Welcome to Tarkuul!
This post is a great place to start if you're unfamiliar with Tarkuul, whether you're a new player or a not so new player that hasn't gotten around to checking the place out yet. Tarkuul is quite a unique place, and this post will tell you a bit about what you can expect from it.
The PlaceTarkuul is a small city (especially compared to Cordor or Kohlingen) that is shrouded in dark, foreboding mystery and the presence of sinister works of the magical arts. Your average, common man or woman found throughout Faerun would shy away from Tarkuul and what populace exists within the city is primarily comprised of arcane spell-casters searching for forbidden knowledge, priests venerating their dark deities and all manner of human (and in-human) thugs and mercenaries.
The PeopleBoth the players behind the characters that populate Tarkuul, and the DMs behind the NPCs, are generally good, fun-loving folk just looking to RP the same as anyone you might find in any other area of Amia. While the characters that fill the city's populace can often be dark, intense, foreboding, broody, cruel, malicious (summed up as generally evil), it's important to remember that the players behind those characters are not. The same holds true for the DMs that work to bring the city's NPC population to life. Tarkuul is a very inclusive place; despite being primarily evil aligned, the city is open to characters of all alignments so long as they can work within the bounds of its IC laws.
The HistoryAn immense amount of history awaits discovery in Tarkuul, and with a bit of work, that history can be quite rewarding in a number of ways. While a good amount of this history and information can be found right IG, through examining the descriptions of objects, through sufficient points in the Lore skill, or through speaking with the city's PC residents (remember, knowledge is rarely free), there is a great deal more to discover which cannot be jam-packed into the module itself. The DMs of Tarkuul invite you, even encourage you, to poke and prod and dissect to your heart's content. Just show us the work you put into it (either IG or through the forums if you can't catch us IG) and we're more than happy to help you uncover some of the great truths of this unique city.
For more detailed information about Tarkuul, I recommend reading our entry in the
Know Your Leaders lore thread.
Or for a brief look at the primary factions of the city, check these links:
The Living GuardMagisterium MortisCurrent DMs of Tarkuul are: (click links to send a private message)
ManarethanslkNihilus