Briar Beauty

Crown Princess Briar Beauty is one of the main characters of The End of Ever After. She 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."“That dusty old book needed to go...it was ruining people’s lives!” — to Apple White in Chapter 1"

First Year
Briar Beauty is a fun-loving party girl entering high school. She knows that her destiny entails 100 years of enchanted sleep but is determined to enjoy all life has to offer before pricking her finger. When she isn't napping (thanks to her enchanted narcolepsy), she tends to go on extravagant shopping sprees with her BFFAs (best friends forever after) and throw the most wicked parties. Her wild lifestyle never hampers her grades; her superhuman hearing during naps allows her to catch every word of every lecture she falls asleep in. She isn't on track to be valedictorian, but Briar is definitely in the top 5 of the Class of 560.

Legacy Year
Briar and her BFFAs are excited to sign the Storybook of Legends and seal their destinies. Her closest friends are all Royals, meaning they have no qualms about what the future holds in store for them. But soon a faction of Rebels, students who want to choose their own destinies, crop up in her class. Briar pays them no mind, as her own story, though plagued by 100 years of boredom, has a happy ending. She consoles Apple White, her closest friend, when the latter realizes that Raven Queen, the villain in her story and leader of the Rebels, is truly not going to sign the book. After a contentious Legacy Day, in which Raven announced to the entire fairytale world that she was going to write her own destiny, Briar supports her best friend and leads the Royal coalition against the rebellion.

Thronecoming
On the first day of Thronecoming, Briar pricks her finger as she mends a torn skirt and promptly falls asleep. Her roommate, Ashlynn Ella, wakes her up and informs her that she slept through Float-Building, one of the biggest parties of the year. Briar is stricken by the reality of a 100-year enchanted sleep. Ashlynn suggests that Briar think about not signing the Storybook of Legends. After Raven is tricked into agreeing to sign the Book, Briar reveals to her peers that she no longer wants to accept her destiny, much to the chagrin of Apple. Briar and her friends find themselves in a situation where they must fight their way out of each other's destinies, and Briar realizes the true weight of Raven's decision when she ends up in Raven's story. Upon returning to Ever After, Briar discovers the location of the Storybook of Legends and makes the quick decision to throw it down the Well of Wonder, a magical well that, unbeknownst to Briar, contains a portal that leads to Wonderland. She does so thinking that the Book's disappearance will prevent her from ever having to sign it.

True Hearts Day
C. A. Cupid, daughter of Eros and minor goddess of attraction and desire, reveals to Briar that she wants to celebrate True Hearts Day, a defunct holiday that recognizes the importance of love and friendship. Briar agrees to help host a school-wide party without the knowledge of Headmaster Grimm, who warned Cupid never to speak of the holiday to her peers. The girls enlist the help of Hopper Croakington II, the son of the Frog Prince and Briar's biggest admirer. Together, the three order cakes and party supplies while successfully evading Grimm's suspicion. Briar grows closer to Hopper and realizes he's a good friend, even though he often gets tongue-tied around her and transforms into a frog. She's happy for Ashlynn when she successfully reunites with her boyfriend, Hunter Huntsman, and is able to date him in public.

Spring Fairest
During Spring Fairest, Ever After High's end-of-school-year festival, Briar and Hopper continue to cross paths and maintain their fledgling friendship. Briar sometimes flirts with Hopper and plays off of his feelings for her, but Hopper seems to be okay with it. Alistair Wonderland and Bunny Blanc appear from Wonderland and claim they found the Storybook of Legends. It turns out, though, that they were tricked by the Cheshire Cat and actually have a book of tricks. The false book turns everyone who reads it into the opposite version of themselves, causing chaos in Ever After High and Book End. Briar, Raven, Cerise Hood, and Holly O'Hair race against the clock to stop Apple and the rest of the changed students from drying up all the Wonder in Ever After. They are unable to do so themselves, but Alistair, Bunny, Maddie Hatter, Lizzie Hearts, and Kitty Cheshire manage to turn back the topsy-turvy curse and restore order to Ever After. Briar is relieved to know the Storybook of Legends is still missing.

