Calim said:
Ravin looks around at all the people talking a little dumbfounded
Then with a suddenness"May I ask a question? What IN MYSTRA'S BLESSED BLACK EYES IS GOING ON HERE?"
Jonathan sighs. "OK, from the top. As you all know, about 18 month's ago, Storm's forces swept down from the glaciers and invaded the North. There has been fighting ever since, as Storm's forces and the free people's of the North battle over territory. At some point, the government of Evermeet, whose naval and air power give the North an enormous advantage over Storm at sea, discovered that the temples of Gond and Umberlee in Luskan were collaborating to build new Storm a new, improved fleet powerful enough to challenge the elves and their allies at sea.
Their own rescources strethed thin, they hired a contractor in Skullport, a drow witch named Irusyl Eraneth, to eliminate the threat. All of you have either been hired by her directly, or sent to work with us by Nortern allies. I, along with Rana, Jaina, and Fin, work for Irusyl directly. Ubaar was sent by Hermod, the Raven Tribe Shaman who succeeded in uniteing the Uthgardt clans to fight against Storm's hordes. Elone and Mecholithi were sent by an elven colony in the North. Fin Kinbota, an agent of Irusyl's, rescued Ravin from a Grtak raid and hired him to aid in demolitions. Rannos was sent by the Grand Druid Kurdin, lord over the HIgh Forest. These Evereskan Rangers are merely offering us shelter in their safehouse.
Their mission is different than ours. There are of course other things going on, and other events that have occurred on the way, but the mission and the cast of players should now be clear.