In the novel's internal narrative, Alinda is the daughter of Queen Aurora (the Sleeping Beauty figure) and King Colin. On her eighteenth birthday she is cursed by the Shadow Fairy to a 500-year deep sleep, a fate mirroring that of her mother. Because the royal parents will not survive until the appointed waking, they find a secure resting place for Alinda and arrange for a guardian to watch over her until the sleep is meant to end; the plot frames these events as part of a modern fairy-tale reimagining rather than as traditional folklore.
Secondary summaries and catalog descriptions provide no detailed physical description of Alinda beyond her identity as the daughter of Sleeping Beauty and the narrative fact that she falls into an enchanted sleep on her eighteenth birthday. The guardian entrusted to watch her is described in the novel as "a young dragon named Nessie," implying a dragonlike or serpentine guardian figure, but the sources do not elaborate precise physical features.
The only explicitly described supernatural condition in the sources is the Shadow Fairy's curse imposing a long-duration enchanted sleep — specifically a 500-year deep sleep. Alinda's narrative role centers on being subject to that curse and on the cultural dislocation that follows her awakening into a modern world (airplanes, cars, rock music, different clothing). The guardian (Nessie) functions behaviorally as a watchful protector during the sleep. No other magical powers, spells, or innate supernatural abilities for Alinda are documented in the available summaries.
Weaknesses
None recorded.
Wards
- conditionsecure resting place / guardian assignment
Alicanto
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Alichino
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Alignak
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Alipherus
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Alisanos
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Alka
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Alke
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Alkonost
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Alkyonides
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Community Record
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