Name: Oshiro Ren

Username: Hanta

Age: 15

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Background: Life has always been pleasant enough in the little town of Irie. A coastal vale of Japan, Ren grew up with two fairly supportive albeit hard parents, always being urged to do his best in classes and really anything he tried. Never the most outgoing of sorts he did perfectly fine with grades, but as far as extracurricular activities went they were far and few in between; only what was necessary was done. Most of his free time was spent playing video games, or more often than not alongside his childhood friend Hayashi Shiemi. The two of them have been nigh inseparable for a long while, and due to his lackluster attitude in some regards it wasn't as if he made a ton of friends. While good friends with Shiemi unfortunately her parents weren't as keen on their friendship as his own were, and gradually the two spent less and less time with one another outside of school. As such Ren in turn spent more time playing video games, particularly RPGs and MMOs, anything to escape the mundane and often lonesome toils of reality. At the announcement of Sword Art Online he hurried out with plenty of others to get the game, ecstatic to have the newest iteration of games, along with the patented NerveGear. On launch day he logged in right after school, intent on getting into the game immediately.

Class/Combat Style: One handed sword and leather armor.

Likes: Video Games, Spicy food, Training, Quiet.

Dislikes: Rude guys, Sweet food, Shirking work, Being the center of attention, Loud noise.

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Username: Izumo

Age: ???

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Class/Combat Style: Two handed sword.

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Dislikes: Hanta, Bickering.

Real Name: Hayashi Shiemi
Display Name: Komada
Age: 14
Gender: Female

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Background: Shiemi grew up in Irie – a small, coastal town beside a forest in Japan. When she was very little, she made a lifelong friend in the son of a friend of her parents, Ren. The two were inseparable as they grew up in their small-ish town and eventually her parents grew tired of how much time she spent with him. Despite doing well in school, they wanted her to study more. Despite their best efforts to keep her in the house, she had managed to save a lot of money to get a copy of Sword Art Online and a Nerve Gear, after hearing Ren talk about getting it. Afterall, if her parents thought she was studying in her room, she could spend hours playing a game with him. Though she really didn’t know anything about video games, and their town had a very limited number of copies available.

Playstyle: One-handed rapier & leather armour.

Names: Rose & Lily Hendricks
Display Names: Hana & Lily
Age: 15

Appearance:

(Hana, left. Lily, Right.)

Background: The girls were born to a pair of English parents who had been living in Japan for several years before they had children. Lily and Rose were born on the same day with mere minutes between them. As they grew up, they found themselves separating in personalities and had stumbled across SAO merely by chance. It could be a great way for them to reconnect, even if they were different, it was something they could do together. So they joined in… Then Kayaba Akihiko had locked them within.

Playstyles:
Hana – Defensive sword and shield with heavier “light-metal” armour; defense build
Lily – One-handed curved sword and thrown weapons with leather armour; speed build

Town of Beginnings: The first major of the city, consisting of nearly 20% of the first floor. The Black Iron Palace rests in the center of the city, and is the site of Kayaba Akihiko's revelation that SAO was no longer just a game. It is the basis of every player's journey and has the capacity to play home to near 6,000 people, NPCs and Players alike.