CHARACTER REFERENCE
Consider this to be less of a Dramatis Personae and more of a general cheat sheet for the many names and characters in the story. Let me know if you'd like anyone or any notes added. If you aren't caught up to the story and Interludes, there may be some spoilers below.
THE PARTY
* Alan – Frequent Game Master and general organizer of the Party
* Became: James Li
* Nasim – Power Gamer and fellow GM for the group
* Became: Tor Knudson
* Davis – Quiet but active participant in the group, deeply closeted
* Became: Genevieve Lyon
* Victor – Nonchalant, somewhat lazy nerd and 'Guy who plays himself but a wizard'-type Player
* Became: ???, Was sent to The Crossroads of Destiny, somewhere in Middle America
* Mars – A deeply chaotic person with militant yet harmless beliefs, dating Cat
* Became: ???, Sent to Keletsnya, A small European nation known for its black magic
* Cat – Tumblr power user, enjoyed making the snacks weekly
* Became: ???, Twin sister of Mars' character, Sent to The City of Eternal Spirituality
* Cici – Resident weeb, deeply reserved, married to Ted
* Became: Omura Erina
* Ted – An affable friend, extremely even keeled and risk adverse
* Became: Antonio D'Antonia, aka Oh Yasushi
THE PARTY, AGAIN
* James Li – Our hero
* "I'm the city's finest son, Pak. But don't forget, I'm incredibly fickle too."
* Antonio D'Antonio aka Oh Yasushi – cyberneticist for Mena Technologies, fan of cowboy movies, annoyed by his increasingly noir lifestyle, fussy about design
* Interlude 4: The Man With The Metal Hand
* Omura Erina – A kunoichi and master seductress in the Shinomiya-gumi
* Interlude 8: Cici in Paradise
* Genevieve Lyon – Semi-retired ballerina, contractor for the DGSE, model, member of the Thorn Pact, Petitioner of the Hesperides
* Interlude 9: Star Crossed
* Tor Knudson – Alcoholic, homicidal, former spec ops soldier, burnt by Norway, hunted by family, stuck in a hidden Mayan City
THE CAST, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
* Annie Shine – former cheerleader, current influencer, senior student of Black City Kung Fu
* Being transformed slowly, from Crucifixion, Missouri
* Marianne Greene – nurse at Dayside hospital, neighbor, and generally normal person, mother of Shania, Darius, and Shaun
* Shania – rescued in Welcome to Black Harbor, quite shy, best friend: Aminah Akhtar, responsible eldest sibling
* Ishida Maki – Miko, sympathetic spiritualist, recruited James for the Bell Street Exorcism, sister by spiritual adoption
* Ken – deceased brother, tricked into retrieving the Hakkotsu no Ha by Funikugami
* Kassem 'Combo' Kahn – legendary stunt man and body double, James' mentor, master of Uzumaki Shinken Ryu Karate
* Filming a movie in the Alps
* Ex-wife: Katrina Messer; Daughter: Sonje Kahn
* Lily Li – master of Li Family Eagle Style Kung Fu, James' mother
* John Chang – ex husband, thief, currently in prison
* Crystal Li – James' sister, studying design in California
* Ami – 'adopted' as a closed door student, former Kuze minion
* Black Harbor Eagle Kung Fu School
* Mathew Kingsman – middle aged black man, senior most student
* Harry Wen – elderly student, former Li babysitter
* Mrs. Hsu – elderly student
* Kelsey – new student, leaked video of James v. Kuze
* 'Kevin' Huo – cab driver, calligraphy enthusiast, tutored the Li children in calligraphy, teaches a class at the Shinto Shrine, former getaway driver for now dead yuxia
* Shinto Shrine
* Ishida Ai – Maki's mother
* Susy Sunada – Miko, runs James Li fan account, wants to be a singer, unusually talented at awakening tsukumogami, quite dumb, aka eXscusyMe
* Baku-san – a dream tsukumogami of supreme power, stuffed animal
* Sunada Daigo – Patriarch of the Sunada Clan, laid back, enjoys puns, writing a novel
* Ishida Hiroaki – Patriarch of the Ishida Clan, reasonable, excellent negotiator, likes joinery
* Lord Sasumata – tsukumogami, legendary polearm of the Sunada Clan, Lord of Law
* Funikugami – Carrion God, guards the lower most entrances to the Shrine
* Pak Hadiman – master of Hadiman Silat, community leader, dueled James in Caci
* Kuze Tanaka – raised in the Tiger Triad after a raid on a Yakuza trafficking ship, uses pure fighting spirit in place of Qi for techniques, rival of James Li
* Former minions: Ami and Ro
* On a training trip with his master outside of the city according to Ami
* Junior – appointed as head of the Tiger Triad by leadership in Guangzhou, China, striver, from New York
* Jade Fu – grew up as the daughter of Tiger members, contented follower of Shelly 'Pastel' Chan, loves weapons
* fought James on the rooftop in Bell Street Exorcism p3
* Shelly 'Pastel' Chan – a captain in the Tiger Triad, assassin, poison Qi user
* Tiger Triad Extras
* Caroline Han – best friend and roommate of Jade
* Evie, Phillip, Walter "Dubs" – born into Triad
* Li Tieguai – one of the Eight Immortals, a vagrant
* is trading the story of the 'Peach Incident' in exchange for treats from other immortals and gods
