Vampire Academy/Characters

Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway
Rose is the seventeen-year-old Dhampir protagonist of the Vampire Academy series and is best friends with Princess Lissa Dragomir. Her birthday is at the end of March. She died in the same accident as Lissa's parents and brother in the past, but Lissa unknowingly brought her back, making her a "Shadow-Kissed" Dhampir. Sarcastic and quick-witted, Rose is training to become Lissa's Guardian, while in the process of falling in love with her mentor, Dimitri Belikov.
 * Action Girl: And HOW.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Hot for Student: The general relationship between her and Dmitri.
 * Les Yay: Her and Lissa.

Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir
A seventeen-year-old Moroi royal and Rose Hathaway's best friend. Lissa is the last vampire in the Dragomir royal line, giving her the title "Princess." Her family, along with Rose, died in a car accident when she was fifteen, but Lissa unknowingly brought Rose back from the dead, creating a bond between them. She develops feelings for Christian Ozera in Vampire Academy and starts dating him later on in the same book.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Les Yay: Her and Rose- it's to the point where other characters get to lampshade it. And then there's that bond...ooh.

Dimitri Belikov
A well-respected 24-year-old Dhampir of Russian origin from Siberia, assigned to be Lissa's Guardian along with Rose. Dimitri has a slight Russian accent, and likes old western novels. He is sometimes described as a 'god,' in reference to his reputation as one of the most skilled and 'badass' guardians around. He is also Rose's mentor and love interest. He returns Rose's feelings but attempts to stay out of a relationship with her for most of the series, since it would interfere with his guardian duties.
 * Badass
 * Hot for Student: Him and Rose.

Christian Ozera
Lissa's primary love interest. He is an outcast because his parents willingly became Strigoi. He's a royal Moroi who holds radical ideas about fighting against Strigoi. He specializes in Fire magic.
 * Troubled but Cute

Adrian Ivashkov
A royal Moroi and great-nephew of the queen, he's known for being a bit of a party boy. He is first introduced to the group after taking a romantic interest in rose.

Victor Dashkov
A royal moroi, Natalie's father and a dear friend of Lissa's father who specializes in Earth magic.

Natalie Dashkov
A royal Moroi with jet-black hair and jade green eyes who specializes in earth magic. She is very awkward among other royals and is known for talking a lot.

Mia Rinaldi
A non-royal Moroi whose element is Water. Mia holds a grudge against Lissa (and by default, Rose) because of the way Lissa's older brother, Andre, used her and broke her heart.

Queen Tatiana Ivashkov
Ruler of the Moroi and dhampirs. She was said to have a secret relationship with Ambrose and Blake Lazar. Initially she wants to groom Lissa to follow her on the thrown.

Tasha Ozera
Natasha "Tasha" Ozera is Christian's aunt. Like Christian, she has black hair, wintry blue eyes, and is a Fire user. She took care of Christian when his parents turned Strigoi. She is romantically interested in Dimitri, and wanted to have a child with him, but he did not return the feelings because of Rose.

Avery Lazar
A royal moroi whose father replaces the headmistress. She befriends Lissa after Rose leaves the school.

'Abe' Mazur
A well-known Turkish mobster, described as the 'knee cap-breaking' type. He is guarded by two Dhampirs and is known for making trades, blackmailing, and other illegal businesses. He also has many connections in the Moroi world.

Jillian "Jill" Mastrano
Jillian Mastrano is a Moroi who attends St. Vladimir's. She meets Rose in Shadow Kiss, and asks her how to fight strigoi, but Rose refers her to Christian.

Mason Ashford
A Dhampir who is one of Rose's best friends, and also a novice Guardian. He frequently helps out Rose throughout the series. He is interested in her romantically, and Rose eventually attempts a relationship with him, only to find it fall apart because of her unbreakable connection to Dimitri.

Eddie Castile
A Dhampir and one of Rose's closest friends after the Spokane incident involving him, Rose, Mason, Christian, and Mia. He was also the best friend of Mason Ashford.

Janine Hathaway
Rose Hathaway's mother, a legendary guardian. Her relationship with Rose starts off very rocky but improves throughout the series.

Sydney Sage
An Alchemist who helps Rose find Dimitri's hometown, Baia, in Siberia.