The Shadde-Quah are a tribe of Shoanti who make their home in the cliffs and vales of the Calphiak Mountains in western Varisia. Hardy, proud, sea-faring people, the Shadde-Quah are mistrustful of outsiders and tend to attack intruders on sight, if they are not of Shaonti heritage. The Shadde-Quah have virtually no interaction with the nearby town of Riddleport, which they perceive as a settlement of dishonourable, untrustworthy criminals.