User blog comment:Vinnnn/Character Critiques, Tips, and Hints/@comment-26663162-20150720074259/@comment-33209858-20150720081559

Hello there! I'm not too great with obscure fairy tales, but I'll try my best and hopefully help you out in some way ^^

For names, the first thing that came to mind is naming her after the castle, like Soria or Moria Prince/Princess. I also sort of like the idea of naming her Castlerine, which is a pun on the name Catherine and the word 'castle'. So you could name her Castlerine Soriamoria or something similar to that, in order to allude to her story.

For personality, I like the idea of either making her a stereotypical "perfect princess" trope or do a complete opposite and make her cynical and unimpressed. If you'd prefer to make her the "perfect princess" trope, I'd suggest making her kindhearted, optimistic and so sugary sweet that she gives you cavities. Think stereotypical Disney princess or something - Sort of like Giselle from Enchanted. Y'know, she loves to sing, even when she really shouldn't, and has woodland critters following after her everywhere she goes. She practically giggles out rainbows and unicorns, that's how "girly" she is.

Or you could make her very jaded and weary of the whole "get captured by a troll, get rescued, get married to savior, and live Happily Ever After" schtick. I mean, there's plenty of other princesses who face the exact same destiny as her, so it's not like her destiny is anything crazy or spectacular, so perhaps you could reflect that in her character. Maybe she's just very bored and unimpressed by literally everyone and everything, and so she's super pessimistic about life in general. Sure, she gets a Happily Ever After, but so do hundreds of other princesses out there.

As for appearance and design, as far as I can call it's pretty open-ended and up to you. You could give her golden blonde hair like the magical ring, for example. Speaking of the ring, I'd suggest making that a motif in her outfit, since that was pretty much the only motif connected to the princesses from the tale. For example, she could wear plenty of rings, or have a ring-shaped crown, or a ring-shaped belt. Perhaps you could even make her whole deal about jewelry in general, including bracelets and necklaces.

Well, that's all the ideas I have for now! Hopefully I helped in some way or another, but if you'd like more advice or ideas, just let me know and I'll try my best~