function parseOnlineCharacterData(_, rawData)

    enemyList = {"Arcanis",
        "Cauthorn",
        "Ceana",
        "Ixion",
        "Izekeal",
        "Munsia",
        "Revan",
        "Thalkros"
}

    if not rawData:find("raw_who_list.dat", 1, true) then
        return
    end

    io.input(rawData)
    local charFile = io.read("*a")
    local totalPlayers = charFile:match("Current Players Online: </strong>(%d+)")

    onlineCharacters = {}
    for name in string.gmatch(charFile, "lookup=(%w+)") do
        name = name:title()
        table.insert(onlineCharacters, name)
    end

    io.input():close()
    os.remove(rawData)

    local displayChars = table.concat(onlineCharacters, ", ")
    sysEcho("online now", displayChars)
    echo("\n")
    sysEcho("info", "total players online: <yellow>" .. totalPlayers)

    local checkEnemies = {}
    for i, v in ipairs(onlineCharacters) do
        if table.contains(enemyList, v) then
            table.insert(checkEnemies, v)
        end
    end

    sysEcho("alert", "possible fights with: <red>" .. table.concat(checkEnemies, ", "))

end