The Crew

Atalaya Loravaris is a half-Elven ranger from the High Forest. She is stern and no-nonsense. Inheriting her Wood Elven father's restless nature, she followed in his footsteps and became a ranger, though she also learned much from her mother, a human healer and midwife. 

Atalaya is played by an old gaming friend of the DM's, and though they've played in two other campaigns together over the years (one complete homebrew and one Boot Hill), it's the first time playing 5e.

 

Nevil de Crouse is a human paladin and Harper whose fortunes have lead her path to cross with Atalaya's in Saltmarsh. Nevil's association with the Harpers is what very possibly led to her husband and family being killed when her village was raided. She has vowed to learn who was responsible and bring them to justice. 

Nevil's player is married to the GM from a long-running Land of Azurth campaign, being run by Trey of  From the Sorcerer's Skull, which is how this campaign's GM met her. 

Regina, the Dungeon Master, learned to play Advanced Dungeons and Dragons back in High School. She learned a little over 40 years ago, from an amazingly cool math teacher named Paula Hough. She's since learned 5e through playing for years in  Trey Causey's (From the Sorcerer's Skull) Azurth campaign. 

As a kid, she read in the paper that business about the kid "playing games in the sewer and then going nuts and killing himself." 

Even as a kid, she knew something about that story was horseshit. 

She also knew she needed to find someone to teach her that game.