Editing Al-Arqas

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''"The A'mun Desert is a hostile place, reminiscent of the trackless Naqut on Ispar. The dunes stretch beneath the sweltering sun for mile upon mile, with little water or hope of shelter. Even within such harsh lands, however, there are rare islands of succor: oases where fresh water miraculously bubbles forth, creating motes of greenery amid the wastes. Such a place is Al-Arqas (literally, "The Haven"), which sprang into being not long before 10 PY, when Gharu'ndim desert-walkers discovered a hitherto unknown spring in the A'mun's southern expanses." --[[Al-Arqas (Town Network Sign)|Town Network Sign]]''

* Click [[Asheron's Call Manual/Al-Arqas|here]] to view the Al-Arqas page from the original [[Asheron's Call Manual]].
* Al-Arqas, located at 31.2S, 13.7E in the middle of the [[A'mun Desert]], was at one time an arrival point for new Isparians. However, the outposts and advocate spires were destroyed by Martine long ago. The town is now scarcely populated, as there are few unique NPCs here, and quicker routes have opened up to the Gharu'ndim master mage, such as [[Xarabydun]].

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|{{Map Point |Show Towns=False |Marker=Gharu Town| 31.2 | S | 13.7 | E }}
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== Portals ==
=== To Al-Arqas ===
{{Portal Table
 | Table Rows =
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Town Network
 |    LocCoords = Gharu'ndim (West)
 |  Destination = Al-Arqas
 |   DestCoords = 31.3S, 13.2E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
}}

=== From Al-Arqas ===
{{Portal Table
 | Table Rows =
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 31.2S, 13.9E
 |  Destination = Town Network
 |   DestCoords =
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Mannikin Foundry
 |    LocCoords = 31.2S, 13.8E
 |  Destination = Nanto
 |   DestCoords = 51.0S, 81.7E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
}}

=== Settlement Portals ===
{{Portal Table
 | Table Rows =
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.5S, 12.9E
 |  Destination = Ahr-Zona
 |   DestCoords = 21.6S, 18.5E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.5S, 13.2E
 |  Destination = Al-Hatar Settlement
 |   DestCoords = 34.5S, 18.1E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.6S, 13.1E
 |  Destination = Al-Kasan Settlement
 |   DestCoords = 33.2S, 9.8E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.5S, 13.1E
 |  Destination = Al-Nosaj
 |   DestCoords = 12.0S, 14.4E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.5S, 13.2E
 |  Destination = Arqasanti
 |   DestCoords = 24.7S, 15.2E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.5S, 13.0E
 |  Destination = Bleached Skull Wastes Settlement
 |   DestCoords = 14.5S, 9.6E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.4S, 13.1E
 |  Destination = Desert Mirage Cottages
 |   DestCoords = 15.2S, 13.7E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.4S, 13.2E
 |  Destination = Djinaya Wind Cottages
 |   DestCoords = 22.3S, 11.1E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.6S, 13.2E
 |  Destination = Dry Bone Manors
 |   DestCoords = 29.5S, 18.8E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.6S, 13.0E
 |  Destination = Hamud Cottages
 |   DestCoords = 21.6S, 15.2E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.6S, 13.1E
 |  Destination = Monument Sands Settlement
 |   DestCoords = 37.9S, 16.0E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.6S, 13.0E
 |  Destination = Pillars-on-the-Sea Cottages
 |   DestCoords = 44.0S, 8.7E
 | Restrictions = None
}}
{{Portal Row
 |     Location = Al-Arqas
 |    LocCoords = 33.4S, 13.2E
 |  Destination = Tarn Vinara Villas
 |   DestCoords = 28.2N, 25.4W
 | Restrictions = None
}}
}}

== Points of Interest ==
=== Landscape POIs ===
* 31.2S, 13.8E - Al-Arqas [[Bind Stone]]
* 33.5S, 13.1E - Al-Arqas Settlement Portals
* [[27.8S, 12.1E - Drudge Crypt]]
* 30.8S, 17.1E - [[Festival Stone of Solclaim]]
* 28.1S, 13.8E - [[Al-Arqas North Outpost]]
* 31.3S, 10.7E - [[Al-Arqas West Outpost]]
* [[34.2S, 20.3E - Glowing Pillars]]
* [[34.6S, 12.3E - Renegade Camp]]
* [[24.8S, 19.7E - Skeleton Bunker]]
* [[34.3S, 14.4E - Archmage Tent]]

=== Lifestones ===
* 31.3S, 13.5E - In Town
* 28.1S, 13.8E - At the [[Al-Arqas North Outpost]]
* 31.2S, 10.8E - At the [[Al-Arqas West Outpost]]
* 32.5S, 15.9E - Southeast of Town

=== Dungeons ===
{{Dungeon Table
 |  Table Rows =
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Abandoned Shops
 |     Coordinates = 32.3S, 12.7E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 0159
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Bone Lair
 |     Coordinates = 29.4S, 7.0E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 0145
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Desert Ruin
 |     Coordinates = 31.8S, 15.8E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 0167
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Mannikin Foundry
 |     Coordinates = 31.2S, 13.8E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 545A
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Mosswart Maze
 |     Coordinates = 25.2S, 19.4E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 02CA
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Unfinished Temple
 |     Coordinates = 30.1S, 9.1E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 015B
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
 |         Dungeon = Nor's Folly
 |     Coordinates = 32.5S, 11.9E
 |   Wiki Map File =
 |       ACmaps ID = 0107
 | Other Site Name =
 | Other Site Link =
}}
}}

