Briar

Briar
General Information
Full name	Briar
Title(s)	Child of the Blessed
Species	Mortal
Home	Mortal Lands (formerly) Prythian
Status	Alive
Physical description
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Black
Series Information
Appearances	A Court of Wings and Ruin

Briar is a mortal and a member of the Children of the Blessed.

Quick Answers

What is the significance of Briar being a member of the Children of the Blessed?

Briar, a mortal, is part of the Children of the Blessed, a group that reveres the High Fae despite their history of enslaving humans. This group, mostly young women, wears silver bracelets, possibly emulating High Priestesses, and encourages others to cross into Prythian, the Fae's land. Their actions, however, are disapproved by both humans and the Fae.

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How did Briar end up in the Hybern war camp?

Briar was taken to the Hybern war camp when the Cauldron, impersonating Graysen, tricked Elain. Feyre, Azriel, and Jurian, who was a covert ally, later rescued her.

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What role does Briar play in Feyre's quest to find her sister Elain?

In Feyre's quest to find her sister Elain, she encounters Briar at the Hybern war camp. Feyre rescues Briar, who despite enduring torture from Hybern's soldiers, exhibits resilience and manages to walk independently. Briar is subsequently seen in the Winter Court.

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What is the meaning of the name 'Briar' in the context of this character's story?

The name 'Briar' for this character signifies her mortal status and membership in the Children of the Blessed. It may symbolize her resilience, akin to a thorny briar bush, as she transitions from the Mortal Lands to Prythian.

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What are the beliefs of the Children of the Blessed that Briar follows?

Briar, a member of the Children of the Blessed, worships the faeries, especially the High Fae, as gods. She believes in their inherent goodness, despite their past cruelty towards humans. As part of her faith, she wears silver bracelets, similar to the High Priestesses, and encourages others to join her in Prythian.

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History

A Court of Wings and Ruin

After the collapse of the Wall, Hybern established their war camp in the mortal lands of southern Prythian. Briar, along with other Children of the Blessed, were imprisoned and tortured. It is not known if they were brought there or if they, following their beliefs, presented themselves to worship the High Fae.

Later, when Feyre goes to find her sister Elain with Azriel at the Hybern war camp, she sees a group of Children of the Blessed tortured and murdered, of which only one girl remains alive.

She decides to rescue her, as well as her sister, and asks Jurian, who is a spy in the camp, to take her to a place where she can pick her up later. We next see her standing at the edge of the cliff, but Jurian is nowhere in sight. Feyre and Az then get attacked by Hybern beasts. Az holds Briar and Elain and his wings are shredded, which stops him from being able to fly correctly. Feyre gets shot with an ash arrow in the shoulder and attempts to fly but is still not very trained in doing so. Tamlin, who turns out to be a spy as well, comes between them and the dozens of beasts, fighting them for Feyre and Azriel to try and get away. When they can't fly, he sends a large gust of his wind power to push them across the waters to safety. When Feyre and Azriel get away with Elain and the girl, they take her with them to the war camp. Feyre asks what her name is, and she tells her it is Briar. Briar offers the last scraps of clothing she has to try and staunch the blood if Feyre's wound, not knowing it is ash.

Briar is later seen walking through the Winter Court with Mor, Viviane, and Viviane's sister. Viviane's arm wrapped affectionately around her shoulders. Mor tells Feyre she likes the fuzzy beasts of the Winter Court.

Appearance

Briar is a short, slender, young, and beautiful girl. She has pale skin and long black hair.

Personality

Briar is seen to be quite resilient. Despite her burns and lashings from Hybern's soldiers, she was able to walk without Azriel or Feyre's help when both of them were too injured to move.

She also gave her last scraps of clothing during their escape to help Feyre's wounds.

Trivia

• Like Cresseida and Cormac, Briar shares name with a character from another Sarah J. Maas series: Throne of Glass. Briar is one of the Ironteeth Witches of Manon Blackbeak's Thirteen.
• Briar's name translates to "wild bush of thorny roses". This could hint at her ending up in the Spring Court, as the thorny rose is their symbol, and Tamlin had a hand in saving her life at the Hybern Camp.