Oz Bluebone needs to get out more. The young wizard flung himself into study as soon as the library of Candlekeep opened its doors to him, desperate to understand the visions of disaster that plagued his older sister until her untimely death. After ten years in intense study, he began to fixate on seeing into the future, convinced that those visions were prophetic. After nearly a year without progress, exasperated, he chose to leave the safety of his cloister, to seek clues in the world that were not forthcoming in his studies. Notably, he is less concerned with preventing a cataclysm than he is with understanding it.

Four Stone is a Tabaxi cleric whose true nature remains hidden beneath layers of charm and evasion. When asked about their story, Four Stone tends to deflect with vague responses or dismissive jokes, but it’s clear that something changed for them in the not-so-distant past. While they present themselves as devoted to Sharindlar and display what appears to be genuine warmth toward their companions, they’re also a talented con artist who loves a good grift. So who’s to say what the real story is?

Kahu Namurt is giving more grizzled cowboy—rode hard and put away wet—than wood elf. Early in the rogue investigator’s career, Kahu encountered a bizarre murder case that haunts her to this day. Despite her best efforts, she was unable to solve it, and she remains consumed by it. She cares little for most people, instead preferring the company of animals, especially her mastiff, Clutter.

Mal'kreth is a brutal and logical Githyanki warrior whose mercenary exterior masks his true identity as a spy for Queen Vlaakith. His gruff demeanor and merciless approach to problems stem from his alien upbringing in the Astral Plane, leaving him perpetually out of place in this material world despite his keen intellect and inquisitive nature. His fish-out-of-water moments provide glimpses of vulnerability beneath his hardened exterior, while his inherent Githyanki brutality ensures he remains a dangerous wildcard whose true loyalties could shift the entire dynamic of the group should his secret ever be revealed.