Folks we encounter along the way. Sorted alphabetically.

The Black Hawk. Lord of Chesndar Manor. Died defending Phandelin during the Orcish Invasion.

His bloodthirsty soul resides in his longsword, Talon, which was found beneath the manor in a chest guarded by the One Eyed Freaks.

The big bad evil guy? The one pulling all the strings. The secret boss of Glass Staff.

Has discovered the secret location of the Rave Echo Cave.

Bunch of happy-go-lucky neer-do-wells with whom Steel Reserve shared a night of revelry and drink. Claimed to be fleeing Phandelin, and more specifically the suddenly dark, scary, and homicidal Redbrand.

Members:

(Can't remember their actual names. Calling them all Carl.)

• Gang Leader Carl Ethan
• Three Fingered Carl
• Old Carl
• Carl
• Carl
• Carl
• Carl Johnson

DM's Note: There were six of them, but you only learned the leader's name because he offered it up freely.

CB's Note: We're not very good at asking for names 🤷

It was later revealed that the leader of the Bluebrand is none other than our very own Pankas Dedas Katsewp

A member and some kind of leader of the gang of Ghillie Kobolds. Has some kind of flaming hand magic. Entered into an agreement with Hiro, who promised to deliver a dragon to him.

Current status: last seen in Thundertree approaching Venom Thang's tower as the gang made off with his loot.

A large and powerful merchant guild in Phandelin. Crates bearing Costco's blue lion emblem were found in Klarg's caves. An attempt was made to return several of the crates to Costco in Phandelin, but most were lost in a skirmish with a Green Dragon.

Was working in secret with Dendrar to overthrow the Redbrand.

Bunch of goblins currently experiencing unusual levels of evil while under the leadership of the tyrannical King Dave Grohl.

Work closely with bugbears and hobgoblins. Perhaps the Cragmaw is a multi-racial clan comprising all three groups?

They have a thing for dire wolves.

Tree farmer. Told the gang about the blight at the Old Owl Well.

Reluctant participant in the heist at Harpers Lodge.

The family Dendrar is a powerful merchant family.

Mister Dendrar--along with his wife Myrna and son Nars--was captured by the Redbrand for working with Costco to overthrow the gang. Dendrar was killed, but Myrna and Nars lived long enough to be rescued and freed by the Reserve.

Hiro, having just fused with Talon for the first time, attacked Myrna and sliced her hand open in an attempt to satisfy the blade's bloodlust.

They are both possibly a doppelganger.

A creature (or creatures?) that can change shape.

Yarno apparently had one chained up in the Chesendar caves. Allegedly, it took the form of Myrna and Nars Dendrar in order to trick the Gang into freeing it.

Later, it possibly took the form of Nico and Franko to trick the gang into freeing it again after it was captured by orcs at Wyvern Tor.

It is then possible that the doppelganger, or whoever is behind the doppelganger, is steering the team to Thundertree and, specifically, to the tome of magic found in the Dendrar apothecary.

aka Droopon aka Droopy aka Best Fisty

Brother of Groop and son of Poop.

Frail, narcoleptic Goblin that the gang befriended in the Chesendar caves.

Swore an oath of vengeance to kill Brute, the bugbear who killed his brother. Which basically makes him a Paladin. He already disfigured Brute and cut out his eye. (Which is why he's on the run from Cragmaw Castle.) All he needs to do now is finish the job. With the help of some bigger and stronger allies.

PLOT TWIST: Brute's story suggests that Droop made up that whole story and that he's just a weird little homocidal maniac. Who knows what the truth is!

Knows the location of Cragmaw Castle and how to find Rave Echo Cave.

Idolizes Fisty.

John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Four dire wolves. Tamed by Ducky and used in combat by The Gang in Episode 3.

Current status: the DM won't let us keep them 😞

A tribe of hooligan kobolds. They seem to worship or at least pay tribute to a green dragon that has been seen around Phandalin. They really roughed up Hiro's retainers and were caught pillaging The Gang's supplies for dragon tribute.

probably cultists. (They check all the boxes.)

They wear hooded robes and meet every full moon at the Lodge to do culty stuff.

They were going to kill The Minstrel, and stole stuff from Darin Ettermath.

Leader of the Cragmaw, a battle hardened bugbear who hangs out in Cragmaw Castle. Bad dude.

Current status: murdered by the Steel Reserve

Goblin captured after The Gang killed Commander Klarg at the end of Episode 3 and interrogated at the beginning of Episode 4.

