NOVEL WEB Character Reference Sheet
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'
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