Characters
Elaine "Ellie" Harrison: the new student at Avalon High—she moved to Annapolis, Maryland from Minnesota and corresponds to Lady of the Lake.
William "Will" Arthur Wagner: has a slightly disruptive family relationship at home and a star quarterback for the avalon high school fighting knights. He represents King Arthur.
Jennifer Gold: a cheerleader who corresponds to Queen Guinevere in the legend.
Lance Reynolds: the "jock" who is Will's best friend. He goes behind Will's back to cheat with Jennifer. Lance corresponds to Sir Lancelot
Marco Campbell: Will's delinquent stepbrother who happens to be his half-brother. Marco is Mordred.
Mr. Morton: High school teacher, who believes that the Arthurian legend repeats every generation. Mr. Morton corresponds to Merlin.
Admiral Wagner: He is Will's father and he corresponds to Uther Pendragon in the legend. He seemingly murders his best friend (by sending him into combat where he was killed) and then marries his wife.
Jean Wagner: Jean is Admiral Wagner's wife, who married him 6 months after her husband died in combat. Although originally it was believed that she was merely Will's stepmother, it was later revealed (by Mr. Morton) that she was in actuality Will's birth mother. She corresponds to Igraine in the legend.
Ellie's Parents: professors on sabbatical. Her mother is writing a book on Elaine, the so-called "lily maid" of Astolat, and her father is writing his on the sword that Ellie takes to the park and hands to Will during his face-off with Marco, thus revealing herself as the Lady of the Lake. Ellie's parents care about her despite being an embarrassment at times.
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