Game Shell Python

class Toon:
    def __init__(self, pname, prole):
        self._pname = pname
        self._prole = prole

def game(character):
    print character._pname + " the " + character._prole + " begins their journey.."

cont = "yes"
print "Welcome to <GameName>!"
while cont.lower() == "yes":
    name = raw_input("What is your character's name? ")
    role = raw_input("What is your character's class? ")

    character = Toon(name, role)

    game(character)

    cont = raw_input("Your journey has ended, would you like to start a new game? ")