Outcaste

## Overview

The Outcaste is the newest addition to the caste system of the Nessus. Their arrival has caused ripples throughout the Black Cities, and they have found themselves at the center of several controversies and upheavals over the three years of their existence.

## Humble Beginnings

The Outcaste began as a ragtag group of bar patrons who were caught in a creeper attack on Little Dis, in which several refugees were potentially infected. In order to save their friends from summary execution, they made a deal with Lim'dul Krazzak, the captain in charge of district security. The future Outcaste would gather fae ichor to brew an antivenin. Lamb provided a pass from the Procurement Office so that they could venture out of the city, but this required that they also visit a potential ruin site.

The site turned out to be a tower that had somehow been hidden by illusion for the past two centuries or so. The adventurers cleared various beasts out of the tower, including a fae-warped bull that had recently been injured by an unknown assailant. They also found a fairy in a bottle that subsequently escaped, the bones of the former owner, and his journal. In the basement, they found something even stranger: a portal to the Faewild, and a cold iron cover that could be used to seal the portal.

## Year One

The Outcaste secured ownership of the tower in the court case of House Arkady v. Outcaste.

They were alerted to the presence of a second manse by Reversek Chalice, and later took ownership of it. While they were away, their adjutants became aware of the existence of the Wilderness Clans, who invited them to the upcoming Clansmeet.

In order to secure their tower, the Outcaste needed to build gruel tanks. They traveled first to Stygia to acquire white sand, which would be used to make the glass vats. Next they went to Phlegethos to procure copper for the tubing.

The Outcaste attended the Clansmeet. On the way, they were simultaneously attacked and invited to a party by minions of Oberon, the Emperor. At the Clansmeet itself, Wolf Clan maneuvered the Outcaste into accepting one of the tasks demanded by the Fae Lords. Esmerelda of Bear Clan read their fortunes in the cards, and hinted at a "shadow across the path."

Esmerelda's reading also directed the Outcaste to the location of a very old mystic, who lived in a lair in the mountains. After passing the challenges in his dungeon, they found that he had been one of Eren the Prophet's companions and had been keeping himself by artifice for two hundred years.

Back at Outcaste Tower, the **Outcaste** attended the marriage of Bodok Blighthammer and Thorinne Greyshield. They were instrumental in fighting off the terrorist attacks that claimed dozens of lives.

## Membership

As the Outcaste is legally recognized as a caste in its own right, it has begun accepting more members than just the original core of adventurers. However, leadership of the caste is generally considered to be Hieronymous Rex, Eb, Bick St. Cheese, Keen, and Izhak.

Raelona and Yfke are members of the Outcaste, but are currently missing somewhere in the Faewild.

Before her death, Beatriza the Harpy joined the Outcaste for the sole purpose of screwing over her hated rival Elspeth Arkady from beyond the grave. It worked.