The following characters were introduced in chapter 1-1: Caravan of Peril.
- Belany Daphedri, human luxury goods trader who is tough as nails, prematurely grey, solitary.
- Dugal Stonepick, dwarf caravan master
- Ferona, halfling driver for Turighe
- Findal Dinfizzle Findazzle, gnome wizard and sage, with a specialty in ancient civilizations. Findal has a pet bird, Peppercorn.
- Flint, dwarf driver for Findal
- Gavath, half-orc groom for the caravan. Loves horses, not much use for people.
- Jalon, dragonborn cook. Avowed and undeniable carnivore.
- kar'Javon, dwarf noble and "expert on locks." Called to Grayhaven to advise on a problem a noble was having.
- Salt, dwarf driver for Swelvie
- Smoke, halfling driver for Tesko
- Swelvie Raba, human dry goods trader. Beautiful, sociable, tries just a little too hard.
- Tesko, human food merchant, convinced that the Five Guys (Harland, Augustus, Karlito, Glenble, and Mr. Silver) are trying to get his recipes.
- Turighe Vanidron, human fabric trader. Very handsome and knows it. Less aware that he is somewhat vapid.
- Turnip, halfling driver for kar'Javon
- Zik, goblin werewolf leader of the bandits that have been preying on caravans for months. Infected Adran with lycanthropy before he was killed by the heroes.
