Characters:
Buffy Summers; Slayer
Dawn Summers: Buffy's sister
Angel; vampire, Buffy's ex boyfriend
Spike: vampire, Buffy's love interest
Xander Harris: Buffy's friend (human)
Willow Rosenberg: Buffy's best friend, witch
Kayla Nelson: Willow's partner
Giles: mentor
Matthew; vampire that was once friends with Spike but decided to go on his own way when Spike started to chase the slayer.