Tharqualnaar

Tharqualnaar was a village of merfolk in Deepwater Harbor in Waterdeep, beneath Deepwater Isle. It was older than the city itself, founded in the year .
==Activities==
The male merfolk of this settlement were charged with the task of gathering tithes to Umberlee thrown into the harbor, and with guarding the entrance to Umberlee's Cache. By the year , the adult merfolk of the settlement were recruited into the City Guard, and were expected to aid in the recovery of corpses, spilled cargo, and sunken vessels.
==History==
Tharqualnaar was founded in −458 DR as a military garrison for adult male merfolk from the north to gather tithes to Umberlee.
Since , the merfolk were tasked with guarding Umberlee's Cache.
In 1355 DR, the population of Tharqualnaar boomed, as merfolk refugees fleeing Laakos' Reef bolstered the ranks, transforming the settlement from garrison to village.
The village was nearly destroyed in by the Army of Iakhovas in the Deepwater War, but was replenished by merfolk traveling from up and down the Sword Coast. Since that time, merfolk acted as members of the City Guard.
==Notable Figures==
* Chief Harric Oreevel, authority figure.
* "Voice of the Sunlit Shadows" Narros Helanlaar, authority figure.
* Thur Aquarvol
* Kerritas Reefsilver
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===References===
Category:Underwater locations
Category:Underwater settlements
Category:Settlements
Category:Merfolk locations
Category:Aquatic elven locations
Category:Locations on Deepwater Isle
Category:Locations in Deepwater Harbor
Category:Locations in Waterdeep
Category:Locations on the Sword Coast North
Category:Locations in Northwest Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril