the Ashtabhuja Treasure. His journals and guilt drive Aanya’s quest. His unsolved riddles, stolen artifacts, and love for Aanya haunt the story. 

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝟣.𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧 (𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙)

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Aanya’s mother, Rajan’s daughter. 

•𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : Died when Aanya was three. Her sketch in Aanya’s locket symbolizes lost family and innocence. 

𝟤. 𝙇𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Elderly midwife in Vanasthal.  

•𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : Gave Rajan cryptic clues decades ago. Secretly respects Aanya and leaves marigolds as silent guidance. 

𝟥. 𝙑𝙚𝙚𝙧

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Ronu’s childhood friend, Vanasthal’s kathakali dancer.

  •𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : His performances unknowingly reenact Queen Meghavarna’s legends, offering visual clues. 

𝟦. 𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙪'𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 - 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗮

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Village storyteller, keeper of oral histories. 

  •𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : Her rhymes and bracelet (with a priestess’s hair) help unlock the treasure.

𝟧. 𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙪'𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 - 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗶 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗮

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Teenage tech aspirant. 

•𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : Bridges old and new worlds; secretly learns coding and aids Aanya with gadgets. 

𝟨. 𝙈𝙧𝙨.𝙉𝙖𝙞𝙧

•𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 : Aanya’s childhood neighbor in London. 

•𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 : Cared for Aanya during Rajan’s absences. Sends care packages and old photos.