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Travis Bagwell
Travis is an American author of the LITRPG series, "Awaken: Online". The series is set sometime in the near future and follows the adventures of Jason, Riley and Frank who join a MMORPG that all takes place in Virtual Reality. The series is known for the users taking on roles that are traditionally reserved for antagonists in most stories of this nature. As such, the stories tend to take on a bit of a darker narrative than many of it's contemporaries which offers a different perspective than most other tales of it's kind.

Travis lives in Austin, Texas and has a wife and three dogs. By day, he's an attorney and an avid video game enthusiast and cites Sword Art Online and Log Horizon as some of his favorites, whose influences are clearly felt in the series itself.

Awaken Online: Original Series
The Awaken Online story largely revolves around Jason and his two friends, Frank and Riley. The story is set in the near future where Virtual Reality technology has taken some major steps forward which allows an immersion into that world like never experienced before. Jason is struggling at school and home and finds escape in this new game that challenges how he thinks about himself and the world around him. As he make choices in the game, it teaches him more about himself as well as lead to some unconventional means to progress in the game. Frank, who's real life friends with Jason jumps in to help Jason who is facing off against his real life nemesis, Alex who is a significant power in the game as well.

Riley is initially with Alex who is in the traditional "hero" class, but becomes quickly disillusioned with Alex who acts in decidedly un-hero like ways. The story culminates in a face off between Jason's newfound Kingdom, the Underworld and Alex and Riley. Once Jason wins the day and is joined by Riley, the trio set out on a set of many adventures which are chronicled in the main stories and Side Quests.

Stories in the Main Storyline so far:
 * Catharsis
 * Precipice
 * Retribution (Side Quest)
 * Evolution
 * Apathy (Side Quest)
 * Dominion
 * Unity (Side Quest)

Awaken Online: Tarot Expansion
The Tarot expansion is currently a Trilogy which introduces three brand new main protagonists. These new characters are largely magic-centric, which the exception of Julie who's a rogue like class. This story follows Finn who lost his ability to walk as well as his wife, Rachel, in a car accident and what kind of impact this game has on his life as he embraces the Awaken Online universe. This story takes place in a different part of the universe, but as Finn and his group set out on their final adventure in the trilogy, they encounter Silver and her pack, close friends with Frank which paves the way for future crossover adventures.


 * Ember
 * Flame
 * Inferno