Tarseth

Clan Tarseth was one of the warrior clans of Tethyr's First Age.
==Organization==
The clan was led by a chieftain.
==Base of Operations==
The clan's territory was in the region of the town of Velen, in the Dragon's Head Peninsula, and its manor house was Millvuthan.
==Relationships==
One of the clan chieftains married the daughter of Selanlar of the Tethir tribe of elves. His oldest half-elven daughter, Saraala, married King Darrom Ithal to become the first queen of Tethyr. The marriage helped to unite the clans and strengthen relations with their elven neighbors in the Forest of Tethir.
==Members==
* Saraala Tarseth, who became Queen Saraala Ithal.
* Amir Tarseth I, brother of Queen Saraala and chieftain of the clan in .
* Amir Tarseth II, son of Chieftain Amir I.
* Ra'id Tarseth II, another son of Chieftain Amir I.
==History==
Tarseth was one of the early clans present during the founding of Tethyr. The marriage of Saraala Tarseth to King Darrom in the helped unify the clans for a time; however, Saraala's own brother Amir I was responsible for the assassination of the king in .
To restore the clan's honor, Chieftain Amir's two sons, Amir and Ra'id, killed their own father in support of their cousin Silvam Ithal, who took the throne of Tethyr in his dead father's stead.
The entire clan died out in the , when a massive tidal wave engulfed the city of Velen, slaughtering half of the town's population. (Even as late as , ghosts from Clan Tarseth still haunted the manor house of Millvuthan, then owned by the count of Firedrake. On Midsummer's night, the anniversary of the tidal wave, the screams of all the drowning souls and the roar of the wave itself could be heard in the physical realm.)
After –133, The clan's lands became a royal protectorate overseen by Prince Tyrom Ithal.
==Appendix==
===References===
Category:Clans of Tethyr
Category:Human clans
Category:Families
Category:Organizations in Millvuthan
Category:Organizations in Velen
Category:Organizations in Tethyr
Category:Organizations in the Lands of Intrigue
Category:Organizations in West Faerûn
Category:Organizations in Faerûn
Category:Organizations on Toril