OOC: The Big Cast List
All characters are gameverse, with an occasional bit of backstory incorporated from the novels (Chris and Claire's parents are dead, Jill's father is in prison, etc.).
White (-ish) Hats
Chris Redfield: starspointman
Jill Valentine: exstars
Rebecca Chambers: new_medic
Rebecca Chambers (AU): starsmedic
Leon Kennedy: leon_s_kennedy_
Claire Redfield: finalgirl
Sherry Birkin: codename_devil
Carlos Oliviera: gunsakimbo
Billy Coen: smokeandsand
Luis Sera: sexy_spaniard
Ashley Graham: re_ashleygraham
Ingrid Hunnigan: pro_voice
Kevin Ryman: sonotastars
David King: really_laconic
Yoko Suzuki: memory_blank
Mark Wilkins: donutsinthewire
George Hamilton: borrowing_time
Alyssa Ashcroft: tabloid_rasa
Cindy Lennox: healing_smile
Jim Chapman: like_sir_robin
Robin Ellery (OC): robin_ellery
Bruce McGivern: not_a_dongua (up for adoption)
Gray Hats
Annette Danvers (formerly Annette Birkin): onceanassistant
the Merchant: deadly_dealings
Ramon Salazar: 8th_castellan
Black Hats
Albert Wesker: dasgottesurteil
Bitores Mendez: senor_mendez
Osmund Saddler: plaga_priest
Jack Krauser: all_scarry_eyed
Alexia Ashford: dragonfly_song
Alfred Ashford (AU): queen_epaulet
William Birkin (pre-RE2): williambirkin
Agent "Hunk": deathcannotdie
Would Eat the Hats
Lisa Trevor: mothersface
Ganados: j_random_ganado
the Nemesis (largely a joke character): nemesis_returns
Just Plain Hats
NPCs: resident_extras
Not Wearing Hats
Jill Valentine: valentines_fury (inactive)
Albert Wesker: _man_in_shades_ (inactive; player switched roles)
Kenneth Sullivan (AU): kennethsullivan (deceased)
Ada Wong: _prevarication (inactive?)
Relevant Communities
redfield_apts: Claire's apartment building, home to Jill, Rebecca, Yoko, Chris, and Kevin.
survivinghorror: a flashback game set during the Raccoon City outbreak.
college_house: Ashley Graham's house, which she shares with her roommate, Robin Ellery.
Still Available
Nicholai Ginovaef
Mikhail Victor
Steve Burnside
Fong-Ling
Morpheus Duvall
Ark Thompson (...yeah, right)
all sorts of random Outbreak characters
Also, naturally, this being a goofy multiverse game, there's room for alternates. You can bring in a "dead" character from one of the alternate continuities, as listed below, or a new version of an existing character (i.e. why we have two Rebeccas).
Wesker's player is interested in handing off the character. Contact him for details; he'll be happy to get you up to speed.
Resident Evil Continuities
June 1999: RE Canon Earth, six months after Code: Veronica. Linda was rescued from Raccoon City; the world is safe, after a fashion.
March 2006: RE Canon Earth, more than a year after Resident Evil 4.
March 1999: AU Raccoon City; home of starsmedic and kennethsullivan. STARS Alpha Team went into the Spencer mansion first, resulting in the deaths of most of STARS. The only survivors are Rebecca, Kenneth, a thoroughly corrupt Enrico Marini, and a redeemed Wesker who retains no ties with Umbrella.
February 1998: another AU Raccoon City. William Birkin has disappeared, five months before the "mansion incident" and seven months before his death. His wife Annette has divorced him and gone back to her maiden name.
2018: The Plagas have infected most if not all of the humans on Earth; their leader is a mysterious young blonde woman. Alfred Ashford was gotten into cryogenic storage in time to save his life, and awakens as a T-Veronica carrier in this weird new world.
1999 (?): Chris, Jill, Barry, Claire, Leon, and Carlos are fighting against Umbrella. This is the fanon version of RE continuity after Code Veronica, and is gunsakimbo's continuity.