Atal, the high priest of the city of Ulthar, is one of the wisest men of the Dreamlands. It was he who accompanied Barzai the Wise on his ill-fated climb of Mount Hatheg-Kla.
 
Atal is nearly three hundred years old and quite distinguished-looking. Though he is feeble in
body, his mind and spirit are stronger than in his youth. His snow-white beard is so long it reaches the floor.
 
Atal knows much of the ways of the Great Ones, the Gods of Earth, and also knows much about the Dreamlands. He does not like to share his knowledge because of the trouble it
can cause but he is easily tricked into disclosing bits of his information despite his intelligence.
 
Atal spends most of his time in a shrine in the tallest tower of Ulthar, gazing out over the Dreamlands and musing over his youth.