Wonderland
Briar, Raven, Apple, Lizzie, Maddie, and Kitty travel to Wonderland in an attempt to stop a plot against Lizzie's mother, the Queen of Hearts. Briar is worried that her friends will discover that she was the person responsible for the Storybook of Legends' presence in Wonderland. In order to stop the plot, Raven tries to sign the Book, but it won't open. She uses its power to aid her in stopping Courtly Jester from taking the Wonderland throne. The Book promptly disappears. Briar decides not to tell her friends about her actions during Thronecoming the prior year.

Dragon Games
Briar decides not to participate in the resurgence of Dragon Games due to her intense mistrust of the Evil Queen. Instead, she cheers on Apple and Ashlynn on the Dark team while secretly hoping the Evil Queen gets captured again. She works with Jillian Beanstalk and Hopper to sneak some students out of the school when the Evil Queen takes over. Though she's sad that her friend was poisoned, she can't help but feel angry that Apple didn't face any consequences for releasing the Evil Queen from Mirror Prison.

Epic Winter
After the Snow King blankets Ever After and the surrounding kingdoms in eternal winter, Briar, Ashlynn, Blondie Lockes, Rosabella Beauty, Faybelle Thorne, and Daring Charming go on a quest to break the curse placed on him. Briar begrudgingly gets to know Faybelle better and begins to understand her motives for following her destiny as the next Dark Fairy. The crew discovers that Daring is Rosabella's beast prince in Beauty and the Beast. However, Daring is currently in a relationship with Lizzie and is distraught by this news. Rosabella confides in Briar and reveals how hurt she is by Daring's reaction to the discovery.

End of School Year
Briar decides it's time for her to tell her close friends about the Storybook of Legends after the school year ends. She first tells Ashlynn, who is understanding and promises never to tell anyone. When she tells Apple, however, she's surprised by how angry her friend becomes. Briar's hard feelings about her oldest friend break loose and the two girls get into a huge argument. They don't speak to each other for the whole summer.

Fourth Year
Briar is back for her fourth year.

Hopper Croakington II
Hopper and Briar became friends in their Legacy Year.

Mother
Briar loves her mother but feels distant once she starts questioning her destiny.

Father
Briar has a good relationship with her father.

Siblings
Briar has a good relationship with her younger brothers and sisters, though she does find them annoying at times.

Rosabella
Due to her father's unease at his wife's brother-in-law's beastly side, Briar was restricted from seeing her cousin growing up. When Rosabella transferred to Ever After High, the two became quick friends. Briar defends Rosabella from the school's general cold shoulder following the Epic Winter destiny revelation.

Apple White
Apple and Briar were BFFAs from a very young age. They remained close all throughout their first three years of high school, but after Briar tells Apple she threw the Storybook of Legends down the Well of Wonder, their friendship is severed. In The End of Ever After, the two girls have a general hatred of each other, though it subsides to a truce by the end. Their friendship will never be the same, but they no longer despise each other.

Ashlynn Ella
Ashlynn and Briar have been close since their nursery rhyme school days. Their friendship strengthens when they become roommates at Ever After High. Ashlynn was the person to suggest not signing the Storybook of Legends to Briar, and Briar protected Ashlynn when the True Hearts Day fiasco occurred. They become BFFAs in their later years at Ever After High, and Ashlynn becomes Briar's principal best friend by their final year.

Personality
Briar is outgoing, fun-loving, and is always down for a good party.

Appearance
Briar has dark brown hair, light brown skin, and eyes that fluctuate between brown, amber, and deep rose. Her cheeks are always rosy. Her hair has pink highlights that Briar constantly maintains, as it's popular in the fairytale world to get highlights if your hair doesn't naturally contain them.

Interests
Briar is an excellent party planner and is notorious for hosting sometimes extravagant, sometimes wacky get-togethers. She also loves hextreme sports and can be seen hang-gliding, parasailing, ziplining, or riding dragons outside of school.