Xûl-Jarak

Xûl-Jarak, the Gray Citadel, is a two story keep that sits upon a 20-foot-high crag of barren rock that rises out of the moors of Northern Thar. The ashen gray walls are twenty-feet high, supported by great stone buttresses, and are lined with a 3-foot-high stone battlement. A stone ramp leads out of the foggy moor to the gatehouse, which stands watch over two sets of heavy doors. History-Scholars have been unable to discern an exact construction date for the Gray Citadel, evidence gathered in the mid-1370s seems to point to the rule of Kursk One-Tusk, the merciless, as a possible time of erection or at least the time-period in which the dungeon below was excavated. The tombs of other Orc Kings is rumored to be located within the confines of Xûl-Jarak. Further evidence dictates that the Citadel was constructed during the rule of the Kur-Tharsu, or "Overlords of Thar", a line of Oni that ruled the Thar before or possibly during the time of a speculated Orc Kingdom. The Oni Kingdom fell around 450-500DR. It is not known if the Orc kingdom rose from the ashes of the Oni or was in fact the rule of the Overlords of Thar.

At some point in the late 1360's or early 1370's an Orc adept named Jurrg came to the Gray Citadel with her brother, Rûlgar and encountered three Orogs, that emerged from the Underdark. The lead Orog Thrull sent Jurrg and Rûlgar into the wilderness to gather followers and in the mid-1370's a large contingent of Orcs gathered at Xûl-Jarak to witness the ascension of Thrull as the new Orc King of Thar. A group of adventurers from Melvaunt entered the Citadel and slew the Orog and his minions.

During the brief occupation of Thrull reconstruction of the weathered Citadel was commencing. It is currently unknown if Xûl-Jarak is occupied, however it is unlikely that such a prime defensive postition within Thar should remain empty for long.

--Gambit74 00:28, April 24, 2011 (UTC)

Kur-Tharsu Info found here Article by Richard Baker