Mathon
Played by: Abe Morrison
First appeared in: Keeper of the Ways
Mathon is a bugbear in chainmail, with a humanoid, almost Bigfoot-like face instead of a bear's snout. In 3.501: Under a Strange Sky he wakes on the hilltop with no memory of who he is, introduces himself to the party, and, by his own account, is a perfectly harmless creature, though his appearance frightens the townsfolk of Evanstone.
In 3.502: Monster Squad he buys a large, slightly burned cloak from the shopkeeper Alam for two gold pieces so that he can hide his appearance in Evanstone, introduces himself as "just Barry McConnell" (a deliberate pun on Billy McConnell) at the Stoneway Inn, and goes along with the plan to investigate the mayor's estate at night.
In 3.503: Polterheist he leaps across the rooftops of Evanstone, falls to the street when he slips on the wet edge of a roof, and charges the oak doors of Ebengard Manor in vain. He is badly hurt by one of the black stone creatures in the master bedroom, drops to two hit points until his second wind, and splits one of them in half with his longsword.
In 3.504: Gleaming the Cube he argues for a short rest so that the party can attune its new items and regain second winds, and he carries the torch that is dropped down the hole.
In 3.505: Lighting the Way he lights the lantern and sees himself kicking open the door of a shack and fighting a man with a strange symbol painted on him, a ruined city by a lake, and a young detective finding a dead man among radios. He remembers that his name really is Billy McConnell.
In 3.506: Brother's Keeper he is one of the party's archers against Shen, hitting him with a long bow arrow, using Action Surge for a second shot that misses, and taking a 7-point eldritch blast in return. He rolls a 1 on a later shot and says that he hates the game. Players also call him Billy McConnell in the formation before the fight.