Meet the Players

 The party currently consists of four players who come regularly (one of whom is already on his second character), and a fifth who has a very busy schedule during our regular play time.

Pearl

First is Pearl, our Water Genasi rogue. She is a bounty hunter and only recently moved to Waterdeep after bouncing up and down the coast, working and looking for a place to belong. A new prospect came up that inspired her to book passage on the last ship to Calimport before winter. She seems to be happy to be stuck in Waterdeep for the winter now though.

Oskar Trueanvil

Next is Oskar Trueanvil, he has already left and been replaced by Niv, but I liked him and his vague reasons for being around. Oskar was a Dwarven cleric and sailor, he left the party after his ticket for the ship to Calimport was refunded, he's currently guarding a trade caravan on it's way to more Dwarven territories because, in the words of his player, "All Dwarves are racist, it's literally in the Player's Handbook."

Niv-Mizzet the Wizzet Lizzet

He was replaced by Niv-Mizzet, whose name and portrait are a reference I do not understand. Niv is a Human Artificer from the Field Ward of Waterdeep, an area North of the city proper, and something of a slum. For the past few years he has been studying and working in Waterdeep's own temple to Gond, referred to as The House of Inspired Hands. After Oskar left, the party went to update Volo on the search for his friend Floon, while Volo was asking Niv for help, Niv is the smartest character in the party.

Tavinend Gallous?

Tavinend Gallous has been very secretive and private. He is fairly clearly a Human Paladin of fairly high birth, and certain people in the city suspect that "Tavin" is a false name. In reality, the player behind Tavinend is really enjoying telling everyone about how Tavin was removed from power in his ancestral barony on suspicion of tax evasion. He is deciding now whether to swear an Oath of Vengeance against whoever framed him, or if he should swear an Oath of Redemption, and attempt to redeem himself and whoever took his home from him.

I only recently was told Tavin's true name, an plan to keep it private for the time being.

This leaves the best for last.

Elephant Joe Braveknight

The final regular member of the party is affectionately known as Elephant Joe. He is a Loxodon Barbarian. He was going to go to Chult after stopping in Calimshan. He heard there are some really big animals in Chult. He likes big things. His parents are Loxodon ambassadors to Waterdeep, and so he has spent most of his 60 year childhood in the city playing with noble children. Raenar Neverember is one of his old friends. For the past few years Elephant Joe has been serving in the Waterdeep Coast Guard during the summers. He thinks it is a fun job. He finds big things in the water, and then he hits them real hard.