Foxes

Gender: Female Dan Wilds (Daniel Lee Wilds Hennessy) — A fourth-year student at Palmetto University, former stripper. Captain of the Exi team (midfielder, #1), lives in Fox Tower.

Appearance: Chestnut hair, brown eyes, height 162–170 cm. Family: Aunt Cathy, cousin Joanna. In a relationship with Matt Boyd.

Character: quick-tempered, principled, responsible leader. Strives to unite the team, strictly enforces discipline. Passionate about betting, specializes in athletic training and coaching.

Gender: Male Appearance: dark hair, green eyes, a "2" tattoo on the left cheekbone, scars from a broken arm.

Personality: traumatized by a difficult past – suffers from anxiety and PTSD. Prone to aggression or alcohol abuse under stress.

Obsessed with winning: after an injury, he retrained himself to play with his right hand. He sees sports as the meaning of life and plays ruthlessly.

Criticism: harshly judges others, often conflicts due to inflated expectations of the team.

Relationships: Married to Theodore Muldan (ex-"Crow"), has a daughter. Secretly hides his relationship with his father (Vaymak) to protect him.

Other: studies history, is passionate about photography, is a master of manipulation, hates getting up early.

Gender: Male Occupation: Criminal Justice student, goalie for the Palmetto University "Foxes". Character:

• In the first book, he's aggressive, sarcastic, and dependent on antidepressants.
• After rehabilitation, he became taciturn, pessimistic, and emotionally reserved.

Personal values: fanatically protects loved ones (brother Aaron, cousin Nicky, Neil, etc.). Appearance: light hair, golden-brown eyes, black bandages on the forearms.

Features:

• Diagnosis: Bipolar affective disorder (with predominantly depressive episodes).
• Secretly enjoys cute toys as a way to relax.

Gender: Male Occupation: Defender for "Lisy" (a football team), 3rd-year student (major in business administration). Appearance: height 195–197 cm, black hair.

Features:

• Owns a blue van ("a behemoth") with a bed and a double cab.
• Close to Neil, Alison, Renee, and Dan's girlfriend.

History:

• Parents: mother Randy (boxer), father Donald (doctor). After the divorce, he lived with his father.
• He struggled with drug addiction (cocaine, heroin). Randy helped him go through rehab, got him into boxing and exy (ecstasy).
• He had a relapse in Palmetto, but thanks to Andrew's strict intervention and his mother's support, he was able to maintain his "purity." Regarding Andrew's methods: "The 'monster method' was a bit harsh, but it worked."

Gender: Male Occupation: Defender for the "Foxes," student at Palmetto University. Twin brother of Andrew ("the normal one" of the pair). Appearance: light hair, light brown eyes, height 152 cm.

Skills: Speaks German fluently (uses the language to communicate secretly with Andrew). Relationships: Secretly dating Caitlin (the "Foxes" cheerleader).

Hobbies: Collects rare toy cars. Personality: reserved, restrained introvert, hides emotions, detached from the team.

Gender: Male Occupation: Forward for the "Lisy" team, senior member of the team, 5th-year student (major in park and tourism management).

Character: Conflict-prone, openly despises most team members.

Relationships:

• Neil's roommate.
• Unstable relationship with midfielder Alison Reynolds.

Problems:

• Drug addiction, cyclical depression, overdoses.
• Injury in the first game of the season (collision with an opposing defender).

Goals/doubts: Dreams of a career in the X-League, but is sure that the "Foxes" are a disgrace to the league and there's no chance.

Gender: Female Occupation: Exi-heiress of a wealthy family, exi player, student (clothing design and marketing).

Appearance: long, curly platinum blonde hair, impeccable style. Owner of a pink convertible.

Character:

• Proud, sarcastic, strong-willed. Kind on the inside, but hides it.
• Likes to gossip, gambles (often wins), and squanders money.

Key points:

• Disowned by family for choosing sports over business.
• I struggled with bulimia during my adolescence.

Relationships: close with Renee Walker, distant from her parents.

