Character Relationship Map: Avalon

Characters

• Ash (played by Małgorzata Foremniak) — protagonist

  Ash is a famous and highly skilled Avalon player who usually works alone after her party disbanded. She investigates the mysterious Ghost, joins Bishop's party, and enters Special A to find Murphy. Af...

• Game Master (played by Władysław Kowalski) — protagonist

  The Game Master oversees Avalon and warns Ash about the danger of the next level after her Class A mission. He advises her to join a party and later again cautions her against entering Special A, show...

• Murphy (played by Jerzy Gudejko) — supporting

  Murphy is Ash's former party leader and a Bishop player who pursued Ghost and became comatose in the real world. In Class Real, Ash finds him choosing to remain inside Avalon because he prefers its re...

• Bishop (played by Dariusz Biskupski) — supporting

  Bishop is an exceptionally capable Avalon player who breaks Ash's record and later approaches her with an offer to form a party. He is connected to the search for Ghost and helps recruit Ash for Speci...

• Stunner (played by Bartłomiej Świderski) — supporting

  Stunner is Ash's former teammate who reconnects with her after Murphy disappears into Avalon. He provides information about Ghost and Bishop, while secretly helping Bishop recruit Ash. During the assa...

• Receptionist (played by Katarzyna Bargiełowska) — supporting

  The Receptionist works at the Avalon game terminal and speaks with Ash before she enters Special A. Ash tells her that she intends to search for Murphy, while the Receptionist warns her about the dang...

• Ghost (played by Zuzanna Kasz) — supporting

  Ghost is a mysterious young girl within Avalon and the rumored gateway to Special A. Her appearance is associated with high-level Bishop players, and many who pursue her become Unreturned. After Stunn...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Ash → Receptionist (Professional Player And Gatekeeper) — Their interaction concerns Ash's access to the game terminal and Special A.

  Ash tells the receptionist that she plans to enter Special A, while the receptionist warns her against doing so.

• Ash → Game Master (Professional Player Advisor) — The Game Master provides professional guidance to Ash as a player.

  After Ash completes a Class A mission, the Game Master warns her about the next level and suggests that she join a party.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Stunner → Ghost (Narrative Witness And Informant) — Stunner supplies the decisive information that allows Ash to defeat Ghost.

  After spotting Ghost following the Citadel's destruction, Stunner is shot but tells Ash the only way to kill Ghost.

• Murphy → Bishop (Unknown Class Connection) — Murphy and Bishop are linked through the Bishop class and its connection to Ghost.

  The plot states that Murphy was a Bishop player before becoming an Unreturned.

• Bishop → Ghost (Narrative Access Catalyst) — Bishop's presence is associated with Ghost's appearance and access to Special A.

  Stunner relays a rumor that Ghost appears when a high-level Bishop is present on the battlefield.

• Ghost → Murphy (Narrative Gateway Connection) — Ghost is narratively linked to Murphy's disappearance and the route into Special A.

  Murphy pursued Ghost, and the plot identifies Ghost as the alleged gateway to Special A.

• Ash → Ghost (Conflict Adversary) — Ghost becomes the immediate obstacle separating Ash from access to the next level.

  Ash kills Ghost after Stunner explains the only way to kill her, turning Ghost into a gateway.

• Bishop → Stunner (Alliance Recruitment Partner) — Bishop and Stunner coordinate the effort to bring Ash into the party.

  Stunner reveals that he had been helping Bishop recruit Ash all along.

• Stunner → Murphy (Alliance Former Teammate) — Stunner belonged to the party previously led by Murphy.

  Stunner is described as a former teammate of Ash and Murphy's former party is discussed during their reunion.

• Ash → Bishop (Alliance Party Partner) — They become mission partners pursuing access to Special A.

  Bishop offers to form a party with Ash, and she accepts before entering Special A.

• Ash → Stunner (Alliance Former Teammate) — Their former team connection develops into temporary operational cooperation.

  Ash runs into Stunner, identified as her former teammate, and later joins him during the mission against the Citadel.

• Ash → Murphy (Alliance Former Teammate) — Ash and Murphy were connected through the former party before Murphy pursued Ghost.

  The plot states that Murphy was Ash's former leader and that she visits him in the hospital after he becomes comatose.

Story Analysis

A skilled player descends through a dangerous virtual world to find a missing teammate and confronts the boundary between game and reality.

Plot Progression

1. The Player Without A Party — Ash dominates Avalon as a solo player but receives warnings about increasingly dangerous levels. The appearance of an exceptional Bishop player and Murphy's disappearance draw her toward the mystery o...
2. Clues Beneath The Game — Ash investigates Avalon and the Nine Sisters while Stunner explains the danger surrounding Ghost and Special A. An ambush and helicopter attack reveal that the game contains forces beyond ordinary pla...
3. The Cost Of Entry — After witnessing disturbing irregularities outside Avalon, Ash accepts Bishop's offer and chooses to pursue Special A. The warnings from the Game Master and receptionist cannot stop her.
4. The Gateway Mission — Bishop, Stunner, and Ash confront the Citadel, but Stunner is shot after discovering Ghost. His final information enables Ash to kill Ghost and enter the gateway.
5. Class Real — Bishop tells Ash that she has reached Class Real and must defeat the Unreturned to leave Avalon. Ash confronts Murphy at the concert hall, then faces Ghost again in the closing image.