Glom's is the first interrogation from The Gang that any creature has survived.

Current status: unknown. (Last seen cowering in a corner in Klarg's lair.)

Fan theory: Glom and the Dire Wolves are living happily and peacefully in the caves by themselves, fishing in the stream, doing belly rubs 🐺😍

His name is Venom Thang.

A rude and greedy green dragon that first appeared in Episode 5, when it kind of toyed and cat-and-moused with the gang for a little while before getting bored and leaving.

Current status: Residing in the crumbling tower in Thunder Tree.

Cragmaw defector briefly befriended by the party in Episode 1.

Dwarf who hired us to haul his cart full of things to Phandalin.

His dead horse, along with Sildar's, used as a road block in order to ambush Steel Reserve. Well, probably not them specifically. Any unlucky passersby really.

Current status: Rescued by the Steel Reserve!

Helpful halfling farmer in Phandelin.

Commander of the Cragmaw Hideout. Kidnapped Gundren and delivered him to King Dave Grohl at Cragmaw Castle.

Secretly a sensitive guy and an artist who likes making little sculptures and figurines. Ducky is currently in possession of both his wolf skull helm and his jade frog statue.

Current status: either dead, or being digested by Mayonez, or banished to the pocket dimension inside Mayo's belly.

Pronounced Kleenex

Second banana to Klarg. Hobgoblin. Tried to get The Gang to kill Klarg for him. To which The Gang replied, "We can't kill him for you because we already killed him for us!"

Responsible for roughing up Sildar pretty bad.

current status: killed by Dug

previously known as "Unknown Goblin"

Poor, doomed lone goblin. psycologically and physically tortured, and ultimately killed by the group in Episode 2. Never learned his name :(

DM's Note: His name was Klob, you monsters. He had a name - and a family.

His name is Klobert Klobson. His name is Klobert Klobson.

A red tiefling, bard, and very powerful mercenary currently working for the Zhentarim.

Was captured and about to be killed by the Harpers

Nico, half-orc, and Franko, son of Nico, were captured by the orcs at Wyvern Tor and freed by the Gang.

The Gang saw them morph and turn into something ... different as the dipped below the horizon. Yarno said they might be doppelgangers.

Some big ole one-eyed cave creatures that the group dispatched in Episode 8. They could have been bad guys. They could also have just been some hungry dudes trying to protect their chest.

Bunch of rogues/brigands currently experiencing unusual levels of evil while under the leadership of Mysterious New Leader of the Brigands.

They pretty much have the run of Phandelin right now and can be found hanging out at the Sleeping Giant.

They're all named Brandon.

A drunk druid sent by his enclave to cleanse and redeem Thunder Tree.

current status: probably drunk off fermented goodberry

Human buddy of Gundren. Maybe his bodyguard? Possibly also our employer? Possibly an employee of Gundren and so our equal?

Held by the Cragmaw for fattening up and eating. Actually did have his arm severed, roasted, and partially devoured by the goblins before The Gang got around to rescuing him.

Suffered a lot of abuse at the hands of the well intentioned (?) group, and finally parted ways with the gang on the way to Phandelin.

Current status: last seen single-handedly approaching Barthen's Provisions

A sentient blade possibly possessed by the vengeful spirit of Aldif Chesendar.

Discovered and given to Hiro during the battle with the one eyed freaks.

Started out super thirsty for orc blood and fused to Hiro's hand. Predictably unfused with his hand after killing a bunch of orcs at Wyvern Tor.

Current status: Flying around with Hiro, seeking adventure and killing orcs

Drow toady to Black Spider. Was trying to buy a map to Rave Echo Cave from Dave Grohl before the gang intercepted it and sold her a fake.

She said she needed the map and Gundren.

Might be a doppelganger.

... it was believed that owls were harbingers of death. If one saw an owl or heard its hoot, someone was going to die. In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death. -source

Ducky's familiar. A large snowy owl with peculiar, vaguely skull-like markings around its face.

Barkeep and proprietor of Stone Hill Inn.

Yarno Albreck was a member of the Lord's Alliance, sent to Phandelin as a sort of peace keeper. Presumed dead, he adopted the identity of Glass Staff and seized control of the Redbrand.

A fairly powerful wizard and alchemist. Knows necromancy. Ducky is totally a fangirl.

Fisty kind of tried to kill him one time, and Ducky kind of helped him fake his death to get out of it.

A powerful secret society and network of spies of which Dug is a member.