Jonathan

Name: Jonathan Dillis
Favorite quote: “So what do you suppose is going on?”
Story behind the character: Jonathan Dillis is the main character of The End of Chess. He gets all his chess pieces stolen and makes lots of friends that help him out.

Mr. and Mrs. Dillis

Name(s): Mr. and Mrs. Dillis
Favorite quote: “No if, ands or buts!”
Story behind the character(s): Mr. Dillis is the father of Jonathan, but is away for work for the entire story. Mrs. Dillis is the mother of Jonathan and is always worried about him, though for some reason she's never troubled by all the strange things happening. Both die at the end of the story.

Elizabeth

Name: Elizabeth
Favorite quote: “No!”
Story behind the character: Elizabeth is Sara's best friend who helps in destroying Jonathan's chess board.

Sara

Name: Sara Dillis
Favorite quote: “How dare you accuse us!”
Story behind the character: Sara Dillis is Jonathan's little sister. She gets jealous and breaks her brother's chess board along with her best friend, Elizabeth.

Kyle

Name: Kyle Lestney
Favorite quote: “Hey! Why didn't I think of that?”
Story behind the character: Kyle Lestney is Jonathan's best friend. He is very intelligent and kind and helps Jonathan solve the case of his missing chess pieces.

Woman Dressed in Green

Name: Unknown. We'll call her DIG (Dressed In Green).

Book: The End of Chess

Favorite quote: Then, suddenly, as if the queen were a toothpick, it shattered, scattering all over the street.

Story behind the character: The woman dressed in green is the one who is always trying to destroy Jonathan's pieces and chess in general. She is the first true bad guy to come on Charity's Chats, so we'll see if we survive....

Emily

Name: Emily Dillis (grandmother)
Book: The End of Chess
Favorite quote: “Yeah! I never thought about that! Thanks grandma! You're the best!”
Story behind the character: Emily Dillis is the mother of Jonathan's father. She comes for a visit amidst the craziness of Jonathan's chess pieces, so she gets to play a part in helping Jonathan figure out what's going on.

Miss Randal

Name: ??? Randal

Book: The End of Chess

Favorite quote: “I think that's enough people, don't you think?”

Story behind the character: Miss Randal is a sort of guardian for Lilly. She cares for her while she hides from the orphanage and gets Jonathan and the others out of a tight spot.

Lilly

Name: Lilany Joyce Keslik
Age: 12
Birthday: March 3rd

Book: The End of Chess

Favorite quote: This smile made you want to dance and laugh and sing all at the same time.
Likes: Monopoly
Dislikes: Orphanages
Favorite color: Green
Favorite animal: Lizards
Favorite food: Fried eggs

Story behind the character: Lilly is an orphan, on the run from the orphanage. When she runs into Jonathan, she helps him figure out the mystery of the missing chess pieces and becomes a good friend of his.

Edith VI

Name: Edith VI
Age: 15
Birthday: July 5th 

Book: The End of Chess

Favorite Quote: “Oh, no,” she answered, climbing back onto Nutmeg. “I must go and avenge my mother.” And before anyone could ask what she meant or even thank her, she galloped away.
Likes: Fighting
Dislikes: Orphanages
Favorite color: Brown
Favorite animal: Horse
Favorite food: Steak

Story Behind the Character: Edith the VI is the direct descendent of Edith I who helped win the Irish war. She was put in an orphanage where all the bad little kids get sent to in chains and they aren't ever allowed to be adopted again. She escaped when Lilly got put in this orphanage and there was a mass jail break, so to speak. From there, she went off in search for the man who murdered her mother. So, let's see what this head strong girl is up to now.

Andrew

Name: Andrew (last name unknown)
Book: The End of Chess

Favorite quote: “Check.”
Likes: Chess
Dislikes: Jonathan
Favorite color: Red
Favorite animal: Bears
Favorite food: Hamburgers

Story behind the character: Andrew helps to begin the End of Chess with a chess game against his enemy, Jonathan Dillis. He only appears in the first chapter, but he is an important character to this story because he begins the loss of all of Jonathan's chess pieces. Let's see what he has to say for himself. Ah, here he comes now....