Described as a thin, tall girl with black hair and light brown skin, Robyn is the protagonist and the chief point-of-view character of Shadows of Sherwood. One of Robyn’s most distinctive features is her voluminous, curly hair, which she wears in an intricate six-stranded braid. Robyn has a great interest in gadgets and technology, especially the outdated devices of the late 20th and early 21st century. She is athletic and agile, adept at climbing walls and sneaking into small spaces. Her teachers think she is mischievous and restless though Robyn prides herself on getting decent grades. At the start of the novel, Robyn lives in the plush Loxley Mansion with her mother, the fourth chair of the upper house of Parliament, and her father, a member of the Parliament’s lower house. Robyn had a huge bedroom suite and access to all kinds of convenience and luxuries. From this position of comfort and safety, the narrative thrusts Robyn straight into a world of danger.

Initially, Robyn’s purpose is surviving her parents’ disappearance and finding out if they are alive. However, as the plot advances and Robyn begins to see the injustices piling up in her world, her goal becomes bigger.