The Tarsh Exiles left their homes after the Lunar Empire conquered their territory, having decided it was better to live as wild robbers close to the grim goddess Maran Gor than to submit to the hated empire. They are a hard and ruthless people, scorning the plow in favor of raiding.
The Tarsh Exiles or Old Tarshites are a group of tribes in the foothills of Mount Kero Fin that refuse to acknowledge the overlordship of Furthest. They maintain their precarious independence from their base at Wintertop Fort, where good defensive terrain and the protection of the Shaker Temple provides them refuge.
Prior to 1582, Bagnot was the capital of the Tarsh Exiles and a line of fortified cities and towns from Dunstop to Slavewall defended their independence. One by one, these cities fell to King Moirades, the resurgent Lunar king.
The Tarsh Exiles have little arable land and support themselves through herding, hunting, and raiding.