Tarkita

Tarkita is the leader of the duergar that were once below Odeslani's mines. After a massive project forced them to search for more and better ores, they expanded upwards into the mines that the humans occupied, driving them upwards. A breach in their security flooded the mines with drow, after which the duergar dug in and fortified a lower position, leaving the drow and humans to kill each other before sweeping in to gather the ore they need.

After the party forced the drow to flee, Tarkita had the duergar set traps throughout the mine in tunnels that were already empty of ore, in order to keep the humans from interfering. The party got through, and managed to meet with Tarkita and her second-in-command, Jakannael. Despite the woman's literally poisonous presence, they managed to reach an agreement of shared mining rights in exchange for the duergar's assistance in the war. Tarkita also demanded a special condition - that all mining be done with the duergar's crystal-headed pickaxes, which was accepted.

The meeting was not without consequences, however. Stand awakened something long-lost within Tarkita, allowing her to experience love. Her lust for life was proven in her performance in the Siege of Odeslani - the duergar battalion cut through the elves like a vorpal blade, though when they caught sight of dwarves, they immediately broke off from the agreed-upon plan to kill them all.

It is unknown whether Tarkita survived the aftermath of Odeslani. Tessalie's actions and the flooding of the town were incredibly destructive, but the state of the mines could be anywhere from unharmed to completely collapsed.