A quick character list. You know the drill.

If you jumped here from the Story Map, this has spoilers through [Name Redacted].

Michael Clark

Pre-Show Bio: Michael is intelligent and compassionate, but has become somewhat gun-shy over the last few years as his risk-taking backfired on him badly. He holds out hope that he can pull it back together with Danica and rebuild his business.
Job: Michael is owner of a small, struggling software company.
Relationship to Michael: One of self-doubt, creeping up and challenging his previously unflappable confidence.
Appearance: 41 years old. A dad bod over old muscle, built during a short stint in the military years ago and intermittently maintained since. Salt-and-pepper hair.
Transformations: None currently
Introduction: First appeared in “Ok now seriously, Michael this time.”
Related Minor Characters: None yet

Ruby

Pre-Show Bio: Ruby was the longtime assistant for Harem Hotel - Love Boat, a cruise-ship themed set. After the collapse of the Harem Hotel - Casino season, she made a claim to be the replacement host, which Al challenged. It was locked up in bureaucracy for years, and would have been for many more, until Al proposed the wager. Ruby is smart and cunning, but less experienced than Al and may have gotten in too deep.
Job: Co-Host
Relationship to Michael: Co-hosting his season.
Appearance: Hollywood gorgeous with pale skin and flaming red hair.
Introduction: First appeared in “Michael Clark, a 41 year old owner of a struggling firm”
Related Minor Characters:

• The Arbitrator - Another powerful being that handles disputes. While the Arbitrator considers a claim, even the Producers cannot overrule him. Referenced in “Michael Clark, a 41 year old owner of a struggling firm”

Alphonse

Pre-Show Bio: Al was the assistant for Harem Hotel - Casino until the lost season. He escaped blame for its failure and put in a claim to be the replacement host - a role he thinks belongs to him. He proposed the bet to Ruby, and is thoroughly confident he has her cornered. Al is a duplicitous, backstabbing bastard - according to his friends.
Job: Co-Host
Relationship to Michael: Co-hosting his season, selected Michael as the Master
Appearance: Short, fat, and greasy. Is never seen without a cigar in his hand.
Introduction: First appeared in “Michael Clark, a 41 year old owner of a struggling firm”
Related Minor Characters:

• “Cowboy” - Al’s former boss at Harem Hotel - Casino. His name, ultimate fate, and the reason the season failed have not been revealed. First appeared in “Danica.”

Danica Clark

Pre-show Bio: Danica is Michael’s wife and Mallory’s mother. She and Michael were married for years, but the collapse of his finances due to the raid on his company and his gambling ultimately drove her to kick him out. Danica and Mallory bailed him out financially but kicked him out about eight months earlier. She misses him, and has barely stopped herself from booty-calling him more than once. Before Michael, she was in a marriage to a wealthy man (prodicing Mallory) that he ended.

Danica is a nurturing person by nature, but the nature of her job allows her to maintain focus during stress and chaos.
Job: Emergency room Doctor.
Relationship to Michael: His current wife
Appearance: 40 years old. Long-haired blonde (kept in braid) with a soft frame, starting to tighten again due to a return to regular yoga in preparation to get back to dating. A career spent in sneakers makes her unsteady on heels.
Transformations: None currently
Team: Ruby
Introduction: First referenced in “Deal Him In,” First Appeared in “Danica”
Related Minor Characters:

• Greg - Danica’s first husband and Mallory’s biological father. They divorced ugly and Greg made sure to pass his money directly to Mallory.

Janet Mohney

Pre-show Bio: Janet is one of Mallory's oldest friends and a general friend of the Clark family. She is a Sociology student at the University of California - Santa Barbara on a scholarship. But it does not cover the cost of living, so she works as a waitress at a Mexican restaurant/sports bar. She is dating Trent, who unbeknownst to her is cheating on her with Mallory.

She is a very trusting friend. She also harbored a crush on Michael for years, and they shared a kiss a few years ago that he immediately broke off and declared a mistake. But she remembers.

Job: Waitress, Student
Relationship to Michael: Family friend
Appearance: 21 years old. Reddish-brown hair with soft, girl-next-door features. Slightly curvaceous.
Transformations: None currently.
Team: Ruby
Introduction: First referenced in “Danica,” First Appeared in “Janet”
Related Minor Characters:

• Trent - Her two-timing college bro boyfriend. First referenced in “Janet,” First appeared in “Mallory”
• Zach - An aggressive, annoying bartender at her restaurant who flirts with her and her co-workers. First appeared in “Janet.”
• Marta - Janet’s boss. First appeared in “Janet.”
• Emma - A new co-worker that Janet was taking under her wing. First appeared in “Janet.”

