Tarl Desanea

Tarl Desanea is a blind, retired adventurer that lives in the city of Phlan with his wife Shal Desanea.

Appearance
He is a handsome, middle aged with silver-white hair. His gentle blue eyes stare blindly from their sockets. Tarl was blinded when he took an almost fatal blow during the defense of the Death Gates in Phlan some 2 years prior to the events described in the novel Pool of Twilight. He has however gained the ability to see magical emanations and creatures of shadow and used this ability to defend his temple.

History
Tarl is a Cleric of Tyr from Vaasa who began his training in his order when he and his fellow brethren were tasked with transporting the Hammer of Tyr. During a battle with the undead Tyr inherently called the Hammer of Tyr to his hand while battling vampires. Although he was forced to give the Hammer over to the Master Vampire to save his friends, Tarl would later adventure with Ren and Shal to retrieve the holy relic which was being subverted by the Master Vampire's evil. Soon afterwards he married Shal.

Ten years later, Tarl was among the defenders of Phlan when Bane transported the city to an underground cavern in order to subvert it. With Shal, Ren, and those accompanying Ren at the time, Tarl destroyed the Pool of Darkness empowering Phlan's captors by throwing the Hammer of Tyr into the pool. However, due to Bane's machinations, Tarl was unable to reclaim the artifact. It was during this that Tarl's son was born.

With problems arising from his god, Tarl was eventually blinded, although he could see magic. While his son was questing for the Hammer of Tyr, Tarl managed to subdue his self-pity in order to defend Phlan once again.