Yaraq

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Yaraq is one of the 4 main starter towns, and has several quests aimed for levels 5-20.

Original Manual Text

Some of the Gharu'ndim who first came to Dereth were lifelong desert-dwellers, and chafed at the idea of building their homes on the Yushad Ridge. Their leader, a wizard named Raqur al-Hayra, led them on a trek acrss the A'mun Desert to a cove along the coast of the Inner Sea. There they found an oasis, an island of green amid the sands. Raqur thrust his staff into the ground, bringing forth fresh water, and declared that all the desert folk would be welcome in this place. Sadly, Raqur was slain in a magic duel with a Mu-miyah archmage before the town, called Yaraq, was completed. Yaraq has since remained apart from much of the rest of Dereth, seperated from the rest of the island by desert, although portal and paths do lead to lands beyond the dunes.

Points of Interest

• The Desert Way is the only sure path across the trackless A'mun, whose sands would quickly bury any ordinary road. Its markers, upright hoops hung with cloth, lead from the end of Yaraq's north road to the village of Tufa, and beyond to the towns of the Yushad Ridge.
• A series of rocky buttes rise from the peninsula on the southern edge of the Yaraq Cove. A colony of Drudges and other monsters have dug their warrens in the soft stone of one of these mesas. Some who have braved these tunnels claim they have seen evidence that some of them were once inhabited by the Empyrean.

Portals

To Yaraq

From	Coords
Abandoned Mine	34.9N, 54.6E
Greenspire	42.5N, 67.5W
Shoushi	33.8S, 72.8E
Samsur	3.8S, 18.6E
Sanamar	72.3N, 60.7W
Yanshi	12.1S, 46.3E

In addition, Yaraq can be reached via Yaraq Portal Gems sold at the archmages of each of the 9 original starter towns and the Master Archmages.

From Yaraq

To	Coords
Al-Arqas	21.3S, 1.0W
Bluespire	21.7S, 1.3W
Greenspire	21.7S, 1.8W
Holtburg	21.3S, 1.8W
Khayyaban	21.9S, 0.7W
Linvak Tukal	21.7S, 1.0W
Nanto	21.6S, 1.7W via Mannikin Foundry
Samsur	21.3S, 1.2W
Sanamar	22.1S, 1.5W
Xarabydun	21/8S, 1.4W
Zaikhal	21.3S, 1.0W

Points of Interest

Landscape POIs

• Coords 1 - Name
• Coords 2 - Name
• Coords N - Name

Lifestones

• Coords 1 - Brief Description of location (In Town Square, at East Outpost, etc)
• Coords 2
• Coords N

Dungeons

Name	Coords	Related Quests/Rumors
Dungeon Name	Coords of Dungeon	Link to Quests, if any
Dungeon Name	Coords of Dungeon	Link to Quests, if any

NPCs

Shops

Town Shops

Name	Coords	Wares
Shopkeeper Name - list entries alphabetically	Approx Coords - further Description if needed (On 2nd floor, in basement, etc)	brief summary of items sold

Outskirt Shops

Name	Coords	Wares
Shopkeeper Name - list entries alphabetically	Approx Coords - further Description if needed (On 2nd floor, in basement, etc)	brief summary of items sold

Quest NPCs

Town Quest NPCs

Name	Coords	Quest(s)
NPC Name	Approx Coords - further Description if needed (On 2nd floor, in basement, etc)	Link to Quest

Outskirt Quest NPCs

Name	Coords	Quest(s)
NPC Name	Approx Coords - further Description if needed (On 2nd floor, in basement, etc)	Link to Quest

Crafters & Collectors

Name	Coords
NPC name	Approx Coords - further Description if needed (On 2nd floor, in basement, etc)

Misc NPCs

Name	Coords
NPC name	Approx Coords - further Description if needed (On 2nd floor, in basement, etc)

Creatures

Creatures commonly found in the area surrounding Yaraq.

• Desert Bunny
• Desert Rabbit
• Old Bones
• Young Mosswart