By "The Players" I'm referring to any self aware life form that plays a part in any of the arenas that exist. These players may be us (i.e Earth humans) or they could be other biological creatures living elsewhere. The scope is widened to include machine intelligence. Such "races" will be common place in the multiverse where manufactured individuals have become seperated from their builders. Players will also include living entities that have no physical being at all and that function through energy fields alone - and so on.
DIAGRAM OF THE LIFE/DEATH -CYCLE OF MORTAL SELF-AWARE BEINGS