| Category | Cities |
| Type | Necrohold |
| Continent | Brucrumus |
| Region | Grashakh |
| Owner | Orchish Empire |
| Population | 40,000+ |
| Deity | Gruumsh, Thasmudyan |
| Founder | Krak-Oth |
| Founded | 21 Brightstar 863 HE |
| Map | Mirtheon |
A tattered ark descended upon the Amoral Plateau in the late Horgon Era, and its occupants—those associated with the Spire of Krak-Oth—migrated to the Bowkrak hills. On 21 Brightstar 863 HE, they established Argruxiel, a stronghold set above the encircling Droonesh marsh, which would serve as Krak-Oth's principal eastern bastion and the initial seat of the Ak'mrîtun polity (872 HE - 49).
The earliest residents of the region were several hundred Durkoth and thousands of conscripted Theegans, whom Krak-Oth commanded to establish dominion across Mirtheon and into Sava'loth. In 1001 HE, the capital was relocated to Binê Sadôr, with Orthraak appointed as a gubernatorial retainer in Argruxiel, while Krak-Oth's retinue and the region's most skilled artisans departed.
The city's governance faltered during the Durkoth exodus in the Durkoth Descent (995 HE - 1355 HE), as those changelings withdrew toward the subterrene waters of Chtorgo. Abandoned to their own devices, local factions splintered into petty warlords; depopulation and lawlessness followed as trolls and goblins retreated to Droonesh and the dense forests of Hangath and Bowkrak.
In 1201, the Orchish Empire initiated a reconstruction of the ruined city, preserving and extending its alien edifices under the Ageless Emperor (Blac). With the establishment of Úrwath in 1425, Argruxiel acquired a darker reputation: its schools and temples became hubs for necromantic study and the fabrication of undead legions for the Fograth, solidifying the city's status as a canonical Necrohold.
Perched atop the hills overlooking Droonesh, the city of Argruxiel is accessed through three sewer gates that admit marsh-born traders and denizens. Its distinctive hue is derived from the moss-green stone, quarried in the Bowkrak hills, used in its masonry. Among its notable institutions are Ushnaga, a cell of the Ilfengrim, and Úrwath, whose necromancers supply the Orchish war machine. Undead entities occasionally roam the streets or patrol the marshes, and the city's walls are guarded by ju-ju archers and skeletal battalions; periodic sorties into Droonesh replenish the ranks for grim experiments and constructs.