Player: Sam Watson

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Themes: teaching, corruption, art, family

Tony came to the neighbourhood some thirty years ago as a teacher. Some say that it was a punishment for them for speaking the truth to the power; others claim that the cause was much more mundane, related to embezzlement and bribery, but it was certainly a fall from grace. You see, there are even rumours that Tony used to be a university professor.
That life is now long, long behind them. And even in their 70s, Tony is very vital and active. They raised the young Marie Pelletier and even spent a few years outside of La Cage, coming back with a kid. Nowadays, Tony is not only still teaching classes and editing papers - they are allegedly even involved in some sort of a sensitive _affair_.

Factions: Apartment Block B , Gamblers Den , The Pyramid Scheme

Player: Eva Rößler

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Themes: helping people, death, proving yourself, legacy

Dylan is wholly committed to their identity as “the doctor's heir”. They work at the clinic and help out wherever they can, dreaming of one day becoming a doctor themselves. They just wish their parent, Doctor Deer, would see that too. Instead, they favour their sibling Eliot, and so Dylan finds themselves always standing in the shadow of someone who could not care less about their legacy. Yes, Dylan sadly has some problems, and their high school endeavours are not yet good enough for medical university, but THEY WILL MANAGE. They will pull through, and they will show everybody. Be it through medicine, sheer grind, or their quite specific art.
In their attempts to impress their parent, Dylan will become more and more extreme, potentially setting off down a very dark path.

Factions: Apartment Block B , Gamblers Den , Theatrical Taxidermy Club , Addicts Anonymous

Player: David Winpenny

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Themes: Scarred, solidarity, gratitude, family, religion

Sometimes, injuries to the soul cause more damage than malfunctioning tools. Years ago, Francis lost their wife in a workshop accident, and their life just fell apart after that. Their older kid with their partner, Ember, had managed somehow, but their younger, Marie, ended up in the foster care of Francis' old friend, Tony Eclissi. Francis has had a lot of problems, mostly caused by their attempts to drown their demons in alcohol. It took long, long years to fix up at least their physical side, and the Gessle family has supported them tirelessly. 

Things might also be finally turning around. Francis has managed to get a part-time job as the janitor of Apartment Block B, and through rehab and support groups around the church, they are getting ready to start living once again. They may even be able to look Marie in the eyes again when they come back to La Cage. Francis deeply believes that they have been given a second chance at life, and they must use it.

Factions: Apartment Block B , Gamblers Den , Addicts Anonymous , Church of La Cage

Player: Anastasia Kuznyetsova

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Themes: family vs ideals, bullying, suzerainism, conditional love, fascism

Frankie is the third and last child of the Baciu family, born from an unknown father. Because of her important job, their mother, Jacqueline, clearly neglected them. Frankie was raised the hard way by their two terrible step-siblings, Rory and Eli. It was an awful, miserable childhood.
Frankie turned out to be a bully themselves, their favourite victim being their neighbour and “worst friend” Joan von Bergen. Joan's parents, the local Suzerainist leaders Paris and Addison von Bergen, whom Frankie admires, practically adopted Frankie. After some time, Paris von Bergen slowly gave them the confidence and care they never got from their own family. Now, they’ll do whatever they can to make this new family proud of them. They seem to have been successful so far.
Their relationship with Joan is far more complex: Joan is, at the same time, their friend and their victim; Frankie wants to push them to be the heir Paris and Addison deserve, while also wishing to take their place. What will happen to Frankie if Joan succeeds in becoming a deserving heir?

Factions: Apartment Block A , Gamblers Den , Iron Cadence

Player: Lukasz Klimczak

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Themes: racism, capitalism, romance, jealousy, fascism

Jaydon is the strong one of the Maier clan, and when we say strong, we mean “violent if needed, mostly just handling heavy objects”. On Tylor’s order, they often got their hands dirty to help the family business flourish. They have done everything they were asked so far, but nothing goes according to plan anymore - with their siblings or the one they love. Even the gambling has been going badly recently.
They just want the reward they are owed for their years of sacrifice, and to finally enjoy a joyful life. Are they not deserving of happiness? Did they really have to go through years and years of slowly building respect on the streets just to lose it because their siblings are too stupid?