Mallory Fremont

Pre-show Bio: Mallory is a 20 year old college sophomore at the University of California - Santa Barbara. Michael entered her life as a teenager and she took an immediate dislike. - indeed she has disliked all her mother’s relationships, but she believes she has individual reasons for each one. Mallory has never had difficulty attracting men, thinks they are generally interchangeable, and views them transactionally. This is likely due to her biological father’s influence - he is wealthy and cutthroat. She lives off of a substantial trust fund that he established, but she generally conceals the scope of her resources from her friends. Prior to coming to the Harem Hotel, she was sleeping with her best friend’s boyfriend.
Job: Ha. Ha. Ha.
Relationship to Michael: Stepdaughter
Appearance: 20 years old. She is a tall, long-haired blonde who takes a certain amount of pride in looking ‘natural.’ She is skinny with large breasts, and there is no evidence of her hard living on her skin - so far.
Transformations: None currently
Team: Al
Introduction: First referenced in “Danica,” First Appeared in “Mallory.”
Related Minor Characters: None

Vivian Knight

Pre-show Bio: Vivian met Michael at a trade conference many years ago and the two were immediately congenial. She recognized the potential in Michael’s company, but after he brought her onboard she came to believe he’d never reach it. Roughly two years prior to Harem Hotel, she quietly organized a headhunting raid, poaching several of Michael’s clients and employees and taking them to a rival firm. To Vivian, there is always a deal to be made.
Job: Executive Vice President
Relationship to Michael: Former colleague
Appearance: 36 years old, Soulcycle-toned with a blonde bob, and takes significant care to look immaculate whenever she can.
Transformations: None currently
Team: Al
Introduction: First referenced in “Deal Him In,” First Appeared in “Vivian.”
Related Minor Characters: None

Sarah Henderson

Pre-show Bio: Sarah Henderson is a programming genius and she knows it, with the hotheadedness and arrogance that often follow. Her temper got her pushed out of the market in the Bay Area and **** her down to Los Angeles when Michael offered her a lifeline. When Vivian tried to headhunt her away, Sarah refused and stayed with Michael out of loyalty. Given the state of things, she isn’t sure it was the right decision.
Job: Lead Developer
Relationship to Michael: Subordinate - on paper. But they need each other and both are fully aware of it.
Appearance: 34 years old. Short-haired blonde with a overly casual aesthetic, baggy clothes and all. Stocky frame from a life in desk chairs.
Transformations: None currently
Team: Ruby
Introduction: First Appeared in “Sarah.”
Related Minor Characters:

• Olivia - Sarah’s girlfriend, currently unemployed. She thinks Sarah’s talent is being wasted in Michael’s company and in LA in general, and wants to move back near her family in Hayward. First appeared in “Sarah.”

“Lucky” Luciana del Rio

Pre-show Bio: Luciana is a professional MMA fighter with a record of 12-1-3. And it’s the 1 that haunts her. After building enough buzz to get herself onto a major undercard with the potential for a title shot, she made a crucial mistake and lost to a huge underdog. Shortly before the season, she had earned a second chance to make her way back to the contender circuit. Too bad.
Job: Professional athlete
Relationship to Michael: Michael had staked a substantial amount of money on her upset loss, and the result of the loss severely damaged his relationship (not that Luciana knows that).
Appearance: Black-haired Latina with a heavily muscled frame. She was taken just before a fight, so her body is more defined than usual, but will return to her natural shape as the contest continues-barring changes.
Transformations: None currently
Team: Ruby
Introduction: First referenced in “Deal Him In,” First Appeared in “Luciana.”
Related Minor Characters:

• Roberto - Luciana’s father, a washed-up former tomato can who both pushed Luciana into fighting (displaying classic sports dad behavior) while also worrying that she’d exceed him. He subtly undermines her without necessarily realizing that he’s doing it.

Rhonda “Ronnie” Clark

Pre-show Bio: Ronnie is Michael’s first wife. She moved from Louisiana to LA to pursue her dream of being a dancer. She met Michael while he was stationed in California and married quickly and passionately. Only a few years into their marriage, she was **** by the Harem Hotel to compete for a prior season centering around a former High School friend of hers. When the season collapsed and went un-aired, she was made a member of the Harem Hotel staff. While she retained her own memory (though not her free will), she was erased from the memories of all who knew her.
Job: Harem Hotel “employee”
Relationship to Michael: His first wife.
Appearance: “22” years old. She is short and bronze-skinned, with curly black hair and a lithe, small-breasted dancer’s body.
Transformations: She was transformed into a tall, busty, perpetually smiling and accomodating bombshell. She would take on whatever persona was appropriate for the season’s locale, such as a hiking guide on Harem Hotel - Yukon, a sultry jazz singer on Harem Hotel - French Quarter, a bartender on Harem Hotel - Yucatán, and ultimately a showgirl on Harem Hotel - Casino, before being added to the cast. As part of the current game, she was reverted to her original appearance and personality.
Team: Al
Introduction: First Appeared in “Deal Him In,” Revealed in “[Name Redacted].”
Related Minor Characters:

• Officers Olivera and McNally - The LAPD officers that responded to her ****.
• Nancy Wallace - Rhonda’s mother. Had her memory wiped of Rhonda’s existence.

The Harem Hotel Staff

Pre-show Bio: Varies, but only Rhonda’s has been revealed.
Job: Harem Hotel “employee”
Relationship to Michael: Supporting the show
Appearance: Varies, but inevitably caricatured.
Transformations - The Staff have been placed under a spell that compels them to obey the Master when he requests things, except for sex. They will also aid the contestants, within reason, but may demand payment in chips as appropriate. They cannot actively interfere in the game.
Introduction: First Appeared in “Ok now seriously, Michael this time.”