Darkon

Darkon is an award-winning feature-length documentary film that follows the real-life adventures of the Darkon Wargaming Club in Baltimore, Maryland, a group of fantasy live-action role-playing (LARP) gamers.

Cast

Skip Lipman

as Himself / Bannor

Kenyon Wells

as Himself / Keldar

Daniel McArthur

as Himself / Trivius

Rebecca Thurmond

as Herself / Nemesis

James Iddings

as Himself / Saruk

Gary Black

as Himself / Malkin

Domenic Prince

as Himself / Arfex

Andrew Mattingly

as Himself / Shapwin

Frank Kanach

as Himself / Otto

Leah Kanach

as Herself / Ilya

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