Yggdrasil Saga
House Tharashk
The humans and half-orcs of House Tharashk use
the Mark of Finding to work as prospectors, inquisitives,
and bounty hunters. The Mark of Finding first
appeared in the Shadow Marches about one thousand years
ago. After being visited by House Sivis representatives five
hundred years ago, the holders of the mark decided to
follow the example of the gnomes and form an economic
force of their own.
The initial business of the house was derived from the
immense Eberron dragonshard deposits
in the region; Tharashk quickly
became the prime suppliers of Eberron
dragonshards to the rest of Khorvaire.
Over the last three hundred years, the
house has expanded its operations across
Khorvaire, working as trackers and
prospectors beyond compare.
The affairs of the house are managed
from Zarash’ak by a triumvirate
representing the old clans. Members
include Daric d’Velderan , Khundar’aashta , and
Maagrim d’Tharashk. The
Triumvirate appoints regional leaders to run Tharashk
operations in other nations, and these leaders,
in turn, appoint lesser officers within the territories
they control.
Although orcs cannot manifest the Mark of Finding,
House Tharashk includes orc members. The orcs
devote their physical strength to mining and prospecting,
or to assisting their marked cousins on bountyhunting
assignments.
House Tharashk maintains a number of different
operations under the auspices of the Finders Guild.
Members help miners locate rich deposits, as well as
maintaining significant mining operations of their own.
The guild has a virtual monopoly on the Eberron dragonshard
trade. Using skilled inquisitives and bounty hunters,
both marked and unmarked, the house conducts such
business. In addition, Tharashk has recently been acting
as a clearinghouse for the services of mercenaries
from Droaam, including monstrous soldiers,
ogre laborers, harpy scouts, and others.