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Name - Shannon Gates
Age - 15
Ethnicity - White [American]
Weapon - Sword
Appearance - Thin and small. Height is about 5'4" and weighs about 120 pounds. Looks younger than he is because of his small stature and baby face. Medium brown hair not cut into any particular style with bangs that fall in front of his eyes. Wears simple black-rimmed glasses but will sometimes wear contacts. He has pale blue eyes and pale skin.
Personality - He's very shy and is quite the bookworm. Tends to keep to himself and tries to make himself invisible. Usually gets picked on instead. He's not very strong physically but makes up for it in his intelligence. Wishes he could be more like the jocks in his school instead of the wimpy kid he is but never takes the initiative to become stronger or more popular.
Background - Was homeschooled until his first year of middle school and had always been very shy and pretty much antisocial. Begins playing the Game at the start of this story and had no desire to play at all. Parents sheltered him while he was homeschooled and still do. They have no idea of his involvement in the Game and Shannon knows he could never tell them.

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Name - Maddison [Maddi] Cameron
Age - 20
Ethnicity - African American 50% , Spanish 50%
Weapon - Spear
Appearance - Height of 5'6" and weighs about 140 pounds. She has an athletic and busty figure but not overly so. Her skin is a deep mahogany color and her eyes are just a shade darker. Her hair is dark brown and is ruler straight cut into a short bob hairdo and she has a couple of bright purple streaks going down the left side close to her face. She has two silver ring piercings in her right eyebrow and has multiple piercings in both her ears. Her clothing mostly consists of brightly colored tank tops, mini skirts, armwarmers, and stilleto boots.
Personality - Maddi has a very dark sense of humor and likes to tease others. Rarely has a genuine smile or laugh and doesn't take life very seriously. She can take care of herself physically and is clever and always thinking ahead.
Background - Maddi was abandoned as a small child and had been in and out of foster homes until she turned 18 and was able to go off on her own. She obviously became bitter from her experiences and rebeled against authority figures because of it. She started the Game about a year ago and welcomed it into her life without a second thought. Her normal life during the day consists of her job at a clothing store, her numerous and ever-changing mostly physical relationships, and random activities throughout the day. At night she is eager to begin the Game and the opportunity to stick cold steel into the shadowy monsters.