Princess Pea

The Princess of Dor and the only child of the king and queen, Pea is a sharp-eyed and beautiful girl whom Despereaux grows to honor and love upon their first meeting and she also comes to love the mouse. Though kind-hearted and loved by the people of the castle, Pea is often overcome with loneliness after her mother's death. Because of her title as a princess, Pea is not used to being told what to do and sometimes takes slight offense when someone does not appreciate her for her title. However, when her past actions cause her kidnapping, Pea comes to use her forgiveness, good nature, and place as royalty for the good of the other characters.

History
Miggery Sow is a servant girl of the castle. Her main job is to go down to the dungeons to deliver Gregory the jailer his meal and, while there, she meets Roscuro and confesses to him that her greatest wish is to become a princess. Roscuro convinces Mig that if she helps him kidnap Princess Pea, he'll make her a servant girl so Miggery Sow can become a princess. Together, Miggery Sow and Roscuro capture Princess Pea. Botticelli takes advantage of this and tries to consume the princess with a horde of ferocious rats. Fortunately, Despereaux rescues the princess, partly changing Roscuro's mind about humans. Then the princess, along with Miggery Sow and the two rodents, walk out into the sunlight of the castle. They are all overjoyed and become friends with each other.

Personality
Princess Pea is kind, gentle and sweet. She is also very well mannered and elegant. One of her only faults is that she is used to being treated with respect and having most things done for her. And she is also known as polite, respectful, independent, noble, compassionate, empathetic, sensible, smart, plucky, even-tempered and affectionate.