Factions: Apartment Block A , Gamblers Den , Iron Cadence , Drill: South Side Crew

Player: Mick Decates

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Themes: ethics and crime, secret affair, abuse victim

Zhenya had still been a teenager when their family arrived in La Cage, grief-stricken by the loss of their little sibling in a deal gone bad back in Yugo-Graad. In a short time, their family crumbled, and Zhenya was hungry for any affection, which came from an outside source: Luka, a fellow Yugo-Graadian whose family had emigrated to Revachol. Zhenya quickly fell into Luka’s arms and, overwhelmed by all the changes and encouraged by their parent Matija’s fondness for Luka, they married fast. It wasn’t long until Luka’s temper started coming out, uncontrolled and irrational. Zhenya used to try to cover up the bruises, but it was too much work, and it turned out nobody cared much anyway. Now, as desperate for any hint of kindness or softness as when they first arrived in La Cage, Zhenya finds ever more reasons to spend time with someone from work: someone who makes their heart beat faster, that makes them feel a giddy sense of hope. Zhenya isn’t sure why, but they’re afraid of what would happen if Luka were to find out… or Matija. Zhenya may not enjoy the hard work at the sweatshop, but they feel a sense of belonging there; they want this part of their life to stay the same, and they want never again to speak of the kind of shady dealings that caused their sibling’s death. Will they give in to the demands of their overbearing spouse and parent or finally become their own person?

Factions: Immigrant Housing , Gamblers Den , Church of La Cage

Player: Ethan Coates

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Themes: consumed by revenge, outlet for despair, seeking out control

While the others in the family view their current situation at La Cage as a huge disappointment and betrayal, Salme also takes it as a personal insult. Instead of wallowing in their own guilt or trying to make the best of the situation like the other Du Toits, Salme has morphed their emotions into romantic passion, anger, and violence. Their powerlessness in every sweatshop shift just charges them with something that needs to get out. Be it in the form of rabid fights, hanging around bars, or a combination of both. But adrenaline as the antidote for shame is getting less and less potent every day, and while Salme still manages to hunch their back in front of their employer, the leash they are straining on can not hold forever.

Factions: Immigrant Housing , Gamblers Den , Drill: North Wing Slammers

Player: Jakub Stawik

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Themes: trauma and anguish, helping and manipulation, blackmail

Hope is, of course, not their real name - or most likely not. They were the first person who came into La Cage and headed straight to the cellars and sewers. Instead of trying to make out some sort of living in the rooms and halls of the old hospital, they established their own little domain in the dark places and set the rules of the underground. And from there, they can sometimes help with problems that don't belong in the daylight - from plumbing to obtaining documentation. Hope made themselves the ruler of the cellars, indispensable to many, hated by most and shunned by nearly everyone. They, too, naturally have their sensitive, human side. And their own problems, among others, pyrrolidone addiction. But in the harsh conditions of the sewers, it is harder and harder not to let their empathy become a victim of their extreme survival instincts.

Factions: Sewer People , The People's Pile disaster support group , Anarchists , Gamblers Den

Player: Nathan Chatelier

Keywords: 1st half character

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Themes: violence, unreliable memory, family reconciliation, expression through art

Donnie is the classic example of a black sheep of one of the slightly better-off families in La Cage. Since they were younger, they have been fascinated with the arts. When they grew up, this led them down a path that aligned with the wrong crowd, causing their family to disown them. As a result, Donnie found themselves on the streets, surviving through a blend of drugs and artistic pursuits, a combination that erased significant chunks of their memory and led them to fabricate new stories about their past and present.
Donnie clings to the hope of creating a meaningful piece of art that will somehow earn the approval of their estranged parents. Their narrative unfolds as a blend of resilience, artistic expression, and a quest for family reconciliation. Or, as most people see it, their narrative is full of fucking rats. Donnie is fascinated by them, putting them everywhere.

Factions: Core of the Local Union Branch / The Gang (1st half) , Gamblers Den , The Regulars