Gender: Male Occupation: Student (majoring in marketing), cousin of Andrew and Aaron.

Appearance: dark complexion, dark eyes, tall stature (contrasts with the Minyard twins).

Character:

• Cheerful, emotionally sensitive to the team's problems.
• Tries to unite the team, but communicates more often with the "monsters" (Andrew, Aaron, Kevin, Neil).

Features:

• Speaks German fluently (lived in Germany).
• He is passionate about video games (teaches Neil about horror games), movies, and gossip.
• I compiled a "List" of celebrities with Eric for hypothetical novels.

Facts: -the third oldest player on the "Wolves" team.

• He was flirting with Neil until Andrew stopped him.

Gender: Female Occupation: Senior member of the "Lisy" gang, ex-gang member.

Appearance:

• Pretty face, bob haircut with pastel highlights.
• A tattoo of dragon wings on the back (originally intended to be angel wings).
• Style: Feminine, no makeup.

Character:

• Friendly, supportive of the team, but values solitude (reading, drawing).
• Can stand up for herself: beat Andrew in a sparring match (with a trick), is a master knife fighter.

Biography:

• Born as Natalie Shields. At age 10, she joined a gang and experienced violence. She took revenge by killing her abuser.
• After being arrested for drugs, I started playing in the women's league. I joined "Lisy" through coach Vaymak.

Interests:

• Cooking (especially baking), handicrafts.
• Creativity: draws, creates things with their own hands.

Gender: Male Appearance: A short, athletic man with red hair and blue eyes. He wears a black wig and brown contact lenses for disguise. He has scars from injuries.

Personality: distrustful and secretive, tries to solve everything himself. Obsessed with winning the championship and ready to risk everything to play for the "Foxes".

Taina: has been on the run for many years, but begins to change her beliefs while on the "Foxes" team.

Plot: Hiding from his past, Neil is forced to contend not only with rivals, but also with new comrades, each of whom has their own secrets. Relationships become complicated, leading to tragedy.

The "Lisy" team is conventionally divided into the "Seniors" and "Monsters" groups.

"Monsters":

• Main lineup: Andrew Minyard (unofficial leader), Aaron Minyard, Nicky Hammyk.
• Later additions: Kevin Day (after the deal with Andrew) and Neil Josten (in his sophomore year).

Origin of the name: The nickname is associated with the group's isolation from the rest of the team and the label "Monster" given to Andrew for his aggressive behavior.

Formation:

1. Initially, it was a trio of close relatives (Andrew, Aaron, Nikki).
2. Expanded by acquiring Kevin and Neil through "deals" with Andrew, who controls the group by keeping them close.

"Lisov" senior students: Dan Wilds, Matt Boyd, Alison Reynolds, Renee Walker, Seth Gordon.

Change of leadership: After their release, Neil Josten became the vice-captain, while Dan retained the captaincy until his departure.

Wymack is the coach of the "Foxes" team, who is inviting Neil Josten to join the Palmetto University team. Betsy Dobson is a psychologist at "The Woods," specializing in extreme cases of mental disorders. She has chin-length brown hair and wears narrow-rimmed glasses. She is friends with Wymack, having met him through a mutual friend, Abigail (whom she went to school with). Neil distrusts Betsy because of her profession, considering her dangerous, but Andrew is sympathetic to her. The team (including Nikki) has a positive attitude towards her.

Exi is a team sport (a hybrid of lacrosse and hockey) played in an indoor arena. The goal is to win by scoring the most goals into the red rectangle (goal) using sticks with a net. Positions:

1. Striker - attacking and scoring goals.
2. Midfielder - starts the game, connects the attack and defense.
3. Defender - blocking opponents.
4. Goalkeeper - defends the goal; the only one who can touch the ball with their hands. Basic rules: Offside: an attacking player cannot be closer to the goal than the opponent's defender who is not in possession of the ball. Equipment: Chest protector, shoulder, neck, and shin guards, elbow pads, and gloves are required. Time: 2 halves of 45 minutes each + a 15-minute break.