Arabian Nights/Characters
Scheherazade: Princess who saves her people by marrying a mad sultan and charming him with her stories
- Badass Bookworm
- Badass Princess: Though more for courage and cunning then for warlike talent per se.
- Beauty Equals Goodness
- Cultured Badass
- Femme Fatale : A heroic Femme Fatale and even a perfectly Kosher one by Muslim standards. But yeah.
- Guile Hero
- Heroic Sacrifice
- Hot Consort
- Lady and a Scholar: She was as well read as any scholar.
- Jumped At the Call
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl
- Nerves of Steel: No kidding!
- Off With Her Head: Averted.
- Plucky Girl
- Scheherezade Gambit: Trope Namer
- Spirited Young Lady
- The Storyteller
- Storytelling in bed
Harun Al-Rashid: Commander of the Faithful in Ye Goode Olde Days. Appears in many adventures.
- The Chains of Commanding: Which is why he needs the recreation of having adventures.
- The Emperor
- King Incognito : Goes around as this
- Reasonable Authority Figure
- Royals Who Actually Do Something
Sindbad: merchant who made incredible amounts of money on various voyages and invites a begger to his feast to tell him about his adventures.
- Father Neptune
- Intrepid Merchant
- The Jinx : All of his companions have an uncomfortable habit of dying. You wonder why anyone ever sails with him.
- Non-Idle Rich
- Self-Made Man
- The Storyteller