Ladislav Dracul

''"She owed it to Wallachia to be whole and complete. Dedicated and clear-eyed. No one could break her heart if all it contained was her country." '' - Lada, Bright We Burn (246) Ladislav "Lada" Dracul is the only daughter of a Wallachian vaivode, or warlord prince, and eventually vaivode herself. She is the sister of Radu Dracul.

Physical Description
Lada is consistently described as being very ugly, with a crooked nose and cruel eyes. Her eyes are hooded and deep set, and she has full lips. Her hair is long, dark, curly, and rarely brushed, and she typically wears men's clothes when she can. She is also described as being short and stocky.

Radu Dracul
Radu is Lada's younger brother. She was cruel to him as a child, but also protective. Later in the series, they become enemies in war and also in their interests. Radu's loyalty to the Ottoman Empire leads to Lada's resentment of him. In Now I Rise, Lada and Radu's relationship becomes even more tense after she abandons the Ottoman Empire to take back her country, Wallachia.

Mehmed II
Mehmed is Lada's love interest and childhood friend. In the second book, Now I Rise, she abandons the Ottoman Empire. Her relationship with Mehmed becomes tense, and although he still wants her to come back to him, he also acknowledges her as a political enemy.

Bogdan

Bogdan Is Lada's childhood friend, He was taken to the Ottoman Empire for his army, later he would meet Lada again and follow her in her plan to obtain Wallachia, he becomes her love interest simply because Mehmed is not there. Lada does not love him but cares for him because of his childhood and loyalty.

Nicolae

Nicolae Is one of the Lada's best soldiers and also has been with her since the beginning. Being the one who gave her an opportunity to train with him and the jenizaros, Lada appreciates him very much, like a brother and knows that he would follow her to the end of the world, after all he told her himself.