A Shadar-Kai family: Zahar, his wife Lamorrea and their two-month old baby Pashen were on a journey from the Shadowfell where they had overthron a burgomeister of a small fortified town, overrun by skeletons. They stole weapons, armed the other Shadar-Kai there to liberate the city, but eventually it was overrun and they fled to Mystara.

Brin, the human soldier, was the sole survivor of another skeleton massacre, on the prime material plane of Mystara. He was a lowly soldier, a cavalier-in-training, the last to carry the phoenix mark on his shield. His horse, Graymane, carried him.

Brin, Zahar, Lamorrea and Pashen met on the road, traveled for a week together and after a few days at the Keep, Zahar and Brin left for the Caves of Chaos and never returned.

Lamorrea now works at the inn the Stretching Goat. Her baby sleeps on the counter. She has not heard news from the east.