* Albert 'Uncle' Hou – owner of UltraFresh Groceries and More, secretly the leader of the Black Harbor Branch of the Crane Sect, an apparently amiable man
* Cory Ning – one of James' oldest friends, fuckboy, surprisingly competent criminal
* Crane Triad Extras
* Fat Frog Hsieh – street captain, once stopped and held a moving armored bank van with his bulk
* Vincent He – head of security for the Hou Family, has a 'black hole' technique
* Joseph Mao Guanying – comptroller for HaoHao Shipping, head of logistics for the Black Harbor branch of Cranes
* Jewel Chen – old friend of James, current stripper, escort, and RedDoor star
* Edith 'Edie' Mann – was headhunted for a Crane affiliated Chemtech firm HuaGen by Cory, coerced into participating in the honeypot on James
* Vanessa Hou – daughter of Albert, COO of the Kingfisher, lawyer, 10/10 babe
* Eleanor Xin Huifen – newest transfer to the city, recently graduated international school in Paris, student of Falling Leaf Lin
* 'Blink' JingJing – of the Li-Family, former mercenary messenger service, former prodigy
* Currently wandering the world
* Falling Leaf Lin – pale immortal and friend of the Crane Sect Founder, master of wind techniques, very creepy
* James owes Lin a debt
* Paul Occam – member of the ancient magical family, journalist for the Harbor Moon, private investigator on behalf of the Order of the Red Rose, unimpressive wizard
* Gentry Occam – parrot, excellent wizard, genius, enjoys Agatha Christie, effectively raised Paul, over a hundred years old, extremely English
* Aminah Akhtar – Shania's best friend, great with animals, raised to be more religious than she would otherwise prefer
* Maria Ramirez – ex-girlfriend, current bike cop in Harbor Hill, strong willed, great ass
* Smoothie – cat, violent maniac
* 'Mr. Squishy' – rat, menace, James' true rival
* Robert Mugisha – has run his herbal remedies store for some time, was rescued from torture by James
* McNeil Family
* Siobhan McNeil – matriarch, bar owner, witch
* Megan McNeil – older sister, memory magic specialist
* Jason McNeil – well intentioned oaf, sports fan
* Sally McNeil – youngest, immensely powerful, borderline personality, aka Sillymander
* co-running James Li fan account alongside Susy Sunada after events of 'A Bard's Life'
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BACKGROUND CHARACTERS
* Madame Wang – moxibustionist and traditional healer
* Denny – tech guy and scammer
* Alice 'Anaconda' Alencar – reigning champ of the Black Harbor Martial Arts Tournament
* May Wong – legendary film star and inspiration of Annie's
* Deshaun Greene – deceased ex-husband of Marianne, killed by magic of some kind
* Damon Jennings – Annie's ex, rookie linebacker for the Black Harbor Divers, low level psychic
* Augusta Hart – co-owner of the Hartwood, Annie's former boss
* Cavalcante Garavaglia – tailor at Garibaldi's Couturier
* Guiseppe 'Joey' Garavaglia – apprentice tailor
* Pha Thet – victim of possession, lethwei practitioner
* Daniel Thet – young man, nephew of Pha
* Domingo Alvarez – commercial producer
* Cherie and Guy – James' new manager and agent respectively, live in Paris, work for GLB Talent Agency
* Alpine – former mercenary, dead, user of combat stims
* Zelda – Maki's ex-girlfriend, former magical collaborator, tarot witch
* Ms. Aggie – pigeon
* Hugh – one of James' old friends, Sanda practitioner
* O'Reilly – once threw up on a bike cop, classic O'Reilly
* Mizutani Ichiro – corpo middle manager at Mena Technologies
* Jess – photographer, Annie's roommate, friend from Penn State, fan of smutty romance novels
* Grandmaster Kwon – of Master Kwon's Korean Fighting Academy, former military chemist, has over 400 gyms worldwide
* Kwon's KFA Black Harbor
* Jeanine Bottaro – 7th dan black belt, runs Black Harbor school, short Italian, body like a bronze statue, former friend/colleague of James Chang
* Bill – higher ranking black belt, dad vibes
* Cathy – American born Korean woman, black belt at Kwon's KFA, Annie's rival?
* Garrison – 2nd dan, instructor, sales-guy energy
* Casey – work-study program teen, fan of James and Annie's videos
* Aditi – Susy Sunada's bestie
* Takamine Iwao – 'Blood-Soaked King', former Yakuza enforcer, captured by Erina
* Andina Katz – contender for strongest alive, notable for assassination of the Spanish Royal Family, missing/retired
* Nagao Haru – contender for strongest alive, in seclusion
* Shinomiya-Gumi
* Matriarch – catgirl, 250+ years old
* Himeno – senior kunoichi
* Shimeyo – kunoichi, medical specialist
* Go – consort of Himeno, dog-headed man, samurai
* Marigold Travers – Sidekick of Genevieve, lots of potential, not much else
* Thorn Pact/Order of the Red Rose
* Vera Galton – astrologist, 99 years old, sponsored Geneveive, contractor for DGSE
* Lord Kian Watt – Petitioner of Cernunnos, ambitious, striving to open an American branch
* Edna Occam – known for her manikin maids
* Hearse Family
* Nitesh Singh
* Beth Holiday