Yasren
Yasren Zauthril, Level 8 Psion, 126 yearsA bastard child sired from some ill-advised union between the old house matron's brother Houndaer and presumably some female of low rank, Yasren was generally scorned for much of his youth due to his father's acrimonious relationship with his sister. That might have changed with her death, and the consequent re-admittance of Houndaer into the house's good graces, if it were not for the fact that the archmage treats his child with much the same indifference one might regard a piece of furniture.
Yasren's own skill set is rather a bizarre one, though in part facilitated by his father's connections to the Sorcere. Relations with the illythids that share the underdark are unstable to say the least, but at one point in the not so distant past they were amicable enough that an ambassador was sent to Menzoberranzan to broker trade agreements between the arcane school and a similar institution in the mindflayer's settlement.
Negotiations faltered, and essentially the only thing that resulted from the whole thing was some basic instruction in the psychic arts for Yasren, by a bored illythid functionary who recognized his potential in the field. Though only provided with a rudimentary understanding of the practice, the young male was able to deepen his understanding through long periods of introspection and meditative reflection. His aptitude for manipulating the minds of others, while not so useful on his brethren with their natural resistance to such meddling, made him quite useful in the subjugation of unruly and boisterous slaves.
Some time in the recent past Yasren ran afoul of a particularly venomous priestess that took offense to some careless remark she overheard and considered it blasphemous, as is her discretion. Summarily his tongue was torn from his mouth before the day was out, and that was that. Fortunately his psionic talents make it fairly easy for him to communicate to others, often he has an enthralled slave with him who acts as a mouthpiece of sorts, uttering his telepathically directed messages in his stead. He is also very proficient in drow sign language, his motions swifter than most and practiced at conveying complex meaning through subtleties facial expression and body language.