== NPCs ==
{{NPC Table
 | Table Rows =
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Adara al-Rajin
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 13.7E, 2nd floor
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Realaidain Raiment]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Agent of the Arcanum
 | Location = In Town - 31.6S, 13.5E
 |     Type = Collector
 |  Details = [[Housing]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Apprentice Cook (Al-Arqas)
 | Location = In Town - 31.1S, 13.9E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Crafter Quest]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Archmage (Male Gharu'ndim)
 | Location = Outskirts - 34.3S, 14.4E
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Magic Supplies
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Archmage Jiz ibn Ijfai
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 14.0E, 2nd floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Portal gems, spell components, mana stones
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Bashkiya the Scribe
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 14.0E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Guide books, rumors, directions
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Collector
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 13.7E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Collector
 |  Details = [[Collector]] of various trophies
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Gerloc the Defender
 | Location = Town - 31.3S, 13.5E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Fenmalain Vestibule Quest]], [[Caulnalain Vestibule Quest]], [[Shendolain Vestibule Quest]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Gersan the Sureshot
 | Location = Town - 31.3S, 13.5E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Fenmalain Vestibule Quest]], [[Caulnalain Vestibule Quest]], [[Shendolain Vestibule Quest]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Gervena the Oblique
 | Location = Town - 31.3S, 13.5E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Fenmalain Vestibule Quest]], [[Caulnalain Vestibule Quest]], [[Shendolain Vestibule Quest]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Healer Sunwi
 | Location = In Town - 31.3S, 13.8E
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Potions, healing kits
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Hinnabqiq the Jeweler
 | Location = In Town - 31.3S, 13.4E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Gems, jewelry, guides, lockpicks, tools
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Itir ibn Ativ the Barkeep
 | Location = In Town - 31.1S, 14.1E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Food, drink, directions
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Jalina al-Hajj
 | Location = In Town - 31.1S, 13.9E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Homecoming Pennant]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Jilsaya bint Dah
 | Location = In Town - 31.3S, 13.5E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Exploration Society Letters]]<br>[[Al-Arqas Starter Quests]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Journeyman Scrivener of War Magic
 | Location = In Town - 31.5S, 13.7E, 2nd floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Scrolls, foci
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Journeyman Scrivener of Item Magic
 | Location = In Town - 31.5S, 13.7E, 2nd floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Scrolls, foci
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Journeyman Scrivener of Creature Magic
 | Location = In Town - 31.5S, 13.7E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Scrolls, foci
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Journeyman Scrivener of Life Magic
 | Location = In Town - 31.5S, 13.7E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Scrolls, foci
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Muta al-Mai the Bowyer
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 13.7E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Missile weapons and ammunition
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Nurbaha bint Dah
 | Location = Outskirts - 31.3S 10.8E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Rusted Knife Quest]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Sarqah bint Ak
 | Location = Outskirts - 28.1S 13.6E
 |     Type = Quest
 |  Details = [[Drudge Charm Quest]]
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Shopkeep Qufar ibn Ijtalwa
 | Location = In Town - 31.1S, 14.1E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Armor, weapons, containers, cooking items
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Shopkeeper Tirua
 | Location = Outskirts - 31.3S, 10.8E
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Armor, weapons, containers
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Shopkeeper Yasiya
 | Location = Outskirts - 28.2S, 13.8E
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Armor, weapons, containers
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Sidzika the Grocer
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 14.0E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Food, cooking items
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Smith Dah bint Nas
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 13.7E
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Armor, weapons
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Tailor Najsun
 | Location = In Town - 31.0S, 14.0E, 1st floor
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = Clothes
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Town Crier
 | Location = In Town - 31.3S, 13.2E<br>In Town - 31.2S, 13.6E<br>In Town - 31.3S, 14.2E
 |     Type = Misc
 |  Details = Provides rumors
}}
{{NPC Row
 | NPC Name = Wedding Planner
 | Location = In Town - 31.6S, 13.5E
 |     Type = Shopkeeper
 |  Details = [[Wedding Trials]]
}}
}}

== Creatures ==
Creatures that are commonly found in the area surrounding Al-Arqas.

{{Creature Class|Chicken
 | Location = Landscape
 | Chicken
}}
{{Creature Class|Rabbit
 | Location = Landscape
 | Desert Rabbit
}}
{{Creature Class|Skeleton
 | Location = Landscape
 | Old Bones
}}
{{Creature Class|Gromnie
 | Location = Landscape
 | Rust Gromnie
}}

== Art & Images ==
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
File:Al-Arqas Live.jpg|Al-Arqas
File:Al-Arqas Hot Spring Live.jpg|A hot spring provides fresh water in this desert oasis town.
</gallery>
[[File:Asheron's Call - Towns- Al-Arqas|left|thumb|330x330px]]
[[File:Asheron's Call - Al-Arqas Timelapse (Gharu'ndim Kingdom)|left|thumb|330x330px]]
[[Category:Towns]]